Legal analyst Joyce Vance interviewed on Tuesday activist Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible.
Indivisible is one of the organizations — including the ACLU, Public Citizen, Black Lives Matter, League of Women Voters, and American Federation of Teachers — responsible for the No Kings events.
Vance says about the next No Kings day:
“On October 17, Americans will get together nationwide to make plans to vote in the midterm election. That will look different depending on where you live and that’s the point. Indivisible’s Ezra Levin joined us to talk about why he is confident we can win a free and fair election and why we need to all work together towards that goal.
“The biggest danger we face is giving in and giving up our right to vote. That’s what Trump is trying to do to us.
“If you missed us live, take a few minutes to watch now. Ezra‘s enthusiasm is catching. And even more importantly, send this to your favorite people, especially folks you think might not vote — might decide it’s too much trouble, or think that their vote won’t count given the mess that we’re in. This is the explanation and the motivation that we all need right now and I’m so grateful that Ezra made time for us today.”
I hope you’ll share Vance’s post and video with your friends and family.
If we stand together, an autocrat can’t take our democracy from us.
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