as a child growing up in Indiana, I remember the signs. All of the smaller town in Grant County had the signs: "NIgger Beware! You can be shot if sighted within these limits!"
Along most of the country roads there were the signs that stated no vehicles or wagons of any kind driven by niggers were permitted to use tis road.
I'm not trying to be derogatory. that's what the signs said.
I don't recall the case name, maybe as a lawyer you might, it made it to the supreme court where a car driven by a black driver on one of those roads was stopped and beaten to death on one of those roads, and the Indiana courts justified it because the sign had given warning.
In those days however Scotus said, "Unh-Uh."
Today SCOTUS will probably be soon telling states like Indiana they can put their signs back up.
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It's insane AND it's possible this will backfire on Trump & his MAGA loyalists. Because even many of those who voted for him are feeling sick & even scared of where all this is heading. In other words, it's not what they thought they were voting for when they elected him. Here's to those red districts NOT voting red.
The crisis in our “democracy” goes a lot deeper than this. The republicans have been cheating for decades. The fact that we have voting machines in this country with no paper trail is insane. And for people who say “this isn’t who we are,“ it’s exactly who we are. This country has been built in white supremacy, and I’m 67. I don’t see that changing, or us repairing this damage, in my lifetime.
It’s not a conspiracy theory to say that they stole the 2024 election. It looks like they also stole the one in Tennessee, while placating us with, “it was a huge swing from trumps margin in 2024.”
Re redistricting… seems an easy fair way would be to set the parameters and let AI do it. Then a bipartisan panel reviews and either accepts or rejects.
The experts have been fired, and sycophants put in their place, PLUS American VALUES of compassion for poverty and hunger in the world are replaced in trump's administration, with $$ as the ruling culture. But, as you state, Americans are sick of this chaos, and are fighting back thru our votes. An eagle eye on the midterms and ICE or states' Guards, being at polling places. We have time, and many groups are working on this problem and solutions. VIGILANCE, and we will keep the country we love. My name is not Pollyanna, but Resistance.
I went to a wedding in middle Indiana last month. Drove from Illinois backcountry roads. Didn’t see one trump flag. Not one. But did see lots of farm for sale signs and auctions. Such idiots!
In Wisconsin we've been living with gerrymandered voting maps for fourteen years, so even though the state is "purple," and the GOP has only won two statewide elections in the last seven years (US Senator Ron Johnson and Trump in 2024) they have large majorities in the legislature out of all proportion to their support. Our state constitution doesn't allow citizen referendums (the legislature has even prohibited ADVISORY referendums-as Matt Rothschild commented-what's next, no straw polls?) so we are limited to filing lawsuits over it
You’ve phrased the heart of the matter: “This is the defining distinction between democracy and autocracy: in democracies, voters choose their leaders; in autocracies, leaders choose their voters.” That’s why we the people must fight. For me, the greatest failure is SCOTUS, second is the total GOP cowards.
as a child growing up in Indiana, I remember the signs. All of the smaller town in Grant County had the signs: "NIgger Beware! You can be shot if sighted within these limits!"
Along most of the country roads there were the signs that stated no vehicles or wagons of any kind driven by niggers were permitted to use tis road.
I'm not trying to be derogatory. that's what the signs said.
I don't recall the case name, maybe as a lawyer you might, it made it to the supreme court where a car driven by a black driver on one of those roads was stopped and beaten to death on one of those roads, and the Indiana courts justified it because the sign had given warning.
In those days however Scotus said, "Unh-Uh."
Today SCOTUS will probably be soon telling states like Indiana they can put their signs back up.
"The lesson from Indiana is clear: democracy only survives when we defend it. The attacks are accelerating, but so is the resistance.
Now is the time to choose which side of history we stand on."
So important and so well said. Thank you Qasim
Great story, Rashid!
I read your emails every chance I get. You are one of the 300 emails I get daily that I read.
Keep up the good work.
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It's insane AND it's possible this will backfire on Trump & his MAGA loyalists. Because even many of those who voted for him are feeling sick & even scared of where all this is heading. In other words, it's not what they thought they were voting for when they elected him. Here's to those red districts NOT voting red.
Thank you for bringing to the light how important it is to fight for our democracy. Every day he tests our resolve.
The crisis in our “democracy” goes a lot deeper than this. The republicans have been cheating for decades. The fact that we have voting machines in this country with no paper trail is insane. And for people who say “this isn’t who we are,“ it’s exactly who we are. This country has been built in white supremacy, and I’m 67. I don’t see that changing, or us repairing this damage, in my lifetime.
It’s not a conspiracy theory to say that they stole the 2024 election. It looks like they also stole the one in Tennessee, while placating us with, “it was a huge swing from trumps margin in 2024.”
Re redistricting… seems an easy fair way would be to set the parameters and let AI do it. Then a bipartisan panel reviews and either accepts or rejects.
The experts have been fired, and sycophants put in their place, PLUS American VALUES of compassion for poverty and hunger in the world are replaced in trump's administration, with $$ as the ruling culture. But, as you state, Americans are sick of this chaos, and are fighting back thru our votes. An eagle eye on the midterms and ICE or states' Guards, being at polling places. We have time, and many groups are working on this problem and solutions. VIGILANCE, and we will keep the country we love. My name is not Pollyanna, but Resistance.
Indiana gerrymander removes two democratic districts.
Giver vs. Taker States Map: Taker states gerrymander to keep mooching
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/08/15/giver-taker-states-map-taker-states-gerrymander-to-keep-mooching/
I went to a wedding in middle Indiana last month. Drove from Illinois backcountry roads. Didn’t see one trump flag. Not one. But did see lots of farm for sale signs and auctions. Such idiots!
Now that the lines are drawn, every POC should MOVE to a district that the cheaters thought was safe!
In Wisconsin we've been living with gerrymandered voting maps for fourteen years, so even though the state is "purple," and the GOP has only won two statewide elections in the last seven years (US Senator Ron Johnson and Trump in 2024) they have large majorities in the legislature out of all proportion to their support. Our state constitution doesn't allow citizen referendums (the legislature has even prohibited ADVISORY referendums-as Matt Rothschild commented-what's next, no straw polls?) so we are limited to filing lawsuits over it
Well done. We need to know that fighting back gets results. It gives people hope and incentive.
You’ve phrased the heart of the matter: “This is the defining distinction between democracy and autocracy: in democracies, voters choose their leaders; in autocracies, leaders choose their voters.” That’s why we the people must fight. For me, the greatest failure is SCOTUS, second is the total GOP cowards.