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Related: About this forumMichigan Attorney General Nessel: "We Could Honestly Lose Our Democracy." - Velshi - MSNBC
The Big Lie continues to spread among the Republican Party, and according to the New York Times and Washington Post, election deniers make up the majority of GOP candidates in this years elections. Yet as Election Day nears, Republicans have focused peoples attention on wedge issues that really dont impact peoples everyday lives, says Michigans Attorney General Dana Nessel. Its part of a strategy to distract the public from larger issues, she says. Inflation will go up and down in the course of our lifetimes but once you lose the fundamental right to vote, once you lose the right to have autonomy over your own body, its likely that its never coming back.
Thats a potent point in Michigan, where people will vote on a ballot measure this November to codify Roe in the states constitution. But Nessel cautions that the fight for abortion rights wont end there. If this ballot proposal were to pass its going to be challenged, Nessel tells Ali Velshi. And guess who has to defend it? The Michigan Attorney General. - Aired on 10/22/2022.
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Michigan Attorney General Nessel: "We Could Honestly Lose Our Democracy." - Velshi - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2022
OP
She's only well known because of that speech she made in response to a nasty attack
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2022
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LetMyPeopleVote
(145,291 posts)1. If TFG is re-elected in 2024, there will be no further POTUS elections
KS Toronado
(17,252 posts)2. Here we go again
Another well known Democrat talking about all the lies and conspiracy theories repugs are running on
for the midterms with no platform or ideas to help the average citizen. Hope Biden has a few one
hour specials in prime time to lay actual facts at the feet of the voters before this election.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)3. She's only well known because of that speech she made in response to a nasty attack
Containing untrue accusations and that was some time ago. She got national attention because of that speech and that's the reason Ali Velshi had her on - and he focused on Michigan in today's show.