Opinion
When it Comes to Our Freedom to Vote, the Two Parties Are Not the Same
Voting rights and our access to the ballot in Pennsylvania are under attack.
Kadida Kenner
March 31, 2024
Voting rights and our access to the ballot in Pennsylvania are under attack.
Voters in the Commonwealth showed this year that they wouldn’t stand for big-money donors distorting our state courts. Well, it’s time to do the same for our federal courts.
To protect fair and impartial justice, Pennsylvania voters need to turn out in huge numbers.
A flood of ethics scandals and a plummeting approval rate for the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s times like these that Pennsylvanians should have some gratitude for our own state courts.
Proponents of this voter suppression often employ dishonest and disingenuous racist dog whistles to make their case. Journalists shouldn’t uncritically print them.
So long as our state courts remain fair and impartial, extremists won’t be able to shamelessly trample on our rights and freedoms.
New Pennsylvania Project CEO Kadida Kenner’s keynote address on voting rights at the 34th Annual Dr. King Commemorative event Sunday in Media, PA.
It’s hard to overstate how important state courts are to maintaining rights and freedoms.
This November, Pennsylvanians need to come together in defense of our democracy and our courts.
The Bucks County Beacon spoke with the DeGennaro scholarship winners
from the last two years – Natalie Buechel and Dan Kovitz, both from the local band Sour Station who will be playing Saturday.
If the Supreme Court continues to overturn legal precedents on women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, and other issues, old state laws that haven’t been enforced, possibly for centuries, can suddenly spring back to life.
The 11-bill package includes solar for schools, prevailing wages for green energy, and e-waste recycling.
“Access to health care is inextricably linked to economic mobility, and basic preventative care like birth control should not be a luxury that is only available to some,” said Bucks County State Rep. Tim Brennan.
Students want to learn and express themselves about what’s happening in the Middle East. We need to embrace that, not run away from it.
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