Thank you Mary Noone, P. J. Schuster, Miss Myra, Maureen Drews, Tamie Swain, and many others for tuning in to my live video with Indiana State Senator JD Ford!
As the Senator explained, we are down to the wire in the Indiana district-rigging saga, and it could all come down to a few votes. And given that Trump’s followers are engaging in threats of violence and swatting against Republican Senators, the stakes could not be higher in the attempt to eliminate all Democratic districts from Indiana:
Here are some snippets from our conversation.
How gerrymandering is simply rigging the rules, and how Hoosiers across the board now see that very clearly:
The precedent of allowing a president to dictate states’ maps from DC would be very damaging for all states, and the country…
The Senator explains what remains in the Indiana Senate process — a second reading today, with amendments—and then the final vote tomorrow, at 1:30:
We discuss the need to end gerrymandering in all 50 states through federal legislation or a Consitutional Amendment…
As the Senator suggested, any phone calls folks can make in the next 24 hours would be a huge help:
You can log onto Iga.in.gov to watch the proceedings yourself—later today, or tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.
Finally, may what’s happening in both Indiana and Missouri be a reminder that the fight for democracy takes place in all 50 states. Not just a few swing states:
Thanks for tuning in, everyone. And thanks to all the Hoosiers who are speaking out against what Trump and JD Vance are trying to do.
Let’s win this thing.
