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January 8, 2021 by Abigail Fisher
Foxes in the Temple of Democracy
When Congress resumed its certification of the electoral votes, I watched senator after senator, Democrat and Republican, use religious language when talking about the violence of the attempted coup earlier that day. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi invoked St. Francis and urged Americans to honor the Feast of Epiphany, which coincidentally fell on that very day, as an opportunity for national healing. Rep. Conor Lamb spoke of “desecration of some of the most sacred ground in the United States.” And many senators referred to the building as a “temple of democracy.”
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September 9, 2020 by Arielle Silver-Willner
Lilith Votes: How to Make a Voting Plan, Today!
November is quickly approaching, and with it, so is the possibility of another surge of the Coronavirus. In preparation for this critical election, it is important to make a plan for how you will cast your vote. Whether this election will be your first or your fifteenth, use this guide to find all the information you’ll need to safely and successfully cast your ballot.
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June 3, 2019 by Nylah Burton
It’s Time to Be a Single-Issue Voter for the Climate
Voting for a political candidate solely on the basis of their stance on a single issue is not always the smartest thing to do. Bluntly put, it’s often a decision motivated by myopic selfishness, as well. Part of this is because single-issue voting is, in my mind, too often associated with people who vote for candidates with draconian policy positions. Consider guardians of gun “rights”, so-called Israel “supporters” who ignore domestic policy both here and there, opponents of gay marriage, and anti-abortion advocates. At this moment in time, with extreme, oppressive positions on so many of these issues, single-issue voting can feel dangerous.
But then there are the other kind of single-minded voters… people who have worthy causes they care, but who will vote for candidates with no chance of winning for the sake of “purity.” I get it: voting is an extremely personal statement of values, but it can be frustrating when this happens during a high-stakes election. Remember all those people who voted for JIll Stein and Gary Johnson during the 2016 election? Yeah… I’m still mad about that.
So, it’s safe to say that I usually think single-issue voting isn’t the best thing to do. Except in the 2020 presidential election. As a Black Jewish feminist I am committed to many issues that are life and death–from police violence to abortion–but for the first time, I find myself zeroing in on a singular issue: climate catastrophe.
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