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Making Elections More Representative at the State and Local Level
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State and local level efforts such as amending state constitutions to bar partisan gerrymandering and having independent commissions draw district lines can make exercising political power possible. Progressives should focus on making courts a more regular part of their life and selecting politicians who will appoint federal judges who won't destroy the administrative state or women's right to bodily autonomy.
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Progressives need to go to polls to select politicians who appoint federal judges that would prevent the conservative takeover of the federal courts.
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Progressives need to go to polls to select politicians who appoint federal judges that would prevent the conservative takeover of the federal courts. Rather than having a single-shot solution, the progressive legal movement needs to focus on long-term strategies and think about developing their own constitution in exile.
ChapterMaking Elections More Representative at the State and Local Level
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The state and local level offers opportunities to make elections more representative, independent and big enough for people to have the power to vote for their chosen representatives.
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The state and local level offers opportunities to make elections more representative, independent and big enough for people to have the power to vote for their chosen representatives. It may require amending state constitutions to bar partisan gerrymandering, as well as other tactics used to redistribute power.