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Marc E. Elias
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With the balloon now gone, can we focus on what the GOP is doing in North Carolina.👀
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NEW: In an unprecedented move, the newly Republican-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court grants requests from Republican legislators to rehear two cases that the lawmakers lost last term. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/no
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"There is danger that, if the court does not temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom, it will convert the constitutional Bill of Rights into a suicide pact.''-Justice Robert H. Jackson
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OMG. Republicans are idiots.
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NEW: Former President Donald Trump, who has a long history of disparaging mail-in voting and spreading conspiracy theories about the commonsense voting tool, came out in favor of drop boxes. Read more: democracydocket.com/news-alerts/af
Screenshot of a Truth Social post by Jack Posobiec that reads: "I don't know who needs to hear this but Republicans should put ballot drop boxes in the back of churches in every state where it's legal."

Donald Trump quoted the post with: "BEST IDEA I'VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME...PUT THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE. RNC, EVERY REPUBLICAN, GET TO WORK ON THIS NOW!!!"
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NEW: releases new contribution limits for federal campaigns, parties and pacs. Individuals can now give $3,300 per election to a federal campaign ($6,600 primary/general) and $41,300 per year to national party committees' regular accounts.
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This is a very big deal. A federal political committee cannot legal act without a treasurer. It cannot raise or spend $. Most importantly for today, it cannot file the required FEC disclosure reports. That said, no one in their right mind should take this job.
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NEW: NANCY MARKS RESIGNS AS SANTOS TREASURER docquery.fec.gov/pdf/882/202301
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I don't believe Santos is doing this to avoid distraction. I suspect he is doing this to potentially avoid the same outcome as a result of House rules...
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🚨BREAKING — GEORGE SANTOS tells House Republicans he will recuse himself from sitting on committees. Just happened in closed GOP meeting.
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