1977
Constitution of United States of America
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the
right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a
redress of grievances.
US Constitution, The White House
1977
Voting Rights Act: Major Dates In History (ACLU)
2019 Methods Preventing Voting
gerrymandering
voter purge
voter ID laws
voter registration laws
policies around early voting
closing polling places
voting rights for past felons
Is America a democracy? If so, why does it deny millions the vote? (The Guardian)
Voter suppression as a tactic – from strict ID laws to closing polling places to purging voter rolls – is deliberately making it hard for minority communities in America to exercise their democratic right.
Stacey Abrams is Fighting Voter Suppression (The Guardian)
At least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, according to a recent study by the Brennan Center for Justice.
Which US states make it hardest to vote? (The Guardian)
Georgia has an “exact match” law, which requires that a voter’s registration form matches records kept by state officials. Residents can register online or through paper forms.Eric Holder Rages Against ‘Un-American’ Voter ID Laws (The Observer)
Democrats Vow Court Fight to Block New N.C. Congressional Map
(Politico)
Fighting Voter Suppression (The ACLU)
Stacey Abrams–leading a nationwide campaign against voter suppression (The Guardian)
In one of the most concentrated investigations of discrimination by real estate agents in the half century since enactment of America’s landmark fair housing law, Newsday found evidence of widespread separate and unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communities on Long Island.
Sources
ACLU
The Guardian
Politico
The Root
Newsday
Popped in Home Depot this afternoon and found this display of Christmas Trees.
Why now? Haven’t yet handed out candy to costumed kids trick or treating.
Fern
Palm
Succulent Purchases from Cal Poly’s Succulentopia Plant Sale
Neighborhood Nursery Sale
Podcasts/Websites
Jane Perrone, On the Ledge podcast/website
In Defense of Plants podcast/website
British Cactus & Succulent Society
International Crassulaceae Network
Books
Miles Anderson, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Growing Cacti & Succulents
Fred Dortort, The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World
Who made the webs???
When I was a child were given Easter chicks. The chicks were cute and cuddly, but they grew into roosters. That would be the roosters that would lie in wait and attack my legs every time I walked out the door. I grew to fear roosters, still. In an attempt to overcome the fear I have rooster stuff randomly placed in the garden and in the house.
When I saw the wisteria tendril wrapped around the rooster, it creeped me out. First for the imagery, second the fear of needing to remove the tendril.
Earlier in the year when the Brugmansia and Wisteria were blooming.
