The marginalized are being silenced, and barriers are being built to frustrate the weary. The Trump administration is making it clear that it wants fewer people to vote, not more.
108 days ago in Minneapolis, VA nurse Alex Pretti reminded us of the very Minnesota question: are you okay? A lot of people looking at our country would say, no, absolutely not.
It feels dangerous to even enter our political system. That’s intentional.
It’s intentional to leave behind the grandmother with mobility issues who can’t get to her polling place. And the father who has to choose between his paycheck and his vote. And the neighbor who’s uncertain of the mailing system and so just…doesn’t participate.
These are not edge cases; these are our neighbors, our people. And every time we make it harder for them to vote, we’re breaking our covenant with each other.
Yesterday, I called on the Minnesota legislature to allow cities to opt in to secure mobile voting — bringing the ballot to people instead of building more fences between people and their vote.
As we watch voting rights being stripped away across the nation, as we watch partisan gerrymandering and political ploys designed to wear people down and push them out, we have to be the ones who push back.
