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  • iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldNew Obama Center is lit
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    29 days ago

    The text that actually adorns the building is from Obama’s 2015 “You are America” speech at Selma.

    "You are America. Unconstrained by habit and convention. Unencumbered by what is, ready to seize what ought to be. For everywhere in this country, there are first steps to be taken, there is new ground to cover, there are more bridges to be crossed. America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ That word is owned by no one. It belongs to everyone. Oh, what a glorious task we are given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours.”

    https://www.obama.org/stories/exterior/














  • It would be worth looking into which states have wording in their Constitutions that include “shall certify” which would make the stalling tactic a crime.

    Also, anyone who voted in a state whose electors were not sent on time would have a valid civil rights case against that state’s officials and they would all have standing because they were personally harmed. The number of potential lawsuits would be overwhelming and perhaps ruinous to anyone found guilty. Not sure that fear of that would be enough to stop them, but also they have to worry about losing their next election (though if it worked they might hope to be rewarded by the winning administration).