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December 10, 2024

Constitution:

The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.

The Third Amendment prevents government from forcing homeowners to allow soldiers to use their homes. Before the Revolutionary War, laws gave British soldiers the right to take over private homes.

National News:

December 7, 2024

On Thursday, December 5, in Chicago, Illinois, former president Barack Obama gave the third in an annual series of lectures he has delivered since 2022 at his foundation’s Democracy Forum, which gathers experts, leaders, and young people to explore ways to safeguard democracy through community action.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/december-7-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Tulsi Gabbard Holds the Knife

An Operation We Might Not Survive

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/tulsi-gabbard-holds-the-knife?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Tennessee Republicans file bill to cut state's grocery tax

The state has a 4% sales tax on groceries. Democrats have long sought to reduce it. Now, Republicans have filed a bill to eliminate it.

www.yahoo.com/news/tennessee-republicans-file-bill-cut-110235192.html

Local News & Arts:

Etowah Carnegie Library has announced an expansion of their weekend hours. Starting on this Saturday, December 14th, the library will be open from 10AM - 3PM every Saturday. Please call the library at (423) 263-9475 for more info.

Indivisible:

Chapter 1: What Happened and Why it Matters. Heading into the 2024 election, Americans were angry about inflation and frustrated with the status quo. Some voters either flipped to Trump or didn’t vote at all. That gave Trump the margins to win -- but it doesn’t give him a mandate for dictatorship or Project 2025. Americans of all stripes are going to be pissed when Trump 2.0 comes to town dressed in chaos, corruption, and cruelty. We can stoke that backlash to break up their coalition and build ours.

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

Trump Nominee Accused of Sexual Assault, Fraud, and Hate Speech & LA Times Owner Wants to Use AI as "Bias Meter"

What I’m Discussing Today:

kareem.substack.com/p/trump-nominee-accused-of-sexual-assault?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Coalition Calendar: (click on the calendar)

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