@dsallentess.bsky.social
Scholar focused on democracy renovation + democracy advocate. Harvard. Partners In Democracy. Coalition for Healthy Democracy. FairVote. Author of Our Declaration, Justice by Means of Democracy, Radical Duke. Write at https://therenovator.substack.com/
@yeson3ma.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.social@dsallentess.bsky.social last night at the Commonwealth Beacon debate 🔥
How can we move forward with other electoral reform if the legislature doesn’t listen to us? #mapoli
@dsallentess.bsky.socialCheck out this from The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/let-the-su...
~1/8 of 1% of MA voters currently decide who gets on the ballot. Question 3's all-party primary would move that consolidation into the open—where all voters can see it. California fearing doesn't hold up to the data.
@yeson3ma.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialCurious about why the NAACP New England Area Conference supports Question 3?
Read all about it here: commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/all-...
@chrisoates.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialI'm seeing arguments against Question 3 that basically amount to uncompetitive general elections are a good thing. The idea that it's bad for working class candidates because they'd have to campaign for more. Or that primaries create a pipeline for progressive groups.
@yeson3ma.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialThree reasons to vote yes on Ballot Question 3:
@yeson3ma.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialFormer Senator Mo Cowan endorses Question 3 for Massachusetts! yeson3ma.org
@yeson3ma.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialFormer Lt Governor Tim Murray endorses Question 3 for Massachusetts! yeson3ma.org
@yeson3ma.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialWe’re grateful to be endorsed by Fitchburg’s own Sentinel & Enterprise:
@herplacepod.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialWE’RE BACK FOR SEASON 2! Her Place in Theory returns with an absolute firecracker of an episode! @dsallentess.bsky.social joins me to talk all things Abigail Adams: revolution, liberty, equality, and why we really ought to remember the ladies.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/020C...
@juliettemarchant.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialSo excited to be back for Season 2 of @herplacepod.bsky.social, kicking things off with the incomparable @dsallentess.bsky.social to talk all things Abigail Adams, revolution, and remembering the ladies! #HerPlaceInTheory #AbigailAdams #PoliticalTheory open.spotify.com/episode/020C...
@dsallentess.bsky.socialCheck out this from The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/danielle-a...
Democracy is a culture — not just a system. I spoke with Eric Liu who made that case in a rich conversation around his new book, *Live Like a Citizen*. Thoughtful, warm, and worth your weekend.
@andycraig.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.social@dsallentess.bsky.social does a great job uncovering a mostly forgotten 18th C. British peer who was way ahead of his time on ideas like "each district electing a legislator should have about the same number of people in it." Something we didn't get around to doing until well within living memory.
@dsallentess.bsky.socialFrom The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/a-mail-vot... Trump flip-flopped on mail voting. DOJ filed misconduct complaints against nearly all Minnesota's federal judges. ICE collected ~100M voter records. $80M in AI political ads — 69% without disclosure. A lot. The weekly roundup has it all.
@warren.senate.govReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialThe President vs. every member of Congress COMBINED. Guess who made more personal financial trades? Donald Trump — with 28,000+ trades. Stock trading by top government officials should be illegal—no owning, buying, or selling stocks.
@pid-us.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialWatching @yeson3ma.bsky.social's @dsallentess.bsky.social debate @senatorledwards.bsky.social on @wgbh.org's Boston Public Radio
@dsallentess.bsky.socialFrom The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/real-choic...
155 of 200 MA legislative seats have no major party competition this November. Question 3 would fix that with an all-party primary — every candidate on one ballot, top two advance. #Yeson3 #RealChoicesinNovember #ALegislatureThatListens
@drzimmermann.bsky.socialReposted by @dsallentess.bsky.socialSo pleased to be featured on one of my absolute favorite Substacks, @democracyrenovator.bsky.social led by Danielle Allen, with an interview about my book #DemocratizingAI written by Zachey Kliger (whose Tech & Democracy roundups are a clear must-read)! www.democracyrenovator.com/p/a-morally-...
@dsallentess.bsky.socialHamilton knew formal war declarations wouldn't be the real check on executive power. He counted on elections and state rivalry instead. Those mechanisms are triggering right now. Exactly as designed. Beautiful to see. www.democracyrenovator.com/p/can-the-fe...
@dsallentess.bsky.socialCheck out this from The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/smithsonia...
A third of Americans can't name the three branches of government. District leaders want civics taught — until it touches national politics. And Lonnie Bunch is leaving the Smithsonian. Big week in civic ed.
@dsallentess.bsky.socialCheck out this from The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/missouris-... Missouri's map changed 5 times in 3 weeks. SCOTUS killed the gerrymander — but the same day greenlit SAVE checks on voter rolls. Ballots are out. Texas has 178K backlogged registrations. A lot is moving.