Sam Gridley
@SamGridley2
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Author of THE BOURGEOIS ANARCHIST, THE SHAME OF WHAT WE ARE, and THE BIG HAPPINESS. (All fiction; I have trouble with the real world.)
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2016
3 PA Supreme Court justices will be on Nov. 4 ballot for retention. Court protection of our right to free & equal elections is so important we've created TWO web updates to provide more information. Please read & share both. https://t.co/tS2oPqU9m8
https://t.co/cZnf3opFvS
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#Chicago area folks: Coming on 9/28, Sunday Salon Chicago at @RoscoeBooks. Our author @janicemdeal will be part of a great lineup! https://t.co/QbdBwKcvIw
#fiction #poetry #memoir
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Wondering how PA Supreme Court justices participate in election-related appeals? @byCarterWalker @VoteBeat & @SpotlightPA give details suggesting the priority is protection of voters' rights regardless of party. PA voters are grateful.
spotlightpa.org
Republicans want to defeat three Democrats in Nov. 2025 judicial retention elections as they move to flip the PA Supreme Court.
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Politicization of judicial retention puts all our rights at risk. The goal of retention elections was to depoliticize the courts. National targeting of PA Supreme Court races does the exact opposite. 1of4 https://t.co/1uu9kzTEuy
spotlightpa.org
The Republican State Leadership Committee has spent at least $85K on digital ads, urging viewers to vote “No in November.”
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@pcntv will be live streaming this Fireside Chat: PA Supreme Court Retention Elections today, Sept. 8, 5:00 - 6:30 pm here: https://t.co/PfFX8eELno This will also be aired on Sept. 10, 9:00am; Sept. 11, 8:30pm; & Sept. 14 10:30am. Check https://t.co/0YnE4Tzgn0 Thank you!
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On September 8 at 5 PM, PCN will bring you LIVE coverage of the Behind the Ballot Fireside Chat with Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices. Watch statewide on cable or stream with PCN Select.
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#Gerrymandering & concentrated power in the legislative agenda make it way too easy for the influence of money flowing through just a few gatekeepers. Here's another updated slide from @CKuniholm
https://t.co/AIvOBG2Ltm
New @FairDistictsPA slide from @CKuniholm about why #gerrymandering matters & why #redistricting & other reforms are so difficult in PA. Until we connect the dots we'll never have real representation & thriving PA communities. Full video here: https://t.co/gU1zy0iNZ9
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FDPA Chair @CKuniholm spoke at the Jefferson Educational Society on August 22. That event is now available on Youtube. Unless we understand the extensive & lasting harm of #gerrymandering, we will not be effective in advocating for change.
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A podcast conversation about #gerrymandering, explaining how political maps are manipulated and what that means for us ordinary citizens. https://t.co/3n6Gzt3KAK
#NotRedNotBlueJustFair
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#Redistricting war treats voters like pawns in toxic partisan game. There are plenty who have left both parties & want leaders who think voters should matter. #Gerrymandering disenfranchises us all. We need more representation & reasons to vote, not less. https://t.co/D3teiWxw54
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The last time a PA Supreme Court Justice wasn’t retained was 2005 – but these quiet elections carry major consequences. Learn more at our event on September 8th with @PA4ModernCourts, @LWVPA and other partners. RSVP: https://t.co/6ITclcv5NU.
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From 2012 to 2016, PA was 1 of 3 most gerrymandered states in the nation. Now it's not. Let's keep it that way. Ask your legislators to pass SB 131 & HB 31. Until they do, #PAHouse, #PASenate, PA Supreme Court & governor will all be targets of national partisan campaign funders.
Crooked lines aren't always the best way to tell if a district map is gerrymandered. @PlanScore provides 4 metrics that help measure partisan bias. Do seats won reflect votes cast? Or were outcomes determined by how the lines were drawn? Check it out. https://t.co/2owdGKelLn
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"While many Americans don’t know a lot about #gerrymandering, when it is described large majorities view it as unfair (76%), a major problem (76%), and something that should be illegal (69%)." https://t.co/ovrjmy0ery But do politicians care what the public thinks?
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Most states complete budgets by legal deadlines. PA budget process has no accountability, no transparency, & no apparent concern for needs of PA. #PASenate has had just 3 session days since June 30 deadline. Check the Fix Harrisburg Story of Dysfunction:
fixharrisburg.com
While most states regularly complete their annual or biannual budgets with little drama or delay, Pennsylvania’s state legislature has missed four of the past twelve June 30 deadlines mandated in the...
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National & state surveys show voters object to legislators drawing their own district lines. #Redistricting should be done by independent commissions, not by party leaders. 2019 @FandMPoll showed why voters believe the current process needs reform. https://t.co/MVtGbteha9
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It's release week for Drexel MFA standout @MadelineMMartin. Her new novel "The Secret Book Society," is set in 1895 London. This Victorian era historical fiction is about a forbidden book club where women read what they shouldn't and defy the rules that bind them.
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“Gerrymandering is not anyone’s top issue, but it’s the issue we need to fix first.” https://t.co/AyF5vvLYUH
bedfordgazette.com
Fairly drawn legislative districts ensure voters’ voices are heard, keep legislators accountable to constituents, and provide a firm foundation for democratic principles, according to a representat...
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Drawing maps to maximize maximizing partisan advantage increases polarization & dysfunction. Gridlock is the new normal. Without reform, the doom loop of partisan redistricting and polarization may just keep spinning. https://t.co/CPcfYwCdIy
npr.org
Redistricting critics warn that efforts to redraw maps mid-decade risks fueling further gridlock in Congress, and ceding more power to the executive and judicial branches.
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Before legislators redraw PA’s electoral maps in 2031, it's critical that the state establish an independent redistricting commission to prevent partisan gerrymandering of electoral districts. That's to protect ALL PA voters & PA's electoral process. https://t.co/IQIJBYt7ds
buckscountybeacon.com
Partisan gerrymandering is an anathema to our democracy.
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On the #gerrymandering wars: "[I]f this race to the bottom continues, every aspect of our democratic system of governance could be captured by extreme partisanship, and every last vestige of trust necessary for that system to work could soon be lost." https://t.co/fS1exzcyoz
thehill.com
After the extraordinary scene of Texas Democrats fleeing their state to forestall a rare mid-decade gerrymander, Texas Republicans nevertheless moved this week to approve a new congressional m…
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