{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fb5871c5c53ea43acbd254b/5fb5871f150b84252787a294?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Close Read - 19 - Bad Faith Arguments Against Majority Rule","description":"<p>As conservatives hustle to confirm a Supreme Court justice during the election, their anti-democratic rhetoric has become increasingly strained. Fundamentally, conservatives are arguing against majority governance and for minority rule, but few are willing to do so directly. We break down how these arguments are playing out and how advocates—and elected officials—can stay grounded in fighting for democracy in our republic.</p><p>Find Close Read on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/close-read/id1524312980?uo=4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Apple</u></a>, <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/7L317k2TgpBW8yQ8pLktWK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Spotify</u></a>, <a href=\"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/close-read?refid=stpr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Stitcher</u></a>, <a href=\"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2ef71a3e-362f-490e-a68e-909a72300322/Close-Read\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Amazon</u></a> and <a href=\"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMjIyMjc0LnJzcw==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Google Podcasts</u></a>. Or <a href=\"https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1222274.rss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>subscribe via RSS feed</u></a>.</p><ul> <li>Trump Is An Underdog, But The Electoral College’s Republican Tilt Improves His Chances (<a href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-is-an-underdog-but-the-electoral-colleges-republican-tilt-improves-his-chances/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Five Thirty Eight</u></a>)</li> <li>The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Wikipedia</u></a>)</li> <li>Urban vs. suburban vs. rural populations. (<a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-14/u-s-is-majority-suburban-but-doesn-t-define-suburb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Bloomberg News</u></a>)</li> <li>An example of the anti-democratic possibilities of the Electoral College (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/Stuart98_/status/1312180307840266242/photo/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Cook Political Report</u></a>)</li> <li>Senate representation on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote (<a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/10/senators-kavanaugh-represented-44-percent-us/572623/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The Atlantic</u></a>)</li> <li>Future projections of Senate representation (<a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/11/28/by-2040-two-thirds-of-americans-will-be-represented-by-30-percent-of-the-senate/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Washington Post</u></a>)</li> <li>Mark Levin threatening to split up Florida and Texas (<a href=\"http://%20https//twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1308454273924169729\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>)</li> <li>Sen. Mike Lee accusing Obama of packing a court. (<a href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2013/05/29/186952724/Senators-Tussle-Over-Unpacking-Key-D-C-Court?start=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NPR</a>) Sen. Lee reminding us we're not a <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1314016169993670656\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">democracy</a> or a <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1314089207875371008\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rank democracy</a>.</li> <li>Federalist 10 by James Madison (<a href=\"https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yale Law</a>)</li> <li>Carissa Byrne Hessick telling Sen. Lee's comms director that he's grossly misrepresenting Federalist 10. (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/CBHessick/status/1314214722988720128\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>)</li> <li>Joe Biden accusing Republicans of court packing. (<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWXGnkfj3dc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FNC</a>)</li></ul>","author_name":"Close Read"}