After 5 Red States Passed 'Voter Suppression' Bills, Voting Turnout Boomed

Plus: Welcome to the Green New Deal, California September 12 2022 Good morning from Washington, where President Biden and the Democrats accuse Republicans of “suppressing” voters with new election laws. Actually, voter turnout is up in states they most attacked, Fred Lucas reports. California residents are getting a bad taste of the Green New Deal, David Harsanyi writes. On the podcast, Matthew Peterson explains how New Founding builds alternatives to counter the left’s influence in corporate America. Plus: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks about education freedom ; why religious freedom isn’t a second-class right; and a GOP senator sounds the alarm on how same-sex marriage legislation could affect religious liberty. On this date in 2009, thousands of protesters fill streets near the U.S. Capitol for the Taxpayer March on Washington, one of the earliest events organized by the tea party movement. NEWS [After 5 Red States Passed 'Voter Suppression' Bills, Voting Turnout Boomed]() [After 5 Red States Passed 'Voter Suppression' Bills, Voting Turnout Boomed]() By Fred Lucas In 2021, Democrats and pundits attacked election reform laws enacted in 19 states as attempts at “voter suppression.” [More]() COMMENTARY [Welcome to the Green New Deal, California]() [Welcome to the Green New Deal, California]() By David Harsanyi Gov. Newsom is begging Californians to stop using their appliances, turn off their lights, and keep their thermostats at a stifling 78, lest they suffer more rolling blackouts. [More]() NEWS [DeSantis: Purpose of Education Is to Educate, Not 'Indoctrinate' Kids]() [DeSantis: Purpose of Education Is to Educate, Not 'Indoctrinate' Kids]() By Douglas Blair “We’ve put a renewed emphasis on American civics, on making sure that the kids … have an idea of what it means to be an American,” says the Florida governor. [More]() COMMENTARY [Since When Does Freedom From Discrimination Require Destroying Religious Freedom?]() [Since When Does Freedom From Discrimination Require Destroying Religious Freedom?]() By Thomas Jipping The deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union argues in Washington Post that the constitutional right to exercise religious faith always must yield to the civil right against discrimination. [More]() NEWS [Biden Education Department Declines to Explain 160,000 ‘Missing’ Public Comments on Redefining ‘Sex’ in Title IX]() [Biden Education Department Declines to Explain 160,000 ‘Missing’ Public Comments on Redefining ‘Sex’ in Title IX ]() By Douglas Blair “The Department of Education’s claim that the error in the number of comments is due to a clerical error doesn’t pass the smell test,” says Heritage Foundation's Sarah Parshall Perry. [More]() NEWS [Senator on Democrats’ Same-Sex Marriage Bill: ‘We Have to Fight Back on This’]() [Senator on Democrats’ Same-Sex Marriage Bill: ‘We Have to Fight Back on This’]() By Ben Johnson Enshrining same-sex marriage in national law would put religious nonprofit ministries at risk and send “a pretty strong message that religious beliefs don’t matter," says Sen. Kevin Cramer. [More]() ANALYSIS [New Founding Builds a Commercial and Cultural Network to Fight Wokeness]() [New Founding Builds a Commercial and Cultural Network to Fight Wokeness]() By Rob Bluey "Align is for businesses that are not woke and connecting them with consumers who want to find products and services from people who don't hate them," says Matthew Peterson. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: The World Wants No Part of Woke, but It’s Glad We Do]() [ICYMI: The World Wants No Part of Woke, but It’s Glad We Do]() By Victor Davis Hanson Our enemies abroad, particularly China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, are watching all this woke, comic madness with absolute glee. [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [Donate to The Daily Signal]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Follow us on Twitter]() [Follow us on Twitter]() How are we doing?We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [letters@dailysignal.com](). The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]() Add [morningbell@heritage.org]() to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]()