Arkansas AG is at war with democracy

{NAME},  Ballot initiatives are one of the last forms of genuine democracy available to voters in America. It’s a chance for us to set things right when radical lawmakers force extreme laws through – like zero-exception abortion bans.  Republicans are losing the abortion fight, and they know it.  They tried to enshrine a total abortion ban into the Kansas and Kentucky state constitutions – and they lost.  They tried to stop constitutional amendments in Michigan and Ohio guaranteeing reproductive freedom – and they lost.  Every single time the right of women to control their own bodies is put on the ballot, Republicans lose. Now, Arkansas Republicans are stooping to dirty tricks.  Republicans can’t stand it when voters are empowered to have our will respected. That’s why Gov. Sanders is working overtime to make the ballot measure process harder to use.  Enter Tim Griffin - Arkansas Attorney General and a stooge for Sarah Huckabee Sanders – who is acting less like an officer of the court and more like a crown prince waging war on his political enemies. [A graphic featuring a compilation of headlines about the Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, chronicling his rejection of multiple ballot initiatives, accompanied by a photo of Griffin giving an exaggerated wink to the camera. The caption at the top reads: “Tim Griffin is at war with democracy.”]( Since taking office, Griffin has stood in the way of progress time and again by rejecting ballot measure language on technicalities – costing organizers critical time needed to gather the now massive amount of signatures required.  Last summer he stonewalled the Say No to LEARNS campaign; now he’s doing it again with the abortion rights ballot measure. Who is he to make decisions for women and block Arkansans from the democratic process?  This is one of the many problems created by revoking Roe and sending the issue of reproductive rights back to each state to decide. It puts all the power in the hands of a handful of individuals to decide the fate of millions of American women.  And if Republicans in Congress get their way, it won’t stop there.  House Republicans have made it clear that they intend to pursue a national abortion ban if they get full control of Congress and the White House this year. It has never been more important that we abandon the “red state, blue state” mythology and fight for every single seat.  Arkansas has more Democrats on the ballot in 2024 than at any other time in the last decade – thanks in no small part to all of you who supported Vortex in our statewide search to recruit someone to run for every single House seat representing Arkansas in Washington.  [Now we need your support to build competitive, winning campaigns, FLIP all four of Arkansas’s seats and take back the House majority in 2024.]( If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Express Donate: $25 >>   Â]( [Express Donate: $50 >>   Â]( [Express Donate: $100 >>  Â]( [Express Donate: $250 >>  Â]( [Express Donate: $500 >>  Â]( [Donate Other Amount: >> Â]( We know that the Supreme Court isn’t done dismantling reproductive freedoms, either. Our nation’s highest court has agreed to take on at least two critical cases.  The first is the mifepristone case that will determine whether a major abortion medication will be restricted nationwide. The second is a case against Idaho that challenges their total abortion ban’s conflict with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) that mandates emergency care.  When Republicans tell you they will allow exceptions “for the life of the mother,” they’re lying – and these cases prove it. Exceptions like this only set judges up to be the final arbiter of medical decisions.  The ONLY people who should be allowed to make decisions about becoming pregnant or remaining pregnant are the people who get pregnant. Period.  [{NAME}, as long as Republicans remain in control, our freedoms are at risk and so are women’s lives. Help us flip these seats next year and put an end to the Republican war on women and democracy.](  More soon,  Robb [Contribute to Vortex >>](      Vortex PAC is a new grassroots movement to transform Arkansas politics away from the far-right. We are recruiting, training, and supporting Democratic candidates to flip all four of Arkansas’ U.S. congressional districts and help win back the House majority in 2024. [DONATE >>](   Paid for by Vortex PAC  ©2024 Vortex PAC, all rights reserved  Our mailing address is: Vortex PAC PO Box 1141 Springdale, AR 72765 We're sad to see you go, but if you believe you received this email in error, or you no longer wish to receive our emails you can unsubscribe using the link below: [Click here to unsubscribe.]( Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Vortex PAC, please [click here](.