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Christian nationalists believe that America is defined by Christianity, and the government should be taking active steps to keep it that way. This is completely antithetical to how our nation was actually set up, but they now have their hands in so many pots - from education, to voting, to human rights - and are backed by such an large amount of dark money, with seemingly endless connections, that the bottom line is if we don’t wake up to the danger of this movement, which in many ways runs parallel with the white nationalist moment and, these days MAGA Republicans, then we’re going to wake up in the near future to realized we live in some version of a Christian autocratic theocracy where our laws, lifestyles, even our morality is dictated by a select few, and the only choices we’ll have left will be conform or suffer. And if that sounds like the opposite of the freedom and liberty America is supposed to stand for, it’s because it is.DON’T FORGET: We have launched PoliticsGirl Premium to bring you ad free content and allow us to continue bringing you the best content possible. If you enjoy what we do, please consider helping us grow by going to http://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Your support means the world to us! xoPGAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThank you to today’s sponsors!http://lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirlhttp://fastgrowingtrees.com/politicsgirlhttp://athleticgreens.com/PoliticsGirl

Today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with return guest, former award-winning executive producer at Funny or Die and author of “OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?” Ben Sheehan. Ben has written a modern day breakdown of our founding documents that explains everything we never learned in school in an easily digestible book filled with humor. In his previous episode we discussed the first 12 Amendments, the first 10 which we call the Bill of Rights and the last two which were the amendments ratified prior to the Civil War. This time we take a look at America 2.0 post civil war and Amendment 13-27 with a special focus on the very ‘of the moment’ 14th Amendment. This is a fun way to learn what we should probably already know with a bunch of context mixed in. AND DON’T FORGET: Please consider subscribing to PoliticsGirl Premium! Help us grow our team and let this passionate, slightly mouthy, woman continue to break down the issues & motivate the country to live up to its potential. This country is worth saving. Allow us to continue to play our part. xo PGhttp://politicsgirl.com/premiumGuest social:https://linktr.ee/thatbensheehanTwitter: @ThatBenSheehanBy the book: https://www.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/ben-sheehan/omg-wtf-does-the-constitution-actually-say/9780762498482/Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThank you to today’s sponsors!manukora.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirltrymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirlathleticgreens.com/PoliticsGirlauraframes.com Code: PoliticsGirl

Join us for a truly amazing conversation with Jocelyn Benson who challenges us to ask who we’re going to be at this moment in history. Are we going to be passive as our voices are silenced and our will is ignored, or are we going to stand up and say not today through our attitude, our efforts and yes, our vote. Secretary Benson reminds us that democracy is a team sport and while the Secretaries of State might be the referees, we all have a part to play. America is at a real crossroads and, realistically, we are so close to losing it all, but we’re also so close to the working, pluralistic, multicultural democracy that no country in the world has ever been able to accomplish, but we actually could. We simply need to decide to walk the right way. Guest Socials:Twitter: @JocelynBenson             @MichSoShttps://votebenson.com/https://www.michigan.gov/SOSAs always please RATE and SUBSCRIBE to help us grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThank you to today’s sponsors!Go to dave.com/politicsgirl to sign up for an ExtraCash account and get up to $500 instantly. Terms: https://dave.com/legal.www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

I want everyone feeling discouraged to know that there are people working behind the scenes every day to make this country a better, safer and more democratic place. One of those unsung heroes is Mathew Littman, who is the Executive Director of 97Percent, bipartisan group who support the Second Amendment and responsible gun ownership, and the leader of The Working Group which brings the entertainment industry together with the most well-known leaders in politics, news, and non-profits to seek solutions to our country’s biggest problems. I think the thing to remember is just because we don’t see the efforts people are taking, we need to know that there really are thousands, tens of thousands, of people across this country fighting the good fight, and I want you to start thinking how you can be a part of getting America back on track. Guest Socials: Twitter: @mathewlittman @97Percentorg https://www.97percent.us/Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors!www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirlwww.fastgrowingtrees.com/politicsgirlwww.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl 

The youth of America have the opportunity to truly change the state of politics, and they’re starting to realize it. They don’t want to be told what they can read, or say, or who to love. They don’t want to be shot in their schools or live on a dying planet. Quite frankly, the majority of the country’s youth have no interest in making America great AGAIN. They seek to create something better. Which is why those who would prefer we go back are trying so hard to shut them down. Today we talk with GenZ activist and Strategy Director for Voters of Tomorrow, Victor Shi about how to best understand and connect with America’s youth to best support and understand them as they come into their power and hopefully save us from ourselves. Guest Socials: Twitter: @Victorshi2020 @iGenPolitics_ @VotersTomorrowhttp://votersoftomorrow.org/lot/https://politicon.podlink.to/igenpoliticsHost, On the Move w/ Victor Shi; Co-host, iGen Politics Podcast; Columnist, Resolute Square; Strategy Director, Voters of TomorrowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/victor.shi12/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorshi2020/Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsor!www.lomi.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirlwww.greenchef.com/PoliticsGirl60 Code: PoliticsGirl60www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

A couple weeks ago we did a pod on Florida and the chaos DeSantis is inflicting on his state. So today we’re doing a counter piece on what a state looks like when a government works for, and listens to, it’s people, and, as far as I’m concerned, there’s no state that balances the scales better with Florida than Michigan. While Florida is all top down government control, Michigan has dedicated itself to listening to, and honoring the will of the voters. So today we’re going to talk about Michigan. To give you a sense of what’s possible when government reflects what the people, and not just what the government, wants. As Salon magazine recently wrote, “Michigan offers us real hope. A roadmap back to democracy and common sense”. And, I can’t think of anything we all need more than a little hope. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsor!www.manukora.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirlwww.auraframes.com code: PoliticsGirlwww.dave.com/politicsgirlwww.trymiracle.com/POLITICSGIRL

Every day we hear about a new lawsuit, a new tragedy, a new pregnancy horror story. The unnecessary pain and suffering brought about by this onslaught of backward, archaic laws forced upon us by Republican lawmakers who believe they know better than doctors, scientists and the pregnant people themselves. After having a fundamental human right stripped from us with the reversal of Roe, women, and their allies around the country, have mobilized with the understanding that our basic human freedoms are at stake. This isn’t just about bodily autonomy, or the lives of pregnant people, it’s about human rights. Join me and Laphonza Butler, the President of Emily’s List, the powerful and influential political action committee dedicated to electing pro-choice women into office as we discuss where we are in America and how their mission has never been more essential to the future of our democracy. Guest social:Emily’s List: https://www.emilyslist.orgTwitter: @emilyslistTwitter: @LaphonzaBInsta: emilys_listLinktree: https://linktr.ee/EMILYsListPlease RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All PG show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlDon’t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: ask@politicsgirl.com Thank you to today’s sponsor!thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl

You only have to look around the country right now to see the power state legislatures have over almost every part of our lives. While the 10th Amendment is a check on the power of the federal government, it gives state leadership an almost infinite amount of power, and in the wrong hands, this unchecked influence has been an absolute disaster for human rights, civil rights and democracy. For 40 years, while Republicans invested billions of dollars and focused energy into building and holding state governing majorities Democrats focused the majority of their attention and money on national races and, while it seemed like things were progressing around the country, individual states were actually putting the pieces in place for regressive laws that would take us back. This stops today. You wanna fight back? We do it at the state level and the States Project tells us how. Guest social:www.statesproject.orgTwitter: @StatesProjectUSFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/StatesProjectUSInstagram: @statesprojectusYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStatesProjectPlease RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThank you to today’s sponsors!trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirlhttps://genwhypod.com/

Today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with former award-winning executive producer at Funny or Die and author of OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? Ben has written a book that is essentially a modern day breakdown of our founding documents that explains all the things we never properly learned in school in an easily digestible book filled with humor. Now, obviously it would take more than one podcast to talk about the entire constitution, so today we’re going to focus on the first 12 Amendments which are the amendments that were ratified prior to the Civil War with the first 10 being what we know as the Bill of Rights. Fun way to learn what we should already know but probably don’t, with a little modern context mixed in. Guest social:https://linktr.ee/thatbensheehanTwitter: @ThatBenSheehanBuy the book: https://www.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/ben-sheehan/omg-wtf-does-the-constitution-actually-say/9780762498482/Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThank you to today’s sponsors!trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirlgreenchef.com/PoliticsGirl60 Code: PoliticsGirl60https://genwhypod.com/

Two years ago I did a rant about how the Republicans were beta testing fascism in Florida. I compared Ron DeSantis to one of those raptors in Jurassic Park. The ones who test the fence for weakness, and now if you look at what’s happening in Florida, you can see they’ve found a fair amount of weaknesses in democracy’s fence. It’s not woke that’s dying in Florida, it’s freedom. This podcast is the summation of the legislation, the behavior, and the leadership that is making Florida the test ground for what Republicans plan to unleash on the nation.Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThank you to today’s sponsor!www.lomi.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl