S2 Book Club #2: Minority Rule by Ari Berman (Ch. 4-6)

Propaganda Loves You Book Club: Minority Rule (Chapters 4–6) on Voter Suppression, the Courts, and Georgia OrganizingIn this Propaganda Loves You Book Club episode, the hosts discuss chapters 4–6 of Ari Berman’s Minority Rule—“The Death of the Autopsy,” “The Most Dangerous Branch,” and “The New American Majority”—and revisit a prior conversation about originalism by framing the Constitution as a changeable document aligned with the Declaration of Independence, including the idea of a constitutional convention. They argue the 2012 GOP “autopsy” urged broader outreach but Republicans instead pursued minority rule through institutional levers like voter suppression, highlighting Wisconsin’s voter ID impact in 2016 and Trump’s voter-fraud commission that found no evidence. The judiciary chapter focuses on the Federalist Society, originalism, lifetime appointments, and McConnell’s obstruction of Obama’s nominees. The Georgia chapter contrasts Stacey Abrams’ organizing with Brian Kemp’s election administration tactics, noting close margins, provisional ballots, and Abrams’ creation of Fair Fight Action.00:00 Slippery Lost Thoughts00:55 Book Club Kickoff01:28 Living Constitution Debate06:51 Convention Or Revolution09:26 Chapter Death of the Autopsy10:37 GOP Autopsy And Power16:38 Wisconsin Voter ID Fallout21:27 Future Suppression Tactics25:50 Crosscheck And Big Lie28:21 Voter Fraud As Cover Story29:17 Voter Fraud as Emotion30:30 Judiciary Takeover Plan32:23 Originalism Under Fire34:27 McConnell Blocks Judges37:46 Scalia and GOP Operators44:13 Organizing in Georgia54:18 Kemp Strategy and Fair Fight58:50 Closing Thoughts and Outro