S2 Book Club #3: Minority Rule by Ari Berman (Ch. 7-9)

Minority Rule Book Club Ep. 3: Census Sabotage, Fake Electors, and Voting-Law RollbacksIn episode three of the Propaganda Loves You Book Club, the hosts recap Ari Berman’s Minority Rule and discuss chapters 7–9: “The Institutional Coup,” “The Electoral Coup,” and “Insurrection Through Other Means.” They connect recent events to the book, including a Supreme Court 6–3 ruling upholding the 14th Amendment amid a birthright citizenship challenge and a Republican resolution by Rep. Keith Self to repeal the 17th Amendment after the Senate blocked the SAVE Act. The conversation covers Trump-era attempts to add a citizenship question to the census, historical nativist immigration quotas, and how census undercounts disproportionately harmed communities of color, along with USPS changes under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. They then detail efforts to overturn the 2020 election via Georgia pressure campaigns, John Eastman’s memo and fake electors theory, and January 6. Finally, they examine post-2020 voting restrictions, highlighting Heritage Action’s role in drafting and coordinating state legislation, and criticize Democrats’ failure to pass voting rights protections due to the filibuster.00:00 Guillotine Bodycam Cold Open00:43 Book Club Recap And News11:04 Personhood And Representation14:06 Nativism And Nazi Influence15:46 Bureaucracy And The Census18:14 Post Office Mail Vote Sabotage23:49 Electoral Coup And Fake Electors27:56 January 6 And Pence Pressure36:29 Insurrection Through Other Means42:40 Heritage Action Voting Laws53:12 Filibuster Blocks Voting Rights01:03:11 Alternative Vision And Wrap Up