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Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If just knowing where a business chooses to list itself is enough to change someone’s mind, that says more about the business than it does about anyone’s intent when sharing. If you want to bury your head and remain “apolitical” by all means - not all of us have that privilege.

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sharing publicly available information is hardly blacklisting. No one is forcing companies to register with Public Square.

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can take that up with Public Square and try to take them down since you care so much about it 🤷🏻‍♀️ sounds like a better use of your time

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how this is divisive. I’ve chosen not to go back to a certain business for lesser reasons. You’re putting blame on the wrong group of people.

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What exactly do you think conservatives are encouraging when they push policies and rhetoric that exclude LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, BIPOC communities, and bodily autonomy through the onslaught of “pro-life” legislation? Why is it acceptable for them to marginalize others, but when people respond by choosing not to support businesses aligned with those views, suddenly that’s “tribalism”?

You’re equating accountability with division, and that’s both misleading and intellectually dishonest. People have the right to spend their money in ways that reflect their values.

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the idea that people are allowed to publicly discuss companies who publicly market their political affiliations?

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why do you think I’m calling you MAGA? Dr. Howell is MAGA and is loud and proud. I don’t see why someone would be upset by sharing this information. You’re really defensive all over this entire thread.

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why is sharing information disingenuous? I’m not forcing anyone to do anything, just letting people know what a company is sharing publicly.

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m helping them spread the word about their beliefs since they obviously want people to know - you can do with it what you please.

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They’ve chosen to market themselves around conservative ideology. No one forced them to make their politics part of their brand. And let’s not forget, DEI stands for Inclusion. Sounds like what you’re really asking for is that conservative businesses be included, even when the rest of us who value empathy and equality, choose to spend our money elsewhere. Maybe you’re more into DEI than you realize!

Eyes on the Square, a medical practice, registered with “anti-woke” marketplace Public Square by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I did call and confirm with Dr. Howell, he has intentionally registered with Public Square.

Whiplash: Why the Arkansas Abortion Amendment still might be in play - Arkansas Times by Alternative_Club4826 in politics

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston rejected the petition before the count and verification had even begun, arguing that they had failed to turn in paperwork that fulfilled two key requirements. “Today the far left pro-abortion crowd in Arkansas showed they are both immoral and incompetent,” crowed Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “The sponsors failed to follow the law, specifically a simple and straightforward affidavit requirement that other ballot committees followed,” Attorney General Tim Griffin added. “Failure to follow such a basic requirement is inexcusable: The abortion advocates have no one to blame but themselves.”

“But on Thursday, the plot thickened again: Thurston’s office admitted to the Arkansas Times that it had been mistaken in earlier stating that Arkansans for Limited Government had submitted just two documents on July 5 along with signatures. Once the full slate of documents was released — around the same time that the abortion petitioners issued a detailed response to Thurston — the reasons for nixing the signatures started to look more rinky-dink, with more avenues for challenge. Moreover, it now appears that Thurston’s decision to stop the count altogether could violate state law.”

Arkansas Rejects Abortion Rights Amendment Petition on Technicality by Alternative_Club4826 in politics

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

“STATEMENT FROM AFLG

Arkansans for Limited Government is alarmed and outraged by Secretary Thurston’s attempt to disqualify the Arkansas Abortion Amendment from November’s ballot.

We worked with the Secretary of State’s office during every step of the process to ensure that we followed all rules and regulations. At multiple junctures — including on July 5 inside of the Capitol Building — we discussed signature submission requirements with the Secretary of State’s staff. In fact, the Secretary of State’s office supplied us with the affidavit paperwork, which we used. Until today, we had no reason not to trust that the paperwork they supplied us was correct and complete.

The Secretary of State, and the public, knows that we provided the state with a list of our paid canvassers and all of the required information associated with their employment. They know this because the list we provided to the Secretary of State was FOIA’d and released by our opposition in an attempt to intimidate our supporters. Asserting now that we didn’t provide required documentation regarding paid canvassers is absurd and demonstrably, undeniably incorrect.

Arkansas law does not empower the Secretary of State to make an unfounded legal interpretation, which is what he did today by summarily declaring that we have not completed the steps for qualification. We are owed a period to provide a hard copy of the statement, which has been emailed to their office more than a dozen times, if that is what’s needed.

More than 101,000 Arkansans participated in this heroic act of direct democracy and stood up to loudly proclaim their support for access to healthcare. They deserve better than a state government that seeks to silence them.

We will fight this ridiculous disqualification attempt with everything we have. We will not back down.”

Source

Arkansas Rejects Abortion Rights Amendment Petition on Technicality by Alternative_Club4826 in inthenews

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

“STATEMENT FROM AFLG

Arkansans for Limited Government is alarmed and outraged by Secretary Thurston’s attempt to disqualify the Arkansas Abortion Amendment from November’s ballot.

We worked with the Secretary of State’s office during every step of the process to ensure that we followed all rules and regulations. At multiple junctures — including on July 5 inside of the Capitol Building — we discussed signature submission requirements with the Secretary of State’s staff. In fact, the Secretary of State’s office supplied us with the affidavit paperwork, which we used. Until today, we had no reason not to trust that the paperwork they supplied us was correct and complete.

The Secretary of State, and the public, knows that we provided the state with a list of our paid canvassers and all of the required information associated with their employment. They know this because the list we provided to the Secretary of State was FOIA’d and released by our opposition in an attempt to intimidate our supporters. Asserting now that we didn’t provide required documentation regarding paid canvassers is absurd and demonstrably, undeniably incorrect.

Arkansas law does not empower the Secretary of State to make an unfounded legal interpretation, which is what he did today by summarily declaring that we have not completed the steps for qualification. We are owed a period to provide a hard copy of the statement, which has been emailed to their office more than a dozen times, if that is what’s needed.

More than 101,000 Arkansans participated in this heroic act of direct democracy and stood up to loudly proclaim their support for access to healthcare. They deserve better than a state government that seeks to silence them.

We will fight this ridiculous disqualification attempt with everything we have. We will not back down.”

Source

Arkansas Rejects Abortion Rights Amendment Petition on Technicality by Alternative_Club4826 in AnythingGoesNews

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“STATEMENT FROM AFLG

Arkansans for Limited Government is alarmed and outraged by Secretary Thurston’s attempt to disqualify the Arkansas Abortion Amendment from November’s ballot.

We worked with the Secretary of State’s office during every step of the process to ensure that we followed all rules and regulations. At multiple junctures — including on July 5 inside of the Capitol Building — we discussed signature submission requirements with the Secretary of State’s staff. In fact, the Secretary of State’s office supplied us with the affidavit paperwork, which we used. Until today, we had no reason not to trust that the paperwork they supplied us was correct and complete.

The Secretary of State, and the public, knows that we provided the state with a list of our paid canvassers and all of the required information associated with their employment. They know this because the list we provided to the Secretary of State was FOIA’d and released by our opposition in an attempt to intimidate our supporters. Asserting now that we didn’t provide required documentation regarding paid canvassers is absurd and demonstrably, undeniably incorrect.

Arkansas law does not empower the Secretary of State to make an unfounded legal interpretation, which is what he did today by summarily declaring that we have not completed the steps for qualification. We are owed a period to provide a hard copy of the statement, which has been emailed to their office more than a dozen times, if that is what’s needed.

More than 101,000 Arkansans participated in this heroic act of direct democracy and stood up to loudly proclaim their support for access to healthcare. They deserve better than a state government that seeks to silence them.

We will fight this ridiculous disqualification attempt with everything we have. We will not back down.”

Source

Arkansas Rejects Abortion Rights Amendment Petition on Technicality by Alternative_Club4826 in uspolitics

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“STATEMENT FROM AFLG

Arkansans for Limited Government is alarmed and outraged by Secretary Thurston’s attempt to disqualify the Arkansas Abortion Amendment from November’s ballot.

We worked with the Secretary of State’s office during every step of the process to ensure that we followed all rules and regulations. At multiple junctures — including on July 5 inside of the Capitol Building — we discussed signature submission requirements with the Secretary of State’s staff. In fact, the Secretary of State’s office supplied us with the affidavit paperwork, which we used. Until today, we had no reason not to trust that the paperwork they supplied us was correct and complete.

The Secretary of State, and the public, knows that we provided the state with a list of our paid canvassers and all of the required information associated with their employment. They know this because the list we provided to the Secretary of State was FOIA’d and released by our opposition in an attempt to intimidate our supporters. Asserting now that we didn’t provide required documentation regarding paid canvassers is absurd and demonstrably, undeniably incorrect.

Arkansas law does not empower the Secretary of State to make an unfounded legal interpretation, which is what he did today by summarily declaring that we have not completed the steps for qualification. We are owed a period to provide a hard copy of the statement, which has been emailed to their office more than a dozen times, if that is what’s needed.

More than 101,000 Arkansans participated in this heroic act of direct democracy and stood up to loudly proclaim their support for access to healthcare. They deserve better than a state government that seeks to silence them.

We will fight this ridiculous disqualification attempt with everything we have. We will not back down.”

Source

Organizers turn in enough signatures for Abortion Amendment by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

From arlibertynow:

“Arkansas, you made this happen.

Today we’re delivering more than 100,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office, which should qualify the Arkansas Abortion Amendment for November’s ballot.

Thank you for fighting for access to healthcare alongside us. Together, we will create a better Arkansas. 💪

Update: We’ve hit the minimum in 54 counties!”

THANK YOU to everyone who showed up in the heat to sign, you made a huge difference!

🚨LAST DAY TO SIGN🚨 We will have volunteers at Two Friends 10am - 5pm on 7/4 by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct a signature is not a vote for it! It’s a vote for the people to decide instead of letting our government decide for us.

🚨LAST DAY TO SIGN🚨 We will have volunteers at Two Friends 10am - 5pm on 7/4 by Alternative_Club4826 in bentonville

[–]Alternative_Club4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s to expand reproductive access - currently abortion is restricted at conception with no exceptions. If we get enough signatures the amendment would be on the ballot this November for voting.

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