Skye Perryman on MSNBC: “We are seeing that the president has so overreached and made a decision not to govern for people and communities, but just to go and run roughshod over people’s rights”
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MSNBC: Skye Perryman Joins MSNBC Prime to Discuss Trump’s First 100 Days
“We are seeing that the president has so overreached and made a decision not to govern for people and communities, but just to go and run roughshod over people’s rights…he sought to cut off funding across the country for everyone and that’s been blocked and that’s been sustained. I think the courts are showing that they are up to the task.”
“You’re seeing the people show up in court to defend their rights but I also think that what you’re starting to see in communities across the country, including in red states and in small towns, this is not just something in big cities and urban areas happening. You’re seeing people energized. They are upset about what’s happening. I don’t know who they voted for, but they did not vote for this. I think that energy is going to be imperative at every level outside of the courtroom.”
Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick: The Anti-Trump Cases That Have Changed The Game
“People do have power, but to utilize that power, they have to go to new places. And that place right now is the federal courts in this country.”
“Our North Star at Democracy Ford is making sure that people that are harmed and people that are wronged by their government have the ability to get into court.”
“There is opportunity in crisis to build a catalyst for change. And there is great opportunity in the overreach that we see from extremist political actors, including this administration… The courts are very powerful. They’re going to be a powerful tool that the American people have if we continue to use it.”
Law Dork: Trump at 100 days, with Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman
“We knew from the first Trump administration and from what we’ve seen with right wing leaders in some states and communities across the country, that when an extreme movement or an extreme person tells you what they’re going to do, you need to believe them.”
“Everyday that this administration makes a decision… to contend that court orders are optional or that the judicial process is a nuisance to them, is not a good day for them, including at the Supreme Court.”
“We have represented Baptist and Quakers and Republicans who have been fired by the President and veterans and school teachers and conservationists and nonprofits who never thought they were ever going to go to court… you can see the chorus of the American people saying, ‘Not on our watch are we going to allow this to happen.’”
The Jessica Yellin Show: Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman: The Courts Are Doing Their Job.
“People do have power and they have power in a lot of ways… in this country, you get to initiate litigation to defend your rights. And you can do that even when the government violates your rights. It’s one of the special things about our democracy.”
“The courts are a real front line for so much… Even with this administration threatening lawyers, threatening judges, saying they don’t have to follow, you’re seeing the courts use the tools they have to continue to push these issues as they should on behalf of people.”
“We have heard across the country, big cities, small towns everywhere, people want to do something… Extremists want to make you feel alone and isolated… It’s hard to find courage and it’s hard to find hope… So we want to find ways that we can create communities… because courage is contagious and you’ve got to be in a community often to find that courage… people need to be doing things… And it’s so much more fun when you’re doing that with each other…”
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