{"id":1937400,"date":"2023-05-24T21:16:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T01:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-americans-are-participating-in-democracy-ap-warns\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T21:20:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T01:20:48","slug":"conservative-americans-are-participating-in-democracy-ap-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-americans-are-participating-in-democracy-ap-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"AP warns of conservative American participation in democracy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservative-americans-are-participating-in-democracy-ap-warns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1937400&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Conservative Americans Are Participating in Democracy, AP Warns<\/h2>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Conservative Americans Are Participating in Democracy, AP Warns\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/pro-abortion-professor-fired-after-holding-machete-to-ny-post-reporters-throat\" data-post-url id=\"print-1738650\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Parents rally outside Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church, Va., to oppose a Fairfax County School Board vote.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Conservatives seized control of a Tennessee county commission this fall in a questionable maneuver known as an election, The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-conspiracies-local-government-religion-republicans-tennessee-758307fb4856c91138c085ad70505841\">reported<\/a> over the weekend.\t<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Far-right conservatives have been targeting seats on local boards and commissions, in many cases to gain oversight of elections. The tensions are playing out in one Tennessee county where a local Constitutional Republicans group now controls a commission. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uRug5UTEUG\">https:\/\/t.co\/uRug5UTEUG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1660315010676019201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The elected conservatives are wielding their newfound power to govern.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s not just happening in small-town Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>The AP and other media have been sounding the alarm about conservatives participating in democracy\u2014especially conservative parents.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New conservative majorities on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-dem-senate-challenger-votes-against-bipartisan-school-reopening-bill\/\" title=\"NC Dem Senate Challenger Votes Against Bipartisan School Reopening Bill\">local school boards<\/a> have already altered lessons on race and social injustice in many classrooms. Now some districts are finding that their broader efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion are also being challenged. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/19kw68r3PI\">https:\/\/t.co\/19kw68r3PI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1495429079331479553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In several states and districts around the country, protesters have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-americans-are-participating-in-democracy-ap-warns\/\" title=\"AP warns of conservative American participation in democracy.\">disrupting school board meetings<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re opposed to mask policies. Vaccine mandates. LGBTQ rights. Sex education. And teaching about race and U.S. history.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pZS5Mh9B6d\">https:\/\/t.co\/pZS5Mh9B6d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NPR (@NPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPR\/status\/1454376673001066501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Republicans in Wisconsin are engaged in an all-out assault on the state\u2019s election system, pressing to give themselves full control over voting in the state. GOP officials want to eliminate a bipartisan elections agency \u2014 and maybe send its members to jail.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6lwuIS7tYT\">https:\/\/t.co\/6lwuIS7tYT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1461684446013411332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;Jim Crow 2.0 is represented in that picture,&#8221; Georgia state Rep. Donna McLeod says about the group of White men surrounding Gov. Brian Kemp as he signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-cnn-race-is-only-relevant-when-it-fits-their-narrative\/\" title=\"For CNN, Race Is Only Relevant When It Fits Their Narrative\">sweeping elections bill<\/a> that will restrict voting access for many into law on Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zUKnlSJwS6\">https:\/\/t.co\/zUKnlSJwS6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0yZiYg9ByR\">pic.twitter.com\/0yZiYg9ByR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1375415233288695808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Liberals, meanwhile, have reportedly been making exciting new innovations in self-governance.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump called them domestic terrorists seizing Seattle. On the ground, \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByMikeBaker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ByMikeBaker<\/a>\u2069 found volunteer medics and people handing out La Croix  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WIKMhmqZVB\">https:\/\/t.co\/WIKMhmqZVB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack healy (@jackhealyNYT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackhealyNYT\/status\/1271265058547433472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These US cities defunded police: &#8216;We&#8217;re transferring money to the community&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DMo2pPVnD9\">https:\/\/t.co\/DMo2pPVnD9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guardian US (@GuardianUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuardianUS\/status\/1368517538766856193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Black Lives Matter has shifted the Democrats\u2019 lens on a range of issues, from the environment to the economy. Now it\u2019s doing the same on global matters \u2014 starting with Gaza <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lm7Nb13ueM\">https:\/\/t.co\/lm7Nb13ueM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1396227188526039049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">San Francisco has named the nation\u2019s first drag laureate to represent the city\u2019s famous LGBTQ+ community at a time when rights are under attack. Mayor London Breed named drag performer and nightclub owner D\u2019Arcy Drollinger to the job. <a href\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents protest outside Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church, VA, against a Fairfax County School Board decision. The Associated Press reported that far-right conservatives have been using questionable tactics to gain control of local boards and commissions, as seen in the recent takeover of a Tennessee county commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":1937401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4123,4914,5521,14343,3633],"class_list":["post-1937400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-american","tag-conservative","tag-democracy","tag-participation","tag-warns"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1937400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1937401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1937400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1937400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1937400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}