Hand a protestor a bottle of water in Alabama and you can go to jail for "incitement to riot." Deliberately drive your vehicle into a crowd of protestors and "unintentionally" injure one or more of them, and you are free of any liability in Oklahoma. These are two of the ways Republican legislators and governors have created to diminish our right to peacefully protest. Live in a traditionally Democratic district in many "red" states, and you may not be allowed to vote. American democracy is under attack by elected officials who have sworn sacred oaths to defend that democracy. Jewish law has much to say about our right--our obligation--to protest injustices and our right--our obligation--to see to it that every citizen has the right to vote.
