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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual luncheon could not happen this year. Credit: League of Women Voters of Midland Author: Zach Leff Updated: 9:17 AM CDT April 3, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — The League of Women Voters of Midland has announced Judge Robin Malone Darr as its 2021 Making Democracy Work Honoree.  "Judge Darr exemplifies every quality it takes to make democracy work in Midland County," said Karmen Bryant, LWV Board President. "We are so proud to have the opportunity to honor her as our Making Democracy Work recipient this year."  Usually, the Lea...

Both Republicans and Democrats share in the degradation of politics.

African-american women elected to judicial positions in harris county, literally changing the face of criminal justice. showing democracy can work when we show up for everyone. we did it all without a single dime from a single political action committee. making democracy work. that's what it's going to take to defeat donald trump in 2020 and bring this country together again in 2021. >> so, your pitch is you can run a better campaign. i guess the other question is how is it that you're uniquely qualified to depolarize the country? >> well, i think my service in congress every single day for si...

Offered by too many congressional republicans right now. we will be polite so long as we get 100% of what we want and you don't call us out on the various ways we're sticking it to people. and we'll click our tongues and issue vague statements of disappointment when the president does something outrageous, but we won't actually do anything about it. that's not civility. that's abdicating your responsibilities. but again, i digress. making democracy work means holding on to our principles, having clarity about our principles, and then having the confidence to get in the arena and have a serious...

Of civility offered by too many congressional republicans right now. we'll be polite so as long as we get 100% of what we want and you don't call us out on the various ways we are sticking it to people. we'll click our tongue and issues of disappointment when the president does something outrageous but we don't do anything about it. that's not civility. that's advocating responsibilities. again, i digress. making democracy work means holding onto our principles and having clarity about our principles and having the confidence to get the arena and have a serious debate. it also means appreciati...