Because we need to fund all sorts of action on our side: lawsuits; pede bails (e.g. Kyle); campaigns for Lion Party candidates; etc.
Plus, Red Action is a good idea; Redacting Blue is a straight necessity.
Hell, if the branding was subtle on the donate page, it would probably get a decent number of contributions from lefties misreading ActBlue.
Absolutely. It’s also ridiculous that back door suppressing speech like this is permitted. Banks and processors should be legally required to process all payments unless it interferes with national security and the party at issue is subject to a national security order. Processors and banks have reached the level of necessity of utilities.
And I don’t want to hear some “private company” bs. Everyone keeps trying to push us to a cashless economy, which accelerated with COVID and “can’t touch that dirty paper.” Well, if the only way to have money is electronic, you are no longer a private business. You are a utility and everyone has a right to access it whether you like them or not.
Agreed, always be prepared, in a post money world the currency will be ammunition.