【1票の格差訴訟】選挙権を住所によって差別する国 11ブロックの立法が人口比例選挙のカギ=一人一票実現国民会議運営委員 鶴本 圭子さん寄稿

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 2024年衆院選(小選挙区)は、1票の最大較差が2.06倍の非人口比例選挙だった。それを不服として289小選挙区の全てで原告が立ち、全14高裁・高裁支部で人口比例選挙請求訴訟を提起した。結果は、全14高裁・高裁支部で合憲であった。 “主権の行使” 最高裁は認識  日本は、国民主権国家である。「主権」とは、「国家の政治のありかたを最終的に決定する権力」と定義されている。 最高裁は、国民の国政選挙の選挙権の行使は、国民の“主権の行使である”と捉えている。 国民は、選挙当日に投票..
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Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 33

2 weeks ago

Hacker Summer Camp is almost here... and with it comes the Third Annual EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 33 hosted by security expert Tarah Wheeler.

Please join us on Friday, August 8th, at high noon at our new location: Planet Hollywood Poker Room. The fees haven’t changed; it’s still $250 to register plus $100 the day of the tournament with unlimited rebuys. (AND all players will receive a complimentary EFF Titanium Level Membership for the year.)

Tarah Wheeler—EFF board member and resident poker expert—has been working hard on the tournament since last year! We will have Lintile as emcee this year and there's going to be bug bounties! When you take someone out of the tournament, they will give you a pin. Prizes—and major bragging rights—go to the player with the most bounty pins. Be sure to register today and see lintile in action!

Did we mention there will be Celebrity Bounties? Knock out Wendy Nather, Chris “WeldPond” Wysopal, Jake “MalwareJake” Williams, Bryson Bort, Allan Friedman and get neat EFF swag and the respect of your peers! Plus, as always, knock out Tarah's dad Mike, and she donates $250 to the EFF in your name!

EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DC33
Planet Hollywood Poker Room
3667 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Friday, August 8, 12:00 pm

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Have a friend that might be interested but not sure how to play? Have you played some poker before but could use a refresher? Join poker pro Mike Wheeler (Tarah’s dad) and celebrities for a free poker clinic from 11:00 am-11:45 am just before the tournament. Mike will show you the rules, strategy, table behavior, and general Vegas slang at the poker table. Even if you know poker pretty well, come a bit early and help out.

Register today and reserve your deck. Be sure to invite your friends to join you!

 

Melissa Srago

Connectivity is a Lifeline, Not a Luxury: Telecom Blackouts in Gaza Threaten Lives and Digital Rights

2 weeks ago

For the third time since October 2023, Gaza has faced a near-total telecommunications blackout—plunging over 2 million residents into digital darkness and isolating them from the outside world. According to Palestinian digital rights organization 7amleh, the latest outage began on June 11, 2025, and lasted three days before partial service was restored on June 14. As of today, reports from inside Gaza suggest that access has been cut off again in central and southern Gaza. 

Blackouts like these affect internet and phone communications across Gaza, leaving journalists, emergency responders, and civilians unable to communicate, document, or call for help.

Cutting off telecommunications during an active military campaign is not only a violation of basic human rights—it is a direct attack on the ability of civilians to survive, seek safety, and report abuses. Access to information and the ability to communicate are core to the exercise of freedom of expression, press freedom, and the right to life itself.

The threat of recurring outages looms large. Palestinian digital rights groups warn of a complete collapse of Gaza’s telecommunications infrastructure, which has already been weakened by years of blockade, lack of spare parts, and now sustained bombardment.

These blackouts systematically silence the people of Gaza amidst a humanitarian crisis. They prevent the documentation of war crimes, hide the extent of humanitarian crises, and obstruct the global community’s ability to witness and respond.

EFF has long maintained that governments and occupying powers must not disrupt internet or telecom access, especially during times of conflict. The blackout in Gaza is not just a local or regional issue—it’s a global human rights emergency.

As part of the campaign led by 7amleh to #ReconnectGaza, we call on all actors, including governments, telecommunications regulators, and civil society, to demand an end to telecommunications blackouts in Gaza and everywhere. Connectivity is a lifeline, not a luxury. 

Jillian C. York