Governing By Executive Order
President Donald Trump started governing the country by executive order from Day One of his second term. Since January 20, Trump has issued 137 executive orders. […]
D21 Joins In Urging House Leaders To Approve OCC Board Overseeing House Ethics
|Press Releases |Congress Ethics & Accountabilityby Jackie HowellDemocracy 21 joined with Campaign Legal Center and 18 other good government partners to urge U.S. Representatives to approve the board of the Office of […]
How SCOTUS Opened The Door To The Musk Era
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellIt took Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, to illustrate to Americans just how dangerous our corrupt campaign finance system can be. This system allowed […]
How The Opinions Of Two Supreme Court Justices Paved The Way For The Musk Era
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United John Roberts Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellThis op-ed is adapted from a piece that first appeared in Courier Newsroom. How The Opinions Of Two Supreme Court Justices Paved the […]
Trump & GOP Ramp Up Voter Suppression Efforts
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |SAVE Act TrumpWatch voter suppressionby Jackie HowellPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on voting last month called Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. Based on past performance, however, we can be […]
Where Is Today’s Margaret Chase Smith?
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Joe McCarthy Margaret Chase Smith Senate TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellSenator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) left a shameful and indelible mark on American history with his lies, vitriol, baseless attacks on innocent Americans, and “Red Scare” […]
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