They Call Him “MAGA Mike”
Before Wednesday, when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected Speaker of the House, he was one of those “under the radar” Members of Congress. But […]
Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
Jim Jordan Is Unfit To Be Speaker Of The House
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Congress House Republicans Jim Jordanby Jackie HowellThere may be no better example of how badly our national politics are polarized than the case of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). Jordan is anything […]
A Watergate Lesson
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Democracy Reforms House Republicans Money In Politics Watergateby Jackie HowellNext week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set […]
The House In Chaos
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Congress House Republicans Kevin McCarthy TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIn 1994, Republicans, led by Rep. Newt Gingrich, won control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Republicans have had five Speakers […]
Democracy In Dysfunction – “What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been”
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Government Shutdown House Republicans Sen. Menendez TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellWhen it comes to dysfunction in our democracy, we are off the charts these days – from the House’s faux Biden impeachment inquiry, to the […]
The Fight To Protect The Sacred Right To Vote Continues
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act John R. Lewis Voting Rights Actby Jackie HowellThis week, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a vital measure to protect the sacred right to vote. […]
Jim Jordan Is No Stranger To Impeachment
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Freedom Caucus House Republicans Jim Jordanby Jackie HowellRep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has been pushing hard for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and this week he got his wish. On Tuesday, […]
Our Democracy Is Under Attack
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |gerrymandering TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIn December 2022, former President Donald Trump called for the Constitution to be terminated so that he could be restored to the presidency he lost in 2020. […]
Is Bipartisanship Dead?
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Congress House Republicansby Jackie HowellAs the country faces a potential government shutdown at the end of September, Senators appear to be working in a bipartisan way to avoid the […]
The Democracy Legal Strike Force
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2020 Election Georgia Jan. 6 Mar-a-Lago Documents TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellLast year, Democracy 21 Education Fund established the Democracy Legal Strike Force as a project of the organization to help hold accountable those who attacked […]
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