A Watergate Lesson
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set […]
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Georgia Case: Kenneth Chesebro’s False Electors Scheme Was Unlawful, According To Legal Analysis In Just Security
|Press Releases |2020 Election Election Interference Electoral Count Act Georgia Kenneth Chesebroby Jackie Howell“There is no legal or historical basis whatsoever to support the lawfulness of that plan.” A new in-depth report in Just Security, examines the Fulton […]
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 […]
Two New Amicus Briefs In Georgia Case Oppose Mark Meadows’s Request For Removal To Federal Court And Oppose His Effort To Use Supremacy Clause To Dismiss Case
|Press Releases |2020 Election Election Interference Georgia Mark Meadowsby Jackie HowellTwo amicus briefs were submitted on Monday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case The State of Georgia v. […]
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. […]
D21 Applauds Reintroduction Of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act In The House
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act John R. Lewis Voting Rights Actby Jackie Howell“Protecting the sacred right to vote for all eligible Americans should be a priority for all Members of Congress.” Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer […]
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, […]
Federal Judge Rejects Meadows’s Request To Transfer Case To Federal Court; Ruling Aligns With Brief Submitted By Prominent Judges & Attorneys
|Press Releases |2020 Election Election Interference Georgia Mark Meadowsby Jackie HowellOn Friday, September 8, U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones in the Northern District of Georgia ruled against Mark Meadows’s request to have his criminal 2020 election […]
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. […]
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