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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 Johnson’s influence now as Speaker is a major problem for the country and a serious threat for those who choose democracy over autocracy. Speaker Johnson is an extreme right-wing MAGA […]
Washington, DC — On Monday, October 23, top legal experts discussed the significance of attorney Kenneth Chesebro’s plea deal in the Fulton County 2020 Election Interference case in an online press briefing. The press briefing was hosted by Democracy 21 Education Fund. Chesebro’s plea, obtained on Friday, is the third guilty plea Fulton County DA […]
There 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 but a leader. He is an extremist and attack dog who uses hardline pressure tactics, has no track record as a consensus builder, and has failed in his 16-year congressional career […]
“It is difficult to conceive of a more profoundly incorrect set of propositions about American law.” An amicus brief was submitted Wednesday in the case State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump, et. al. supporting Georgia’s motions regarding the “profound mistake of law” offered by defendant Kenneth Chesebro and suggesting appropriate safeguards to limit how it may be addressed […]
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set off a firestorm and created a constitutional crisis. The Watergate scandals led to Richard Nixon’s resignation, the first and only resignation of a President, and spurred a series of historic […]
“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 County Georgia DA’s case against attorney Kenneth Chesebro, his key role in the false electors scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in Georgia and six other states, and […]
In 1994, Republicans, led by Rep. Newt Gingrich, won control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Republicans have had five Speakers in the nearly three decades since. Four of the five left their positions prematurely. The Tea Party movement and the House Freedom Caucus became major factors in an ongoing disruption that has […]
When it comes to dysfunction in our democracy, we are off the charts these days – from the House’s faux Biden impeachment inquiry, to the looming government shutdown, to the latest barrage of dangerous verbal attacks from former President Trump, to the gold bar influence-buying scandal engulfing Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ). The House Oversight Committee opened an […]
Two 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. Mark R. Meadows. One brief concludes that Meadows’s case is not entitled to removal to federal court. The other brief concludes that Meadows’s request to dismiss his case based on […]
This 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. Every one of Sewell’s House Democratic colleagues joined as cosponsors. Former President Donald Trump unleashed a slew of new state voter suppression laws with his Big Lie that the 2020 presidential […]
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