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To Honor John Lewis, It’s Time For Some More ‘Good Trouble’ For Voting Rights
March 7, 2021
Today is the 56th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the first anniversary at which John Lewis is no longer with us to commemorate. If Americans want to honor John Lewis’ sacrifice and lifelong commitment to public service and his efforts to secure voting rights as a fundamental constitutional right for all Americans, it is time for
Political Calendar: Week of March 7, 2021
March 7, 2021
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“Help is on the Way”: The United States Senate Passes the American Rescue Plan
March 6, 2021
With Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan attending his father in laws funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris was able to sleep in today and not have to break a tie in the United States Senate as Democrats, in a 50 to 49 vote, passed their version of the American Rescue Plan. Saying “help is on the way,”
State Courts Become a Battleground for Voter Suppression
March 6, 2021
There have been 253 bills in 43 states to restrict voting all over unfounded allegations of rampant voter fraud. The real battle will take place in our courts, particularly in state supreme courts. To accomplish this, Republicans across the country all have come up with the same game plan, stacking state supreme courts. The only
The Roots of Trump-World are in Racism
March 6, 2021
America has always had a vile underbelly. In every era, a portion of the populace has embraced this underbelly—approximately 33%. These citizens, 99% White, seem to be perpetually immature and bereft of public ethics. Unfortunately, this underbelly of Trump-world denizens is embedded in America’s DNA. It was undoubtedly prominent among White citizens who championed “Manifest
Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Too Cute By Half Thumbs Down Curtsy Vote of The Raise The Wage Act
March 6, 2021
So seven Democratic Senators and one Independent who caucuses with the Democrats voted against the Raise The Wage Act amendment to the COVID-19 Relief bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 hour, phased in until 2025. But Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema appeared to relish the moment, giving a thumbs down curtsey to vote no
Moderate Conservative Justices Question Arizona’s Voter Suppression Laws
March 5, 2021
New Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh appear to have formed a moderately conservative bloc that could strike down Arizona’s voter suppression laws, judging from oral arguments on March 2 and prior cases the Justices have tried this term. “Why use voting restrictions that burden minority voters disproportionately?” Roberts
FBI Is Investigating Whether ‘The Call Was Coming From Inside The House’
March 5, 2021
Update to January 6 MAGA/QAnon Insurrection: Was The Call Coming From Inside The House? Some new developments. POLITICO reports that a Trump appointee was arrested in connection with the Capitol riot: The FBI on Thursday arrested Federico Klein, a former State Department aide [serving as a special assistant in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs],
