James McHenry (1753-1816) was a Maryland delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He kept a journal of the Constitutional convention. On the page where McHenry records the events of the last day of the convention, September 18, 1787, he wrote: “A lady asked Dr. Franklin, ‘Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy?’ … Read more
It is time to vote. If you have not already sent in your mail-in ballot or voted early, it is vital that you turn out and cast a ballot in tomorrow’s November 8, 2022 elections. Every election is important but given the extremist quality of the Trump Republicans running up and down the office this … Read more
The Washington Post reports, Republicans sue to disqualify thousands of mail ballots in swing states: Republican officials and candidates in at least three battleground states are pushing to disqualify thousands of mail ballots after urging their own supporters to vote on Election Day, in what critics are calling a concerted attempt at partisan voter suppression. … Read more
If you were to believe the fear mongering ads from Republicans and their affiliated dark money PACs, you would think that the U.S. economy is in a Great Depression with masses of unemployed and long bread lines. The exact opposite is true. Jeff Cox reports for NBC, U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs in October, better … Read more
First Lady and educator Dr. Jill Biden headlined a Get Out the Vote Rally at the Arizona Education Association (AEA) Headquarters in Phoenix earlier today (November 5, 2022). She called on educators to work to turn out the vote this Tuesday to ensure that the Democratic agenda of moving the country forward and lifting people … Read more