‘A Republic, If You Can Keep it’

Cheeto Benito went the full fascist banana Republican tinpot dictator on Tuesday. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, “we have a republic, if we can keep it.” Steve Benen reports, Echoes of Nixon reverberate as Trump presses Barr to target Biden: When it comes to Donald Trump’s presidency, the “this is not normal” observation has long since … Read more

An Election Law Win (If Only Temporary) in Pennsylvania

States administer federal elections under the U.S. Constitution. A state Supreme Court interpretation of its own state constitution is entitled to due deference from the federal courts. These two principles should have made this case a no-brainer, but four conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court demonstrated that they are willing to disregard these principles. … Read more

Rupert, And Rudy, And Russian Collusion, Oh My!

Above: New York Daily News cover mocking Rudy Giuliani and Rupert Murdoch’s yellow rag, the New York Post. Donald Trump says he is going to participate in Thursday’s presidential debate. By that he means he will be there in a last ditch attempt to smear Joe Biden with the Russian disinformation campaign for which he was … Read more