People Having Confidence Dems Will Protect Democracy ‘Allowed’ People to Care About Border, Economy
On Monday's broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said the issue “allows people to move on to concerns about the economy and concerns about border security.” He said that he thought it was natural. The 2020 election will be certified “because they can presume that our institutional and constitutional order will be […]
A rallying call for democracy in South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol declared Martial law will be declared on December 3rd for the first time in 44 years. The incident was shocking, but Yun's ruling People's Power Party (PPP) initially responded by refusing to impeach the president. Instead, conservative lawmakers prioritized party loyalty over accountability and passed an impeachment resolution. We're screwed […]
Dem lawmakers recall ‘no drama’ at Trump’s election certification: ‘We still have a democracy’
Washington DC – Democratic lawmakers have emphasized a smooth transition of power following the certification of President-elect Trump in 2024, four years after protesters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Lawmakers met in a joint session in Washington, D.C., on Monday to certify the electoral votes for Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. Vice […]
How Democrats really defended democracy
A year ago, Democrats said their campaign was all about “defending democracy.” Rather, they thwarted it. repetition. No other political party has done something so contrary to its stated mission. Joe Biden speaking in Pennsylvania on January 5, 2024 asked“Is democracy still America's sacred cause?” … This is not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. Whether democracy […]
Congress certifies Trump’s election win: ‘Today, America’s democracy stood’ | Donald Trump
The US Congress certified Donald Trump's presidential election victory on Monday in a highly symbolic event. It's been four years since he incited a violent mob to disrupt a similar ceremony to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris, who Trump lost to Democrats in the November election, presided over […]
Biden: Jan. 6 reminds us that democracy 'is never guaranteed'
President Biden said in a Sunday op-ed for The Washington Post that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol reminded Americans that democracy is “never guaranteed.” “Every year, we should commit to remembering January 6, 2021. To remember it as the day our democracy was tested and won. Remember, nothing is guaranteed,” Biden […]
Biden calls Trump a ‘genuine threat to democracy’
President Biden launched a blistering attack on Trump, calling the president-elect's actions a “real threat to democracy.” Ahead of the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, Biden was asked whether he still believes Trump is a threat to democracy. “We have to get back to establishing basic democratic norms,” Biden […]
Biden touts 235 judicial confirmations as bulwark to protect democracy
President Biden on Thursday praised the 235 judicial confirmations he achieved during his administration, calling the judges he appoints to federal courts a valuable guarantee of democracy as President-elect Trump prepares to assume the presidency again. He claimed it worked. “I'm proud of the legacy we can leave for our country in terms of judges,” […]
What does an America without democracy look like? We’re about to find out.
Whatever you think will happen in 2025, you're probably wrong. If Donald Trump's first term has taught us anything, it's that there are limits to preparedness. Mr. Trump's skill at inciting a high degree of uncertainty has kept the media on edge, even as he upsets the balance of his opponents. This leaves the next […]
Sanders pens Fox News op-ed slamming political power of billionaires: ‘That is not democracy’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) published an op-ed on Fox News denouncing the growing political power and concentration of wealth of America's billionaires and arguing that the country is in decline. “The road to oligarchy.” Sanders, who won a fourth term in the Senate in November, wrote that the country is bifurcating into two opposing directions: […]