Mencken on democracy: Politicians prey on public fear
These are times of controversy and turmoil, with the bitter debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump remaining a hot topic and the U.S. Supreme Court issuing landmark decisions on free speech, the administrative state, and presidential immunity. So I decided to catch up with H.L. Mencken and get his take. Why Mencken? The answer […]
DNC to launch billboards, bus signs in Milwaukee for RNC hitting Trump over Roe, democracy
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will install eight billboards in Milwaukee during next week’s Republican National Convention to make the case that reproductive rights and democracy are ballot issues in November. The Milwaukee billboards, seen exclusively by The Hill, read, “Democracy Depends on the Vote, Folks” and “Reinstate Roe? Vote Joe!!” Another sign read, “Joe […]
Pope Francis Warns of International ‘Crisis of Democracy’
ROME — Pope Francis warned Sunday that democracy around the world is in “crisis,” likely referring to the rise of right-wing parties in Italy, Austria, Argentina, the Netherlands and Germany. The Pope said it is clear that democracy is “not healthy” in today’s world. Said Group of 50 900 participantsNumber A social week held annually […]
ROOKE: The Party Running On Saving Democracy Wants To Rig Their Election
Saddle up Americans because the party claiming to be “Saving Democracy” just laid out the process to rig their latest election against their voters. All fifty states have voted in party primaries. The Democrats chose President Joe Biden, and the Republicans voted in former President Donald Trump as their candidate. BREAKING: President Joe Biden clinched […]
Gavin Newsom tried to jeopardize democracy in California
Californians have had direct democracy enshrined in our Constitution since 1911, a signature achievement of the progressive movement and Governor Hiram Johnson. Today, with Governor Gavin Newsom uttering the words “protecting democracy” in every interview leading up to his presidential run, you’d think California democracy was in pretty good shape. Proposition 47 has led to […]
Dem Lawmaker Says Trump Will Win In November And ‘Democracy Will Be Just Fine’
Democratic Maine Rep. Jared Golden is out with a new op-ed in which he predicts that former President Donald Trump will win the election and that American democracy will continue to function. The Bangor Daily News published the piece on Tuesday under the headline “Donald Trump is going to win the election and democracy will […]
‘Reelect President Joe Biden’ to Protect Our ‘Fragile Democracy’
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released a Fourth of July message calling on Americans to “re-elect President Joe Biden” to protect our “fragile democracy” from the threat of “wannabe dictator” Donald Trump. The full statement is as follows: On July 4, 1776, our forefathers declared the independence of the United States of America and laid […]
Election Is ‘Matter of Restoring Democracy’ — ‘We No Longer Have a Functioning Court’
Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said on MSNBC’s “The Beat” on Tuesday that the Supreme Court’s decision in President Donald Trump’s immunity case means “we no longer live in a democracy because we no longer have a functioning judicial system.” Dean said, “The court system is a vital part of the three pillars […]
Dem lawmaker declares Trump is ‘going to win the election’ and US democracy will survive
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‘The President Is Now A King’: Liberal Justices Express ‘Fear For Our Democracy’ In Trump Immunity Dissent
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote dissents on Monday in which they vehemently objected to the court’s majority opinion in the presidential immunity case brought by former President Donald Trump. The majority held that presidents are entitled to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional […]