Category Archives: law

JANUARY 21, 2010: THE DAY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY DIED

By Arlen Grossman/ OpEdNews/ January 19, 2025 “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” –John Adams, 1814 Barack Obama knew what was coming. During … Continue reading

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Echoes of History: How Fascism Quietly Seizes Control

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com / November 19, 2024 Editor’s note: A very long and frightening prediction from Thom Hartmann of our future under Dear Leader…. President Biden told the nation, “American democracy is under attack … [by the] former president of … Continue reading

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Disappearing Ballots and Votes…..

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This Is Our Future……

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Keith Olbermann: Biden Should Make Use of the New Presidential Powers Given Him By SCOTUS!

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Former federal judge: Supreme Court ‘dangerously betrayed’ democracy with Trump disqualification decision

By Sarah Fortinsky/ The Hill/ March 14, 2024 Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig issued a searing rebuke of the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that Colorado could not disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban, … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Clarence Thomas

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Merrick Garland Must Go

By Arlen Grossman/ DailyKos.com/ February 25, 2024 OpEdNews/Feb 29, 2024 President Joe Biden made a consequential and significant mistake when he appointed Merrick Garland to be Attorney General of the United States. Garland has turned out to be weak, clueless, … Continue reading

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Attention Supreme Court: Donald Trump Cannot Run or Serve a 2nd Term as President

By Arlen Grossman Published in dailykos.com, Feb. 9, 2024 As we all know, the laws in this country are based on the United States Constitution. Legal experts have always talked about the intent and meaning of the words therein. They … Continue reading

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Trump Ruling in Colorado Will Test Conservative Approach to Law

Two doctrines favored by the conservative supermajority — textualism and originalism — could play a crucial role in any decision by the justices on whether to keep Donald Trump on the ballot By Charlie Savage/ New York Times/ December 21, … Continue reading

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