Make Puerto Rico a state
John J. Davenport
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Democrats have a lot to be angry about, and a lot to fix. After right-wing propagandists spread the big lie that the 2020 election was rigged and thereby propelled the U.S. Capitol invasion, it is more urgent than ever to pass compromise election reform to stop voter suppression, and to restore the “fair and balanced” standard for mass audience television networks. But the 50-50 Senate will continue to be a challenge.
After using bare majority votes to ram through hundreds of judicial appointments to federal courts including two really extreme Supreme Court justices naturally Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell would now like to use the filibuster to stop nominees. Cheating is now the heart of the Republican Party’s playbook: one set of rules for us, and another set for our opponents. It is not enough for them that the Senate is already affirmative action for small states on steroids.
A Swoyersville woman accused of taking part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging she cheered on rioters and sent