Right now, in the current Senate, Republican Senators are exercising their power to veto nearly all legislation using the filibuster. Under the filibuster, Senators need not do anything but indicate their desire
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United States Senate Permanently Skewed Toward Republicans, About Six Seats
After every election since 1980, Republicans wound up with more seats in the United States Senate than share of the popular vote would suggest. On average, Republicans took an extra six seats.
List of Purely Partisan 5-4 Supreme Court Cases, Early Neil Gorsuch Years
In 2016, a vacant Supreme Court seat was held open to deny Democrats from appointing a majority of Justices on the Court after decades of Republican control. More than a year later,
List of 5-4 Supreme Court Cases Where Ruth Bader Ginsburg Cast a Deciding Vote
In 2016, Amy Coney Barrett agreed with Republicans that they could hold a Supreme Court seat open vacated February 13 of an election year. She “distinguished” the Anthony Kennedy nomination of election
Republicans Violate The Constitution and Precedent To Pack the Supreme Court
Saturday, Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away on September 18, 2020, just 45 days before 2020 Election Day. The
2018 Blue Wave is Real, Graphs Comparing House Elections Since 1938
The 2018 election Democratic midterm “blue wave” was truly massive, unlike anything seen before. These original charts will make that crystal clear. These charts also provide a wealth of data for research
Top 10 Crazy Pure Partisan Supreme Court 5-4 Cases With Neil Gorsuch* Deciding, 2017 Term
It is hard to imagine a list of the top ten craziest 5-4 cases in a single Supreme Court yearlong term. But imagination is no longer needed because crazy is off the
Scalia Cut Religious Rights of People, Neil Gorsuch Added Religious Rights of Corporations
Special Report: How Antonin Scalia and Neil Gorsuch created Corporate Personhood Religion to place corporate roadblocks between government benefits and citizens. Donald Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch to replace the recently departed
Gaming Elections in the New Millennium, 2016 Election Result was Quite Predictable
The 2016 election results were an amazing surprise to nearly everyone in the press, the public, the pundits, the partisans and the people. Not only did long shot underdog Republican Donald Trump
September 11, 1990, George Bush Declares “New World Order,” Begins Endless Wars
Twenty-six years ago on this date, September 11, 1990, George Bush spoke to the Congress and the world. In his speech, George Bush declared a “new world order” as he prepared for