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From Liberty to Tyranny: How Attacks on Checks and Balances Threaten Our Republic

August 11, 2024 Republic, attacks, Threaten, Liberty, checks, balances, Tyranny, from0 comment

One of the ways our Constitution provides for a “more perfect” union is by establishing a variety of checks and balances on federal government power. But a nation that can be “more perfect” can also become “less perfect,” and advocates for the elimination of those checks and balances are heating up the water in the proverbial pot. Frogs, pay attention. Among the least noted of these safeguards are the distinct methods by which the Founders determined legislative, executive, and judicial branch officials would come to power: House members elected by…

ICYMI: Campaign Finance Watchdogs Threaten No Labels With Lawsuit

January 12, 2024 Campaign, finance, Threaten, labels, Lawsuit, ICYMI, watchdogs0 comment

Washington, D.C. – HuffPost reports that a coalition of campaign finance watchdogs and pro-democracy organizations are prepared to take legal action against No Labels if the right-wing, billionaire-backed organization continues to ignore calls to disclose their dark money donors. A letter sent to No Labels noted their ongoing refusal to follow the same rules of every other political party and disclose the special interests and wealthy donors who are funding their operation. The letter was signed by nine organizations, including End Citizens United, Public Citizen, Black Voters Matter, Campaign Legal…

Mexican Growers Back Letter to US Congress Warning Failure to Reach Agreement on Tomato Imports could slow Approval of USMCA and Threaten Bilateral Agricultural Trade – PRNewswire

June 18, 2019 PRNewswire, agreement, Slow, Congress, failure, could, Warning, reach, Bilateral, Trade, imports, back, Growers, Approval, Tomato, Threaten, USMCA, letter, Agricultural, Mexican0 comment

Mexican Growers Back Letter to US Congress Warning Failure to Reach Agreement on Tomato Imports could slow Approval of USMCA and Threaten Bilateral Agricultural Trade PRNewswire WASHINGTON, June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Trade associations representing most of the tomato growers in Mexico applauded the stance of the chairman of … “us congress” – Google News