“Is Democracy in Danger?” Jim Zirin Interviews Sam Issacharoff
You can watch the video here.
Category Archives: Election Meltdown
“No Evidence for Voter Fraud: A Guide To Statistical Claims About the 2020 Election”
Andrew C. Eggers, Haritz Garro, and Justin Grimmer have posted this draft on Dropbox. Here is the abstract:
After the 2020 US presidential election Donald Trump refused to concede, alleging widespread and unparalleled voter fraud. Trump’s supporters deployed several statistical… Continue reading
“The Illiberalization of American Election Law: A Study in Democratic Deconsolidation”
Very much looking forward to reading this from Jim Gardner:
For many years, the dominant view among American election law scholars has been that the Supreme Court’s constitutional jurisprudence of democratic practice got off to a promising start during the… Continue reading
“Extremists Emboldened by Capitol Attack Pose Rising Threat, Homeland Security Says”
NYT:
Warning that the deadly rampage of the Capitol this month may not be an isolated episode, the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said publicly for the first time that the United States faced a growing threat from “violent… Continue reading
TPM Offers Great Narrative Description of Trump and His Allies’ Months-Long Lies About Voter Fraud in An Attempt to Steal the 2020 Election
This from Tierney Sneed and Matt Shuham is a must-read.
“Watchdog Probes Whether Justice Department Officials Tried to Alter 2020 Election Results”
WSJ:
The Justice Department’s inspector general said Monday his office will investigate whether department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn President Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.The announcement comes after news reports that former President Donald Trump considered… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania Lawmaker Played Key Role in Trump’s Plot to Oust Acting Attorney General”
NYT:
When Representative Scott Perry joined his colleagues in a monthslong campaign to undermine the results of the presidential election, promoting “Stop the Steal” events and supporting an attempt to overturn millions of legally cast votes, he often took a… Continue reading
“Referring Former President Trump’s Suspension From Facebook to the Oversight Board”
Big news:
Today, Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend former US President Donald Trump’s access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts to the independent Oversight Board. The board was established last year to make the final call… Continue reading
My New LA Times Oped: “Election law can’t protect democracy if our representatives are lawless”
I have written this oped for the LA Times. A snippet:
It took the civic virtue of about a dozen Republicans who had some control over the election process to resist Trump’s and his supporters’ incessant entreaties to overturn the… Continue reading
“Lessons and Recommendations from the 2020 General Election”
Final report from the National Task Force on Election Crises. Executive summary:
The 2020 election was defined by paradox and contradiction. Thanks to millions of poll workers, election officials, and citizens who stepped up to make our democracy work, the… Continue reading
“Trump Impeached for Inciting Insurrection”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump on Wednesday became the first American president to be impeached twice, as 10 members of his party joined with Democrats in the House to charge him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in egging on… Continue reading
“‘Clear and present danger to the republic’: House readies bipartisan impeachment of Trump”
Politico:
The House convened Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for inciting a violent insurrection that — just one week earlier — stormed the U.S. Capitol, battered police officers and sent lawmakers fleeing for safety.The charge, “willful incitement of insurrection,”… Continue reading
“The Only Way to Save American Democracy Now”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
What’s next to save American democracy?The events of the past week have left many in this country reeling and worried seriously for the fate of democratic governance in the United States.… Continue reading
With Biden’s Win Now Officially Recognized by Congress, Trump Needs to Be Immediately Removed from Office for the Remainder of His Term; The Next 13 Days are Dangerous Times
I made this case in my statement yesterday but now that the vote counting is complete in Congress, this becomes Job 1:
Restoring order and finishing the constitutionally mandated counting of the ballots is step number one. Step number 2… Continue reading