Greg Sargent and Paul Blumenthal Report on Momentum Among Democrats to Reform the Electoral Count Act, and Uncertainty If Republicans Will Come Along
Greg Sargent in WaPo and Paul Blumenthal in HuffPo.
Category Archives: election subversion risk
“Election Subversion Is the Biggest Threat We Face; There are some good safeguards in the Manchin-Klobuchar bill that should pass before we turn to Democratic wish lists.”
Bill Scher in the Washington Monthly:
However, the conservative law professor Derek Muller of the University of Iowa is skeptical that Manchin and Klobuchar’s Freedom to Vote Act would have any impact. “It does almost nothing to address election subversion,”… Continue reading
My Appearance on the PBS News Hour with Judy Woodruff: “How false fraud claims are eroding integrity of American election system”
You can watch or listen to this extensive segment here.
“Christian Conservative Lawyer Had Secretive Role in Bid to Block Election Result”
NYT:
One of the nation’s most prominent religious conservative lawyers played a critical behind-the-scenes role in the lawsuit that Republican state attorneys general filed in December in a last-ditch effort to overturn the election of President Biden, documents show.The… Continue reading
“Report Cites New Details of Trump Pressure on Justice Dept. Over Election”
Katie Benner for the NYT:
Even by the standards of President Donald J. Trump, it was an extraordinary Oval Office showdown. On the agenda was Mr. Trump’s desire to install a loyalist as acting attorney general to carry out… Continue reading
Now Available: Transcript of September 24 UCI Law Conference: “Election Subversion: Is American Democracy in Danger?”
You can find the transcript here.
(Watch the event video.)
“How the Freedom to Vote Act Would Counteract State Laws That Undermine Elections”
Release:
A new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows how the Freedom to Vote Act would specifically counter state laws aimed at suppressing voter turnout and sabotaging valid election results. CAP supports the Freedom to Vote Act and… Continue reading
“‘Election subversion’ accusations: Donald Trump and allies look for new ways to challenge votes”
“As Trump hints at 2024 comeback, democracy advocates fear a ‘worst-case scenario’ for the country”
WaPo:
A year before the 2020 election, about two dozen constitutional scholars and democracy advocates traveled to Washington to work through a range of scenarios where something goes awry on Election Day.The country’s political system was being tested by a… Continue reading
“Will 2024 Be the Year American Democracy Dies?”
Spencer Bokat-Lindell for NYT Opinion:
Nearly nine months after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election, a question still lingers over how to place it in history: Were the events of Jan. 6… Continue reading
“Trump seeking to elevate Republicans who refuse to accept Biden victory”
Sam Levine for The Guardian:
Donald Trump and allies are seeding one of their most dangerous efforts to undermine US elections to date, seeking to elevate candidates who refuse to accept Joe Biden’s victory in 2020 to crucial offices… Continue reading
Matt Germer for R Street: “Get in Loser, We’re Going to Vote: A Policy Study on Losers’ Consent”
Release:
The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was not an isolated incident; rather, it was the culmination of the ongoing degradation of our political culture. A successful democracy relies upon the consent of its losers—both voters… Continue reading
“John Eastman tried to help Donald Trump subvert American democracy. He should be shunned”
Erwin Chemerinsky oped in the Sac Bee:
From 2000 until 2018, I did a weekly radio segment with Eastman on the syndicated Hugh Hewitt show. We also had countless in-person debates offering competing views on constitutional issues. I value… Continue reading
“Jan. 6 panel braces for collision with Trump”
Politico:
The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is steeling itself for its first encounter with an immovable object: Donald Trump.Some aspects of its work are proceeding smoothly. The panel has held its first closed-door… Continue reading