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NEW REPORT: The National Task Force on the Rule of Law and Democracy releases a new report designed to turn what have traditionally been unwritten rules and norms of government behavior into commonsense, bipartisan laws. bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
It is time to turn soft norms into hard law. The Task Force — chaired by former U.S. Attorney @PreetBharara and former New Jersey Governor @GovCTW — recommend taking the following steps.
Proposal 1: Modernize financial disclosure rules to prevent self-dealing and corruption.
Proposal 2: Require all sitting presidents and presidential candidates to release their tax returns.
Proposal 3: Require independent financial review for incoming presidents, vice presidents, and other senior officials.
Proposal 4: Enforce the constitution’s foreign and domestic emoluments clauses to prevent improper payments from foreign and state governments.
Proposal 5: Extend conflicts of interest rules to the president and vice president.
bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
Proposal 6: Require explanations when the president pardons a close associate. bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
Proposal 7: Require the White House to put clear limits on who can talk to the Justice Department about ongoing cases. bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
Proposal 8: Empower the watchdog Office of Government Ethics to better enforce ethics laws. bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
Proposal 9: Pass a resolution expressly and categorically condemning self-pardons. bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
Proposal 10: Empower agency inspectors general to
investigate improper interference in law enforcement
matters. bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
Proposal 11: Shield special counsels from arbitrary firing. bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
The Task Force is a bipartisan group of former public servants and policy experts housed at the Brennan Center. Read their full series of solutions to repair and revitalize our democracy. bit.ly/2Ot9cyk
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This year, Americans like you can play a vital role in the fight to #ProtectTheVote by asking your state and local election officials if they are following the steps below! bit.ly/2yuLScq
Step 1: If your jurisdiction uses electronic voting machines, ask if local officials provide each polling site with enough emergency paper ballots for 2-3 hours of peak voting in case of machine malfunctions or failures.
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TWEET THREAD (1/8) 📢 OUR NEW RESEARCH on voter purges — when election officials remove names from voter registration lists — has alarming findings, with major implications for the integrity of our #democracy: bit.ly/2O3bCAw
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(1/7) Countering Violent Extremism programs already harmed minority communities without providing any national security benefit. A new Brennan Center analysis shows that the Trump administration has made the problem far worse. bit.ly/2ybLgbG
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