I[Alan G. Ehrlich] have a lot to give thanks for this holiday season. My family and I are all vaccinated and healthy.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
And I[Alan G. Ehrlich] still have enough energy to play racquetball and register voters!.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
But I[Alan G. Ehrlich] find myself also in a state of worry at this time for the future of our democracy..[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Although I[Alan G. Ehrlich] am normally a very optimistic person, I cannot avoid feeling pessimistic when I look at what's going on all over our country..[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Everywhere you look, Republicans are trying to make it more difficult for Americans to register to vote and to cast their ballots..[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
And because of two Democratic senators, who have thus far refused to carve out an exception to the filibuster rules to pass any law to safeguard voting rights,[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Republicans are acting with impunity and nothing is being done to rectify their undemocratic steps..[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Have you heard that Donald Trump could be the next Speaker of the House?.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
The Speaker is chosen by the members of whichever party controls the House of Representatives..[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
While no one who was not a congressman or congresswoman has ever been chosen to be Speaker of the House, the Constitution does not require that it be an elected member of Congress..[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
So if Republicans regain the majority in the House of Representatives, they could choose to appoint Trump as Speaker.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Maybe they won't, but are you willing to take that chance without doing everything you can to keep that from happening?.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
And it's not just that many Republicans use racial or anti-Semitic bull-horns or enable those who do..[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
They[Republicans] also appear to have no interest in doing anything to make our country a better place to live in! .[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Democratic elected officials pass laws to repair our roads and bridges, to combat climate change by building a network of chargers for electric vehicles, and to expand high speed internet all over the country..[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
[Democratic elected officials pass laws to repair our roads and bridges] And what do Republicans do?
They all vote against it!.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Democratic congressmen and women propose a bill that would expand the child tax credit,[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
[Democratic congressmen and women propose a bill that would] offer free universal pre-k to 3 and 4 year olds,[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
[Democratic congressmen and women propose a bill that would] make the cost of child care for children under 6 affordable for working parents and especially for single mothers,[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
[Democratic congressmen and women propose a bill that would] expand Medicaid and lower the cost for Obamacare,[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
[Democratic congressmen and women propose a bill that would] include funding to support small businesses,[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
[Democratic congressmen and women propose a bill that would] offer for the very first time 4 weeks of paid leave to all workers.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
And what do Republicans do?
They all vote against it! [Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Every single Democratic candidate running for Congress should attack their Republican opposition for voting against roads and bridges and child care and support for small businesses![Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
One of the other things that you can do to help is to donate to those Democratic candidates who are running for a seat in the House.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
Let me[Alan G. Ehrlich] make 3 suggestions this week[donate to those Democratic candidates who are running for a seat in the House] (and no amount is too small): [Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
donate to those Democratic candidates who are running for a seat in the House] Eddie Geller is running against Republican Scott Franklin in Florida's 15th Congressional District (eddiegeller.com);[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
[donate to those Democratic candidates who are running for a seat in the House] Marcus Flowers is running to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia's 14th District (marcusforgeorgia.com),[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
[donate to those Democratic candidates who are running for a seat in the House] Rebekah Jones is running to get rid of Matt Gaetz right here in Florida's 1st Congressional District (rebekahjonescampaign.com).[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
We have to do whatever we can to get out the vote of as many Democrats as we can.[Written by Alan G. Ehrlich bit.ly/2SyfWfK]
“Nearly one-third of the benefit of the $80,000 cap would go to the top 1 percent of households (those making nearly $870,000 or more).[Read More at bit.ly/3HYFVnQ by @davidsirota via @dailyposter]
But the top 1 percent would get only 0.1% of the benefit if the $10,000 SALT cap is gradually restored starting at $400,000.” [Read More at bit.ly/3HYFVnQ by @davidsirota via @dailyposter]
I[Jackie Speier] heard one of the Republicans on a show this morning say she thought it was reprehensible, but she voted against the censure because it also stripped him of his committee assignments.[Read at bit.ly/3nWxMIC by Joan E Greve @joanegreve via @GuardianUS]
So they[Republicans] always will come up with a rationale to allow them to continue to follow the lead of former President Trump or Kevin McCarthy.[Read more at bit.ly/3nWxMIC by Joan E Greve @joanegreve via @GuardianUS]
@sahein1 Dr Joanne Freeman[@jbf1755],Yale history professor and author of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War,warned thatMcCarthy’s response toGosar’s behaviorMay encourage similar incidents in the future.[bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve]
After all, there are other historical examples of lawmakers being rewarded for violent behavior, Freeman[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755, a Yale history professor and author of The Field of Blood] noted.[Read more at bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve via @GuardianUS]
[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755,Yale history professor, said] After Congressman Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a cane over his anti-slavery views in 1856,...[Read more at bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve via @GuardianUS]
@thefishgod Dr Joanne Freeman[@jbf1755],Yale history professor and author of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War,warned thatMcCarthy’s response toGosar’s behaviorMay encourage similar incidents in the future.[bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve]
After all, there are other historical examples of lawmakers being rewarded for violent behavior, Freeman[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755, a Yale history professor and author of The Field of Blood] noted.[Read more at bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve via @GuardianUS]
[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755,Yale history professor, said] After Congressman Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a cane over his anti-slavery views in 1856,...[Read more at bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve via @GuardianUS]
@wccjtsan Sens. Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) sent a letter to two firms, Apollo Global Management and Blackstone, which previously owned Warrior Met Coal.[Read more at bit.ly/3r48evj by By @billineastala via @aldotcom]
In six-page letters to the firms, the senators also ask for details regarding the time their companies were invested in the coal company.[Read more at bit.ly/3r48evj by By William Thornton @billineastala]
At issue are decisions they say that kept the company alive yet stripped miners of pay and benefits while eventually paying more than $1 billion in dividends to shareholders.[Read more at bit.ly/3r48evj by By @billineastala via @aldotcom]
@Kenneth88191233 “Unfettered greed is corporate America closing U.S. factories where workers made $30/hour, opening sweatshops abroad where workers make 30 cents/hour,[wroteWarren Gunnels, majority staff directorSenateBudgetComm.Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)][bit.ly/3DQBzNj]
[Unfettered greed ]hiring U.S. workers to sell the sweatshop goods for $8/hour[wroteWarren Gunnels, majority staff directorSenateBudgetComm.Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)][bit.ly/3DQBzNj byJakeJohnson viaCommonDreams&Truthout]
blaming inflation for a 25% price increase at Dollar Tree,” Gunnels[wroteWarren Gunnels, majority staff directorSenateBudgetComm.Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)][bit.ly/3DQBzNj byJakeJohnson viaCommonDreams&Truthout]