JAMIE RASKIN: ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS A ‘DANGER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE’

Democratic congressman says recent changes to electoral college laws are unlikely to stop another January 6 Ramon Antonio Vargas Mon 26 Dec 2022 (TheGuardian.com) Recent reforms to the laws governing the counting of electoral college votes for presidential races are “not remotely sufficient” to prevent another attack like the one carried out… Continue reading

‘AN ABSOLUTE F**KING DISGRACE’: RECORD 6,036 US KIDS KILLED, INJURED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022

People visit memorials for victims of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 26, 2022. (Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) As of Tuesday, 306 children under age 12 were killed by guns and another 668 were injured nationwide. For those ages 12-17, 1,328 were killed… Continue reading

THE GAY WORLD WAR? INSIDE PUTIN’S WARPED REALITY

BY YULIA LATYNINA, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR 12/22/22 (thehill.com) On Nov. 24, the Russian parliament passed a law on so-called LGBT propaganda. New amendments banned anything that could be construed as a suggestion that homosexual relationships are normal. This was happening right at the time Russian troops were fleeing from Kherson and the… Continue reading

Here’s how S.F. politicians plan to address the city’s biggest problems in 2023

J.D. Morris Dec. 20, 2022 (SFChronicle.com) Comments 2022 was a tough year for San Francisco. The city remained in the throes of an opioid crisis marked by widespread public drug dealing in central neighborhoods and incessant overdoses that have resulted in more than 1,800 deaths since the start of 2020. At the same… Continue reading

Raskin Says Electoral College Is a ‘Danger’ to Democracy and Should Be Abandoned

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) speaks during a House hearing on July 12, 2022. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) “We should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, representatives, everybody else: Whoever gets the most votes wins.” JAKE JOHNSON Dec 27, 2022 (CommonDreams.org) Rep. Jamie Raskin, soon… Continue reading