Electoral Politics

Court Upholds Poll Tax For Convicted Felons In Florida To Vote

January 18, 2020 Staff, Aclufl.org Resist! Electoral Politics, Florida, Voting Rights

TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida Supreme Court’s advisory opinion does not — indeed, cannot — alter what the U.S. Constitution requires. A federal court has already held that the state cannot deny people the right to vote because of their inability to pay financial obligations. The U.S. Constitution also prohibits making voting rights contingent on the payment of taxes, and it requires Florida to provide due process to citizens before taking their voting rights away.

House Committee Holds Hearing: Cannabis Policies For The Next Decade

January 17, 2020 David Amián Valle, Norml.org Create! Congress, Electoral Politics, Marijuana

Washington, DC: Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health on Wednesday held a legislative hearing, "Cannabis Policies for the New Decade," during which they considered multiple legislative bills aimed at amending federal cannabis laws. This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee have debated issues specific to marijuana policy reform.

We ‘Slaughtered’ Jeremy Corbyn, Says Israel Lobbyist

January 16, 2020 Asa Winstanley, Ppost24.com Educate! Electoral Politics, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, United Kingdom (UK), Zionism

“The beast is slain,” Joe Glasman delighted – Corbyn has been “slaughtered.” He rejoiced that “we defeated him” in the election. “They tried to kill us,” he ranted, but “we won.” Glasman leads the “political investigations team” at the Campaign Against Antisemitism, or CAA – an influential anti-Palestinian lobby group. He made his comments in a bizarre video rant addressed to his team of supporters that he posted online during the holiday break.

The 2020s Has To Be The Decade We Stop Climate Change—Not Start Another War

January 13, 2020 By Sarah Lazare, Inthesetimes.com Strategize! Climate Change, Electoral Politics, Reform, Wars and Militarism

The harms perpetrated by U.S. militarism must be measured not only by its direct violence, but by its foreclosure on other possible futures. This is the decade we have to stop climate change. But now, thanks to the belligerent Trump administration and Democrats who laid the groundwork, we also have to stop another potential war. To stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, the world must slash carbon emissions in half by 2030 and—at the absolute latest—bring them to net zero by 2050.

The Progressive’s Guide To Corporate-Democrat Speak

January 13, 2020 By Richard J. Eskow, Economy for All Educate! 2020 Elections, Electoral Politics, Liberal Politics, New Economy

If you’re confused, you’re not alone. Certain words and phrases are routinely used by “centrist” political candidates. By design, these terms are imprecise, emotionally charged, and often self-contradicting. In fact, the word “centrist” is just such a term, since polling shows that the economic viewpoint of these candidates—especially regarding health care, Social Security, education and other social programs—is often well to the right of the general public.

Congress: War Profiteering Is Real. We Need To End It.

January 11, 2020 By Sarah Anderson, Otherwords.org Strategize! Congress, Electoral Politics, Profit, Wars and Militarism

Surging stock prices for military contractors gave several CEOs an early payday after Trump’s Iran aggression. The prospect of war with Iran is terrifying. Experts predict as many as a million people could die if the current tensions lead to a full-blown war. Millions more would become refugees across the Middle East, while working families across the U.S. would bear the brunt of our casualties. But there is one set of people who stand to benefit from the escalation of the conflict: CEOs of major U.S. military contractors.

Trump: A War For Re-election

January 8, 2020 Staff, Atilio Boron, translation, Resumen Latinoamericano, North America bureau Educate! 2020 Elections, Electoral Politics, Iran, Trump Administration

One of the first lessons taught in every U.S. political system course is that wars tend to reverse the declining popularity of the presidents in this country. As Donald Trump’s approval rating declined to 45 percent on December 2019, due to the unstoppable growing twin deficits (commercial and fiscal) and public debt; as well as an impending impeachment against him, the White House advisors surely recommended to the President to resort to this traditional resource and launch a war (or a high-intensity military operation) to regain his popularity and place him in a better position ahead of the November 2020 elections.

Bolivian Electoral Court Rejects Attempt To Annul Evo Morales’ Party From Participating In Elections

January 4, 2020 Staff, La Jornada, translation, Resumen Latinoamericano, North America bureau Educate! Bolivia, Electoral Politics, Latin America, Regime Change

The president of Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Court, Salvador Romero, has announced he is going to call for general elections before next Monday, January 6th reported local newspaper La Razon. “The deadline is January 6th so we are going to call for elections and release the electoral schedule and timeline,” he said at a press conference. According to the reformed Act on Exceptional and Temporary Regime to hold the 2020 General Elections, the time to call for elections was extended 10 more working days.

The Urgent Need For Grassroots Organizing

December 30, 2019 By Sarah Jaffe, Progressive.org Organize! Electoral Politics, United Kingdom (UK)

Boris Johnson, despite dodging most debates, lacking any policy platform beyond “Get Brexit Done,” and having literally hidden in a refrigerator to avoid a journalist near the end of the campaign, will have a large majority in the U.K. Parliament after last Thursday’s election. The Labour Party’s hope that it could turn this election—as it did in 2017—to topics beyond the U.K.’s connection the European Union was dashed. Labour’s army of young activists had hoped that Jeremy Corbyn, despite demonization in the press since his 2015 accession to the leadership, could pull off a shocking win or at least a hung Parliament.

Democrats Cave In Secret Budget Deal With Trump

December 30, 2019 Ralph Nader, Nader.org Educate! Budgets, Electoral Politics, Trump Administration

While attention was focused on the House of Representatives’ impeachment of Donald J. Trump, legislators from both parties were secretly huddling with White House aides to seal a $1.4 trillion budget deal to fund the government until next September. They were rushing to do this to avoid a partial government shutdown starting December 21, 2019. Had the budget been deliberated in open Congressional hearings, the media would have reported on this backroom deal and the people of this country would have had a chance to weigh in during the proceedings.

An End To The World As We Know It?

December 27, 2019 Philip Giraldi, Unz.com Educate! Electoral Politics, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Wars and Militarism

At the end of the nineteenth century, Lord Palmerston stated what he thought was obvious, that “England has no eternal friends, England has no perpetual enemies, England has only eternal and perpetual interests.” Palmerston was saying that national interests should drive the relationships with foreigners. A nation will have amicable relations most of the time with some countries and difficult relations with some others, but the bottom line should always be what is beneficial for one’s own country and people.

The Impeachment’s Moral Hypocrisy

December 26, 2019 Chris Hedges, Truthdig.com Educate! Electoral Politics, Impeachment, Ruling Class Splits

The impeachment process was a nauseating display of moral hypocrisy. The sound bites by Republicans and Democrats swiftly became predictable. The Democrats, despite applauding the announcement of the voting results before being quickly silenced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sought to cloak themselves in gravitas and solemnity. Pelosi’s calculated decision to open the impeachment proceedings with the 1954 “under God” version of the Pledge of Allegiance was an appropriate signal given the party’s New McCarthyism.

Pass The Protecting The Right To Organize Act

December 26, 2019 Martin Halpern, Historynewsnetwork.org Create! Electoral Politics, Reform

Discontent with Donald Trump in 2018 led voters to give Democrats a majority in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Although media attention has focused on the impeachment inquiry, the House has passed several pieces of progressive legislation this year. One bill, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, was supported by 33 Republicans. None of the measures has been taken up by the Republican-controlled Senate. Although the bills may not become law this year...

A Hawkish Impeachment

December 26, 2019 By W. James Antle III, Theamericanconservative.com Educate! Electoral Politics, Impeachment, Ruling Class Splits

Despite fond youthful memories of Bill Clinton/Kenneth Starr/Monica Lewinsky jokes on late-night television, my interest in the current impeachment saga can pretty much be summed up as follows: “Get back to me when they launch an impeachment inquiry over Yemen.” Watching the House vote along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump while barely stifling a yawn over the Afghanistan Papers does little to alter my skepticism about this constitutional crisis built for cable news.

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