Category Archives: Voting Rights

Epilogue to Impeachment: Trump’s Wild Victory Celebrations

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Epilogue to Impeachment:  Trump’s Wild Victory Celebrations Every great saga deserves an epilogue.  I mean Trump’s Impeachment Saga, not my whacky accounting of it.  Trump, the TV Director in Chief, could not help making a Grand Show of his pre-acquittal … Continue reading →

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The US and Key Countries in the Democracy Index 2019

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We examine the new Democracy Index 2019 rating of the US and world countries performed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.  I was very interested in this since it would contain the third year of the Trump Presidency and his House … Continue reading →

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Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

“Power Corrupts; Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely”, Lord Acton Donald Trump, William Barr, Mick Mulvaney, Mike Pompeo, Rudy Giuliani, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Pat Cipollone, Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Starr,  … Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jung Un, Bashar Al Assad, Recep … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Election, Affairs of State, AG William Barr, Congressional Investigation, Constitution, Criminal Justice System, Democracy Ratings, Donald Trump, Impeachment, Mitch McConnell, Mueller Report, Politics, Secrecy, State Department, Syria, Trump Administration, Turkey, Voter Fraud, Voting Rights, White House | Leave a comment

America’s Next Democracy Rating, and Chief Justice John Roberts’ View

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

America’s Next Democracy Rating, and Chief Justice John Roberts’ View Having just written articles on the Democracy and Freedom ratings of world countries, I was going to speculate on what our new ratings would be after the sham impeachment trial.  … Continue reading →

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All Hail, Dictator Trump

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

All Hail, Dictator Trump This morning, HRH Donald “The Don” Trump became America’s Dictator. The Republican Senate, to a Republican person, voted to table all new evidence in the mock impeachment “trial”.  Despite 12 hours of careful and convincing arguments … Continue reading →

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To Mitch “Stonewall” McConnell: Thanks for Making Your Impeachment Coverup So Obvious

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

To Mitch “Stonewall” McConnell:  Thanks for Making Your Impeachment Coverup So Obvious Also, as a plus, there are going to be several roll call votes on the Whitewash procedures, which will shade the Republican Senator’s participation in the coverup.  The … Continue reading →

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Democracy Ratings for the US and Countries in the News from the V-Dem Institute

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We show graphs over time of the US and countries in the news, for five categories.  The ratings go from 1900 through 2018, unless only fewer years are available.  The source of the ratings is the V-Dem Institute at V-dem.net. … Continue reading →

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The United States and the World in the Freedom in the World 2019 Ratings

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We show graphs in the Freedom House report “Freedom in the World 2019” by Freedom House at freedomhouse.org, for both the United States, and for World countries. We show the decline in the US Freedom rating over 10 years from … Continue reading →

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Oh No, Not Iowa and New Hampshire Again?

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Oh No, Not Iowa and New Hampshire Again? News and candidates are already eyeing the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary for President in 2020.  Iowa is Feb. 3, and New Hampshire has to be by Feb. 11.  Iowa … Continue reading →

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Ohio Gerrymandering, and the 12th District Special Election

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Ohio Gerrymandering, and the 12th District Special Election We will look at Gerrymandering in Ohio from a few viewpoints, and then the Ohio 12th special election. Ohio has 16 Congressional Districts, and they are currently 12 Republican and 4 Democratic. … Continue reading →

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