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Holding Lawyers to Account Part 2 | Opinion September 14, 2021 | Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth | Newsweek A month before last November’s election, we wrote a column imploring state bars overseeing the licensing of lawyers to make clear to all attorneys involved in the election process not to file frivolous claims intended…

Gary Hart: We were warned of an attack on the scale of 9/11. No one listened. September 10, 2021 | Gary Hart | The Denver Post On this, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, much will be written and said about the nation’s lack of preparedness for such attacks and the…

One of the several wars left over by the Trump administration and the recent 2020 election is the explosion of initiatives, largely in red State legislatures, to restrict voting by limiting or eliminating absentee or mail-in ballots, requiring multiple identification documents, restricting voting hours and days, and generally discouraging people from voting. This is the…

The Big Lie Exception to the Filibuster Rule | Opinion March 24, 2021 | Dick Gephardt, Timothy E. Wirth and Tom Rogers | Newsweek Protecting American's right to vote is shaping up to be the central civil rights battle of the Biden presidency, and the massive effort to suppress that right needs to be addressed…

Investigate Him A criminal investigation probing the president’s actions leading up to the January 6 attack on the Capitol is more than warranted. January 13, 2021 | Mary McCord | The Atlantic Much of the discussion right now about how to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his role in the attack on the Capitol…

Former U.S. Congressmen On Fragility Of Democracy And How To Save Ours January 13, 2021 | Bill Nigut, Emilia Brock and Sam Bermas-Dawes | Political Rewind Authors interview Former Sen. Gary Hart and former U.S. Rep. Richard “Dick” Gephardt regarding the state of our democratic institution and how fragile the American experiment in democracy is.…

A 10 Point Guide to the Prosecution of Donald Trump | Opinion January 12, 2021 | Tom Rogers | Newsweek It is not too soon to discuss the prosecution of Donald Trump as an absolute political necessity. How the last nine days of his presidency is handled relative to Trump being removed from office or…

A Path to Reform: Make McConnell a Teammate | Opinion Bipartisan fixes for congressional subpoenas, conflicts of interest and whistleblowers December 24, 2020 | Tom Rogers and Susan Del Percio | Newsweek While no one could have imagined the abuses our governing system would be forced to endure under the Trump presidency, we did learn…

The Electoral College Nightmare That Could Have Happened | Opinion So key election reform is a must December 4, 2020 | Tom Rogers | Newsweek As an observer who spent a lot of time over the last six months raising awareness of the worst way a close election could play out—with the Trump campaign challenging…