6 in 10 in new poll support law clarifying vice president can't reject state-certified electoral votes
More than half of the Americans questioned in a new poll they would support a law that clarifies that an acting vice president can’t reject state-certified electoral votes. The Morning Consult/Politico poll, published on Wednesday, found that 62 percent of respondents said that they would support Congress passing such a law, while 14 percent said they would not. Forty-eight percent of respond
Read MoreParkland shooter’s death penalty trial poses severe test for opponents of capital punishment
The first week of the death penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz — the person who killed 17 people and wounded 17 more on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. — was nothing short of gut wrenching. A former student at the school, Cruz had been expelled and was 19 years old at the time of crime. In just under six minutes, he took the lives of 14 students and three faculty members. Michael Sa
Read MoreThe Supreme Court’s selective history
The Supreme Court’s six-member conservative majority has increasingly adhered to a jurisprudence that seeks to enforce the Constitution’s “original meaning,” which was “fixed” at the time of ratification. In case after case, the majority has discovered arrays of mostly obscure historical sources revealing that the original meaning of the Constitution just happens to coincide with the objectives of the Republican Party. It is poor judging and worse history. In Dobbs v. J
Read More3 in 4 Democrats don't want Biden as 2024 nominee: poll
Three in four Democrats and Democratic-leaning respondents surveyed in a new CNN poll said they don’t want President Biden as their party’s presidential nominee in 2024. The poll found that 75 percent said they want someone else as the Democratic nominee in 2024, while 25 percent supported Biden. Forty-two percent said they don't want Biden to be the party's 2024 nominee because they don't want him to be reelected as president, while 32 percent said that they don’t believe Biden can def
Read MoreEnvironmental justice for Standing Rock, environmental justice for all
As he leaves for work each day, Jeff Kelly, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Fish and Game Department director looks out at the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) crossing the Missouri River near his home. “I pray that the pipeline does not break today,” he often says to himself, thinking of the more than 500,000 barrels of oil that flow underneath Lake Oahe daily. DAPL crosses the Missouri River and Lake Oahe about 800 feet upstream of the tribe’s Reservation and Cannonball Community, where Director Kelly lives.
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