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Scranton Times-TribunePrepare quickly to deal with potential slow-motion crisis

By Richard Gephardt and Charlie Den Many people who have experienced a car crash or some other emergency frequently will say “it happened in slow motion.” Those of us watching the lead-up to the election could be excused for experiencing that feeling. We are witnessing all the elements of a national emergency fall into place:…

keepourrepubliOctober 13, 2020

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The Boston Globe: We’re a bipartisan group of former leaders who have joined forcesto protect our democracy

More than 40 former congressional leaders, former Cabinet secretaries, retired military officials, and leaders of civic organizations have formed the bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity to ensure a democratic outcome to the 2020 election. By Dick Gephardt and Tom Ridge A growing number of Americans understand that our magnificent experiment in democracy is under…

keepourrepubliOctober 13, 2020

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NEWSWEEK: Amid Trump’s Post-Election Chaos, Hold Lawyers to Account on the Vote Count | Opinion

By Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth An integral part of the Trump campaign strategy to undermine the legitimacy of the November election is to deploy 50,000 "poll watchers" into the field to challenge the validity of votes cast, particularly in swing states. Among these election disruptors will be a heavy contingent of lawyers who…

keepourrepubliOctober 5, 2020

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Morning Call: Election of 1876 holds lessons for this year’s contest

By Christopher Borick and Ari Mittleman In 1876, Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg was preparing to leave his post in Allentown as president of the college named for his family. He would move to Philadelphia for a position at University of Pennsylvania. The city was one of the largest in the world and was abuzz with the…

keepourrepubliSeptember 22, 2020

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USA TODAY: Fair elections in 2020 are under attack. Here’s how we can protect the vote.

The public should be prepared for the fact that they likely won’t know the winner of the presidency on election night as absentee counting may take several days to complete. Dick Gephardt, Trevor Potter and Tim Wirth September 4, 2020 The freedom to vote is a foundation of our democracy. Preserving it depends on Americans being able…

keepourrepubliSeptember 4, 2020

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The New York Times: How Powerful Is the President?

Surely, regardless of party or candidate preference, we can all agree there is no justification for a president to have dictatorial powers kept secret from Congress, the press and the American people.

keepourrepubliJuly 23, 2020

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The Boston Globe: Keep America safe for democracy

As the republic with the oldest written constitution still in use, the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. These days the beacon has been dimming.

keepourrepubliJuly 13, 2020

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NEWSWEEK: How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President

By Timothy E. Wirth And Tom Rogers July 3, 2020 It is increasingly looking as if Joe Biden can beat President Donald Trump in November. The president seems more and more out of step with the national mood, from his handling of the pandemic to his response to racially biased policing, not to mention a wide array…

keepourrepubliJuly 3, 2020

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POLITICO: How Trump Could Use Political Chaos to Upset the Election

By Timothy E. Wirth, Joel Mccleary, Mark Medish and Gary Hart June 9, 2020 The 2020 election faces unparalleled risks to its conduct and integrity. Foreign actors are working to interfere in the election. Conservative groups have filed lawsuits to remove hundreds of thousands of voters they say are ineligible from voter rolls. One civil rights group found…

keepourrepubliJune 9, 2020

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Just Security: The Looming Crisis of Emergency Powers and Holding the 2020 Presidential Election

By Mark Medish and Joel McCleary The future of electoral democracy in the United States is, without exaggeration, at risk. While a global pandemic and economic meltdown could provide a pretext for this threat, it does not come from abroad. Instead the threat comes from our own elected leader, the President of the United States—and…

keepourrepubliMay 4, 2020