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WITF: Poll confirms Americans deeply divided on election issues

A poll by Muhlenberg College and Keep Our Republic finds that Pennsylvanians continue to be polarized when it comes to elections and voting. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the poll is how Democrats and Republicans view the 2020 presidential election and see the threats to voting in 2022 differently. For example, 57% of Democrats say voter suppression is what could…

Keep Our Republic StaffJanuary 18, 2022

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New Poll: Pennsylvania Electoral Process Survey from Muhlenberg College & Keep Our Republic

FULL REPORT: Keep Our Republic/Muhlenberg College Pennsylvania Electoral Process Survey A new survey released today from the Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion, in conjunction with Keep Our Republic, a national civic education non-profit, shows Pennsylvania voters are sharply divided on electoral issues. KEY FINDINGS Over a year after the 2020 election, voters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania remain…

Keep Our Republic StaffJanuary 11, 2022

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Prosecuting Trump and his Accomplices: Their Crimes and the Laws They Broke

After the first year of investigations into the January 6 insurrection, which the House in authorizing its Select Committee termed a “domestic terrorist attack,” there is extensive evidence that the assault was instigated and incited by then-President Donald Trump. In precipitating the mob attack on the Capitol, Trump acted in concert with key officials in…

Jonathan WinerJanuary 4, 2022

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The Power of Ideas by Gary Hart

The history of ideas suggests that ideas with moral authority prevail in the long run over those that propagandize power and ruthlessness. All men are created equal prevailed against ownership of men by men. Democracy prevailed over fascism and communism. The ideal of democracy prevailed in ancient Athens over authoritarian Sparta. The Roman republic prevailed…

Gary HartDecember 6, 2021

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The Record Herald: The American people, not politicians, must continue to choose the president

The United States prides itself as the world’s longest standing democracy, with more than 200 years of having elections choose our leaders and power peacefully transferred from president to president, regardless of party. This source of national pride, however, should not be taken for granted. Our very system of government, starting with letting the people…

Jonathan WinerNovember 14, 2021

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PennLive: America needs real leadership to save our democracy before it’s too late

Nearly a year after the 2020 election and more than 10 months from the Jan. 6 insurrection, our nation continues to experience an alarming increase in intimidation and threats of violence. The window is closing for leaders across the political spectrum to reject this assault on our democratic processes before it is too late. The…

Mary McCordOctober 23, 2021

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Just Security: Reopen the Obstruction of Justice Case Against Trump

A key item in Attorney General Merrick Garland’s inbox is gathering dust: Volume 2 of the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller , whose team investigated possible obstruction of justice by Donald Trump as president. Mueller originally submitted the report in March 2019 to Trump’s Attorney General William Barr, who chose to do nothing (or worse than…

Jonathan Winer and Mark MedishOctober 14, 2021

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Washington Spectator: Road Map for a Constitutional Coup: The Republican Plan for Legislative Nullification of the Popular Vote for President

It has now become clear that the efforts of Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn the 2020 elections were a multi-front attack. The newest revelations have further detailed the scheme devised by conservative lawyer John Eastman to convince Vice President Pence to overturn the election results on January 6, 2021, the day the House and Senate…

Keep Our Republic StaffOctober 4, 2021

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The Century Foundation: The Truth Behind the Results of the Maricopa County Election Audit

This past Friday, September 24, the result of the so-called “audit” of the election results in Maricopa County by the Republican Majority in the Arizona Senate was finally announced. Though clearly initiated in bad faith and funded with the purpose of finding support for The Big Lie that the election was “stolen” from former President…

Tim Wirth, Ralph Neas, Richard Gephardt, Gary Hart and Anthony EssayeSeptember 27, 2021

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POLITICO: Why Trump’s Chaos Requires New Guardrails on Biden

Richard Gephardt is a former congressman from Missouri and House majority leader. Gary Hart is a former senator from Colorado. Joel McCleary and Mark Medish served at the White House under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, respectively. All four are members of Keep Our Republic, a civic education organization. The upheaval of the past…

Gary Hart, Richard Gephardt, Mark Medish and Joel McClearySeptember 15, 2021

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NEWSWEEK: Holding Lawyers to Account Part 2

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 to undermine the integrity of election results. We were quite certain that would be what lawyers acting on behalf of former President Donald…

Tim Wirth and Tom RogersSeptember 14, 2021

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The Denver Post: Gary Hart: We were warned of an attack on the scale of 9/11. No one listened.

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 failure of foresight on behalf of our national leadership. “Why weren’t we warned,” will still be the perennial question. The answer is: We were warned. The…

Gary HartSeptember 10, 2021