Protecting Our Democracy – Step One

“You may have missed a hugely important story recently because the media soft-pedaled it. But Congress has just taken a major step toward hand-cuffing the unchecked presidential abuse of power that was a hallmark of the Trump Presidency. Reading against the Jan. 6 mob attack on Congress and what they see as Donald Trump’s disdain for the rule of law and brash flouting of the norms of democracy, groups of Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate are working quietly with Democrats to draft and adopt a robust package of reforms aimed preventing another riot against the Constitution, defending the rule of law, and revitalizing our system of checks and balances.” The House has already pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act and two bipartisan groups a re working on a senate version..”