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  • Possible Charges for Service members Involved in Jan Insurrection

    On Jan. 6th, Trump supporters tried and failed to perpetrate a coup for their ‘great leader’, who has proven himself incapable of winning a popular vote in this country by fair and square means.It soon became clear “that current and former military service-members were among the participants in the unrest,” declared a study on the issue released by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) shortly after the failed coup.It is a serious matter.“The rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection,” stated the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a…

  • Can Congress ‘Restore The Constitution’?

    Can Congress ensure we ‘achieve a lasting American victory without violating American values?’Can Congress ‘Restore the Constitution’?By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 13th, 2007On February 13th, Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) introduced…

  • Did Obama Engage In Shady Dealings With Donors?

    Is this ‘different kind of lawmaker’ becoming just another bought-and-sold politician?Did Sen. Obama Engage in Shady Dealings With Donors?By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 9th, 2007Less than two months after earning…

  • Veterans Face Consecutive Cuts In Bush Budget

    Is Bush seriousabout such cuts inhis own budget, orisn’t he?Veterans Face Consecutive Cuts In Bush BudgetBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 13th, 2007The Bush Administration plans to cut funding for America’s…

  • State Department Losing Top Talent

    Why are so manyleaving the StateDepartment–andwhy aren’t theybeing replaced?State Department Losing Top TalentBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 2nd, 2007Something strange is going on at the Bush State Department.Every administration suffers…

  • Supreme Court To Revisit Campaign Finance Law

    Is the challengeintended to “waterdown the standards”of McCain-Feingold?Supreme Court To Revisit Campaign Finance LawBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 1st, 2007The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the landmark 2002 legislation…

  • Are U.S. Military Spy Teams Out Of Control?

    Bush’s SpecialForces areoperating incountries which areU.S. allies, andwon’t play nice withthe CIA.Are U.S. Military Spy Teams Out Of Control?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 30th, 2007U.S. Special Forces teams on foreign…

  • Bush Changing U.S. Military Leadership

    Will the new Armyleader help or hurtAmerican forces inIraq andAfghanistan?Bush Changing U.S. Military LeadershipBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 29th, 2007The heads of America’s top military personnel continue to fall, with…

  • Are Public Election Funds Becoming A Thing Of The Past?

    How ‘big money’brought corruptionback to presidentialpolitics.Are Public Election Funds Becoming A Thing Of The Past?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 23rd, 2007America’s public financing system for presidential campaigns, a post-Watergate initiative…

  • Should America Reconsider The Welfare State?

    A leading think-tanksays ‘Old Europe’could teach us a fewthings.Should America Reconsider The Welfare State?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 22nd, 2007The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), a liberal think-tank,…

  • Congressional Study Shows Tax Cuts Favor Wealthy

    Why do Bush’s taxcuts so favor therich?Congressional Study Shows Tax Cuts Favor WealthyBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 10th, 2007Economists have long known it. For years, neo-conservatives blindly denied it.Families which…