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PublishedDecember 16, 2020
Commentary: Can Trump give his kids a get-out-of-jail-free card?
A sound reading of the Constitution doesn’t support pre-emptive pardons with no connection to the greater good of the nation.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
The View From Here: Don’t expect much from divided government
Great achievements of the past have come when one party controls both houses of Congress and the presidency.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
Maine Voices: Panel’s suggested reforms address inequity of inadequate voting access
The cusp of a new administration is a good time to revisit institutions that weaken democracy in the 21st century.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
Maine Voices: Maine needs a public defender service
As attention is focused on the harm done in the name of criminal justice, now is the time to make this change.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2020
Our View: Out-of-control money in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
The state is no better informed after $200 million in campaign spending, but we may be more divided than ever.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2020
Maine Voices: Let’s stay united as Mainers amid our religious, political differences
We can commit to actively protecting the right to vote by pledging to ‘defend democracy faithfully.’
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PublishedOctober 24, 2020
Maine Voices: We’ve been through bitter election years – and we’ve survived
Thomas Jefferson’s 1800 challenge to incumbent John Adams had everything we’re dealing with now, only worse.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2020
Jim Fossel: Court packing would damage democratic institutions
Democrats are threatening to tear up the Supreme Court in response to Republicans’ constitutional actions.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
Maine Voices: Your vote – use it now or prepare yourself to lose it
Flaws in our Constitution and laws could enable the loser of the 2016 popular vote to overrule democracy if he’s not decisively trounced Nov. 3.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Maine Voices: Go back to the future in filling Supreme Court vacancies
We need to encourage bipartisanship by restoring the 60-vote threshold for advancing nominations to the high court.
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