Shortly before the 2016 election between Hillary Clinton and Donald trump, trump declared that if he didn’t win the election, it would be because the election was rigged. Fast Forward to the 2024 election, trump declared, “Vote for me” …”You don’t have to vote again… the country will be fixed”. Trump was obviously well aware […]
The 2024 election gave Americans a Commander-in-Chief who threatens our Democracy as he spirals toward autocracy and fascism. trump’s first term was a disaster, but his second term has proven to be catastrophic for Democracy and the erosion of our “Constitutional Rights”.
Our country was founded on the principles of a Representative Democracy where the citizens eligible to vote would get together from time to time to elect the Representatives who would then go to a certain place to form a congress and conduct the business of the government for the people.
So why did Governor Newson propose passing Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act? It was a response to Texas! trump asked Texas Governor Abbott to elect him 5 more Republican legislators to the House of Representatives. Abbott enthusiastically responded by gerrymandering 5 Texas Democrats out of their seats. Essentially, trump asked Abbott to rig
Donald Trump and Texas Republicans are making an unprecedented power grab to steal congressional seats and rig the 2026 election before voting even begins. Other Republican states are following suit. To counter this new wave of Republican gerrymandering across the country, Governor Newsom has proposed a redistricting ballot measure for California, the “Election Rigging Response Act”. This is our chance to lead the nation in defending Democracy.
The trump regime’s attack on our democracy is unparalleled. An emergency is declared based on misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies to justify federal takeover and unabated overreach. In this latest edition of Resistance Resources we discuss fact checking and Robert B. Reich suggestions on how to fight back.
A partial record of Trump’s executive orders & directives as weekly entries listed in descending order. Fourteenth Week of the Trump Presidency Trump has only introduced 1 out of the 10 major pieces of legislation for whose passage he vowed to fight in the first 100 days of his administration. Trump’s new tax plan overwhelmingly
How to Get Out of the Cycle of Outrage in a Trump World The following is an excerpt from The Huffington Post If we live in a perpetual state of outrage, Trump wins. So whatever you do, don’t just let yourself get stuck in the outrage storm — that particular weather pattern is likely to be here
PCDCC’s March 30, 2016 public showing of Robert Reich’s movie, “Inequality For All”, was attended by a standing room only audience. The movie provided facts, figures, and graphical representations of how political changes have resulted in a reduction of the economic well being of the average American despite the fact that the U.S. economy has
On October 10th, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill making voter registration automatic for all California citizens obtaining or renewing a driver’s license. Championed by Secretary of State Alex Padilla, this legislation makes California the second state to enact such a measure. The move was met with opposition from Republicans, who are seen as wanting to restrict voter registration.
