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Dec 02 2020
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Trump Demands Repeal of Section 230 Tech Liability Shield
President Donald Trump is vowing to veto the National Defense Authorization Act unless Congress repeals a section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that shields social media platforms from liability for what users post on them.
His comments came in tweets posted Tuesday night. He wrote: "Section 230, which is a liability shielding gift from the U.S. to 'Big Tech' (the only
Newsmax (News)Sep 17 2019
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Ayanna Pressley to introduce impeachment resolution against Brett Kavanaugh
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., will introduce an impeachment resolution against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh following a new report of sexual misconduct.
“I believe Christine Blasey Ford. I believe Deborah Ramirez. It is our responsibility to collectively affirm the dignity and humanity of survivors,” she said in a statement to Boston public radio station WBUR.
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Sep 15 2019
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Kamala Harris Does Not Understand Why the Constitution Should Get in the Way of Her Gun Control Agenda
During last night's Democratic presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden admonished Sen. Kamala Harris (D–Calif.) for promising to impose new gun controls by executive fiat if Congress fails to pass the laws she thinks it should. That gave Harris a perfect opportunity to explain how her 100-day plan for gun control can be reconciled with constitutional restrictions on presidential
ReasonApr 29 2020
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Should rent be canceled because of the coronavirus?
What’s happening: Paying rent on the first day of the month can be a daunting challenge for many in the United States even in normal times. The economic impacts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have turned that ongoing concern into a potential crisis. Stay-at-home orders have shuttered businesses, causing an unprecedented spike in unemployment.
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Yahoo! The 360Jan 29 2014
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Fact Checking the 2014 State of the Union address
What fishy facts did the president utter during his speech before Congress?
Washington PostJul 08 2016
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Comey hearing: Why congressional oversight has broken down
Hyper-partisanship has undermined Congress's ability to do one of its main jobs: governmental oversight. Standout, bipartisan investigations, though few and far between, offer a better model.
Christian Science MonitorMar 31 2021
Analysis
The Bump Stock Ban Highlights the Danger of Letting Bureaucrats Invent Crimes
A federal appeals court rejects a highly implausible redefinition of machine guns.
Two years ago, peaceful, law-abiding gun owners across the country became felons overnight, thanks to the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks. But as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit recognized last week, Congress alone has the authority to define new federal crimes, while the president
ReasonMar 31 2021
Analysis
Infrastructure was a Trump punchline but is a window into Biden's soul
President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan is no joke.
The huge -- more than $2 trillion -- proposal he will unveil Wednesday covers an expansive and vital policy area that became a Washington punch line in the Trump administration and resulted in painful dashed hopes for previous presidents.
For Biden, infrastructure is about far more than fixing America's creaking and crumbling
CNN (Online News)Apr 27 2020
Top Argument
Lowering the Voting Age
From the 1990s to the present, elected officials in several US states have made unsuccessful attempts to lower the voting age to 16, and sometimes even younger. [1] Student activism in the wake of a Feb. 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, has brought new life to the debate over letting younger people vote. [2]
Currently, Berkeley, California, and
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