It used to be that Republicans stood by the basically 18th-century US Constitution and Democrats wanted to modernize it. Now, with some exceptions like the Second Amendment and the Electoral College, many R's are eager to alter the Constitution,...
In 1894 Congress declared that the first Monday in September would be set aside to honor the American laborer. It is ironic that at that time there remained sweat shops, long hours with little time off and miserly wages. It took the United States a...
June 24th, 2022 has become another infamous day in American history–a day when all of us remember where we were and what we were doing as the Supreme Court announced it had overturned Roe v. Wade. Although the draft decision had been leaked, we...
by Rep. Kristine Howard (D-167) Just when you think Republicans have reached the outer boundaries of extremism, they surprise us with even more radical nonsense. Take Christian Nationalist Republican candidate for Governor Doug Mastriano, who just...
Today, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, the victorious culmination of months of work by Senate and House Democrats. President Biden called this comprehensive bill “one of the most significant laws in our...
As he says about Issues, "You’ll always know exactly where I stand. I haven’t had to ‘evolve’ on the issues, because I’ve always said what I believe is true and I’ve been championing the same core principles for the last 20 years." Here it is:...
CHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS July 2022 NEWSLETTER To receive future newsletters by email, sign up here. In this newsletter: Democracy is on the November Ballot Message from the Chair Spotlight on US 6th District: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan 100 Days to go...
from The Easttown Democratic Voice July 23, 2022 Newsletter: This has been a pretty rough summer, with the U.S. Supreme Court – now controlled by a 6-3 Republican majority – blowing up Roe v. Wade, allowing even more guns on our streets, and...
by Carol Catanese, outgoing chair, Kennett Area Democrats Growing up in the 50's and 60’s I remember the duck and cover drills in grade school, instructed to hide under our desks as protection against a nuclear attack! And into the 70’s the...
by Rep. Kristine Howard (D-167) Let me begin by saying the budget we passed Friday wasn’t all it could have been, but as things go in a legislature controlled by a radicalized Republican majority, this $45.2 billion budget is truly an achievement....
