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Let the healing begin, finally
by Dick Bingham, chair, CCDC, in Daily Local News, 1/20/21 Shortly after the election I wrote on these pages (November 9, 2020) that it was time to come together as a county, as a state, and as a nation. Since then, however, rhetoric has grown more heated, tensions...
From Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem
The ending vision of Amanda Gorman's poem read at President Biden's inauguration: ...We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one. We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the West. We will rise from the windswept Northeast where our forefathers first...
Bringing America together, uniting our people
...Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. And I ask every American to join me in this cause. Uniting to fight the foes we face, anger, resentment and hatred, extremism, lawlessness,...
MLK Day, January 18, 2021
See the calendar above for numerous events honoring the continuing inspiration of America's transcendent civil rights leader. From MLK’s Nobel Peace Prize lecture “The Quest for Peace and Justice,” Oslo, 1964: “Every man lives in two realms, the internal and the...
Just for the record: Trump impeached again, NYTimes front page, Jan. 14
Chesco PA Senators hard at work on committees
From PA Senate Democrats. Chesco Senators (in bold below) hard at work! Harrisburg, Pa. ? January 15, 2021 ? Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa today announced the slate of Democratic chairs and members for the Senate’s standing committees in the 2021-22 legislative...
Another historical day: NYTimes front page for Jan. 13
Another one for the history books: New York Times front page, Jan. 8, 2021
Swearing-in day in Harrisburg
Image from a video by Dianne Herrin, newly-seated representative for PA district 156. See all Dem elected officials elected to represent part or all of Chester County here. Chester County was one of the rare counties in the state to increase its representation in the...
Jan. 6, 2021, A Day to Remember: New York Times front page, Jan. 7, 2021
Rep. Houlahan urges 25th amendment
from Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA 6), Facebook, 1/7/21: Yesterday, the President incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in an effort to undermine the will of the American people. His actions are a threat not only to our Democratic Republic but also to our national...
House Judiciary Committee Democrats: invoke the 25th
Text of letter sent by Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee (Jerry Nadler, D-NY, chair, pictured) on Jan. 6 to Vice President Mike Pence: Dear Vice President Pence: It is with great sadness that we write to you following the incidents that unfolded at...
Vote against constitutional amendment on May 18!
For years Republicans in Harrisburg have been working to neutralize the voice of the people in electing judges.That perfectly fits this week's pattern: denying the results of a presidential election and refusing to seat a duly elected and certified State Senator....
PA DEMS CHAIR STATEMENT ON EXTREMIST VIOLENCE IN DC
Press Release from PA Dems, Jan 6, 2021 PENNSYLVANIA – Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills released the following statement on today’s events in Washington, DC: “This is a heartbreaking day for our whole country. Violent extremists, spurred...
Comment on the Republican role in the Jan. 6 disruptions of constitutional process
CCDC opposes any attempts to disrupt the Constitutionally-mandated process by which Congress counts and approves state-certified votes on January 6. It is particularly surprising and disappointing that the Chesco Republican party, on its Facebook page, encouraged...
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