This may be our last chance to avoid Ben Franklin's warning that we have "a republic, if you can keep it" -- It may also be our best chance to revive democracy in America and, by example, the world...

Donald Trump and the Republican Party are working to end democracy, what (ironically) the Founders called "a republican form of government," here in the United States.

One of the hottest topics in the news today is Barton Gellman's article in The Atlantic that posits an overthrow of the American political system by a determined group of neofascist Republicans (my phrase, not his) intent on taking full control of the American government by corrupting the election of 2024. It's a brilliant article and everybody should read it.

This is not a new idea, however.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Site: Trump Death Toll.

Article: "Here's the Craven GOP Plan For Ending Democracy" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Who Really Won the 1960 Election?" by David Stebenne.

Article: "Article 4 of the Constitution: Guarantee of Republican Form of Government" - "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.".

Case: "Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)".

Article: "The Memo That Started a Corporate Heist of Our Government" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "The Past 5 GOP Presidents Have Used Fraud and Treason to Steer Themselves to Electoral Victory " by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "We need to plan now in case Trump loses in November — but refuses to leave the White House" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "The Poisonous 'Citizens United' Decision Gave Corporations the Power to Slash and Burn Build Back Better" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Was the 1960 Presidential Election Stolen? The Case of Illinois" by Edmund F. Kallina.

Article: "Transcript: The Rachel Maddow Show, 10/20/21".

Article: "Contesting The Vote: The Florida Legislature; Jeb Bush Is Said to Be Willing to Sign Bill Ensuring Republican Victory in Florida" by David Barstow and Somini Sengupta.

Article: "A Utah group is going door to door looking for election fraud. But they don't want you to know about it" by Bryan Schott.

Article: "Trump's Next Coup Has Already Begun" by Barton Gellman.

Article: "Listen: Barton Gellman on How Trump Could Tamper with the Vote" by Kevin Townsend.

Article: "The US Senate is undemocratic. That's bleak for Democrats' midterm hopes" by David Daley.

Article: "Trump, supporters not willing to risk 2024 outcome with a fair election" by NBC Universal.

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Bill: "S.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR].

Bill: "S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT].

Bill: "S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act" by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN].

Article: "Presidents Elected Without Winning the Popular Vote " by Martin Kelly.

Article: "Citizens United V. Federal Election Comm'n: Justice Stevens' dissent".

Article: "UF researchers felt pressure to destroy COVID-19 data, not criticize DeSantis, report says" by Divya Kumar.

Article: "COVID-19: Medical board deletes anti-misinformation policy amid GOP pressure" by Brett Kelman.

Article: "Gov. Whitmer says President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate a 'problem,' report says" by Todd Spangler.

Article: "GOP challengers waiting for Trump decision on 2024: 'It would be a suicide mission to run against him'" by Travis Gettys.

Article: "Snow leopards die of Covid-19 complications at Nebraska zoo" by David Williams.

Article: "Covid outbreak hits lions, tigers at National Zoo" by Tim Fitzsimons.

Article: "Belgian zoo hippos test positive for Covid" by BBC.

Article: "Thomas Massie: US congressman condemned for Christmas guns photo" by BBC.

Image: "Pic Of The Moment: Rep. Lauren Boebert's Compassionate Christmas Message To Those Who Lost Loved Ones In School Shootings This Year" by EarlG.

Article: "Biden Supreme Court commission votes to send president report taking 'no position' on court-packing" by Jon Brown.

Article: "Senate Pulls 'Nuclear' Trigger To Ease Gorsuch Confirmation" by Susan Davis.

Bill: "H.R.2584 - Judiciary Act of 2021" by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4].

Article: "The Chief review: John Roberts and the decline of American democracy" by Charles Kaiser.

Article: "Supreme Court: Changing number of justices not a new idea" by Bob D'Angelo.

Book: Aikido in Everyday Life: Giving in to Get Your Way by Terry Dobson, Victor Miller.

Site: Utah Democrats.

Site: Democratic National Committee

Site: Indivisible

Site: MoveOn.org

Article: "Election Results: Atlanta mayor, city council, all races" by FOX 5 Atlanta.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Article: "'Merrick Garland Shivering Under His Desk': Former US Gov't. Officials Slam DOJ for Lack of Action on 'Criminal' Trump" by David Badash.

Hour Two: In the Name of Inflation - Will the Feds Push Us Into a Recession Just in Time for the 2022 Elections?
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy At Work / Author of numerous books - his latest is The Sickness is the System (now also available as an e-book)

Article: "Economists predict complete 'taper' of Fed bond buying by end of March" by Christine Zhang.

Article: "Paul Volcker" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Iran Hostage Crisis" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Biden Reappoints Powell as Fed Chair" by Mark Kolakowski.

Article: "Americans have never been in so much debt" by Anneken Tappe.

Article: "National debt of the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The pandemic has forced corporate debt higher: But is that a bad thing?" by Patricia Buckley, Akrur Barua, Monali Samaddar.

Article: "Federal Reserve" by Wikipedia.

Article: "New Mexico special election results: Democrats' big win in blue district may not say much about 2022 races" by Paul Steinhauser.

Article: "Democrat-led New Mexico delves into political redistricting" by AP.

Article: "Judicial panel upholds Oregon redistricting plan, finds no evidence of gerrymandering by Democrats" by Jon Parton.

Article: "Eugene Stoner" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mikhail Kalashnikov" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Christmas tree set on fire outside Fox News Channel" by FOX 5 NY.

Article: "Republican Leaders Are Already Blaming Joe Biden For The Burning Of The Fox News Christmas Tree, Naturally" by Jessica Toomer.

Article: "Republican Lindsey Graham defeats well-funded Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison in South Carolina " by Katie Lobosco.

Article: "Tim Scott" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Michigan school shooting suspect's parents charged with involuntary manslaughter" by Tim Stelloh and Minyvonne Burke.

Article: "Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Liz Cheney" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Adam Kinzinger" by Wikipedia.

Article: "University of Florida Reverses Expert Testimony Ban" by Charles Kim.

Article: "Tests show omicron 'incompletely escapes' Pfizer vaccine, but booster should restore effectiveness" by Mark Sumner.

Article: "First plant-based coronavirus vaccine shows 'positive' results, say GlaxoSmithKline and Medicago" by Adela Suliman.

Article: "Marjorie Taylor Greene Let Loose A Tirade When Steve Bannon Repeated Criticism Calling Her 'The Problem' With The GOP" by Kimberly Ricci.

Article: "What Happened To American Conservatism" by David Brooks.

Article: "Man who climbed up government-funded ladder endorses burning ladder now that he's safely at the top" by Mark Sumner.

Article: "Kicking Away the Ladder: The "Real" History of Free Trade" by Ha-Joon Chang, John Gershman.

Article: "Ted Cruz Spitefully Delaying Biden Ambassador Nominees Over Russia Pipeline" by Peter Wade.

Article: "How Russian Money Helped Save Trump's Business" by Michael Hirsh.

Article: "In 2018, Why Did 8-Republican U.S. Senators Spend July 4th In Moscow?" by Jake Thomas.

Site: Willamette Week.

Site: The Oregonian.

Site: Longview Daily News.

Article: "The Daily News (Longview, Washington)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rep. Jim Walsh Wears Yellow Star of David to Protest COVID Vaccine Mandates in Washington" by Jon Jackson.

Site: The Skanner.

Article: "Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly" by Kerry Sheridan.

Site: Progressive Democrats of America

Site: Our Revolution

Article: "Heather Cox Richardson" by Wikipedia.

Site: Letters from an American - Heather Cox Richardson.

Article: "Andy Slavitt" by Wikipedia.

Podcast: "In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt: Announcing the Launch of a Nationwide Vaccine Verification Initiative".

Article: "V-Safe program" by CDC.

Article: "Acclaimed Talk Show Host and Human Rights Activist, Joe Madison, "Starving for Voting Rights"" by Joe Madison.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

Warning: COVID-Fueled Mental Health Crisis Will Be a Costly Second Pandemic: Lynn Parramore, Senior Research Analyst - Institute for New Economic Thinking / frequent contributor to Reuters, Salon, Alternet, etc. / Author - Reading the Sphinx

And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...

The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week for "we the people"

And don't forget...Democracy is NOT a spectator sport...it begins with you...

Exposing The Craven GOP Plan For Ending Democracy

Will the Feds Trigger A Full-Blown Recession (w/ Prof. Richard Wolff)

Is The Time Limit on Democracy Running Out

Will Women Be Excluded From Draft?

Will Machin Lower Drug Prices in WV? (w/ Troy Miller)