Len’s Letter #63 Three American Icons and our current President
Samuel Adams, Ulysses S Grant, and Harry Truman had a profound effect on the US. Is Joe Biden in their league?
Len’s Letter #62 A Well Regulated Militia
There is a simple response to Justice Thomas's insistence that gun safety laws must be consistent with the culture of the Revolution for them to be acceptable. Historians argue that each state's militia was the community under arms -- and each colony/state did, in fact, regulate its militia.
Len’s Letter #61 America’s Wars
Consider whether American support of Ukraine in its war against Russia is an extension of the wars of the last 75 tears or part of transformation in how we fight wars.
Len’s Letter #60 The Senate Leadership — Working in the system as it is
Democratic Old Pros in the Senate getting ready for 2023. This is who the leaders are.
Len’s Letter #59 Unrigging out system — The Senate
Make the Senate more representative of the country and, in a way, more like it used to be.
Len’s Letter #58 The House Leadership — working in the system as it is
Pragmatic progressives. Can they make a dent even while in the minority?
Len’s Letter #57 Unrigging our system — the House
Resurrect the For the People Act; consider the value of proportional voting.
Len’s Letter #56 Our system is flawed; some might say it’s rigged
Our democracy is flawed. Some might even say that it is rigged.
Len’s Letter #55 The World Turned Upside Down
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Political Notes and Len’s Letters on the website Incumbents: Liz Cheney (WY-AL) and Dick Cheney (former VP) at the House observance of the January 6, 2021 insurrection -- the only Republicans there. June 13th, 2022 Len’s Letter #55 The World Turned Upside Down 2022 Primary and General Election= She speaks with him every day Dick Cheney’s daughter is enormously popular among Democrats. When Dick Cheney left the Vice Presidency, he was enormously unpopular in the country and, especially with Democrats. One report said that only 13% of Americans viewed him favorably.…
Len’s Letter #54 Redistricting New York
New York courts stopped a Democratic Congressional gerrymander to get a 22-4 Democratic delegation. Can Democrats get there anyhow?