Scott HarshbargerFormer Attorney-General of MA and National President of Common Cause
Chair of Lawyers Defending American Democracy
One Class
1:30 – 3:00
October 18
Scott will continue our discussion and evaluation of the strength and fragility of American democracy and the rule of law as the consequential midterm elections approach. Will the January 6 Commission and its emerging details of the events leading up to January 6 and/or the decisions of the most recent Supreme Court term really energize the American electorate and influence its actions? If not, what are remedial actions, pro-democracy advocates can take, to keep the faith?
Note: Most polling indicates concern about the state of our democracy is not a priority of a majority of Americans or a factor in most elections, and so far, only the overruling of Roe has generated any evidence of potential electoral impact.