The Left Wants to Transform Our Election System. It’s a Recipe for 1-Party Rule.

Plus: 'Medicare for All' Would Ruin the Care Americans Already Like

Feb 19, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where progressives are attempting a power grab with legislation to federalize all elections. Jarrett Stepman blows the whistle.The left also hopes to finish tearing down the health care system, and Bob Moffit is here to talk sense. On the podcast, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest tells how the tax cuts help his state. Plus: Rachel del Guidice on a new congressman's encounter with Saddam Hussein, Thomas Spoehr on the U.S. role at a key security conference in Germany, and Ginny Montalbano on two Florida residents making a difference on school safety after the Parkland shooting.     Commentary The Left Wants to Transform Our Election System. It's a Recipe for 1-Party Rule. H.R.1 has numerous provisions that would undermine free speech rights, upend the way America conducts elections, encourage voter fraud, and turn election oversight into little more than a partisan weapon to bludgeon foes. More Commentary 'Medicare for All' Would Ruin the Care Americans Already Like Only 6 percent of American patients reported waiting more than two months to see a medical specialist, compared to 39 percent of Canadian patients and 19 percent of British patients. More News Parkland Student Activist, Father of Victim Reflect on a Year Fighting for School Safety "We've been in a war this past year against Broward's corrupt elected officials," says Andrew Pollack. "They failed to stop the shooter, failed to confront the shooter … Everything is a cover-up, and the media got the story dreadfully wrong." More Analysis Podcast: Lt. Gov. Dan Forest Fights for Conservative Principles in North Carolina North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest shares how tax reform has changed his state, as well as his thoughts on the national political scene, including the left's push for government-run health care and the Green New Deal. More Analysis Frank Talk at the Munich Security Conference "When you hear President Trump ask our NATO allies to live up to the commitments they've made to our common defense, that's what we call being leader of the free world," says Vice President Mike Pence. More Analysis Right Side of History: How Abortion Became a 'Positive Good' to Proponents Kyle Sammin, a lawyer and writer, compares the shifting philosophy of pro-abortion proponents to those who defended slavery in the early 19th century. More News Smollett Case Could Go to Grand Jury "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's case involving an alleged attack on him Jan. 29 could be headed to a grand jury, amid reports he staged the attack. More Special Feature This Freshman Lawmaker Interrogated Saddam as Part of Iraqi Dictator's Capture "I'm sitting there looking at [Saddam Hussein] try to sleep, and then of course he sits up and starts talking to me," recalls Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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The Left distorts what happened in El Salvador in the 1980s.

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