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“War is a good time to reflect on a law not enforced”

Albany Democrat Herald

“War is a good time to reflect on a law not enforced”

On Saturday, the United States launched “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran. President Trump said its purpose was to defend democracy and American freedom. Albany will be asked to send its sons and daughters. We always do. Before we do, I want to ask Senator Ron Wyden a question he has

Wyden Suppressing Accountability

Albany Democrat Herald

Wyden Suppressing Accountability

*Originally published on November 5, 2024 by the Albany Democrat-Herald and the Corvallis Gazette-Times. Section 4712 of the 2009 Hate Crimes Prevention Act, known as The Soldiers Amendment, created criminal enhancements for Americans targeting military families “on account of their service.” But the Department of Justice has never

A Call for a New MIA

Albany Democrat Herald

A Call for a New MIA

*Originally published on July 2, 2024, by the Albany Democrat Herald. July 2 is the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a landmark bill that seemed to realize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream that his four kids would “one day live in a nation where

Hope for Accountability

Hope for Accountability

*Originally published on May 10, 2024, by the Albany Democrat Herald. In January 2005, I was an artilleryman in Iraq for its first free and fair elections after toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime. I learned the hard way that democracy is not a spectator sport and that everyone should be