The weather may be cold, but the politics will be hot at the OLLI Politics Interest Group meeting, Thursday, Dec 20 at 3 p.m. at Stauffer’s Cafe and Pie Shoppe, 5600 South 48th St.

Randy Moody will moderate and talk about his party switch after more than 50 years as a Republican.

On the agenda:

The public showdown involving Chuck Scuhmer, Senate Minority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House of Representative, vs. Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

• Was this transparent democracy or a lowering of public discourse?
• What was the real legacy of the late President George H.W. Bush?

The current president’s cronies keep falling one-by-one.
• Will the President be next?

Legislators in Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina met in lame duck session to strip executive powers from statewide Democratic winners.
• Fair or Foul?

Close to home
• Has the time come for a bipartisan redistricting commission in Nebraska?
• Is gerrymandering a problem here?
• If the Legislature doesn’t act, is it time for another ballot initiative?
• Do we need a “Stand Your Ground” law here as the governor and the NRA seem to think?
• Is American democracy really in danger as warned by 44 former U.S. Senators including Nebraskans Hagel, Kerrey and Nelson?
• What about the truth and civility?

Lots more can happen between now and next Thursday. Stay tuned!

Randy Moody: Why I’m leaving the GOP after 50 years

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