The RepresentUs Blog

What is Due Process?

By The RepresentUs Team May 29 2025
Constitutional rights aren’t privileges for the favored. They’re limits on government power. The moment we allow exceptions, we risk turning those exceptions into the rule.

Quiz: Will the SAVE Act affect your ability to vote?

By The RepresentUs Team May 20 2025
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) says its purpose is to protect voters, but the onerous voter ID regulations it contains means millions of Americans would lose the right to vote.

Can Trump Serve a Third Term?

By The RepresentUs Team Apr 8 2025
President Donald Trump recently suggested he is considering ways to serve a third term, stating, “I’m not joking.”

How Big Money Took Over Politics

By The RepresentUs Team Apr 7 2025
Nearly $13 billion more is being spent on elections today than in 1998. This surge in election spending has ultimately led to politicians and government listening more to special interests and the wealthy few, at the expense of everyday Americans.

What exactly is an Executive Order?

By The RepresentUs Team Mar 3 2025
The president isn’t a king, and executive orders aren’t absolute. Our Constitution has a set of checks and balances to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.

Is America Becoming a Kleptocracy?

By The RepresentUs Team Feb 15 2025
This question has become particularly pressing since the United States was recently classified as a backsliding democracy for the first time in its history.

What do inspectors general do?

By Casey Shea Feb 10 2025
When the government falls short of serving the public’s interests, inspectors general (IGs) are there to act as safeguards against corruption, mismanagement, and inefficiency.