Advancing the Agenda

Advancing the Agenda

By Michael B. AbramsonNewsPolitics
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Advancing the Agenda episodes

  • 65. Interview with U.S. Congressman Andrew Clyde: Representative for the 9th Congressional District in Georgia

    U.S. Congressman Andrew Clyde joins the podcast. Congressman Clyde represents Georgia's 9th congressional district which is located in northeast Georgia. The interview focuses on three topics: (1) illegal immigration and the ending of Title 42, (2) the ongoing debt ceiling situation, and (3) the 2nd Amendment and gun laws in the United States.


    Congressman Clyde's Website: clyde.house.gov

    Twitter, Gettr, and Facebook: @repclyde

    Request Congressman Clyde's Newsletter: clyde.house.gov

    31 min
  • 63. TikTok, the Proposed RESTRICT Act, and Data Privacy

    This episode covers:

    1. A description of TikTok
    2. An explanation of the proposed RESTRICT Act which is a bill in Congress purportedly designed to ban TikTok
    3. Two (2) big issues with the RESTRICT Act: (A) the bill does not ban TikTok and (B) the bill gives great power to the Secretary of Commerce
    4. A discussion of why the issues with TikTok are different than the issues of data privacy regarding other social media apps
    5. 11 min
    6. 61. Violence at the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center

      This episode discusses the violence that occurred on March 5, 2023, at the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.  The episode gives a background of the facility and describes both the previous protests at the Training Center and the two most recent riots in Atlanta (January 21, 2023, and March 5, 2023).  The episode concludes with a discussion with a need to prevent the riots rather than merely react to them.

      REFERENCES:

      Map of Atlanta and the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center

      Website of the Atlanta Public Training Center

      Article discussing social media posts prior to the riot of January 21, 2023

      Article discussing social media posts prior to the riot of March 5, 2023

      9 min
    7. 59. The Republican National Committee Needs to Protect Companies and Individuals Who Support Republicans

      This episode focuses on the need of the Republican National Committee (RNC) to protect companies and individuals who support Republicans.  The episode argues that incidents against these companies and individuals have increased.  The episode discusses several of these occurrences.  It also focuses on DirecTV's removal of Newsmax and the aftermath of Georgia's 2005 and 2021 Voting Rights Laws.

      REFERENCES:

      Newsmax article on DirecTV's removal of Newsmax

      DirecTV's letter on DirecTV's removal of Newsmax

      Video showing Democrat officials protesting the certification of the Presidential Elections in 2001, 2005, and 2017

      My article from Newsmax:   Data Shows Different Story about African-American Voting Behavior in Georgia

      15 min
    8. 58. The Election for Chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and an Overview of the Election Process of the State Republican Parties

      This episode covers two topics.  First, it provides a description of the process for electing the chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and identifies the candidates who are expected to be nominated for the election.  Second, it provides an overview of the of the election process of the State Republican Parties.  Each state is different.  This episode focuses on the elections for the Georgia Republican Party.  The Georgia Republican Party is broken down into precinct, county, and Congressional district Republican parties.

      REFERENCES:

      Letter from Harmeet:

      Harmeets Dhillon's Website

      Harmeet Dhillon's Letter to Members of the RNC (via Politico)

      Mike Lindell's Website 

      Letter on behalf of Ronna McDaniel to the 168 Voting Members (via FoxNews)

      Federal Elections Commission (FEC) Report for the RNC (1/1/2021-11/28/2022)

      11 min
    9. 57. The Special Counsels for President Biden and President Trump: The One Similarity and Many Differences

      This podcast discusses the Special Counsels for President Biden and President Trump.  It discusses the Orders appointing the Special Counsels as well as the facts surrounding the allegations against President Biden and President Trump.  The podcast discusses the one similarity and the many differences between them.


      Appointment of John L. Smith as Special Counsel (the Special Counsel investigating President Trump)

      Press Release Accompanying the Appointment of John L. Smith as Special Counsel

      Appointment of Robert K. Hur as Special Counsel (the Special Counsel investigating President Biden)




      12 min
    10. 56 - Campaign Finance Reform and the Campaign Finances in the Warnock-Walker and Fetterman-Oz Elections

      This episode discusses campaign finance reform.  It explains the importance of money in campaigns and for what purposes those funds are used.  It then discusses the money raised in the Warnock-Walker and Fetterman-Oz elections, and the role which these funds had in the elections.  Lastly, it offers two solutions for campaign finance reform and two avenues for their implementation.

      8 min

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