Blog Posts - Courage for America

October 23, 2024

Less than 75 Days to January 6, 2025, Speaker Johnson and Congress Must Commit to Certifying the Election

By Officer Michael Fanone The rising tide of political violence that has overtaken American politics in recent years is appalling, but should not surprise anyone. January 6th, 2021 was, for…

August 12, 2024

Sergeant Gonell, Officer Fanone, and CFA Council Members Send Letter Urging House Republicans to Certify the Results of the November Election

Dear Representative, Today marks 147 days from when you will partake in the final step of counting and validating the electoral votes based on the American people’s votes for the…

August 12, 2024

Sergeant Gonell, Officer Fanone, and CFA Council Members Send Letter to House Republicans Who Voted to Overturn the 2020 Election

U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative, ‬Today marks 147 days from when you will once again partake in the final step of counting and‬ validating the electoral…

July 9, 2024

Extremism is Laying Groundwork for Another January 6th

by Aquilino Gonell With Trump v. United States and Fischer v. United States, the Supreme Court has effectively given MAGA extremists their seal of approval. On January 6th, 2021, I…

April 30, 2024

The Threat of Misinformation on Our Democracy

By Carolyn Foote In recent years, libraries across the country have been under attack in an unprecedented way. As a librarian, I’m on the front lines of fighting misinformation, which…