Today the Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 11 to 11, on whether to send Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court to the full Senate for a vote. The Democrats can still move the nomination forward through procedural measures, and three Republicans—Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Mitt Romney (R-UT)—have said they will vote for her, so her confirmation is assured (even if Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), who has not yet said how she will vote, votes no).
Every night when I read HCR's letter, I imagine what I would say to my Mom if she magically came back to life. She passed in 2006, and toward the end of her life, she tried to warn us about the rise of White Nationalists worldwide as well as the power multinational corporations were gaining over governments. I thought she was totally blowing things out of proportion. I think about how I could gently break it to her that her country is in grave danger due to the very things she tried to warn us about. And, then I think of the comparison of a frog being thrown into hot water vs. being placed in cool water that gradually came to a boil. She would be the first frog, and I am the second frog.
“In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis on March 28 signed a bill banning kindergarten through third-grade public school teachers from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity, a measure its opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. “
And how many teachers at the K-3 level talk to their students about sex?
I think a lot of legislation like this is simply designed to make liberal heads explode and give the Republican base another reason to send in campaign donations.
Surely there are more pressing issues to deal with.
Thank you, Heather, for once again tying all the loose threads together to show the pattern. There were warnings that, once the conservatives abolished abortion, they’d take aim at contraception. Now we see them doing exactly that. One has to wonder how C. and G. Thomas can support a group that would make their marriage illegal; perhaps they, like so many of Hitler’s supporters, think that they will be exempted from the law due to their service.
Thank you, Professor. Your letter is objective and complete. I could predict today’s news as long as it’s about the repubs, how they vote, what they say and why. No, I’m not clairvoyant. They have continued their opposition of democratic values and constitutional law. Not one good reason to oppose the nomination of Judge Jackson for Supreme Court Justice. Their questions and their responses during the hearings and reasons to oppose are exactly as Grassley said. Well, no. I interpret them as racist and basically undemocratic. Dems need a majority in next election or we will be in even more trouble.
On the atrocities in Bucha Ukraine, see the NYT's Visual Investigation team's work in today's edition & the use of Maxar satellite imagery to detail the dates Bucha civilians were murdered along Yablonska Street near the Bucha train station. A Human Rights Watch level of documentation is required to prove War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and /or Genociide to be presented in Ukraine's domestic Courts or in International Tribunals. At least three ( 3 ) nation states including the United States are securing evidence as well.
Not sure why but for the first time since i subscribed, I did not receive todays letter in my email. I was notified yesterday that my account would be auto-renewing soon … I would like to keep receiving the emails. How do I contact tech support? Thanks
“What now for the European Union’s most challenged and compromised democracy? The scale of Viktor Orbán’s fourth consecutive election victory in Hungary was crushing, comprehensive and unexpected. Faced for the first time with a united opposition alliance that put internal differences aside, predictions of a close race – or at least a competitive one – were confounded. On a high turnout, Mr Orbán’s Fidesz party actually won a greater number of seats than it held previously while Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition’s candidate for prime minister, failed even to win the local constituency he was contesting. Once again, resistance to Mr Orbán’s brand of authoritarian, conservative nationalism was largely confined to Budapest and other urban centres.“
And here is the key.
“Resistance to Mr Orbán’s brand of authoritarian, conservative nationalism was largely confined to Budapest and other urban centres.“
Just like here, Democrats mostly control the urban inner city and Republicans mostly control the rest of America.
How does the Democratic Party make inroads into rural America?
Orban is showing us exactly how Republicans will rule when they take Congress (2022) and the White House (2024). They will immediately abandon Ukraine and declare fealty to Putin. They will end any pretense at free and fair elections, installing their voter suppression and outcome control systems in every state. The 14th amendment will be repealed, and all of the civil rights of minorities (Black, immigrants, LGBTQ, etc) will be eliminated. Their distorted view of "Religious freedom" will become the law, and Christianity will become the official national religion. Abortion, inter-racial marriage, gay marriage, birth control, atheism, etc will become illegal.
You may think I'm exaggerating (I wish that I was). Only a few short years ago we thought that Republicans would never elect dangerous wackos like Trump, MTG, Boebert, Gosar, Cawthorn, Hawley, etc. Now these wackos are the heart and soul of their party, and Republicans like Grassley and Graham who were once somewhat reasonable have fully embraced Trump and Qanon. To understand the future under Republican rule, look to Orban, Tucker Carlson and MTG. That, I fear, is where we're headed.
I watched the coverage of the tie vote (11-11) yesterday . The typical drama Llama Republicans showing their revolt against Judge Brown. I wouldn't say this nomination is in the can just yet. I don't trust Collins, Murkowski or Romney. Sinema is completely untrustworthy.
My understanding is this could be finalized by the end of the week. One way or the other.
I'm finding the lack of blow back from the GOP Members that are continuing to publicly idolize Putin and Orban to be expected. Why?
How did we get to this painfully low level, this quickly under the tenure of the man we thought would save us? I remember sitting in a parking lot listening to the radio and hearing that Biden won. It seems like a lifetime ago.
I know what else they hate. They hate that her last name is JACKSON, like Jesse Jackson. They hate that her first name is not a WASP name like Amy or Ruth. They hate having to work their mouths to say Ketanji. No one in THEIR world has a name ending in i. They hate that she isn't a Caucasoid narrow-nosed light-skinned African American. They hate having such a distinctly non-male non-Caucasian face sitting in judgment on WHITE MEN.
Is there anybody else who didn’t get their letter in their email?
Each day grows more surreal. Stupidity reigns in the GOP. But then I think “crazy like a Fox”[News].
Every night when I read HCR's letter, I imagine what I would say to my Mom if she magically came back to life. She passed in 2006, and toward the end of her life, she tried to warn us about the rise of White Nationalists worldwide as well as the power multinational corporations were gaining over governments. I thought she was totally blowing things out of proportion. I think about how I could gently break it to her that her country is in grave danger due to the very things she tried to warn us about. And, then I think of the comparison of a frog being thrown into hot water vs. being placed in cool water that gradually came to a boil. She would be the first frog, and I am the second frog.
This didn’t come thru my email this am. I’m guessing that is why the numbers for likes and comments are low?
“In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis on March 28 signed a bill banning kindergarten through third-grade public school teachers from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity, a measure its opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. “
And how many teachers at the K-3 level talk to their students about sex?
I think a lot of legislation like this is simply designed to make liberal heads explode and give the Republican base another reason to send in campaign donations.
Surely there are more pressing issues to deal with.
Move on to something that matters.
Thank you, Heather, for once again tying all the loose threads together to show the pattern. There were warnings that, once the conservatives abolished abortion, they’d take aim at contraception. Now we see them doing exactly that. One has to wonder how C. and G. Thomas can support a group that would make their marriage illegal; perhaps they, like so many of Hitler’s supporters, think that they will be exempted from the law due to their service.
Thank you Heather.
In my view, Judge Jackson will make a fine SCOTUS justice - although, for now, she’ll be in a 6 to 3 minority.
Are we going the way of Hungary?
Not if we Democrats turn out our voices and votes. If not…
Thank you, Professor. Your letter is objective and complete. I could predict today’s news as long as it’s about the repubs, how they vote, what they say and why. No, I’m not clairvoyant. They have continued their opposition of democratic values and constitutional law. Not one good reason to oppose the nomination of Judge Jackson for Supreme Court Justice. Their questions and their responses during the hearings and reasons to oppose are exactly as Grassley said. Well, no. I interpret them as racist and basically undemocratic. Dems need a majority in next election or we will be in even more trouble.
On the atrocities in Bucha Ukraine, see the NYT's Visual Investigation team's work in today's edition & the use of Maxar satellite imagery to detail the dates Bucha civilians were murdered along Yablonska Street near the Bucha train station. A Human Rights Watch level of documentation is required to prove War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and /or Genociide to be presented in Ukraine's domestic Courts or in International Tribunals. At least three ( 3 ) nation states including the United States are securing evidence as well.
Not sure why but for the first time since i subscribed, I did not receive todays letter in my email. I was notified yesterday that my account would be auto-renewing soon … I would like to keep receiving the emails. How do I contact tech support? Thanks
From The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/04/the-guardian-view-on-hungarys-election-a-dismal-day-for-democracy
“What now for the European Union’s most challenged and compromised democracy? The scale of Viktor Orbán’s fourth consecutive election victory in Hungary was crushing, comprehensive and unexpected. Faced for the first time with a united opposition alliance that put internal differences aside, predictions of a close race – or at least a competitive one – were confounded. On a high turnout, Mr Orbán’s Fidesz party actually won a greater number of seats than it held previously while Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition’s candidate for prime minister, failed even to win the local constituency he was contesting. Once again, resistance to Mr Orbán’s brand of authoritarian, conservative nationalism was largely confined to Budapest and other urban centres.“
And here is the key.
“Resistance to Mr Orbán’s brand of authoritarian, conservative nationalism was largely confined to Budapest and other urban centres.“
Just like here, Democrats mostly control the urban inner city and Republicans mostly control the rest of America.
How does the Democratic Party make inroads into rural America?
Need to figure that out before midterms.
Orban is showing us exactly how Republicans will rule when they take Congress (2022) and the White House (2024). They will immediately abandon Ukraine and declare fealty to Putin. They will end any pretense at free and fair elections, installing their voter suppression and outcome control systems in every state. The 14th amendment will be repealed, and all of the civil rights of minorities (Black, immigrants, LGBTQ, etc) will be eliminated. Their distorted view of "Religious freedom" will become the law, and Christianity will become the official national religion. Abortion, inter-racial marriage, gay marriage, birth control, atheism, etc will become illegal.
You may think I'm exaggerating (I wish that I was). Only a few short years ago we thought that Republicans would never elect dangerous wackos like Trump, MTG, Boebert, Gosar, Cawthorn, Hawley, etc. Now these wackos are the heart and soul of their party, and Republicans like Grassley and Graham who were once somewhat reasonable have fully embraced Trump and Qanon. To understand the future under Republican rule, look to Orban, Tucker Carlson and MTG. That, I fear, is where we're headed.
Thank you Heather.
I watched the coverage of the tie vote (11-11) yesterday . The typical drama Llama Republicans showing their revolt against Judge Brown. I wouldn't say this nomination is in the can just yet. I don't trust Collins, Murkowski or Romney. Sinema is completely untrustworthy.
My understanding is this could be finalized by the end of the week. One way or the other.
I'm finding the lack of blow back from the GOP Members that are continuing to publicly idolize Putin and Orban to be expected. Why?
How did we get to this painfully low level, this quickly under the tenure of the man we thought would save us? I remember sitting in a parking lot listening to the radio and hearing that Biden won. It seems like a lifetime ago.
Be safe. Be well.
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I know what else they hate. They hate that her last name is JACKSON, like Jesse Jackson. They hate that her first name is not a WASP name like Amy or Ruth. They hate having to work their mouths to say Ketanji. No one in THEIR world has a name ending in i. They hate that she isn't a Caucasoid narrow-nosed light-skinned African American. They hate having such a distinctly non-male non-Caucasian face sitting in judgment on WHITE MEN.