Today is the “safe harbor” date by which state presidential votes that have been certified will go forward to Congress, where they must be counted. While Wisconsin’s votes are delayed by a late challenge, Biden has enough votes to win the Electoral College handily even without those ten electoral votes (which he should still win).
This evening I saw an interview with Rebekah Jones on the Lawrence O'Donnell show. They had a surveillance camera on the front door and hallway which showed the police entering her house with guns drawn pointing them at her, her husband and her little children! And the email that triggered (please excuse the pun) all this was: ""It's time to speak up before another 17,000 people are dead," the message said, according to the affidavit. "You know this is wrong. You don't have to be part of this. Be a hero. Speak out before it's too late." That is the message which she says she did not send, was enough for a warrant to have armed men enter her home and point guns at her children. This is not America. Or unfortunately maybe it is. This is sickening!
Biden has had decades to think about how he would manage the transfer of power in multiple scenarios. I find his strategies to get around, thwart, and shame the "Republicans" (there should always be shock-quotes around this word when referring to the neofascist minions of their Dear Leader) to be a fascinating display of savvy political maneuvering. What I wish is that the people supposedly on his side would shut up. The Democratic Party is proving that the parodies presented about the Dems are not parodies. I have been a Dem all my life and I come from generations of Dems. It makes me nuts that instead of letting him get on with planning how to recover from four years of devastation, fellow-Dems are screaming at him that they want a piece of the action. They've got it, for crying out loud. Let Joe and Kamala do what they need to do to get us back on track.
As a life long unaffiliated, centrist liberal voter, I signed on as a Democrat in 2016 ... and, thank goodness. The Republicans are disgusting, in either their overt actions or their silent complicity.
Shame on them!
Please GA denizens, vote Ossoff and Warnock into office.
Yesterday, Trump challenged his Supreme Court (among others) to show courage in the face of the “fraudulent” election and so it did.
When faced with the frivolous suit by Pennsylvania Republicans to block certification of the results of the election, the Supreme Court issues a one-sentence order, which said, “The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.”
For the record, Michigan did not allow increased use of mail in ballots because of the Pandemic. The people of Michigan voted in 2018 to amend the constitution with several voting policies - including universal access to mail in ballots. My husband and I have used mail in ballots for local and state elections in 2019 and 2020.
People get sick and die, “285,000 of us”, Trump golfs and the Republicans act as if they see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil. They all lie, and perpetuate the lies. We are all exhausted. Still, we must stay the course, call out the violations of our Constitution and laws, and work for our Democracy.
"This morning we learned that the Trump administration is requiring states to share with federal registries the names, birthdates, ethnicities, and addresses of the people they vaccinate against the novel coronavirus."
Question 1: At what point (if ever) can states refuse to comply with trump's draconian demands? What would be the downside of that? Could compliance be stalled until January 20, and then deep-sixed?
Question 2: At what point (if ever) can U.S. citizens file a class-action suit against Enemy Domestic Number One (followed closely by wannabe McConnell)? General themes: genocide, sedition, treason, invasion of privacy, etc., etc., etc.
It would be entirely proper for the Supreme Court to dismiss Texas' lawsuit sua sponte on the grounds that irrespective of Texas lack of judicial standing to challenge the actions of other states acting under the color of their own state laws, the Trump Campaign's uniform lack of success in challenging the election result would seem to be sufficient reason enough for the court to hold an ex parte hearing requiring Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to show cause why his suit against the states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin should not be summarily dismissed with prejudice, simply on the basis that no election law has been violated, irrespective of the identity of the complaining parties. Of the 50-some odd challenges to the election result in the courts, the Trump Campaign has lost 38 of them, with perhaps 16 others on track for final dismissal.
From my standpoint, as an interested observer, it is disheartening to have witnessed the extent to which almost everyone concerned has indulged Trump and his supporters by allowing them to ricochet back and forth against the walls of reality like an old-time pinball game, as they are pushed further and further into a corner toward oblivion. Enough is enough! After this week, we should be done with this election. For once in his life Donald Trump needs to grow up.
Thank you for the summary – some of which I heard you talk about this afternoon. Scary times but, as you continue to remind us, we have to use our power as citizens to make the changes we want to see in our democracy. I wrote my holiday letter with this idea in mind. It won't be the typical letter most expect to receive but just maybe it will encourage a few people to take the responsibility of citizenship seriously.
Austin could face another hurdle on Capitol Hill, where in a high-profile September 2015 hearing he was sharply criticized by the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who was the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
McCain rebuked Austin for his testimony on the battle against ISIS, where the general announced American troops were making progress, while admitting after several months a $500 million program to train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS had produced only “four or five” prepared fighters.
"I have been a member of this committee for more than 30 years, and I have never heard testimony like this," McCain told Austin. “I have never seen a hearing that is as divorced from the reality of every outside expert and what you are saying.” - Stars & Stripes Dec 8, 2020
I'm sick of reading/hearing about the do-nothing Republicans. Each day that goes by, more Americans suffer health-wise or economically and McTurtleneck and the rest of the cabal want to save businesses from potential suits. By the time those businesses reach the point of an employee suit they'll be out of business. No stimulus means just that...no way for business to make it through what will probably end as a depression. And, by that time, Biden will be in office and blamed for any economic disasters. F#$k them all!
Surprise, surprise... NOT! -- Republicans are at it again, trying to suppress the vote in the upcoming GA runoff elections. -- Thanks (as always) for the important news that doesn't make the headlines.
Strange how DT was brilliant enough to have formulated the breakneck speed of the creation of the corona virus, yet was totally incapable of ordering a sufficient supply for the country, much less devising an effective method of distribution! Strange how certain imaginations can veer into incredulous twilight zones. How many more days of this do we have to endure? 41?
This evening I saw an interview with Rebekah Jones on the Lawrence O'Donnell show. They had a surveillance camera on the front door and hallway which showed the police entering her house with guns drawn pointing them at her, her husband and her little children! And the email that triggered (please excuse the pun) all this was: ""It's time to speak up before another 17,000 people are dead," the message said, according to the affidavit. "You know this is wrong. You don't have to be part of this. Be a hero. Speak out before it's too late." That is the message which she says she did not send, was enough for a warrant to have armed men enter her home and point guns at her children. This is not America. Or unfortunately maybe it is. This is sickening!
Biden has had decades to think about how he would manage the transfer of power in multiple scenarios. I find his strategies to get around, thwart, and shame the "Republicans" (there should always be shock-quotes around this word when referring to the neofascist minions of their Dear Leader) to be a fascinating display of savvy political maneuvering. What I wish is that the people supposedly on his side would shut up. The Democratic Party is proving that the parodies presented about the Dems are not parodies. I have been a Dem all my life and I come from generations of Dems. It makes me nuts that instead of letting him get on with planning how to recover from four years of devastation, fellow-Dems are screaming at him that they want a piece of the action. They've got it, for crying out loud. Let Joe and Kamala do what they need to do to get us back on track.
As a life long unaffiliated, centrist liberal voter, I signed on as a Democrat in 2016 ... and, thank goodness. The Republicans are disgusting, in either their overt actions or their silent complicity.
Shame on them!
Please GA denizens, vote Ossoff and Warnock into office.
Gentle readers here, do take care.
Yesterday, Trump challenged his Supreme Court (among others) to show courage in the face of the “fraudulent” election and so it did.
When faced with the frivolous suit by Pennsylvania Republicans to block certification of the results of the election, the Supreme Court issues a one-sentence order, which said, “The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.”
Short, sweet and final!
(http://amylhowe.com/2020/12/08/justices-wont-stop-pennsylvania-from-certifying-election-for-biden/)
For the record, Michigan did not allow increased use of mail in ballots because of the Pandemic. The people of Michigan voted in 2018 to amend the constitution with several voting policies - including universal access to mail in ballots. My husband and I have used mail in ballots for local and state elections in 2019 and 2020.
People get sick and die, “285,000 of us”, Trump golfs and the Republicans act as if they see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil. They all lie, and perpetuate the lies. We are all exhausted. Still, we must stay the course, call out the violations of our Constitution and laws, and work for our Democracy.
"This morning we learned that the Trump administration is requiring states to share with federal registries the names, birthdates, ethnicities, and addresses of the people they vaccinate against the novel coronavirus."
Question 1: At what point (if ever) can states refuse to comply with trump's draconian demands? What would be the downside of that? Could compliance be stalled until January 20, and then deep-sixed?
Question 2: At what point (if ever) can U.S. citizens file a class-action suit against Enemy Domestic Number One (followed closely by wannabe McConnell)? General themes: genocide, sedition, treason, invasion of privacy, etc., etc., etc.
Enquiring mind wants to know.
As always, thank you from Texas (home of my worthless AG Ken Paxton).
It would be entirely proper for the Supreme Court to dismiss Texas' lawsuit sua sponte on the grounds that irrespective of Texas lack of judicial standing to challenge the actions of other states acting under the color of their own state laws, the Trump Campaign's uniform lack of success in challenging the election result would seem to be sufficient reason enough for the court to hold an ex parte hearing requiring Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to show cause why his suit against the states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin should not be summarily dismissed with prejudice, simply on the basis that no election law has been violated, irrespective of the identity of the complaining parties. Of the 50-some odd challenges to the election result in the courts, the Trump Campaign has lost 38 of them, with perhaps 16 others on track for final dismissal.
From my standpoint, as an interested observer, it is disheartening to have witnessed the extent to which almost everyone concerned has indulged Trump and his supporters by allowing them to ricochet back and forth against the walls of reality like an old-time pinball game, as they are pushed further and further into a corner toward oblivion. Enough is enough! After this week, we should be done with this election. For once in his life Donald Trump needs to grow up.
Thank you for the summary – some of which I heard you talk about this afternoon. Scary times but, as you continue to remind us, we have to use our power as citizens to make the changes we want to see in our democracy. I wrote my holiday letter with this idea in mind. It won't be the typical letter most expect to receive but just maybe it will encourage a few people to take the responsibility of citizenship seriously.
Nero plays golf while Rome burns.
Lloyd Austin chewed out by John McCain -
Austin could face another hurdle on Capitol Hill, where in a high-profile September 2015 hearing he was sharply criticized by the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who was the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
McCain rebuked Austin for his testimony on the battle against ISIS, where the general announced American troops were making progress, while admitting after several months a $500 million program to train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS had produced only “four or five” prepared fighters.
"I have been a member of this committee for more than 30 years, and I have never heard testimony like this," McCain told Austin. “I have never seen a hearing that is as divorced from the reality of every outside expert and what you are saying.” - Stars & Stripes Dec 8, 2020
I'm sick of reading/hearing about the do-nothing Republicans. Each day that goes by, more Americans suffer health-wise or economically and McTurtleneck and the rest of the cabal want to save businesses from potential suits. By the time those businesses reach the point of an employee suit they'll be out of business. No stimulus means just that...no way for business to make it through what will probably end as a depression. And, by that time, Biden will be in office and blamed for any economic disasters. F#$k them all!
Surprise, surprise... NOT! -- Republicans are at it again, trying to suppress the vote in the upcoming GA runoff elections. -- Thanks (as always) for the important news that doesn't make the headlines.
"But he definitely knows how Washington works" It is the only thing that gives me hope that things will get done.
Strange how DT was brilliant enough to have formulated the breakneck speed of the creation of the corona virus, yet was totally incapable of ordering a sufficient supply for the country, much less devising an effective method of distribution! Strange how certain imaginations can veer into incredulous twilight zones. How many more days of this do we have to endure? 41?