Our democracy hinged on: the military brass stepping back from Trump's attempt to mobilize them on American soil; election officials refusing GOP commands to hand Trump a win out of thin air; DOJ officials threatening to quit en masse rather than violate their oaths; and Capitol police refusing to be goaded into opening fire and giving T…
Our democracy hinged on: the military brass stepping back from Trump's attempt to mobilize them on American soil; election officials refusing GOP commands to hand Trump a win out of thin air; DOJ officials threatening to quit en masse rather than violate their oaths; and Capitol police refusing to be goaded into opening fire and giving Trump the bloodbath he so craved as an excuse to declare martial law.
Meanwhile, the entire apparatus of the GOP is at Trump's beck and call.
And Mancin and Sinema are obstructing passage of bills their party ran on. Mancin and Sinema are hell bent, or plain old bent, or GOP bound to let the rare opportunity to do good, necessary big things which we worked so hard for, slip away,
We cannot and many are not just spectators or commenters. We need to turn out in overwhelming numbers to vote. Meanwhile for every comment to the choir, please let's write more letters to the editors.
lin your list of democratic players pushing back against the attempt to subvert our democracy is what the traitors would call “the deep state.” “The deep state” is their label for the forces of democracy.
... and F—K the pieces of racist garbage occupying our country who are working so hard to return us to the Deep South dictatorship of pre-Voting Rights Act
Yes, including notably in your state. Where we saw in Raffensperger, the self contradiction of being a 'good German' (ie voting for a Republican regime and a Trump administration, both of which are essentially lawless) and being an honorable person (upholding the election law.)
Lin, I beg to differ. I, too, thought his principles were exemplary, but as it turned out, he was defending his shiny new voting equipment (and also was probably considering the downside of his cooperation - prosecution). As soon as he caught heat from the Deplorables for his "principled" stand, he jumped right into Kemp's plans for voter suppression, including the voter nullification portion. That he voted for TFG TWICE says it all. The title of his book, "Integrity Counts," is laughable.
"Thank you for contacting my office. I am proud to serve the people of Arizona, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Please consider this message confirmation that we have received your correspondence.
If you would like to stay connected to our office with the latest news, legislation, and other useful information, please visit my website at https://sinema.senate.gov. Thank you for contacting me."
I've received the same response multiple times re: my emails to her about the filibuster and voting rights. More encouraging is the response I got from Patty Murray, which includes: "Since its creation, the Senate has only needed a simple majority to pass bills and confirm nominees. The exceptions to this rule are clearly spelled out in the Constitution. However, the Senate has changed its own rules regularly over the course of its history, including those relating to how it considers, debates, and votes on different types of bills and nominees. Although the simple majority threshold to pass a bill still stands, today’s Senate requires three-fifths of the body—60 senators—to vote to end debate on a bill or on a motion pertaining to a bill, a procedure known as cloture. In practice, this rule imposes a 60-vote threshold on nearly every piece of legislation that comes before the Senate.
"Notably, the Senate has created a number of narrow and limited exceptions to the 60-vote cloture threshold. These include adoption of an annual budget resolution, special fiscal policy bills relating to a budget resolution, and in some cases, trade agreements. For these and other things, including Executive Branch and Judicial Branch nominees, the Senate has agreed that a simple majority is enough. I believe that a simple majority should be enough to safeguard the right to vote, the right that underpins countless other rights in our democracy. And I will consider every legislative option—including an exemption to cloture and the filibuster—to pass long-overdue voting rights protections into law."
Yeah, I got a similar response awhile back when I told her I regretted contributing to her campaign and that she would never get another nickel from me.
Our democracy hinged on: the military brass stepping back from Trump's attempt to mobilize them on American soil; election officials refusing GOP commands to hand Trump a win out of thin air; DOJ officials threatening to quit en masse rather than violate their oaths; and Capitol police refusing to be goaded into opening fire and giving Trump the bloodbath he so craved as an excuse to declare martial law.
Meanwhile, the entire apparatus of the GOP is at Trump's beck and call.
And Mancin and Sinema are obstructing passage of bills their party ran on. Mancin and Sinema are hell bent, or plain old bent, or GOP bound to let the rare opportunity to do good, necessary big things which we worked so hard for, slip away,
We cannot and many are not just spectators or commenters. We need to turn out in overwhelming numbers to vote. Meanwhile for every comment to the choir, please let's write more letters to the editors.
lin your list of democratic players pushing back against the attempt to subvert our democracy is what the traitors would call “the deep state.” “The deep state” is their label for the forces of democracy.
LONG LIVE THE DEEP STATE‼️
... and F—K the pieces of racist garbage occupying our country who are working so hard to return us to the Deep South dictatorship of pre-Voting Rights Act
Fantastic summary, Lin. So few, knee-deep in it, doing their job, saved us from the brink.
Yes, including notably in your state. Where we saw in Raffensperger, the self contradiction of being a 'good German' (ie voting for a Republican regime and a Trump administration, both of which are essentially lawless) and being an honorable person (upholding the election law.)
Lin, I beg to differ. I, too, thought his principles were exemplary, but as it turned out, he was defending his shiny new voting equipment (and also was probably considering the downside of his cooperation - prosecution). As soon as he caught heat from the Deplorables for his "principled" stand, he jumped right into Kemp's plans for voter suppression, including the voter nullification portion. That he voted for TFG TWICE says it all. The title of his book, "Integrity Counts," is laughable.
a portion of my communication with Sinema:
Yall are without intelligence.
"Thank you for contacting my office. I am proud to serve the people of Arizona, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Please consider this message confirmation that we have received your correspondence.
If you would like to stay connected to our office with the latest news, legislation, and other useful information, please visit my website at https://sinema.senate.gov. Thank you for contacting me."
I've received the same response multiple times re: my emails to her about the filibuster and voting rights. More encouraging is the response I got from Patty Murray, which includes: "Since its creation, the Senate has only needed a simple majority to pass bills and confirm nominees. The exceptions to this rule are clearly spelled out in the Constitution. However, the Senate has changed its own rules regularly over the course of its history, including those relating to how it considers, debates, and votes on different types of bills and nominees. Although the simple majority threshold to pass a bill still stands, today’s Senate requires three-fifths of the body—60 senators—to vote to end debate on a bill or on a motion pertaining to a bill, a procedure known as cloture. In practice, this rule imposes a 60-vote threshold on nearly every piece of legislation that comes before the Senate.
"Notably, the Senate has created a number of narrow and limited exceptions to the 60-vote cloture threshold. These include adoption of an annual budget resolution, special fiscal policy bills relating to a budget resolution, and in some cases, trade agreements. For these and other things, including Executive Branch and Judicial Branch nominees, the Senate has agreed that a simple majority is enough. I believe that a simple majority should be enough to safeguard the right to vote, the right that underpins countless other rights in our democracy. And I will consider every legislative option—including an exemption to cloture and the filibuster—to pass long-overdue voting rights protections into law."
I get similar responses from one of Wisconsin's senators, the reprehensible Ron Johnson.
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Yeah, I got a similar response awhile back when I told her I regretted contributing to her campaign and that she would never get another nickel from me.
Did so yesterday regarding the red herring of “federalizing” elections.