U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Signals It May Dismiss Trump Appeal of January 6 Committee Subpoena
November 24, 2021
NBC News reports, Appeals court order in Jan. 6 documents case may be bad news for Trump: A federal court order late Tuesday may be a worrisome sign for former President Donald Trump in his effort to assert executive privilege over documents sought by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
January 6 Committee Focuses On The Seditious Conspiracy Co-Conspirators
November 24, 2021
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, with the latest round of subpoenas issued, clearly signals that it is focused on a Seditious Conspiracy charge, 18 U.S. Code § 2384 – Seditious conspiracy: If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to
In its Latest Ads, The Lincoln Project Shows Us What We Should and Should Not Be Thankful for this Thanksgiving
November 24, 2021
During this Thanksgiving, the producers at the Lincoln Project do not disappoint. In two ads, they perfectly frame what the American People should be thankful for and what they should scorn this holiday season and beyond. The first ad titled “Biden Delivers” shows portions of President Biden’s optimistic and forward-looking speech to the American People
Sinema Kowtows To Republicans
November 24, 2021
Money quote: “That’s right. She [Sinema] and West Virginia senator Joe Manchin still think that the Republican Party – the party that lied about the 2020 election, gerrymandered congressional districts, and put in place laws that would overturn elections – that they must be asked for their permission for Democrats to take action to protect
Justine Wadsack is Running for State Senate, But Doesn’t Believe Our Elections Are Real?
November 23, 2021
Justine Wadsack has very little hope of making it to the Arizona Senate. She’s running for State Senate from LD 10 with a 14K Republican deficit. I would normally completely ignore her, but she said something at a campaign event recently that is symptomatic of the sickness in the GOP these days. She said, “I
Russell Pearce’s Latest Plot Against Arizona
November 23, 2021
So now Mr. Russell “SB1070” Pearce is flogging a new resolution for adoption by the AZGOP in his latest scheme to undermine and defund public education in Arizona. Seriously, how does one call oneself a ‘conservative’ with a straight face when attacking a venerable institution of American life that has served us well for over
Midnight Is Approaching To Pass Voting Rights Legislation And To Save American Democracy
November 23, 2021
Above Image: h/t the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in a different context. Axios reports, “Midnight is approaching” to pass voting rights protections: “Defenders of democracy in America still have a slim window of opportunity to act. But time is ticking away, and midnight is approaching,” according to more than 150 top scholars of U.S. democracy in
Sen. Sinema Is The Biggest Obstacle To Voting Rights Legislation
November 22, 2021
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told “Axios on HBO” that the “integrity of our democracy” is at stake without federal voting rights legislation, and the Senate must seriously consider filibuster reform if it can’t get 60 votes to pass it next year. Rep. Jeffries demands filibuster reform to pass voting rights bill. “It’s an open question
