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Congress Must Enact New Voting Rights Laws And Safeguard The Fundamental Right To Vote From A Reactionary SCOTUS
February 23, 2021
Paul Blumenthal writes at the Huffington Post, Democrats’ Top Priority Is To Reform Elections. Will It Be The Bill To Break The Filibuster? Congressional Democrats are pushing a sweeping package of voting rights, gerrymandering, election, campaign finance and ethics reforms, called the For the People Act. It’s listed as H.R. 1 in the House and
The Week has started off Badly for Mark Finchem
February 23, 2021
This is not Mark Finchem’s week. First, the Arizona State House and Senate Republican Chairpersons of their respective Ethics Committees have dismissed the Legislative District (LD) 11 State Representative’s complaint aimed at the whole Democratic delegation to the Legislature. The State House Chair, Becky Nutt, who erred in not following through with the over 80
The Party Of Lincoln Is Dead; It Is Now The Party Of Trump
February 23, 2021
A new Suffolk University/USA Today poll released Sunday revealed that Republican voters’ loyalty to former President Donald Trump remains high, as does their ignorance about the Capitol riot. A Shocking Number Of Republicans Would Join Donald Trump In Third Party: If Trump were to form his own political party, as he has reportedly considered, a
Hopefully the next 95 Months of the Biden/Harris Administration Will be Like the First
February 23, 2021
One month down. Ninety-Five to go. Hopefully, the remaining seven years and eleven months of the Biden/Harris Administration (should all go well) will be as productive, competent, human, and Presidential as the first thirty days. In the first month of their Administration, the Biden/Harris team has restored decency and honor to the White House and,
Merrick Garland is Coming for the Coup Plotters
February 22, 2021
Judge Merrick Garland was masterful today at his confirmation hearing to become the next Attorney General of the United States. He was moving when discussing with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker his reasons for accepting the nomination from President Joe Biden to become the next Attorney General, invoking his family’s history of fleeing Anti Semitism
SCOTUS rejects Trump Election Appeals – But Three Justices Buy Independent State Legislature Doctrine
February 22, 2021
NBC News reports, Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases: The Supreme Court on Monday formally rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election. The cases the justices rejected involved election challenges filed by former President Donald Trump and
Candle Light Remembrance For 500,000+ American COVID-19 Deaths
February 22, 2021
The White House became a cathedral tonight for a candle light remembrance for the 500,000+ American COVID-19 deaths during this pandemic, the most of any country in the world. NPR reports, Watch: President Biden Delivers Emotional Remembrance Of 500,000 COVID-19 Victims: President Biden and Vice President Harris acknowledged and honored a grim milestone Monday: the
Breaking: SCOTUS Rejects Trump Emergency Motion, Manhattan DA Can Enforce Grand Jury Subpoena For Financial Records
February 22, 2021
The Trump crime family suffered a major defeat on Monday when the United States Supreme Court rejected “Mafia Don” Trump’s plea to keep his financial records away from prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. CNBC reports Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to shield tax records from NY prosecutors: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a
