Now we’re getting somewhere, going after the corrupt Republican lawyers who were among the Coup Plotters behind the January 6 , 2021 insurrection. They should all be prosecuted and disbarred. The New York Times reports, Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Giuliani, Digging Into False Vote Fraud Claims: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on … Read more
Politico reports, Manchin: Primary me if you want, I won’t go ‘nuclear’ (for any filibuster reform): Joe Manchin made clear that his party’s push to isolate him and fellow centrist Kyrsten Sinema won’t force his hand on rules changes, once again rejecting Democrats’ proposed reforms to the Senate’s filibuster rules. The West Virginia Democrat actually … Read more
The other day I pointed out in a comment that “In the wake of Sinema’s floor remarks Thursday, more than 70 women involved with Arizona’s Democratic Party signed an open letter urging the reproductive rights political action committee EMILY’s List—a leading contributor to Sinema—to “immediately make a public demand to Senator Sinema to support ending … Read more
President Joe Biden honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a speech that tied the civil rights icon’s legacy to the importance of passing Democrats’ sweeping voting rights reform, which currently endangered by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) refusing to change the filibuster. Biden Stresses Urgency Of Voting Rights Legislation … Read more
Update to Sounds Like A Plan to Deal With the 147 Sedition Party Insurrectionists. Huffington Post reports, Reconstruction-Era Law Could Keep Trump Off Presidential Ballot In 6 Southern States: An obscure Reconstruction-era law could keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot in 2024 in six southern states, including North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, because … Read more