Link: Political Notebook by Daniel Scarpinato : Farley gets singed on procedural misstep. "After avoiding a possible ethics violation Thursday, state Rep. Steve Farley spent the rest of the day doing some soul searching and meditation. The whole incident started when Farley, D-Tucson, grabbed his mic on the House floor and complained that Rep. Andy … Read more
UPDATE 9/5/23: Secretary Fontes did an excellent interview with Brian Tailor Cohen in which he laid out the issues regarding disqualifications under the 14th Amendment very clearly and it’s worth a watch: With the twice impeached, four time indicted, and found liable for sexual assault in New York former President Trump still running to reclaim … Read more
This is the same playbook for the January 6 MAGA/QAnon violent insurrection at our nation’s Capitol. Now this criminal is trying to overthrow the rule of law and justice system in America. UPDATE: Inciting violence against the prosecutors and the court will get you pretrial detention. UPDATE: Right-wing provocateur Ann Coulter is calling on the … Read more
The New York Times published an opinion from former jurist Michael McConnell, a professor and Director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School, and also a senior fellow at the ultra-conservative Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. The Case for Violating the Debt Limit Is Dangerous Nonsense. I suppose this is because of the … Read more
On Thursday, the Senate passed a bipartisan gun violence bill, marking breakthrough: The Senate on Thursday passed legislation aimed at stanching acts of mass gun violence, with 15 Republicans joining Democrats to advance a bill combining modest new firearms restrictions with $15 billion in mental health and school security funding. The 65-to-33 vote represented an … Read more