Obstruction of justice in plain sight: Hope Hicks fails to answer questions at direction of the White House
June 20, 2019
Prior to her testimony on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, the White House asserted that former aide Hope Hicks has “absolute immunity” from being compelled by Congress to testify about her time working in the Trump administration. White House says Hope Hicks ‘immune’ from compelled congressional testimony: White House counsel Pat Cipollone sent a … Read more
The drums of war: would the US really go to war over an unmanned surveillance drone?
June 20, 2019
Oh here we go. This morning we learned that Iran shot down a US surveillance drone, heightening tensions: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the Islamic Republic directly attacked the American military amid tensions over Tehran’s unraveling nuclear deal with world powers. … Read more
SCOTUS Watch: ‘Peace Cross’ case decided today
June 20, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court started the day with 20 argued cases yet to be decided. The court issued four opinions today. The Court also announced an additional opinion day on Friday. Still 16 cases to be decided in 10 days. The first opinion is a plurality opinion in Gundy v. US, by Justice Kagan for … Read more
Harris’ Good Answer vs. Pete’s Great Answer
June 20, 2019
Mayor Pete and Kamela Harris answered two very similar questions. What happens to Trump after he no longer is President and cannot claim immunity from prosecution? Kamala Harris’ answer. Starts at 22:30 in full interview below: And Buttigieg’s answer. Both answers are good, but Buttigieg’s was also great. As a former prosecutor, what has concerned … Read more
Trump Kicks Off Re-Election with Some Light Ethnic Cleansing
June 19, 2019
Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States. They will be removed as fast as they come in. Mexico, using their strong immigration laws, is doing a very good job of stopping people……. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June … Read more
The Phoenix Police are Completely Out of Control. A Report from the Community Meeting.
June 19, 2019
By Dianne Post, Attorney, Central Phoenix National Lawyer’s Guild The Phoenix mayor and police chief called a community “listening” forum on June 18 at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church. The place was overflowing and the meeting had to start nearly an hour late to get everyone in. While the mayor, chief, assistant chief, city manager, assistant … Read more
Robbing public schools to pay for private school vouchers
June 19, 2019
I had set aside this excellent reporting from Brenna Bailey at the Arizona Daily Star to get around to later on the topic of Arizona’s structural revenue deficit. Tucson educators: 2020 Arizona budget ‘Band-Aid approach’ to K-12 funding crisis: Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Legislature have touted their decision to invest $660 million new dollars … Read more
About Arizona’s unconstitutional state budget
June 19, 2019
Doug Ducey, the ice cream man hired by Koch Industries to run their Southwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Arizona, recently penned an op-ed for The Arizona Republic aka the “McMedia” (for its daily reporting on the reality TV stars ‘The McCains”), extolling his recently passed state budget. Gov. Ducey: Why this year’s … Read more
