James DiEugenio Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 12 hours ago, Douglas Caddy said: The case for ending judicial review (msn.com) Interesting article. If you buy the originalism doctrine then how does one justify judicial review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Food for thought. Does the Right to Vote hang in the balance? Why it may be time for Biden to enter the fight for filibuster reform (msn.com) Edited July 6, 2021 by Ron Bulman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Thomas Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Mark your calendars! @patriottakes Jul 5 https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1412044845246390272?ref_src=twsrc^tfw "Mike Lindell says by August 13, the talk of the world will be to overturn the election and get the communists out. He also said there will be many down ticket senators that will have different election results.." I'm sorry I won't be able to join you. I think I have to wash dishes that day Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 More food for thought. TX Dems force GOP to walk back ‘horrendous’ provision to overturn elections (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Thomas Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Donald Trump has sued Twitter, Facebook and Google for kicking him off their platforms. He filed suit in Florida. 1. You can't sue private companies for violating First Amendment rights. They only apply to governments. 2> Facebook's Terms of Service say that if you want to sue them, you have to file in San Francisco. He filed in Florida. 3. His "expert" lawyers are a Personal Injury firm. Ivey, Barnum and O'Mara, LLC is based in Connecticut. Notice how all their lawyers are listed as Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming. Pro Hac Vice means, For This Occasion, or This Event Only. At least two of them list aol.com as their professional address. https://twitter.com/AkivaMCohen/status/1412802041609691138 Fairfield County Personal Injury and Real Estate Lawyers https://www.ibolaw.com/ Attorneys for Corporate Matters, Franchise Law, and Civil Litigation Serving Metro New York As a full-service law firm comprised of lawyers with diverse backgrounds and skill sets, Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara, LLC offers trusted guidance and representation of the highest quality to clients who are facing a wide range of legal concerns." "Our firm was founded in 1950 with the goal of helping our friends and neighbors in Southwestern Connecticut and the surrounding region." Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Thomas Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 The Chilling Message of Trump’s Embrace of Ashli Babbitt Martyrdom January 6 is now a heroic uprising for the movement. By Jonathan Chait https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/trump-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-january-6-insurrection-riot.html “All the political momentum is on Trump’s side. He has slowly turned January 6 from a black mark that threatened to expunge him from Republican politics, to a regrettable episode that his allies preferred to leave behind, to a glorious uprising behind which he could rally his adherents. Martyrs are the most potent symbols for a radical movement. The John Birch Society commemorated an American missionary killed by Chinese communists in 1945 (the first death of the Cold War, the society’s followers believed). Horst Wessel, a German storm trooper killed by communists in 1930, inspired an eponymous song that became a poopoo anthem. The anti-anti-Trump right has dismissed the insurrection as overblown, a protest march gone bad, perhaps ill-considered but never posing any serious threat to the republic. The far right’s highlighting of Babbitt’s death sends a different message: The insurrection was good. Babbitt’s effort to penetrate the defensive barrier was brave, and the stopping of her charge a crime. By throwing himself behind this message, Trump is endorsing the most radical interpretation of his presidency. January 6 was not a minor misstep after a successful era, as fans like Mike Pence and Lindsey Graham now say. It was the heroic culmination of a righteous uprising.“ Chilling indeed. Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Cole Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Steve Thomas said: The Chilling Message of Trump’s Embrace of Ashli Babbitt Martyrdom January 6 is now a heroic uprising for the movement. By Jonathan Chait https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/trump-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-january-6-insurrection-riot.html “All the political momentum is on Trump’s side. He has slowly turned January 6 from a black mark that threatened to expunge him from Republican politics, to a regrettable episode that his allies preferred to leave behind, to a glorious uprising behind which he could rally his adherents. Martyrs are the most potent symbols for a radical movement. The John Birch Society commemorated an American missionary killed by Chinese communists in 1945 (the first death of the Cold War, the society’s followers believed). Horst Wessel, a German storm trooper killed by communists in 1930, inspired an eponymous song that became a poopoo anthem. The anti-anti-Trump right has dismissed the insurrection as overblown, a protest march gone bad, perhaps ill-considered but never posing any serious threat to the republic. The far right’s highlighting of Babbitt’s death sends a different message: The insurrection was good. Babbitt’s effort to penetrate the defensive barrier was brave, and the stopping of her charge a crime. By throwing himself behind this message, Trump is endorsing the most radical interpretation of his presidency. January 6 was not a minor misstep after a successful era, as fans like Mike Pence and Lindsey Graham now say. It was the heroic culmination of a righteous uprising.“ Chilling indeed. Steve Thomas Steven T--- Jonathan Chait? The twerp that wrote this: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/jfk-accomplished-little-but-his-historic-myth-endures.html That Chait? Chait strikes me as a punked mouthpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) As the only one checking in of the forum this evening I had a strange thought, a blast from the past. So to give the site attention... The live at the time version, apparently owned by the Japanese won't link. So, just listen. And now we are a half dozen. Edited July 9, 2021 by Ron Bulman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Prutsok Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Big shocker here: "Two Americans arrested in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti this week said that they were not in the room when he was killed and that they had worked only as translators for the hit squad."..."Judge Noël said that it was [one of the Americans] who had yelled that the assailants were agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency over a loudspeaker at the start of the assault." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 GOP lawmakers caught on video telling activists to thank Manchin and Sinema for not blowing up the filibuster: 'Without that we would be dead meat' (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 This one's for W. Trump wasn't just an abnormal figure — psychiatrists say his rhetoric caused real trauma (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Andrew Prutsok said: Big shocker here: "Two Americans arrested in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti this week said that they were not in the room when he was killed and that they had worked only as translators for the hit squad."..."Judge Noël said that it was [one of the Americans] who had yelled that the assailants were agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency over a loudspeaker at the start of the assault." In other words, the CIA is still doing this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Ron Bulman said: This one's for W. Trump wasn't just an abnormal figure — psychiatrists say his rhetoric caused real trauma (msn.com) Ron, Trump's election and White House tenure were fairly traumatic for many of my former patients, even before January 6th of this year. (I retired in late 2018.) As an example, I vividly recall one of my former patients, a married gay male, having nightmares after Trump won the 2016 election in which angry street mobs were throwing rocks through the living room window of his house. Another former patient of mine was afraid to attend her AA meetings after Trump's election because she thought the members there would resent her for being black. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 "STUNNING NEW EVIDINCE of a Satanic connection between Biden and Mary Jo Kopechne'. . . CPAC attendee hands out 'seven-point plan' to reinstall Donald Trump (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Thomas Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 "Interposition" Keep your eye out for people using that term. Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, or CSPOA. https://cspoa.org/ “When we look at the Office of the Sheriff, combined with the historical powers held by that office, he stands as the upholder, defender, protector and servant to the liberties of the people within the county. In addition to upholding the law, the sheriff is also charged with upholding the supreme law, the Constitution. The law enforcement powers held by the sheriff supersede those of any agent, officer, elected official or employee from any level of government when in the jurisdiction of the county. The vertical separation of powers in the Constitution makes it clear that the power of the sheriff even supersedes the powers of the President. Furthermore, it is this responsibility that grants a Sheriff the Constitutional authority to check and balance all levels of government within the jurisdiction of the County.” “The CSPOA promotes the view that the sheriff is the highest authority in a given county, and as such has the power to provide a "check and balance" against "any state or federal agency that may infringe on the natural rights of the people" The CSPOA website sums up the position with one word: "interposition." "We are witnessing great deeds of protection, service and interposition across America by courageous sheriffs who only want to serve the people who elected them," the website says. Interposition has traditionally been claimed as a right of a state to cancel out actions of the federal government that it deems unconstitutional. Sen. John Calhoun of South Carolina cited interposition in the 1830s to preserve slavery in the South, and southern states turned to it in the 1950s in an attempt to avoid compliance with the Brown v. Board of Education decision to desegregate schools. The Supreme Court rejected interposition in the 1958 Cooper v. Aaron ruling, which invoked Marbury vs. Madison to assert judicial supremacy.” BIG VALLEY: Rumbling of insurrection continues in California's far-right MAGA world where the Proud Boys are revered by Jordan Green, Staff Reporter July 10, 2021 https://www.rawstory.com/california-insurrection/ “In May, Aguilar and Thornton spoke at an event billed as a "Patriotic Social Gathering" in rural Lander County, with a population less than 6,000, in Nevada, to celebrate the county joining the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, or CSPOA. Previously, in February, the Lander County Board of Commissioners had unanimously passed a resolution removing the county from Gov. Steve Sisolak's COVID emergency declaration. In addition to Richard Mack, a former sheriff in Graham County, Ariz. who founded and leads CSPOA, other special guests at the county-sponsored event included Nevada gubernatorial candidate Joey Gilbert and Dr. Simone Gold.” “The CSPOA has also caught the attention of at least one Proud Boy leader in the Central Valley. Sean Adam Kuykendall, president of the Central Valley chapter… Kuykendall said he wanted to propose "a group that is taking the Constitution and the Bill of Rights into their own hands and implementing it as a broad swipe across every elected official's agenda, which should be that way — and this is the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association."” Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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