Last week, at the University of Georgia School of Law, super conservative Judge Michael Luttig said: With the former president’s and his Republican Party’s determined denial of January 6, their refusal to acknowledge that the former president lost the 2020 presidential election fair and square, and their promise that the 2024 election will not be “stolen” from them again as they maintain it was in 2020, America’s Democracy and the Rule of Law are in constitutional peril — still. And there is no end to the threat in sight…. We are a house divided and our poisonous politics is fast eating away at the fabric of our society…. The Republican Party has made its decision that the war against America’s Democracy and the Rule of Law it instigated on January 6 will go on, prosecuted to its catastrophic end. Charlie Sykes’ Bulwark podcast, with Judge Luttig is quite interesting. You can listen to the whole thing here. Some highlights: “Treason-like” Charlie Sykes: Here you have the former president very openly saying we should terminate the Constitution in order to overturn this election.
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Watch for it, red staters Chris Cooper, a poli-sci professor at Western Carolina University, observes a GOP move you’ll likely see in your red-state legislature if you have not already. This one is from North Carolina. Republicans can’t have private donors who support democracy stepping in to prop up state and local Boards of Elections the GOP means to starve of funds. What? No mention of a Hungarian-American businessman in the bill? Attend your local Board meeting. It will likely come up among conspiracy theorists there. The GOP really is pulling out every stop to sabotage elections and undermine any of your rights they can get their hands on. Women’s rights, their personal autonomy and freedoms, are under assault too. You’ve noticed? North Carolina Republicans rolled out their abortion ban legislation on Wednesday too: RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – Four Republicans in the North Carolina House have filed a bill that would ban legal abortion in the state except as necessary to save a mother’s life. House Bill 533 was filed Wednesday by state Rep. Keith Kidwell (R-Beautfort), its primary sponsor, Rep. Ben Moss (R-Moore), Rep.
Martin Niemöller is overquoted because he nailed it Sorry to be such a downer this morning, but this is going to get worse before it gets better: FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – There were intense moments at the Kentucky Capitol on Wednesday as the General Assembly voted to override governor andy beshear’s veto of controversial legislation opponents call “anti-transgender.” Emotions ran high, from rallies and protests outside the Capitol to even shouting at lawmakers in the chambers. “We have created an environment of hate, and then we look at them like there’s something wrong with them,” said Rep. Pamela Stevenson, D-Louisville. As House Democrats stood on the House floor, dozens of protesters stood against Senate Bill 150. Associated Press: FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people — from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use. The votes to override Gov.
Glenn Youngkin shows his true colors again The man in the red fleece vest who dazzled the entire DC press corps with his alleged post-Trump moderate strategy strikes again. Bolts magazine has the details: Going forward, Virginians will no longer regain their rights when released from prison—the most recent policy announced by Virginia officials in 2021—nor at any later point, unless Youngkin deems them to be worthy on an individual basis. His decision, which a future governor could alter, sidelines many residents who expected they would get to vote in Virginia elections. “I’ve never voted in my life. I was looking forward to voting this year,” Sincere Allah, who was released from prison the week Youngkin was inaugurated in 2022 and who has since waited to learn if his rights will be restored, told Bolts, in reference to the state’s upcoming legislative and prosecutorial elections.
and DeSantis sinks The latest polls show that the Trump jump is real: Republican primary voters were read a list of 15 announced and potential candidates for the 2024 nomination. The survey, released Wednesday, finds Trump has doubled his lead since February and is up by 30 points over Ron DeSantis (54%-24%). Last month, he was up by 15 (43%-28%). No one else hits double digits. Mike Pence comes in third with 6%, Liz Cheney and Nikki Haley receive 3% each, and Greg Abbott comes in at 2%. All others receive 1% support or less, and just 3% are unsure. It’s fair to assume that the talk of his imminent indictment may have helped him with primary voters. They love to rally around the Trump flag. But Quinnipiac also has a new poll out which show this may not be such a great thing in the big picture: Americans 57 – 38 percent think criminal charges should disqualify former President Donald Trump from running for president again, if charges are filed against him as a result of multiple state and federal criminal investigations, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll released today.
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They’re still at it I guess there’s nothing really new about this. Congressional loyalists talking in back channels to the president happened during Watergate too. (The great hero Howard Baker…) And remember Devin Nunes and his Midnight Ride? But I’m pretty sure it’s unprecedented for loyalists to be using the investigative powers of the congress to help a former president, not to mention doing it to help him pressure prosecutors in criminal investigations as a candidate for the GOP nomination. What could be more “deep-statey, swampy” than this? A number of top House GOP lawmakers have disclosed in recent days their efforts to keep the former president informed on the pace and substance of their investigations. Lines of communication appear to go both ways. Not only are Trump, his aides and close allies regularly apprised of Republicans’ committee work, they also at times exert influence over it, multiple people familiar with the talks tell CNN.
Disney snaps back Ronnie D abused his power. So Disney decided to do it too: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board overseeing Disney World’s government services is gearing up for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement they say effectively renders them powerless to manage the entertainment giant’s future growth in Central Florida. Ahead of an expected state takeover, the Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through the pact and restrictive covenants that would tie the hands of future board members for decades, according to a legal presentation by the district’s lawyers on Wednesday. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s new Board of Supervisors voted to bring in outside legal firepower to examine the agreement, including a conservative Washington, D.C., law firm that has defended several of DeSantis’ culture war priorities. “We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” board member Brian Aungst Jr. said. “It’s a subversion of the will of the voters and the Legislature and the governor. It completely circumvents the authority of this board to govern.” Oh no! How can this be????