It became more apparent that something really bad was afoot when the court made the Citizens United ruling. The republicans had stirred the pot just before the passage of the ACA and McConnell kept the pot boiling all during the two Obama terms. To my legally untrained mind, the Roberts court is as complicit as Mitch McConnell was in not seeing 45 impeached. Its delays and subsequent rulings during Jack Smith’s investigations only to be topped off with its egregious immunity ruling sealed Roberts court’s contributions to 45’s return to power. By so doing, they have now been rendered impotent as an effective part of our erstwhile government.
Thank you Harry, great analysis..... but I have to question something: why is it that when a "strong conservative" makes a pronouncement of something, it seems to imply that THAT opinion carries more weight than an opinion of a well learned liberal progressive??? It seems to me that there's always an undercurrent of a double standard going on. It seems that the opinions of so called conservatives are weightier than liberals' opinions. I have an issue with that framework. Frankly, I'm damned sick and tired of it. I'm sick of conservatives thinking that THEY have this high ground over all others. It's long overdue that they be taken down from their self appointed lofty posts. I submit that their mindsets are in line with depriving the poor and needy, in our world, of assistance they deserve to receive simply because they are our brothers and sisters. There should be no barriers to receiving help when it's needed. The gifted wealthy should be first in line to help the less fortunate....why? Because it's the RIGHT THING TO DO.
The right made ‘liberal’ into a dirty word back in the 90s. The left has become knee-jerk defensive as was intended. Hillary was spot on correct about the ‘vast, right wing conspiracy’. They’ve done a lot of deft manipulation and done it very well. What a shame such clever thinking has been used for nothing better than selfish, single minded power grabbing.
Judge Roberts court will go down in world history, just not in a good way.
Roberts doesn’t look evil, crazy or stupid but there’s something seriously wrong with his leadership of the most important final legal word in the United States of America.
Thank you for making this invaluable article available. Judge Luttig has provided the comprehensive exhaustive blueprint for articles of impeachment. Why haven't the Democrats pursued presenting impeachment articles to the House, despite that they won't pass?! The American public has to understand that everything trump has done to date is lawless and unconstitutional. The vast majority have no clue. It's the duty of our representatives in Congress to act. Having this devastating information before the public, however it gets there, provides truth, understanding, and hope to millions of us waiting for our elected officials to do their jobs to the fullest.
Is the current situation analogous to a frame house which has been hollowed out by termites the owners weren't vigilant enough to notice until it collapses--Surprise!--or is this more a situation in which we (the owners) are now noticing the termite nests at our foundations--just in time to remedy the situation in advance of irreparable harm?
It became more apparent that something really bad was afoot when the court made the Citizens United ruling. The republicans had stirred the pot just before the passage of the ACA and McConnell kept the pot boiling all during the two Obama terms. To my legally untrained mind, the Roberts court is as complicit as Mitch McConnell was in not seeing 45 impeached. Its delays and subsequent rulings during Jack Smith’s investigations only to be topped off with its egregious immunity ruling sealed Roberts court’s contributions to 45’s return to power. By so doing, they have now been rendered impotent as an effective part of our erstwhile government.
It is a powerful article
Thank you Harry, great analysis..... but I have to question something: why is it that when a "strong conservative" makes a pronouncement of something, it seems to imply that THAT opinion carries more weight than an opinion of a well learned liberal progressive??? It seems to me that there's always an undercurrent of a double standard going on. It seems that the opinions of so called conservatives are weightier than liberals' opinions. I have an issue with that framework. Frankly, I'm damned sick and tired of it. I'm sick of conservatives thinking that THEY have this high ground over all others. It's long overdue that they be taken down from their self appointed lofty posts. I submit that their mindsets are in line with depriving the poor and needy, in our world, of assistance they deserve to receive simply because they are our brothers and sisters. There should be no barriers to receiving help when it's needed. The gifted wealthy should be first in line to help the less fortunate....why? Because it's the RIGHT THING TO DO.
The right made ‘liberal’ into a dirty word back in the 90s. The left has become knee-jerk defensive as was intended. Hillary was spot on correct about the ‘vast, right wing conspiracy’. They’ve done a lot of deft manipulation and done it very well. What a shame such clever thinking has been used for nothing better than selfish, single minded power grabbing.
Judge Roberts court will go down in world history, just not in a good way.
Roberts doesn’t look evil, crazy or stupid but there’s something seriously wrong with his leadership of the most important final legal word in the United States of America.
Thank you for making this invaluable article available. Judge Luttig has provided the comprehensive exhaustive blueprint for articles of impeachment. Why haven't the Democrats pursued presenting impeachment articles to the House, despite that they won't pass?! The American public has to understand that everything trump has done to date is lawless and unconstitutional. The vast majority have no clue. It's the duty of our representatives in Congress to act. Having this devastating information before the public, however it gets there, provides truth, understanding, and hope to millions of us waiting for our elected officials to do their jobs to the fullest.
Is the current situation analogous to a frame house which has been hollowed out by termites the owners weren't vigilant enough to notice until it collapses--Surprise!--or is this more a situation in which we (the owners) are now noticing the termite nests at our foundations--just in time to remedy the situation in advance of irreparable harm?
https://randoliberal.substack.com/p/s1-episode-3-rando-liberal-j6-video
Hard to forget.
never will
It’s behind a paywall.