So, Donald Trump had a deal in mind when wrote about a meeting with the governor of New York. New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, had a reply for him —
Law
Blogging, Law, Newspapers, Public Records, University, UW System
Five Months
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In a local newspaper’s story about a former chancellor’s leave of absence, one learns that information about her leave came five months after a public records request: Tuesday marked five months since The Gazette filed an open records request with UW-W for information on Kopper’s leave during the fall semester, when she previously had plans…
Impeachment Trial, Law, Trump
Selected Remarks of Rep. Adam Schiff before the United States Senate, 1.24.20
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?? Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., noted at the impeachment trial for President Donald Trump on Jan. 24 how consuming the impeachment proceedings have been. “I don’t know about you, but I’m tired. I’m exhausted, but I’m also deeply grateful” for the senators’ consideration of the Democrats’ point of view, Schiff said at the top of…
Impeachment Trial, Law, Trump
Selected Remarks of Rep. Adam Schiff before the United States Senate, 1.23.20
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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the lead House impeachment manager, laid out the Democrats’ abuse of power case against President Donald Trump during the second day of oral arguments in the Senate impeachment trial. Schiff starts by mentioning the president’s tweet urging people to “read the transcript” on the July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,…
Impeachment Trial, Law, Trump
Selected Remarks of Rep. Adam Schiff before the United States Senate, 1.22.20
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Impeachment Trial, Law, Trump
Opening Remarks of Rep. Adam Schiff before the United States Senate, 1.21.20
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Impeachment, Law, Trump
Demand A Fair Trial
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?? Donald Trump has become only the third president in the history of the Unites States to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He stands charged with Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress. The U.S. Senate must now conduct a fair trial of this case, upholding their sworn oaths to “support and defend…
Crime, Democrats, Law, Politics, Race
Why Michael Bloomberg Will Never Be President (and Shouldn’t Be)
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Soledad O’Brien, responding to Michael Bloomberg’s hesitant, equivocating answer to a question about the wrongful convictions of the Central Park Five, explains why Bloomberg will never be president. She’s right that black voters will not accept him, but then no one of any race should support a man who does not – indeed, will not…
America, Congress, Impeachment, Law, Politics, Putin, Russia, Trump, Trump-Russia, Unfit
Rep. Adam Schiff’s Closing During Wednesday’s Impeachment Debate
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Drug War, Health, Law, Opioids
Treatment Should Always Be a First, Readily-Available Option
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At the Asbury Park Press, Shannon Mullen, Lisa Robyn Kruse, Austin Bogues, and Andrew J. Goudsward report on the unfair disparity in the treatment of Crack v. Heroin use: Dannis Billups’ addiction nightmare began with an actual nightmare when he was about 4 years old. His daddy sat him on his knee and gave him a half-can…
America, Authoritarianism, Education, Law, Trump
More Dangerous Than More Dangerous
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At the Washington Post’s Plum Line, Greg Sargent writes that William Barr’s deceptions are more dangerous than you think. It’s an excellent post about Barr’s attempt to validate Trump’s lies (about Russia, Ukraine, election interference). Sargent’s assessment is even less favorable for the future – and so more ominous – than he writes. Sargent is right…
Congress, Impeachment, Law, Trump
Articles of Impeachment of Donald Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors
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America, Authoritarianism, Babbittry, Bigotry, Boosterism, City, Law, Liberty, Local Government, Mendacity, Never Trump, Politics, Resistance, Trump
Forget the Tender Feelings of a Pernicious Faction
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Over at the Journal Sentinel, Craig Gilbert writes about the political divide in For voters in this purple part of Wisconsin [Richland Center], the impeachment fight is a symbol of broken politics. The story establishes a false equivalence between those who support impeachment and those who oppose it, as though the conflict between these views…
America, Authoritarianism, Congress, Impeachment, Law, Libertarians, Liberty, Never Trump, Putin, Trump-Russia
Statement and Testimony of Dr. Fiona Hill
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These many years, across generations, many (including libertarians) have wanted peaceful relations abroad, but have found instead a relentless, scheming dictatorship under the Soviets and, not longer after, under Putin. This question in foreign policy confronted us: what is to be said, what is to be done, about imperialistic dictatorships? Some (including sadly some isolationist…