Rep. Jamie Raskin raised eyebrows on Sunday with a CNN interview where he said that there may have to be action taken if Justice Clarence Thomas does not recuse himself from pending appeals over the disqualification of Donald Trump from the Colorado and Maine ballots. Not only is there a weak basis for demanding such recusal, the suggestion of some type of response or retaliation raises ongoing concerns over efforts to influence or intimidate justices.
CNN host Dana Bash asked Raskin, a former law professor, whether Thomas or any of the judges appointed by the former president should recuse themselves. Raskin responded that “anybody looking at this in any kind of dispassionate, reasonable way would say, if your wife was involved in the ‘Big Lie’ and claiming that Donald Trump had actually won the presidential election and been agitating for that and participating in the events leading up to January 6, that you shouldn’t be participating in (the rulings).”
I, for one, disagree. Under this theory, Thomas would have to recuse himself from any election or Trump related case because of his wife’s advocacy. Justices on both the left and right have long applied a far more narrow view of recusal.
However, Raskin then stated: “He absolutely should recuse himself. The question is, what do we do if he doesn’t recuse himself?”
The reference to some response from Congress or the public was left unexplained. In the past, Democrats have been criticized for fueling the attacks or targeting of conservative justices.
In fairness to Raskin, I do not believe that he is an advocate for violence. He could be referring to the public voting against Trump. I wish, however, that his fealty to the constitution would extend to opposing this pernicious and dangerous theory. Other leading Democrats in Congress have done so.
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer was widely criticized (including by Chief Justice John Roberts) when he went in front of the Supreme Court to publicly declare “I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price! You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
There is nothing Congress can do to force Thomas off the appeal. The concern is that Raskin is encouraging new targeting of justices at their homes by protesters.
The interview had other curious elements. Raskin made a rather anemic effort to portray the removal of someone from the ballot as weirdly democratic under the theory that Trump picked himself for disqualification: “If you think about it, of all of the forms of disqualification that we have, the one that disqualifies people for engaging in insurrection is the most democratic because it’s the one where people choose themselves to be disqualified.”
That is akin to treating every criminal charge as an act of self-selection and consent by the accused.
Raskin also stated that all of the justices on the left and right “call themselves textualist and originalists.” That is not true in the sense of originalism as a school of constitutional interpretation. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson do not follow an originalist approach but rather a more flexible living constitutional approach.
Moreover, many of us do not believe that the text or original intent of the 14th Amendment support this anti-democratic theory.
Here is the interview: Raskin segment
Why isn’t rag head Raskin being arrested for threatening a supreme court justice ?
Because he hasn’t threatened him with violence, and certainly hasn’t done so in a way that would make any reasonable person think that he was going to carry it out. Anything less than that is not a crime.
Also, “rag head”?! What is that supposed to mean? Are you some weird kind of antisemite, or something?!
He has been wearing a “dew rag” to work while undergoing chemotherapy. As someone being treated for lung cancer, I sympathize with his plight. But the dew rag is a bit “Oooh look at me! I have cancer! How brave am I?!”
Raskin is one of the most despicable member of Congress. He is an example of how the “apple does not fall far from the tree”. His father was a shill for the Soviet Union writing and advocating against every US defense policy while advocating for pretty much anything the Soviets proposed. Better if Raslin would follow the footsteps of his son into oblivion; the US would be far better off. Thank God the Congress rejected the abomination (pun intended) of his wife for a high level job in Treasury.
“I do not believe that he is an advocate for violence.” Really? I absolutely believe he is an advocate for “any means necessary.
“What are we going to do [if that Boy doesn’t back down]?”
This is the age-old Democrat question, isn’t it? They used to ask it while holding a rope in one hand and a torch in the other.
Today its just a Democrat “Dog-whistle” to Antifa
All that needs to be seen here is that the left is happy to demonize a black man in a lofty position if he dares to think for himself. There is nothing redeemable about the modern racist, sexist, elitist Democratic party. These are patently vile people since the era of the Clintons, and this isn’t even about the courts or another party; it’s about anyone that opposes their perceived power. Period. Obama, the Clintons, Soros and all of their minions – they have decreed themselves God, and in their minds they are justified in reducing you to rubble if you have a problem with that. We do not have to accept this.
James,
Well said.
Again that is why in the past I have always advocated that a civil war must be avoided at all costs.
Yet, Democrats and our leftist friends continue to play chicken to that end. They expect us normal people who adhere “norms” that they supposedly claim to represent, yet obviously discount and even endorse discounting “norms” like women’s rights, a secure Southern border, rule of law, free speech for a few examples.
When they expect us to suffer their latest attempt at anti-democracy election interference, all the while we should not do anything in response.
They are a totalitarian party, more in common with 1930s Germany, Mao’s Culture Revolution, Stalin, Pol Pot and modern day Iran. And they expect us to accept that as “normal.”
The civil war they are pushing for, they just might get.
The only “Big Lie” came from the leftist pigs. How can any reasonable person not understand why Trump, whose been maligned, persecuted and lied about 24/7 by the democrat establishment, congress, the “experts”, the FBI, Hillary, the leftest agenda-ridden mainstream media, leaks from the “Special” counsel’s office, etc, etc, etc, 24/7 for years ever since he took office. From “pee tapes” to “colluding with Russia”, to the “Muslim ban”, Ukraine, fake impeachments, Hunter’s Laptop was disinformation to help Trump, and on and on and on. It was ALL FAKE NEWS. And you don’t think that messes with a guys head? That he had no reason to believe the establishment would do anything to take him down, including rig and election?? Seriously? lol. Trump had EVERY reason in the world to think he got screwed over. Doesn’t matter if he did or not. That doesn’t even play into it.
“Rep. Jamie Raskin [. . .] said that there may have to be action taken if Justice Clarence Thomas does not recuse himself . . .”
Well, since 14.3 is “self-executing,” a judge is clearly an “officer,” and the refusal to recuse is clearly giving “aid or comfort” to an insurrectionist — perhaps Raskin and his fellow thugs can get a state AG, SoS, or some other bureaucrat lackey to simply decree: Thomas is impeached.
I bet they could even find a “conservative” or two to front their power play.
This rhetoric is used to make justices and judges seem like they can never be trusted to be impartial on the bench. Every judge has a personal life. Every judge/ justice is expected to don the black robe on the bench and be impartial and check all biases outside of the courtroom. It’s why they’ve been selected to serve the people. Raskin defiles the court by such suggestions.
Raskin is an insurrectionist. He tried to stop the certification of Trump. Now, he wants reprisals for SCOTUS if they don’t do what he wants. When will his trial begin?
Where were the arrests when the leftists were ILLEGALLY protesting outside the supreme court justices houses ????
There is a palpable difference between advocacy and co-conspirator liability.
Professor Turley predictably neglects to mention that the federal judge who first presented the case to disqualify Trump from the ballot is lifelong conservative, Michael Luttig, who served as a law clerk to Scalia. Several conservative attorneys wholeheartedly agree with Luttig that Trump’s actions justify his disqualification from the ballot, however Turley clearly feels more comfortable going after Raskin.
Luttig deftly dismantled Turley’s narrative about the 14th amendment: “President Trump’s supporters are claiming that it is anti-democratic for the Colorado Supreme Court to disqualify him from the primary ballot in the state. That argument too is mistaken for this reason: The Constitution of the United States tells us that his possible disqualification is not what is anti-democratic. The Constitution tells us rather that it is the conduct that can give rise to disqualification under section three that is anti-democratic.”
And for anyone who has forgotten, last October, Clarence Thomas recused himself from a case related to the January 6 Capitol riot brought by Trump’s attorney, John Eastman, who had pushed a plot to keep Trump in power after his 2020 presidential election loss.
Prof. Turley has previously addressed Luttig’s erroneous interpretation of the Constitution; he does not need to revisit it here.
Turgid’s prattlings were his usual shade of ludicrous. “Fox Contributor” is all you need to know.
You are clearly right that Prof. Turley’s personal opinion is that any legal scholar who disagrees with his conclusions has “an erroneous interpretation of the Constitution.” And Judge Luttig would undoubtedly say Prof. Turley has an erroneous interpretation of the Constitution.
A quick review of Turley’s blogs & tweets reveals which names in the news & subjects he relentlessly revisits & which ones he is “one & done with.” Raskin is a favorite subject which Turley revisits at the drop of a hat.
In the past 2 weeks, Judge Luttig has done interviews & issued many statements about the 14th amendment & has called for Clarence Thomas to recuse himself. But like you quite accurately point out, Prof. Turley has absolutely no interest becoming engaged in an ongoing honest debate with a conservative federal judge–or any other conservative legal scholar–who doesn’t share his own personal interpretation of the Constitution. But we fully expect to see many more posts & tweets from JT about Raskin in the coming year.
“President Trump’s supporters are claiming that it is anti-democratic for the Colorado Supreme Court to disqualify him from the primary ballot in the state. That argument too is mistaken for this reason:
That’s not an argument, and neither is his response. Its nonsensical babbling on. We all know what the motives are, debating them is wasted energy and gaslighting.
Sec 3—->Sec 5—->18 USC 2383
Aninny:
Oh please! Luttig is a conservative like The Olive Garden is an Italian Restaurant. Here’s a federal judge on the Fourth Circuit who quit to become general counsel at Boeing. He’s no more conservative than any other Military Industrialist. He doesn’t worship at the altar of Edmund Burke but rather of Kenneth Eade who said “War is the most profitable business on Earth.” And who was the worst POTUS for war? Well, maybe the guy who resisted the generals and the industrialists who want to buy and sell arms and send American boys to fight in some foreign desert or steppes. Trump is everything Luttig hates – a peacenik. To expect Luttig to be objective about a threat to his bank account is to hope two wolves will vote with one chicken on the issue of what’s for dinner.
Hear, hear!
Hip! Hip! Hip! Hurrah!
BugAnon – “lifelong conservative, Michael Luttig, who served as a law clerk to Scalia.” Please identify what makes Luttig a “lifelong conservative”. The Wikipedia article on Luttig shows that he worked in the George H W Bush administration, but so did William Kristol and other neo-cons. Did Luttig support conservative Presidential candidates such as Phil Gramm in 1996 or Pat Buchanan in 2000 or Ted Cruz in 2016? What conservate organizations did he belong to, e.g , the Heritge Foundation, or what conservative causes did he publicly support, e.g., enforcing immigration laws? The fact that he worked for Scalia suggests more about his judicial philosophy rather than his political philosophy. It IS possible to be a “literalist” or “originalist” in relation to constitutional interpretation without being a political conservative. Hugo Black was a literalist, and Johnathan Turley seems to be an originalist. It seems that your characterization of Luttig as a “conservative” is unproven, and simply an attempt to create a weak argumentum ab auctoritate (argument from authority) to hide the absence of any logic or history in favor of preventing an American citizen from running for office.
I want you to take me seriously – not as a Soviet Democrat Police State Fascist Apparatchik sent here to raise havoc on Turley’s blog – when I posted Professor Turley predictably neglects to mention that the federal judge who first presented the case to disqualify Trump from the ballot is lifelong conservative, Michael Luttig, who served as a law clerk to Scalia.
Please believe me – not your lying conservative eyes – you running dog capitalists.
Now now no name calling, you dog faced pony soldier.
As is typical of those on the left you make lots of vague claims without backing them up.
For those few in this country who do not know what an insurrection is – we got a lesson on Oct 7, 2023.
We also got a lesson in the violent excercise of free speech as stupid pro-hamas students filled out street often engaged in real violence.
Hamas conducted an insurrection. The pro-hamas student protests were immoral, deluded, and wrong in myriads of different ways.
But the protests and the speech were shocking and revolting, but perfectly legal and constitutional.
The violence was not. But that violence was not insurrection. It was not domestic terrorism.
It was stupid left wing nuts breaking things and hurting people out of ill thought out anger. It is criminal, but it is not insurrection, and in most cases it is not ever seriously criminal.
Those of you on the left rant insurrection, insurrection, insurection.
The Gallows where you claim Pence was supposedly going to be hanged – has prominently displayed – except in the deliberately distorted angles that the media featured “This is ART”. And outside of the false collor photos with deliberately disturbing camera angles the “gallows” looks to real people in the real world exactly like what it is political expression – ART. A message, Absolutely Trump supporters were threatening Rino Republicans. They threatened them with political death at the ballot box, and ultimately they delivered.
Rand Paul was mugged in DC in 2020. He was criminally assulated by a left wing nut neighbor before that. Justice Kavanaugh faced an attempted assassination, Rep Scalise was near murdered when a left wing nut gunman sanders supported oppened up on Republican congressman playing baseball. Kavanagh supporters ransacked the capitol, one putting an Axe through a Senators door.
Rather than jail – he got the axe back. Accross the country in 2020 left wing nuts engaged in Arson, riots, murder, killing several police officers and injuring many others. They lobbed fireworks at law enforcement in Portland – night after night for 100+ nights.
They committed arson over and over. They murdered counter protestors, they used lasers to deliberately try to blind police.
In Minneapolis “protestors” looted and robbed, committed multiple acts of arson – before burning down a police precint.
In Seattle protestors blew up a police precinct – with an actual BOMB, The took over about 16 blocks of downtown Seatlle for weeks,
Declaring themselves a separate country. In their left win nut utopia they murdered and raped each other, until even the left wing nut government in seattle had enough and finally authorized the police to end this.
In may 2020 left wing nut protestors burned St. James church – just accross from the white house. They nearly broke down a 18ft high security wall at the Whitehouse and the Secret Service was forced to drag the president against his will to safety.
The next day when WH police and park police and MPD tried to clear the area in front of the WH so that they could setup a temporary perimeter while they repaired the damage to the wall and resecured the whitehouse, they through rocks and frozen water bottles at the police.
Two people died at the protests on J6 – both women, and both murdered by the Capitol Police. Federal laws is clear, Law enforcement may only use deadly force when there is an immediate threat of death or serious bodily injury to the officer or to another. Not to stop “tresspassors”.
As we learn more of J6 – what we learn is that made for TV highly edited false color video clip that democrats and the media ran over and over – that is the entirety of all violence by protestors all day. And even that is deceptively edit. Watch that video. It is easy to come away with the impression that protestors had tried to burn down the capitol – but what you are seeing is Smoke from CS TEar Gass fired by the CP accidentally at themselves, and then into the crowds, turning a peaceful protest at the west tunnel violent as the crowds tryingt to flea the tear gass rippled into the CP – also trying to flea the tear gas, and then firing rubber bullets at protestors.
THAT is almost the entirety of the violence at J6. The infamous photo of a protestor with deet on Pelosi’s desk ? A reported asked the protestor to do that. The wild and crazy images of Chansley – in false color – become tame when we see them as part of hours of video of Chansely being escorted by officers through the capital.
You has a protest that turned into a riot because of the incompetence of the CP – while that does not excuse those who committed violence – and that INCLUDES CP officers who committed murder, it does torpedo the narative this was a violent insurrection.
There were no fireworks at J6. There were no lasers to blinks police, there were no molotov cocktails, there were no axes, There were no frozen water bottles. There were no guns. The only sheilds were those of the CP. there was no arson. The claims that protestors shit in the halls – more left wing lies – that was Kavanaugh protestors.
Further these protestors were trying to engage in constitutionally protected legitimate excercisse of their first amendment right to assemble to speak – especially politically, to petition government. Contra you left wing loons there is no coda to the first amendment that requires that a protest must be factually perfect or it is a crime.
Contra the left – these protestors did not bash the doors of the capital to get in – the doors were opened by the CP and they were escorted in.
That is unlike the Schumer protests at the supreme court where the doors of the supreme court – which are formidable, but less so than those of the capital were bashed by protestors for hours.
In december 2023 over 300,000 people stormed across US borders – and probaly there were another 85,00 got aways.
There are an estimated 4-5million who have invaded the country since Biden took office.
These people crossing the border illegally are actually trespassing. They have no right to be there. They have a right to protest – their own failed left wing governments at their own countries capitols.
Regardless, they are tresspassing – some on federal property, some on privatge property. They have no right to be there.
They are not protesting and they do not have a right to protest in the US – they have their own countries. They are entitled to want ot come here.
They are entitled to want to be millionaires. But the right to dream is not a right to tresspass and/or to force others to grant their wishes.
They have far less right to cross the border than J6 protesters to enter the capitol.
No one is shooting them with rubber bullets. No one is firing CS teargas at them. No one is jailing them for years in solitary in one of the worst jails int he country for protesting. They may have your sympathy – they have mine. But sympathy is not rights.
J6 protestors had a right to protest at the capitol.
Illegal immigrants have no right to be in this country. I would further note they have no more entitlement to our sympathy than those that stayed in the crappy conditions in their own country.
Regardless Biden is failing to keep his oath to uphold the constitution, and the laws of this land, and he is giving aide and comfort to invaders.
Shouldn’t he be barred from the ballot for violating the 14th amendment ? He gave aide and Comfort to Iran – a state sponsor of terrorism who then went on to commit acts of terrorism against the US, against israel, and against numerous other countries – both directly and through proxies.
Again aide and comfort to our enemies
If we can pretend that a small riot triggered byt eh incompetence of the capitol police is an insurrection against the United states,
then allowing an illegal invasion of 4-5million in violation of US law, and realeasing billions of dollars of funds to a state sponsor of terrorism that has been openly at war with the US for 40 years is giving aide and comfort to our enemies.
And just to be clear this is a TINY portion fot he malfeasance and lies of those of you on the left.
R-asskin irritates me. His head is buried deeper than most. His tds is permanent and terminal.
Raskin should change his name to “Foreskin” he’s such a disgusting Dickhead.
As much as I respect Professor Turley…..this time I am just shaking my head as I read the Blog Article.
Raskin is exactly what is wrong with the Professor’s Democrat Party and offering a mealy mouthed series of excuses for Raskin reminds me of how that saying about Good Men standing idle allows evil to prosper.
The Professor is a Good Man and a Man of principle or I thought right up until I read this article.
Raskin lies worse than Adam Schiff and is himself a threat to democracy and anyone that cannot see that or bring themselves to admit it is standing idle.
It is time to stand up Professor…..and call a spade a spade.
Raskin demands being called out for his misdeeds and lying…..right along with Chuck Schumer and all of the other ideologues claiming to be members of Congress who are violating their very Oath of Office.
It is they that should be recusing themselves and for cause not false allegations.
This is the season when Good Men must stand up and speak out with certainty about where they stand and what they stand for.
Raskin is the Democrat Party…..how does one stand with that with a clear conscience?
I cannot….and shall not.
Were I Turley, I’d have switched parties awhile back…how can you support this crap?
“In fairness to Raskin, I do not believe that he is an advocate for violence.” WEAK! Why give a scumbag like Raskin the benefit of the doubt? Look how put his finger on the Scale-of-Justice and tried to hoodwink American about Jan 6th. Raskin should leave Congress. He is a bully and a builder of false narratives
Being a scumbag is not a crime. Lying to the country is not a crime. Trying to hoodwink the country is not a crime.
These are all reasons he should resign. They are reasons that voters should remove him.
I hope that we clean house in 2024. I hope that those who have lied over and over are voted out. I hope that in 2025 the president cleans house at DOJ/FBI/DHS/….
I expect those who engaged in misconduct to be fired.
I expect those who engaged in crimes to be prosecuted.
But as vile and repugnant as the conduct of so many of those on the left – we must not prosecute people who did not commit crimes,
and we must not do as they do and bend the law into a pretzel to go after our enemies – no matter how much they deserve it indicting them for crimes that require tortured interpretations of the law, because they are liars, immoral, and unethical and deserve any punishment they get.
We can not go lawless because they have.
We are ranting over Civil war nonsense. Jefforson Davis – the president of the confederacy was not tried or convicted of anythin – much less insurrection. And one former confederate officer served in the post war house, senate and eventually as a distinguished justice on the supreme court.
We should not prove ourselves more crazy than our forefathers who fought in a civil war where 700,000 died and despite the 14th amendment still did not punish actual insurectionsists.
Updated 1/2/24 Lefty Wall of Shame aka The Lefty Turd Farm
Fully rested from her time off over the holiday, Gigi screeches as loud as ever, Trump cheated!! and all the rest, but she dropped a new turd today. Apparently, she isn’t aware that Hunter was, however briefly, in the US Navy.
Not to be outdone, our boy Svelass drops a fresh one as well.
Svelass aka Mr Peetape 23
Dennis McInlyre 10
Lawn Boy Elvis Bug 7
Gigi the LIAR 5
ATS 3
turdrunner 4
Hunter Biden is not, and has never been, a government employee—-Gigi the LIAR
He encouraged the crowd to march to the capitol. He’s accused of inciting the crowd to do a rebellious action.—-Svelass aka Mr Peetape
Most Confederate soldiers were poor sharecroppers—-Dennis McInlyre aka Mr Alpha Bank
16 Republicans signed an amicus brief.—-Dennis McInlyre aka Mr. Alpha Bank
In Mcdonnell, SCOTUS narrowed the definition of what constitutes a benefit—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Gifts and payments to family are not “official acts” with regard to Joe Biden—Mr Peetape
(confusing quid with quo)
The 14th Amendment argument was put forth by the Federalist Society—Mr Peetape
It will be up to a GRAND JURY to decide if Hunter is guilty of contempt—-Svelaz aka
Mr Peetape
2 USC 192 is a congressional rule—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Congressional rules trump the 6th Amendment—Mr Peetape
Convictions for tax evasion are rare (its 2 per day)—-Mr Peetape
The inflation rate is coming down and is at 2.5% (it’s 3.1% and steady, 12/12/23)—brandrunner aka turdrunner
Hunter and his lawyer have said they would comply with the subpoena—Dennis McInlyre aka Mr Alpha Bank
The 5th Amendment cannot be invoked in a court or criminal proceeding—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Hunter won’t testify. He will plead the 5th. (12/15)—Svelaz, aka Mr Peetape
Hunter wants to testify. He is not trying to hide anything. (12/18)—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
A President can’t be convicted of a crime unless there is no doubt—Svelaz aka Mr. Peetape
R.C.A.W.T. was a good pneumonic —- Elvis Bug aka The Lawn Boy
(its mnemonic)
Nuclear ICBM’s are more accurate, the closer you are to the target.—turdrunner
Hunter doesn’t have to testify because Comer changed his mind—Dennis aka Mr Alpha Bank
The quid has to be illegal for a quid pro quo to be illegal—-turdrunner
If Joe’s quid results in Hunter’s quo, that’s not illegal—-turdrunner
Inflation was on a rising trend from 2015 until Trump left office—-Elvis Bug aka The Lawn Boy
(1.3, 2.2, 2.5, 1.9, 1.3)
Comer said that the mere presence of shell companies is *proof* of a crime—-Svelass aka Mr. Peetape
Hunter Biden showed up for his hearing today—–Svelass aka Mr. Peetape
Hunter Biden agreed to testify to a public hearing—–Gigi the LIAR
(who did he agree with?)
The Consumer Price Index was indeed at 7.6% when Trump left office—–Elvis Bug aka The Lawn Boy (it was 1.4%)
Archer gave no details about the meeting at the Naval Observatory with Marc Holtzman—-Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Archer had no idea what was on those phone calls. He admitted it under oath—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Evidence isnt permissible unless its incontrovertible—-ATS
Circumstantial evidence alone is not enough to convict——Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Republicans are the only ones calling for violence these days—-Dennis
Democrats call for violence when the cause is right—-Dennis in the same post
Gas prices spiked because Texas uses crude oil to make electricity—-Gigi the LIAR
AR-15’s ruin the meat—-Dennis
The inflation rate was 8% when Trump left office—-Gigi the LIAR
(it was actually 1.4%)
Biden only released the strategic oil reserve once—-Svelass Mr Peetape
Archer never said it was Joe that was called from Dubai—-ATS
The State of Florida does property tax “appraisals”—-Svelass Mr Peetape
You can’t convict without incontrovertible proof—ATS
Trump was convicted of rape—Svelass Mr. Peetape
The Jefferson County school board has a supermajority of republicans—-lawn boy EB
Trumps attorney forgot to “check a box”——Dennis
An insult or name calling is not a personal attack—-Svelass Mr. Peetape
The DC NG answers only to the President—-Gigi the LIAR
Christianity teaches to treat your fellow man the same way you treat Jesus—-Svelass Mr Peetape
The ideal athlete is 6’2” and 175#—-Dennis
There is no way a fat person can shoot a 67 in golf—-Dennis
“Bright red Alabama is the “wild west”,” (when its bright blue Birmingham that accounts for 95% of the gun violence in Alabama)—-Dennis
That’s why McCarthy didn’t hold a vote. He was going to, but upon realizing he didn’t have the votes he chose not to hold one.—-Mr Peetape
McCarthy never said he didn’t have the votes.—-Mr Peetape.
Seek medical help. Biden is a crook and you are clearly unhinged. That is why Democrats will lose in 2024
You prove every time you post the simple truth about Trump disciples: you are an irrational zealot who is immune to facts, someone who just can’t back down, and, like the object of your affection, launch immature insults against anyone with whom you disagree. You also have a blind hatred for Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Democrats. You believe the lies and conspiracy theories shoveled by pro-Trump media, no matter how outrageous or illogical.
It is not Constitutional to deny Someone their vote, by removing the Candidate(s) from the Ballot. (plain in the face)
This would not be a Democracy should it be this way.
For if that matter should stand, then all GOP Republicans should be removed from the ballot as Accessories to the infraction occurring on Jan 6th 2021.
I’m sure the Dems would love that and I am inexplicably surprised that Representative Adam Schiff hasn’t made it the case yet.
Brave Congresswoman Gets up and HUMILIATES Adam Schiff, Gets a Standing Ovation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFRhDm9BwG0
Watch Adam Schiff EMBARRASSES Himself TRYING To Defend Wray… Jim Jordan LAUGHS At His Face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtqGid-xm7o
Gay is gone from Harvard.
Because of racism, as she explains it in her resignation letter.
I wonder if she plagiarized anything for that letter? It seems a tad too well written for one of her abilities but It does whine well so maybe it is entirely hers.
Now the Harvard Board should go.
I knew Gay would exit as soon as folks began to look closely at the Board and wonder about their qualifications. Their qualities are usually hush, hush…evidently for good reason.
They should go.
If they remain they are likely to plant another stink weed in the president’s throne and that will only damage Harvard’s remaining public good will, if any.
It may be that the Corporation came to believe that they were at risk if Gay stayed. The latest complaint about Gay was directed as much at the Corporation, for its cover up of Gay’s plagiarism and threats of retaliation against a whistleblower. In addition, they may be aware that further charges of data falsification are forthcoming.
“It may be that the Corporation came to believe that they were at risk if Gay stayed.”
Losing some $1 billion in donations gets the attention of the Wokest corporations.
Good to see Harvard get Bud Lighted. Now for the real battle — over ideas.
“Losing some $1 billion in donations gets the attention of the Wokest corporations.”
That is true, Sam, but with more than $50 Billion in the bank (Other People’s Money), I don’t think that is the driving factor for their actions. After a while, even those in charge get embarrassed. A very tangible item is being thrown in their faces when they are with friends or in public.
Young– my favorite part of the letter is, “Amidst all of this, it has been distressing to have doubt cast on my commitments to confronting hate and to upholding scholarly rigor — two bedrock values that are fundamental to who I am — and frightening to be subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus.” Two basic lies in one sentence: she confronted “hate” by refusing to condemn student support for the Hamas butchery of Jews, and she embraced “scholarly vigor” except for the 50 reported instances of plagiarism in her academic writings. Gay truly is the poster child for DEI.
Honestlawyer,
“Gay truly is the poster child for DEI.”
She is exactly that and that is one of the reasons I was conflicted about her going.
She richly deserved to get the boot but she is also the perfect stinking albatross to dangle from the necks of the Board and the DEI Mafia in Harvard.
We couldn’t forget who they really are while she was so scandalously in place and so obnoxiously prominent.
And we must not forget. They are destroying more than Harvard. They are destroying the country.
“Hamas is reeling after losing two of their most cherished leaders on the same day: military commander Saleh al-Arouri, and Harvard President Claudine Gay…..
Both attacks are being blamed on the Jews….
At publishing time, Hamas had put two ‘help wanted” ads in the New York Times to help them fill both positions.”
https://babylonbee.com/news/tragic-hamas-loses-two-leaders-in-one-day
😂
Young,
I agree. I too think she should of remained as president. A perfect example of the kind of standard Harvard now represents.
And that is a reference to her obvious plagiarism.
Whatever that Gay thing is, it’s the poster child for affirmative action. Affirmative action engenders hate because affirmative action, quotas, forced busing, welfare, public housing, WIC, SNAP, TANF, HAMP, HARP, HUD, HHS, Obamacare, unfair “fair housing” laws, discriminatory “non-discrimination” laws, etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum, ad nauseam, are not only unconstitutional but outright theft.
Who taught these “people?”
Thou Shalt Not Covet
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Freedom and self-reliance, that’s the ticket.
Be a man, Mz. Gay, take the —- care of yourself.
Reparations by another method is the DIE way…killing the country one _________ at a time. (Multi choice fill in the blank or pick your own…I’ll go first…Fentanyl Overdose or Southern Border Line Cutter or Ferral Street Pooper or Turnstyle Felon Serial Stabber )
Further suggestions such as Harvard Transgender Hamas Ally…Soros Indebted Sec of State…Bagman Crackhead Son of a PHOTUS(PotatoHeadoftheUnitedStates)…Build Back Better (for Oligarchs) Green New Hoax
FWIW…could be that one of these “old” writings apply…
https://www.bibleref.com/Revelation/18/Revelation-18-21.html (Punishment of Babylon)
or
https://www.bibleref.com/Matthew/18/Matthew-18-6.html (Fate of one who Causes a New Believer to turn away from faith)
Don’t despair…share your fervor… confident that a final fate exists for “them” after this life…
bibleref.com/Psalms/68/Psalm-68-2.html
Honestlawyer,
It looks as if a lot of the appointments and hirings in the federal government are like Harvard’s method of selecting presidents: checking boxes for race, gender, ideology, etc, while merit is ignored.
That could explain much of the catastrophic dysfunction we see every day.
We really should require our representatives to read and understand the basics of our Constitution before allowing them to hold public office. It amazes me how many Democrats have no understanding, whatsoever, of what is in our Constitution!
or we COULD Jail them when they COMMIT CRIMES?
Hmmm, what a novel concept!
They understand they twist it or ignore it on purpose.
“We really should require our representatives to read and understand the basics of our Constitution…
You are too generous. I am not sure all of them can read.
Young, is that a requirement for holding office? I don’t see that in the Constitution, just age and citizenship requirements. And, oh yes, not an insurrectionist.
David,
Nope, not a requirement that one be able to read to be a member of Congress but I am sorry to see that privilege abused so liberally.
Remember that Hank Johnson was worried that Guam would tip over if we put too much stuff on it and Sheila Jackson Lee asked NASA for a photo of American astronauts saluting the flag on Mars.
They like their reps stupid. How else would they be represented?
We really should require our representatives to read and understand the basics of our Constitution before allowing them to hold public office.
What leads you to believe they simply don’t understand? As opposed to knowing full well that what they are doing is completely unconstitutional – but if they think they’re going to be allowed to get away with it, then they’re more than happy to violate the restrictions the Constitution puts on them.
You don’t believe Obama didn’t know perfectly well what he was doing was unconstitutional? GMAFB.