politicususa--2020-09-18--McConnell Warns D.C. and Puerto Rico Statehood Will Create Four New Democratic Senators

Mitch McConnell has warned against admitting Washington , D.C. and Puerto Rico as states because it would create new Senate seats for the Democrats and let them pack the courts .
The Senate Majority Leader has railed against plans to grant D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood before but on Friday he made his concerns about their potential political representation explicit .
“ After they change the filibuster , they ’ re going to admit the District as a state .
They ’ re going to admit Puerto Rico as a state , ” McConnel said , as reported by CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s four new Democratic senators in perpetuity .
Once they get a hammerlock on the Senate , they ’ re going to then pack the Supreme Court.
” “ The one thing the Majority Leader gets to do , that the other 99 don ’ t get to do , is to decide what we ’ re going to do , ” he said .
“ We ’ re not changing the filibuster rule .
We ’ re not admitting the District and Puerto Rico as states .
And we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Joe Biden has offered support for Puerto Rico to join the union as a state and granting the same status for D.C. would be consistent with this approach .
McConnell also warned that control of the Senate was up for grabs in November .
“ Control of the Senate is a 50/50 proposition .
We ’ ve got very close races all over the place , ” he said .
“ We have a lot of incumbents up ; 23 of us up , only 12 of them … Races in Montana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Carolina , Maine and Georgia .
So it ’ s a 50/50 proposition .
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Mitch McConnell has warned against admitting Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico as states because it would create new Senate seats for the Democrats and let them pack the courts.
The Senate Majority Leader has railed against plans to grant D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood before but on Friday he made his concerns about their potential political representation explicit.
“After they change the filibuster, they’re going to admit the District as a state. They’re going to admit Puerto Rico as a state,” McConnel said, as reported by CNN’s Ryan Struyk.
“That’s four new Democratic senators in perpetuity. Once they get a hammerlock on the Senate, they’re going to then pack the Supreme Court.”
MCCONNELL: "After they change the filibuster, they're going to admit the District as a state. They're going to admit Puerto Rico as a state. That's four new Democratic senators in perpetuity. Once they get a hammerlock on the Senate, they're going to then pack the Supreme Court." — Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) September 18, 2020
“The one thing the Majority Leader gets to do, that the other 99 don’t get to do, is to decide what we’re going to do,” he said.
“We’re not changing the filibuster rule. We’re not admitting the District and Puerto Rico as states. And we’re not packing the courts.”
Former Vice President Joe Biden has offered support for Puerto Rico to join the union as a state and granting the same status for D.C. would be consistent with this approach.
McConnell also warned that control of the Senate was up for grabs in November.
“Control of the Senate is a 50/50 proposition. We’ve got very close races all over the place,” he said.
“We have a lot of incumbents up; 23 of us up, only 12 of them … Races in Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa, North Carolina, Maine and Georgia. So it’s a 50/50 proposition.”
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politicususa--2020-09-18--Trump Gives Up On Beating Biden And Starts Running Against Pelosi

Donald Trump is losing to Joe Biden in every objective poll , so he has moved on to making up lies about Nancy Pelosi .
Trump is a rudderless ship that is spinning in circles .
He has no direction .
His efforts to define and attack Joe Biden have ranged from laughable to pathetic , so just like he did with the coronavirus when faced with a challenge that he is losing , Donald Trump has decided to change the subject .
Nancy Pelosi is not trying to take $ 30 billion away from farmers , and it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billions of dollars from the military to pay for his wall would project his theft on to the Speaker of the House .
For years Republicans ran against Nancy Pelosi .
They tried it in 2018 , and Democrats won back the House .
The truth behind Trump ’ s tweet is that he is still worried about losing his base .
If Donald Trump loses to Joe Biden , it will be because he is the first modern era president to try to win reelection without courting a majority of voters .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ term by playing only to his base , and that is why he lied about Nancy Pelosi taking money away from farmers .
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Donald Trump is losing to Joe Biden in every objective poll, so he has moved on to making up lies about Nancy Pelosi.
Trump tweeted:
Pelosi wants to take 30 Billion Dollars away from our great Farmers. Can’t let that happen! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 18, 2020
Trump is a rudderless ship that is spinning in circles. He has no direction. His efforts to define and attack Joe Biden have ranged from laughable to pathetic, so just like he did with the coronavirus when faced with a challenge that he is losing, Donald Trump has decided to change the subject.
Nancy Pelosi is not trying to take $30 billion away from farmers, and it is amazing that a president who has stolen billions of dollars from the military to pay for his wall would project his theft on to the Speaker of the House.
For years Republicans ran against Nancy Pelosi. They tried it in 2018, and Democrats won back the House.
The truth behind Trump’s tweet is that he is still worried about losing his base. If Donald Trump loses to Joe Biden, it will be because he is the first modern era president to try to win reelection without courting a majority of voters.
Trump is trying to win a second term by playing only to his base, and that is why he lied about Nancy Pelosi taking money away from farmers.
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politicususa--2020-09-18--Former GOP Congressman Joe Scarborough: Trump Is “The Greatest Threat to American Conservatism and t

Former GOP Congressman Joe Scarborough: Trump Is “The Greatest Threat to American Conservatism and the Church”

A former Republican congressman turned TV host has criticized those supporting Donald Trump because of their conservative beliefs by dragging the President ’ s own credentials .
Joe Scarborough was a Florida congressman from 1995 to 2001 , entering the House as part of Newt Gingrich ’ s majority during the presidency of Bill Clinton .
He now co-hosts a morning show on MSNBC and has become a harsh critic of Trump .
Scarborough took to Twitter on Friday to address the phenomenon of conservatives writing op-eds with the spurious claim that the left is making them choose Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this fall comes from formerly conservative friends justifying Trump , ” he wrote .
“ Their ‘ You ’ re-Making-Me-Vote-For-Trump ‘ essays form a hilarious genre of work justifying the re-election of the greatest threat to American conservatism and the church.
” Scarborough is one of many former Republicans who ’ ve come out hard against Trump while maintaining their conservative views .
He followed up his attack on what he sees as disingenuous essays with criticism of the left .
“ I share many of their concerns : the insanity let loose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back on their heels by woke mayors and weak governors , the reframing of American history that overcorrects all too often , and much more , ” he said .
“ But Trump is not the answer ; He ’ s an arsonist.
” A recent Washington Post op-ed by the American Enterprise Institute ’ s Danielle Pletka set off a storm of mockery and criticism and was likely a jumping off point for Scarborough .

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A former Republican congressman turned TV host has criticized those supporting Donald Trump because of their conservative beliefs by dragging the President’s own credentials.
Joe Scarborough was a Florida congressman from 1995 to 2001, entering the House as part of Newt Gingrich’s majority during the presidency of Bill Clinton. He now co-hosts a morning show on MSNBC and has become a harsh critic of Trump.
Scarborough took to Twitter on Friday to address the phenomenon of conservatives writing op-eds with the spurious claim that the left is making them choose Trump.
“Some of the most entertaining reading this fall comes from formerly conservative friends justifying Trump,” he wrote.
Some of the most entertaining reading this fall comes from formerly conservative friends justifying Trump. Their “You’re-Making-Me-Vote-For-Trump” essays form a hilarious genre of work justifying the re-election of the greatest threat to American conservatism and the church. — Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) September 18, 2020
“Their ‘You’re-Making-Me-Vote-For-Trump‘ essays form a hilarious genre of work justifying the re-election of the greatest threat to American conservatism and the church.”
Scarborough is one of many former Republicans who’ve come out hard against Trump while maintaining their conservative views. He followed up his attack on what he sees as disingenuous essays with criticism of the left.
“I share many of their concerns: the insanity let loose on college campuses, police officers put back on their heels by woke mayors and weak governors, the reframing of American history that overcorrects all too often, and much more,” he said.
“But Trump is not the answer; He’s an arsonist.”
A recent Washington Post op-ed by the American Enterprise Institute’s Danielle Pletka set off a storm of mockery and criticism and was likely a jumping off point for Scarborough.


politicususa--2020-09-18--Chuck Schumer Slams Trump’s Blue States Comment: “What a Despicable Man”

Chuck Schumer denounced Donald Trump in an animated speech from the Senate floor following the President ’ s claim that @ @ @ @ @ if you exclude the blue states .
The Senate Minority Leader addressed Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ out the President ’ s apparent failure to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic .
“ @ @ @ @ @ How low can you go ?
“ “ We ’ re in the middle of @ @ @ @ @ killed nearly 200,000 Americans — far more than the number of Americans who died in @ @ @ @ @ the Democrat said .
“ More than any other nation on God ’ s green @ @ @ @ @ Mr. President , if you don ’ t count the total number of Americans who @ @ @ @ @ think it ’ s not so bad , ” he said .
“ The blue @ @ @ @ @ , ” Trump had said .
“ If you take the blue states out , @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t think anybody in the world would be at .
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Chuck Schumer denounced Donald Trump in an animated speech from the Senate floor following the President’s claim that Coronavirus response is going well if you exclude the blue states.
The Senate Minority Leader addressed Trump’s remarks on Thursday and called out the President’s apparent failure to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“What a disgrace!” Schumer said. “It’s monstrous.”
“What a despicable man. How low can you go?“
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"What a disgrace! It's monstrous!" Sen. Chuck Schumer excoriated Pres. Trump while on the Senate floor over his remarks suggesting the U.S. COVID-19 death toll would be more favorable "if you take the blue states out." https://t.co/lY5zt0F5Ye pic.twitter.com/iTjgTwYdQA — ABC News (@ABC) September 17, 2020
“We’re in the middle of a global pandemic that has killed nearly 200,000 Americans — far more than the number of Americans who died in World War I,” the Democrat said.
“More than any other nation on God’s green earth.”
“Yes, Mr. President, if you don’t count the total number of Americans who have died, you might think it’s not so bad,” he said.
“The blue states had tremendous death rates,” Trump had said. “If you take the blue states out, we are at a level I don’t think anybody in the world would be at.”
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politicususa--2020-09-20--Opinion: Report Shows America Is Like A Developing Nation Under Trump

While the great majority of civilized nations have made significant strides in social progress , in the age of Trump Americans are worse off than they were less than nine years ago and the United States is nearing being designated as a “ developing country.
” Due to the constant confluence of crises plaguing America , there was little reporting or attention paid to the 2020 installment of the Social Progress Index .
The “ index ” measures social progress around the globe and out of 163 sovereign nations , only three have a citizenry that is worse off today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The three nations that went backward while the rest of the world progressed are Brazil , Hungary , and the United States .
Of special note is the pathetic fact that America fares much worse than both Brazil and Hungary .
There is no dispute that America is the richest nation on the planet , or that it has the greatest military on Earth – what Trump and .
Republicans claim makes America great .
However , that unprecedented wealth has been handed to the already filthy rich and their corporations who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The mighty U.S. Military takes up a very significant amount of America ’ s wealth , but that money goes to the military industrial complex and not the soldiers .
Despite America ’ s wealth , it is now number 28 among civilized nations and its decline is deeper than the only two other nations in decline , Brazil and Hungary .
The three declining nations show worse social progress than the rest of the civilized world for the same reasons .
It is noteworthy to mention that over the past nine years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending and have deliberately hampered social progress by decimating domestic programs at the behest of their racist and religious base of support .
Coupled with the GOP ’ s animus towards any programs that aid all Americans , the nation ’ s decline can be laid directly at their feet .
Although Trump was still a third-rate reality show host for part of the past nine years , his fealty to Republican policies and antipathy towards the American people is “ a major cause of America ’ s unprecedented acceleration towards becoming a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The real factor driving America ’ s social decline is wealth distribution , institutionalized inequality , and a lack of inclusiveness in general terms .
It is an old story , but Republicans exist to open the Treasury to corporations and the richest Americans and Trump facilitated their plans to fruition shortly after moving in a place he does not belong .
America may have been a land of opportunity in a bygone era , but under GOP rule opportunity exists for solely for those with means .
For example , America easily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the quality of its universities , but it is a pitiful number 91 in access to a quality basic education .
As an aside , when American public school students attended adequately funded primary and secondary schools , they easily outperform students from any developed country .
Likewise , America is the world leader in medical technology , and yet it is number 97 in providing access to quality health care .
During the first two years of Barack Obama ’ s tenure as a real President , there was a concerted Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to quality health care .
Republicans spent the next nine years doing anything they could dream up to put an end to the Affordable Care Act even though it was created by the conservative Heritage Foundation and hailed as a godsend when it was implemented by a Republican governor .
Trump has attempted to move the proverbial Heaven and Earth to destroy “ Obamacare ” because it was created while an African American man was President .
America also suffered horribly low marks for having “ higher homicide and traffic fatality rates , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as institutionalized discrimination and violence against minorities compared with nearly all other advanced countries.
” Since Trump ’ s poorly-attended inauguration institutionalized discrimination and violence against minorities has increased substantially , and if Trump had his way the U.S. Military would show the rest of the world what real violence against American citizens entails .
The chair of the advisory panel for the Social Progress Index and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter commented on the horrible results of the study .
Professor Porter said : “ The data paint an alarming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we hope it will be a call to action .
It ’ s like we ’ re a developing country.
” A Dartmouth University economist , David G. Blanchflower cited his new research revealing that the number of Americans reporting that the conditions they experience make “ every day a bad mental health day ” has doubled .
Mr. Blanchflower noted : “ Rising distress and despair are largely American phenomenon not observed in other advanced countries.
” The C.E.O .
Of the group publishing the Social Progress Index , Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extraneous health , longevity , and education effects due to Trump ’ s plague simply because of the lack of equality and inclusiveness that protects citizens of societies that are making social progress .
Mr. Green said : “ Societies that are inclusive , tolerant and better educated are better able to manage the pandemic.
” Obviously America has not managed the pandemic because of Trump .
But America is not handling anything under Trump whether it is addressing extrajudicial capital punishment against people of color at the hands of unregulated law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s West Coast due to anthropogenic climate change .
It is an atrocity that a nation as wealthy as America can not provide basic needs such as education , health care , clean water and air , adequate housing , and daily sustenance for those in need .
Trump and his Republican acolytes claim there is never enough money to address those basic human needs .
However , they found nearly two trillion dollars to fund a tax cut for the rich and their corporations with no problem whatsoever .
Michael Porter said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be “ a call to action ” to stop America ’ s decline into developing nation status , but he is dreaming .
Everything Trump and Republicans have implemented or planned for Americans will only hasten America ’ s decline because they are inherently evil and vehemently oppose the basic ideas of inclusiveness , tolerance , and basic education for all Americans .
The idea of equality , as cited in the U.S. Constitution ’ s 14th Amendment , or social progress , is anathema to everything Republicans stand for and with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , being number 28 among the Earth ’ s nations is likely as good as it is ever going to get .

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While the great majority of civilized nations have made significant strides in social progress, in the age of Trump Americans are worse off than they were less than nine years ago and the United States is nearing being designated as a “developing country.”
Due to the constant confluence of crises plaguing America, there was little reporting or attention paid to the 2020 installment of the Social Progress Index.
The “index” measures social progress around the globe and out of 163 sovereign nations, only three have a citizenry that is worse off today than they were just nine years ago. The three nations that went backward while the rest of the world progressed are Brazil, Hungary, and the United States. Of special note is the pathetic fact that America fares much worse than both Brazil and Hungary.
There is no dispute that America is the richest nation on the planet, or that it has the greatest military on Earth – what Trump and. Republicans claim makes America great. However, that unprecedented wealth has been handed to the already filthy rich and their corporations who fund Republicans opposition to social progress. The mighty U.S. Military takes up a very significant amount of America’s wealth, but that money goes to the military industrial complex and not the soldiers.
Despite America’s wealth, it is now number 28 among civilized nations and its decline is deeper than the only two other nations in decline, Brazil and Hungary. The three declining nations show worse social progress than the rest of the civilized world for the same reasons.
It is noteworthy to mention that over the past nine years Republicans have controlled the nation’s spending and have deliberately hampered social progress by decimating domestic programs at the behest of their racist and religious base of support. Coupled with the GOP’s animus towards any programs that aid all Americans, the nation’s decline can be laid directly at their feet.
Although Trump was still a third-rate reality show host for part of the past nine years, his fealty to Republican policies and antipathy towards the American people is “a major cause of America’s unprecedented acceleration towards becoming a developing nation.” (author bold)
The real factor driving America’s social decline is wealth distribution, institutionalized inequality, and a lack of inclusiveness in general terms. It is an old story, but Republicans exist to open the Treasury to corporations and the richest Americans and Trump facilitated their plans to fruition shortly after moving in a place he does not belong. America may have been a land of opportunity in a bygone era, but under GOP rule opportunity exists for solely for those with means.
For example, America easily ranks number one in the world in the quality of its universities, but it is a pitiful number 91 in access to a quality basic education. As an aside, when American public school students attended adequately funded primary and secondary schools, they easily outperform students from any developed country.
Likewise, America is the world leader in medical technology, and yet it is number 97 in providing access to quality health care. During the first two years of Barack Obama’s tenure as a real President, there was a concerted Democratic effort to help all Americans gain access to quality health care. Republicans spent the next nine years doing anything they could dream up to put an end to the Affordable Care Act even though it was created by the conservative Heritage Foundation and hailed as a godsend when it was implemented by a Republican governor. Trump has attempted to move the proverbial Heaven and Earth to destroy “Obamacare” because it was created while an African American man was President.
America also suffered horribly low marks for having “higher homicide and traffic fatality rates, worse sanitation and internet access, as well as institutionalized discrimination and violence against minorities compared with nearly all other advanced countries.”
Since Trump’s poorly-attended inauguration institutionalized discrimination and violence against minorities has increased substantially, and if Trump had his way the U.S. Military would show the rest of the world what real violence against American citizens entails.
The chair of the advisory panel for the Social Progress Index and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter commented on the horrible results of the study. Professor Porter said:
“The data paint an alarming picture of the state of our nation, and we hope it will be a call to action. It’s like we’re a developing country.”
A Dartmouth University economist, David G. Blanchflower cited his new research revealing that the number of Americans reporting that the conditions they experience make “every day a bad mental health day” has doubled. Mr. Blanchflower noted:
“Rising distress and despair are largely American phenomenon not observed in other advanced countries.”
The C.E.O. Of the group publishing the Social Progress Index, Michael Green, said that Americans are suffering extraneous health, longevity, and education effects due to Trump’s plague simply because of the lack of equality and inclusiveness that protects citizens of societies that are making social progress. Mr. Green said:
“Societies that are inclusive, tolerant and better educated are better able to manage the pandemic.”
Obviously America has not managed the pandemic because of Trump. But America is not handling anything under Trump whether it is addressing extrajudicial capital punishment against people of color at the hands of unregulated law enforcement or addressing the conflagration on America’s West Coast due to anthropogenic climate change.
It is an atrocity that a nation as wealthy as America cannot provide basic needs such as education, health care, clean water and air, adequate housing, and daily sustenance for those in need. Trump and his Republican acolytes claim there is never enough money to address those basic human needs. However, they found nearly two trillion dollars to fund a tax cut for the rich and their corporations with no problem whatsoever.
Michael Porter said he hopes the Social Progress Index will be “a call to action” to stop America’s decline into developing nation status, but he is dreaming.
Everything Trump and Republicans have implemented or planned for Americans will only hasten America’s decline because they are inherently evil and vehemently oppose the basic ideas of inclusiveness, tolerance, and basic education for all Americans. The idea of equality, as cited in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, or social progress, is anathema to everything Republicans stand for and with a savage egomaniac like Trump carrying their banner, being number 28 among the Earth’s nations is likely as good as it is ever going to get.


politicususa--2020-09-19--John Dean Explains Why Democrats Should Expand The Supreme Court

John Dean said that Democrats expanding the Supreme Court was an attractive idea to him , and he explained why .
I find it a very attractive idea and I find that if you package it as court-packing , obviously it ’ s got immediate visceral reactions .
Oh , no , we don ’ t do that .
But what we ’ re seeing , what Mitch Mcconnell has been doing throughout the Trump presidency is packing the courts from the bottom to the top .
And now the courts are really out of balance .
I think that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very strong argument and put a lot of leverage on Mitch and say , listen , you ’ re not playing by any rules .
We want to set some rules .
We want the court to grow .
We want it to be able to do the business it should do .
We know the lower courts have been needing more judges for decades , and so there ’ s a backlog there of maybe a hundred or 200 judges are needed .
We also think the Supreme Court should be expanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maybe it ’ s three seats .
We ’ ll see .
But they should have hearings on this and if they have the power , I think they should do it .
Trump and McConnell obliterated rules , norms , and decorum , and there has to be a price to pay for their behavior .
The bill will come due when Democrats take back the Senate and the White House .
There is also a solid argument to be made that expanding the Supreme Court and lower courts must be done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump .
The two Republicans have done almost insurmoutable institutional damage to the presidency , Executive Branch , and the Senate , but they have also damaged the judicial branch by packing the courts with unqualified partisan judges .
Democrats should expand the Supreme Court if for no other reason that the bring the Court back into balance and negate the choices made by a corrupt president who has never represented the will of the majority in the United States of America .
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John Dean said that Democrats expanding the Supreme Court was an attractive idea to him, and he explained why.
Dean said on CNN:
I find it a very attractive idea and I find that if you package it as court-packing, obviously it’s got immediate visceral reactions. Oh, no, we don’t do that. But what we’re seeing, what Mitch Mcconnell has been doing throughout the Trump presidency is packing the courts from the bottom to the top. And now the courts are really out of balance. I think that Biden and his team could make a very strong argument and put a lot of leverage on Mitch and say, listen, you’re not playing by any rules. We want to set some rules. We want the court to grow. We want it to be able to do the business it should do.
We know the lower courts have been needing more judges for decades, and so there’s a backlog there of maybe a hundred or 200 judges are needed. We also think the Supreme Court should be expanded. Maybe it’s two, maybe it’s three seats. We’ll see. But they should have hearings on this and if they have the power, I think they should do it.
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John Dean thinks Democrats should expand the Supreme Court if they get power in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/g1dcYmNfkW — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 19, 2020
Trump and McConnell obliterated rules, norms, and decorum, and there has to be a price to pay for their behavior.
The bill will come due when Democrats take back the Senate and the White House.
There is also a solid argument to be made that expanding the Supreme Court and lower courts must be done to clean up the damage caused by Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump.
The two Republicans have done almost insurmoutable institutional damage to the presidency, Executive Branch, and the Senate, but they have also damaged the judicial branch by packing the courts with unqualified partisan judges.
Democrats should expand the Supreme Court if for no other reason that the bring the Court back into balance and negate the choices made by a corrupt president who has never represented the will of the majority in the United States of America.
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politicususa--2020-09-19--Opinion: RBG, Trump Show Us That Only The American People Can Save Us From Autocracy

American romantic poet , philosopher , and diplomat once referred to the U.S. Constitution , in an address to the Reform Club of New York in 1888 , as “ a machine that would go of itself.
” More precisely , in using this phrase , he meant to diagnose a dangerous complacency infecting American political life , one born of the misguided belief that the Constitution itself provided a powerful enough governing framework to keep the American democratic system from ever derailing .
The nation ’ s confidence in this document , he lamented to his audience , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our political duties.
” His point was precisely that the Constitution is not “ a machine that would go of itself ” but rather requires the political vigilance of the people to uphold and make work .
Masha Gessen , staff writer for The New Yorker and author of the recent book Surviving Autocracy , recently reiterated this point emphatically when they appeared on MSNBC ’ s Morning Joe to discuss accusations made by Michael Caputo , the former top communications official at HHS , that left-wing hit squads were being trained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted , like all of our democratic norms , depends on people honoring and adhering to its framework and playing by the rules .
As we have seen with Trump ’ s administration , while the framework of our constitutional democracy rests on a theoretical design of checks and balances , if members of Congress do not actually put that theory in practice , the constitutional authority granted that body is rather meaningless .
And , of course , the Republican senate has only enabled Trump ’ s defiance of the law and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , for his part , has himself re-written the Constitution , insisting that Article II basically endows him with autocratic powers , even though the most cursory reading of the article makes clear at every turn that most of the powers granted to executive authority are limited by “ the advice and consent of the Senate.
” Of course , as historian Michael Kammen has detailed in his book A Machine That Would Go of Itself : The Constitution in American Culture , most Americans have little actual understanding of the contents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ document have in fact historically been remarkably fluid , subject to the ideological persuasions and predilections of the Supreme Court , not always aligned , perhaps , with the spirit of the document .
The career of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , upon which her passing gives us occasion for reflection , really highlights this point .
Ginsburg spent her life trying to realize basic principles of the Constitution that would seemingly , indeed undeniably , afford all Americans equal protection under the law .
Indeed , just recall the language of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which includes the clause : “ nor shall any state deprive any person of life , liberty , or property , without due process of law ; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
” This language would seem pretty basic and clear , and yet it took until 1964 to have civil rights legislation passed that outlawed discrimination in the workplace “ on the basis of sex.
” And still one can find Supreme Court Justices serving well into the 21st century who either completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not consider women , people of color , or transgender people to actually fall under the definition of “ person.
” Antonin Scalia , for example , as late as 2011 , continued to argue that women ’ s equality was not accounted for in the Constitution , even being quoted as saying “ nobody ever voted for that ” and dismissing the Supreme Court ’ s role in enforcing such a concept of equal rights , saying , if “ society wants to outlaw discrimination by sex , hey , we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alito , in his recent dissent in a landmark Supreme Court ruling that granted LGBTQ people protection from discrimination in the workplace by deciding that the definition of “ sex ” in the phrase “ on the basis of sex ” included sexual and gender identity , ranted for the dozens of pages arguing that the word “ sex ” could and should not refer to sexual and gender identity because it only referenced the biological binary identities of man and woman .
Again , the real issue is why are we even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , there are questions as to whether LGBTQ people are actually “ persons.
” If they do constituted “ persons , ” then they are already granted such protections by the 14th amendment .
The point ?
Well , it ’ s clear the Constitution is open to invention and disregard subject to people ’ s prejudices , such as Scalia ’ s sexism and Alito ’ s homophobia .
We already see repressive autocratic tendencies in such disavowals and re-inventions of the Constitution by the likes of Scalia , Alito , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who refused to grant women , people of color , LGBTQ people , and often working-class people , basic protections of their civil rights under the law .
Trump and his entourage of all “ the best people ” have shown us that it ’ s the people who matter when it comes to enforcing and insisting upon democracy .
As Lowell rightly lamented , the Constitution is not “ a machine that would go of itself , ” but a statement of principles that can only work if people fight for them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started voting in impressive numbers yesterday in four states , it may be that voters are waking up to this fact , recognizing that if we want democracy and humanity—equal rights and protections for all—we can not be “ neglectful of our political duties.
” This neglect enables autocracy .
We know because we have been watching materialize autocracy before our eyes , enabled by the neglect of the Republican senate .

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American romantic poet, philosopher, and diplomat once referred to the U.S. Constitution, in an address to the Reform Club of New York in 1888, as “a machine that would go of itself.” More precisely, in using this phrase, he meant to diagnose a dangerous complacency infecting American political life, one born of the misguided belief that the Constitution itself provided a powerful enough governing framework to keep the American democratic system from ever derailing.
The nation’s confidence in this document, he lamented to his audience, “has in some respects made us neglectful of our political duties.” His point was precisely that the Constitution is not “a machine that would go of itself” but rather requires the political vigilance of the people to uphold and make work.
Masha Gessen, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of the recent book Surviving Autocracy, recently reiterated this point emphatically when they appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss accusations made by Michael Caputo, the former top communications official at HHS, that left-wing hit squads were being trained for insurrection. The Constitution, Gessen noted, like all of our democratic norms, depends on people honoring and adhering to its framework and playing by the rules.
As we have seen with Trump’s administration, while the framework of our constitutional democracy rests on a theoretical design of checks and balances, if members of Congress do not actually put that theory in practice, the constitutional authority granted that body is rather meaningless.
And, of course, the Republican senate has only enabled Trump’s defiance of the law and its constitutional authority to exercise oversight
And Trump, for his part, has himself re-written the Constitution, insisting that Article II basically endows him with autocratic powers, even though the most cursory reading of the article makes clear at every turn that most of the powers granted to executive authority are limited by “the advice and consent of the Senate.”
Of course, as historian Michael Kammen has detailed in his book A Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American Culture, most Americans have little actual understanding of the contents of the Constitution and understandings of the document have in fact historically been remarkably fluid, subject to the ideological persuasions and predilections of the Supreme Court, not always aligned, perhaps, with the spirit of the document.
The career of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, upon which her passing gives us occasion for reflection, really highlights this point.
Ginsburg spent her life trying to realize basic principles of the Constitution that would seemingly, indeed undeniably, afford all Americans equal protection under the law.
Indeed, just recall the language of the 14th amendment, passed in 1866, which includes the clause:
“nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
This language would seem pretty basic and clear, and yet it took until 1964 to have civil rights legislation passed that outlawed discrimination in the workplace “on the basis of sex.”
And still one can find Supreme Court Justices serving well into the 21st century who either completely disregarded the 14th amendment or else did not consider women, people of color, or transgender people to actually fall under the definition of “person.”
Antonin Scalia, for example, as late as 2011, continued to argue that women’s equality was not accounted for in the Constitution, even being quoted as saying “nobody ever voted for that” and dismissing the Supreme Court’s role in enforcing such a concept of equal rights, saying, if “society wants to outlaw discrimination by sex, hey, we have things called legislatures.”
And Justice Samuel Alito, in his recent dissent in a landmark Supreme Court ruling that granted LGBTQ people protection from discrimination in the workplace by deciding that the definition of “sex” in the phrase “on the basis of sex” included sexual and gender identity, ranted for the dozens of pages arguing that the word “sex” could and should not refer to sexual and gender identity because it only referenced the biological binary identities of man and woman.
Again, the real issue is why are we even having this discussion? Unless, of course, there are questions as to whether LGBTQ people are actually “persons.” If they do constituted “persons,” then they are already granted such protections by the 14th amendment.
The point? Well, it’s clear the Constitution is open to invention and disregard subject to people’s prejudices, such as Scalia’s sexism and Alito’s homophobia.
We already see repressive autocratic tendencies in such disavowals and re-inventions of the Constitution by the likes of Scalia, Alito, and many other justices throughout American history who refused to grant women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and often working-class people, basic protections of their civil rights under the law.
Trump and his entourage of all “the best people” have shown us that it’s the people who matter when it comes to enforcing and insisting upon democracy.
As Lowell rightly lamented, the Constitution is not “a machine that would go of itself,” but a statement of principles that can only work if people fight for them.
As voters in four states already started voting in impressive numbers yesterday in four states, it may be that voters are waking up to this fact, recognizing that if we want democracy and humanity—equal rights and protections for all—we cannot be “neglectful of our political duties.”
This neglect enables autocracy. We know because we have been watching materialize autocracy before our eyes, enabled by the neglect of the Republican senate.


politicususa--2020-09-19--Lindsey Graham Tries To Save His Senate Seat By Stabbing America In The Back On SCOTUS Nominee

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is tied in a critical Senate race , and now supporting pushing Trump ’ s Supreme Court nominee through .
Graham said in the NBC News story that he linked to from August 2020 : Sen. Lindsey Graham , R-S.C. , chairman of the Judiciary Committee , which reviews Supreme Court nominations , said he ’ s prepared to advance a nominee if a vacancy occurs this year .
“ Yeah .
We ’ ll cross that bridge .
After [ Brett ] Kavanaugh , the rules have changed as far as I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , citing the intense battle over Trump ’ s most recent Supreme Court nominee in 2018 , who was narrowly confirmed .
“ We ’ ll see what the market will bear if that ever happens.
” Graham is currently tied with surging Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison in the race for his Senate seat in South Carolina , so his comments about what the market will bear mean nothing .
Sen. Graham is reversing his position on election-year Supreme Court vacancies because he thinks that it will help him save his seat .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ long it would take Graham to change his mind and sell them out if he so easily willing to stab in his own country in the back ?
Lindsey Graham ’ s shift isn ’ t surprising , but it is confirmation of why he has no place in the United States Senate .
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is tied in a critical Senate race, and now supporting pushing Trump’s Supreme Court nominee through.
Graham tweeted:
As to my view of filling a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, I’d encourage you to review these most recent statements. NBC Newshttps://t.co/wGnCdcpJjr The Hillhttps://t.co/cagapf6S9t — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 19, 2020
In light of these two events, I will support President @realDonaldTrump in any effort to move forward regarding the recent vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ginsburg. #3 — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 19, 2020
Graham said in the NBC News story that he linked to from August 2020:
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which reviews Supreme Court nominations, said he’s prepared to advance a nominee if a vacancy occurs this year.
“Yeah. We’ll cross that bridge. After [Brett] Kavanaugh, the rules have changed as far as I’m concerned,” he told reporters, citing the intense battle over Trump’s most recent Supreme Court nominee in 2018, who was narrowly confirmed. “We’ll see what the market will bear if that ever happens.”
Graham is currently tied with surging Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison in the race for his Senate seat in South Carolina, so his comments about what the market will bear mean nothing.
Sen. Graham is reversing his position on election-year Supreme Court vacancies because he thinks that it will help him save his seat.
South Carolina voters should ask themselves how long it would take Graham to change his mind and sell them out if he so easily willing to stab in his own country in the back?
Lindsey Graham’s shift isn’t surprising, but it is confirmation of why he has no place in the United States Senate.
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politicususa--2020-09-19--Democrats Warn McConnell They Are Open To Expanding The Supreme Court If They Win

Sen. Maize Hirono ( D-HI ) said all options are on the table , and that includes expanding the Supreme Court if Democrats win the White House and the Senate .
Sen. Hirono was asked about expanding the court on CNN and she answered : So we can change that number .
As I say , all of those matters will be on the table when the Democrats take back the Senate .
None of those matters will be on the table if we do not take back the senate .
So that is why , even as we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mcconnell from getting his way .
His entire goal has been to pack the courts with lifetime appointments for young , usually white male judges and justices for life .
That has been his goal with the most ideologically conservative judges that he can find .
And they are going to be making decisions on the Affordable Care Act , on Roe v. Wade , on LGBTQ rights , on the rights of public and private sector unions to organize and stay organized .
You name it .
Voting rights .
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country .
Those will come before the courts .
Efforts by this administration to try and not count people who are undocumented .
That ’ s before the courts right now .
And this is why who gets put on these courts is really important .
This is why Mitch Mcconnell is so focused on making sure that the most ideologically conservative with their ideological agendas get their lifetime appointments .
And we have to stop them .
Sen. Hirono ’ s comments are an example of what has changed in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats understand that it isn ’ t enough to gain power .
They have to be willing to use it to represent the will of the people .
The idea of getting rid of the Senate filibuster and expanding the court is popping up more and more often in the hours since Justice Ginsburg passed away .
If Mitch McConnell wants to avoid losing the White House , the Supreme Court , and the Senate all in one swoop , he ’ d better heed the warning of Democrats and back off trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee through the Senate .
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Sen. Maize Hirono (D-HI) said all options are on the table, and that includes expanding the Supreme Court if Democrats win the White House and the Senate.
Sen. Hirono was asked about expanding the court on CNN and she answered:
So we can change that number. As I say, all of those matters will be on the table when the Democrats take back the Senate. None of those matters will be on the table if we do not take back the senate. So that is why, even as we are fighting tooth and nail to prevent Mitch Mcconnell from getting his way. His entire goal has been to pack the courts with lifetime appointments for young, usually white male judges and justices for life. That has been his goal with the most ideologically conservative judges that he can find.
And they are going to be making decisions on the Affordable Care Act, on Roe v. Wade, on LGBTQ rights, on the rights of public and private sector unions to organize and stay organized. You name it. Voting rights. There’s voter suppression going on all across the country. Those will come before the courts. Efforts by this administration to try and not count people who are undocumented. That’s before the courts right now. And this is why who gets put on these courts is really important. This is why Mitch Mcconnell is so focused on making sure that the most ideologically conservative with their ideological agendas get their lifetime appointments. And we have to stop them.
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Sen. Maize Hirono (D-HI) said that all options are on the table including expanding the Supreme Court to negate Trump's justices if Democrats win the White House and a Senate majority. pic.twitter.com/rf54IUIswA — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 19, 2020
Sen. Hirono’s comments are an example of what has changed in the Democratic Party during the Trump years. Democrats understand that it isn’t enough to gain power. They have to be willing to use it to represent the will of the people.
The idea of getting rid of the Senate filibuster and expanding the court is popping up more and more often in the hours since Justice Ginsburg passed away.
If Mitch McConnell wants to avoid losing the White House, the Supreme Court, and the Senate all in one swoop, he’d better heed the warning of Democrats and back off trying to ram Trump’s Supreme Court nominee through the Senate.
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politicususa--2020-09-19--White House Confirms The Senate Doesn’t Have Enough Time To Confirm Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee Before El

White House Confirms The Senate Doesn’t Have Enough Time To Confirm Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee Before Election

The White House has confirmed that there is not enough time on the Senate calendar to confirm Trump ’ s Supreme Court nominee .
Eric Boehlert noted what the White House told The New York Times : Majority Leader McConnell could decide to keep his endangered Republican Senate incumbents off of the campaign trail in October so that they can confirm Trump ’ s nominee , but there is little political benefit in that strategy for Republicans .
As noted above , it is looking like McConnell is going to try to shove Trump ’ s nominee through the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
McConnell doesn ’ t care about laws , rules , or norms , so it is more than possible that he keeps the Senate in session and tries to get the seat filled before election day , but Senate Democrats have enough delay tactics available at their disposal that it is possible that they could keep the fight going through November 3 .
Right now , the Senate doesn ’ t have the time to get Trump ’ s nominee confirmed , but Democrats need to ready for anything and everything , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a halt to keep this vote from happening before there is a new president .
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The White House has confirmed that there is not enough time on the Senate calendar to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.
Eric Boehlert noted what the White House told The New York Times:
WH aide confirms to NYT there’s no time on Senate calendar for confirmation before election This is going to be a lame duck fight — Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) September 19, 2020
Majority Leader McConnell could decide to keep his endangered Republican Senate incumbents off of the campaign trail in October so that they can confirm Trump’s nominee, but there is little political benefit in that strategy for Republicans.
As noted above, it is looking like McConnell is going to try to shove Trump’s nominee through the Senate in the lame-duck session after the election.
McConnell doesn’t care about laws, rules, or norms, so it is more than possible that he keeps the Senate in session and tries to get the seat filled before election day, but Senate Democrats have enough delay tactics available at their disposal that it is possible that they could keep the fight going through November 3.
Right now, the Senate doesn’t have the time to get Trump‘s nominee confirmed, but Democrats need to ready for anything and everything, and that includes grinding the Senate to a halt to keep this vote from happening before there is a new president.
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politicususa--2020-09-19--Obama Throws Merrick Garland Back Into Mitch McConnell’s Face

President Obama remembered RBG with a touching statement , but he also threw McConnell ’ s blocking of Merrick Garland ’ s nomination back at him .
In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA : Sixty years ago , Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to be a Supreme Court clerk .
She ’ d studied at two of our finest law schools and had ringing recommendations .
But because she was a woman , she was rejected .
Ten years later , she sent her first brief to the Supreme Court – which led it to strike down a state law based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And then , for nearly three decades , as the second woman ever to sit on the highest court in the land , she was a warrior for gender equality – someone who believed that equal justice under law only had meaning if it applied to every single American .
Over a long career on both sides of the bench – as a relentless litigator and an incisive jurist – Justice Ginsburg helped us see that discrimination on the basis of sex isn ’ t about an abstract ideal of equality ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women ; that it has real consequences for all of us .
It ’ s about who we are – and who we can be .
Justice Ginsburg inspired the generations who followed her , from the tiniest trick-or-treaters to law students burning the midnight oil to the most powerful leaders in the land .
Michelle and I admired her greatly , we ’ re profoundly thankful for the legacy she left this country , and we offer our gratitude and our condolences to her children and grandchildren tonight .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancer , with unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals .
That ’ s how we remember her .
But she also left instructions for how she wanted her legacy to be honored .
Four and a half years ago , when Republicans refused to hold a hearing or an up-or-down vote on Merrick Garland , they invented the principle that the Senate shouldn ’ t fill an open seat on the Supreme Court before a new president was sworn in .
A basic principle of the law – and of everyday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with consistency , and not based on what ’ s convenient or advantageous in the moment .
The rule of law , the legitimacy of our courts , the fundamental workings of our democracy all depend on that basic principle .
As votes are already being cast in this election , Republican Senators are now called to apply that standard .
The questions before the Court now and in the coming years – with decisions that will determine whether or not our economy is fair , our society is just , women are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and our democracy endures – are too consequential to future generations for courts to be filled through anything less than an unimpeachable process .
The nightmare scenario for Republicans is clear .
Three moderates refuse to vote on Trump ’ s nominee before the election , so Vice President Pence breaks a 50-50 tie on the confirmation vote , and Republicans enrage the vast majority of Americans by stealing another Supreme Court seat .
Obama hasn ’ t forgotten Merrick Garland , and neither should anyone else .
Democrats have the powerful argument @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a voice in the next Supreme Court nomination .
The Supreme Court could easily backfire on Trump and McConnell , but taking anti-Republican motivation to an even higher level .
Democrats will continue to remember Merrick Garland and the time is coming for Mitch McConnell to pay for his crimes against the Senate .
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President Obama remembered RBG with a touching statement, but he also threw McConnell’s blocking of Merrick Garland’s nomination back at him.
In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:
Sixty years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to be a Supreme Court clerk. She’d studied at two of our finest law schools and had ringing recommendations. But because she was a woman, she was rejected. Ten years later, she sent her first brief to the Supreme Court – which led it to strike down a state law based on gender discrimination for the first time. And then, for nearly three decades, as the second woman ever to sit on the highest court in the land, she was a warrior for gender equality – someone who believed that equal justice under law only had meaning if it applied to every single American.
Over a long career on both sides of the bench – as a relentless litigator and an incisive jurist – Justice Ginsburg helped us see that discrimination on the basis of sex isn’t about an abstract ideal of equality; that it doesn’t only harm women; that it has real consequences for all of us. It’s about who we are – and who we can be.
Justice Ginsburg inspired the generations who followed her, from the tiniest trick-or-treaters to law students burning the midnight oil to the most powerful leaders in the land. Michelle and I admired her greatly, we’re profoundly thankful for the legacy she left this country, and we offer our gratitude and our condolences to her children and grandchildren tonight.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought to the end, through her cancer, with unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals. That’s how we remember her. But she also left instructions for how she wanted her legacy to be honored.
Four and a half years ago, when Republicans refused to hold a hearing or an up-or-down vote on Merrick Garland, they invented the principle that the Senate shouldn’t fill an open seat on the Supreme Court before a new president was sworn in.
A basic principle of the law – and of everyday fairness – is that we apply rules with consistency, and not based on what’s convenient or advantageous in the moment. The rule of law, the legitimacy of our courts, the fundamental workings of our democracy all depend on that basic principle. As votes are already being cast in this election, Republican Senators are now called to apply that standard. The questions before the Court now and in the coming years – with decisions that will determine whether or not our economy is fair, our society is just, women are treated equally, our planet survives, and our democracy endures – are too consequential to future generations for courts to be filled through anything less than an unimpeachable process.
The nightmare scenario for Republicans is clear. Three moderates refuse to vote on Trump’s nominee before the election, so Vice President Pence breaks a 50-50 tie on the confirmation vote, and Republicans enrage the vast majority of Americans by stealing another Supreme Court seat.
Obama hasn’t forgotten Merrick Garland, and neither should anyone else.
Democrats have the powerful argument on their side that the people should have a voice in the next Supreme Court nomination.
The Supreme Court could easily backfire on Trump and McConnell, but taking anti-Republican motivation to an even higher level.
Democrats will continue to remember Merrick Garland and the time is coming for Mitch McConnell to pay for his crimes against the Senate.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--Trump’s Slams on RGB’s Granddaughter Will Repel Suburban Women Says Nicolle Wallace

During the 2018 midterms , the Democrats had a wave election , picking up 40 more House seats than Republicans .
They won many of these seats because suburban women voted for them in record numbers .
On Friday , Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s granddaughter said her grandmother ’ s dying wish was to be replaced by a president other than Trump .
On Monday , the president said that he doubts the story is true .
During her show today , Nicolle Wallace said those comments could help to further repel suburban women .
The MSNBC host began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , George H.W .
Bush .
He always acts like the kind of person that wouldn ’ t get invited to the funerals of the aforementioned American treasures who have died during this presidency .
And he was at it again .
I mean , just couldn ’ t resist the temptation to attack the granddaughter of Justice Ginsburg and say that ’ s a lie — like everyone lies like he does .
He ’ s a pathological liar , so it just rolled off the tongue.
” Wallace continued , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some way or another stands on her shoulders , ” said Wallace .
“ And that he had to dismiss and treat with disdain the story from her granddaughter , I think , is just repelling the very voters he seems to tweet toward every day : suburban women.
” Former Republican Party chair Michael Steele also weighed in , “ He doesn ’ t understand even in a moment as solemn and as quiet as this , he ’ s got to bring a loud ugly noise into the room .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say I ’ ve got a headache and it ’ s you .
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During the 2018 midterms, the Democrats had a wave election, picking up 40 more House seats than Republicans. They won many of these seats because suburban women voted for them in record numbers.
On Friday, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s granddaughter said her grandmother’s dying wish was to be replaced by a president other than Trump. On Monday, the president said that he doubts the story is true. During her show today, Nicolle Wallace said those comments could help to further repel suburban women.
The MSNBC host began, “Barbara Bush, John McCain, George H.W. Bush. He always acts like the kind of person that wouldn’t get invited to the funerals of the aforementioned American treasures who have died during this presidency. And he was at it again. I mean, just couldn’t resist the temptation to attack the granddaughter of Justice Ginsburg and say that’s a lie — like everyone lies like he does. He’s a pathological liar, so it just rolled off the tongue.”
Wallace continued, “Any woman that has a job in some way or another stands on her shoulders,” said Wallace. “And that he had to dismiss and treat with disdain the story from her granddaughter, I think, is just repelling the very voters he seems to tweet toward every day: suburban women.”
Former Republican Party chair Michael Steele also weighed in, “He doesn’t understand even in a moment as solemn and as quiet as this, he’s got to bring a loud ugly noise into the room. And at some point, America has to say I’ve got a headache and it’s you.”


politicususa--2020-09-21--Trump May Have Just Lost Wisconsin As Judge Extends Absentee Ballot Deadline

A federal judge has extended the deadline for the state of Wisconsin to accept postmarked absentee ballots to six days after the election .
A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day .
The highly anticipated ruling , unless overturned , means that the outcome of the presidential race in Wisconsin might not be known for days after polls close .
Under current law , the deadline for returning an absentee ballot to have it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump has already lost similar cases in Michigan and Pennsylvania .
The President made it obvious to all that he is planning on suing to get mail-in votes thrown out if he loses the election .
Trump is going to try to appeal rulings like the one impacting Wisconsin to the Supreme Court .
The reality is that Donald Trump keeps losing these cases on absentee voting .
Contrary to his public statements , Trump has been trying to discourage and limit all forms of voting by mail , because the simple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cast ballots , the more likely it becomes that are voting against the unpopular incumbent president .
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A federal judge has extended the deadline for the state of Wisconsin to accept postmarked absentee ballots to six days after the election.
The AP reported:
A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
The highly anticipated ruling, unless overturned, means that the outcome of the presidential race in Wisconsin might not be known for days after polls close. Under current law, the deadline for returning an absentee ballot to have it counted is 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Trump has already lost similar cases in Michigan and Pennsylvania. The President made it obvious to all that he is planning on suing to get mail-in votes thrown out if he loses the election. Trump is going to try to appeal rulings like the one impacting Wisconsin to the Supreme Court.
The reality is that Donald Trump keeps losing these cases on absentee voting.
Contrary to his public statements, Trump has been trying to discourage and limit all forms of voting by mail, because the simple truth is that the more people who cast ballots, the more likely it becomes that are voting against the unpopular incumbent president.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--New Poll Shows Biden With a Significant Lead Among Catholic Voters

Donald Trump will tell you time and time again that he is the best president ever for religious voters .
The stance certainly worked for him during the 2016 election .
Evangelical Christian voters helped propel him to victory in the Midwest .
4 years of Trump ’ s leadership though has deeply hurt him with religious voters .
His support amongst Evangelicals remains strong .
A recent study by the Pew Research group showed that 8 in 10 Evangelicals still plan on voting for him .
The president , however , is hurting among Catholic voters .
Back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over Hillary Clinton by a margin of 52-44 .
Biden has turned this lead in his favor .
A survey released today by EWTN News/RealClear Opinion has the Democrat leading Trump by 12 points , 53 % -41 % .
Real Clear Politics Carl Cannon said of the findings , “ The most observant Roman Catholics still tend to support Donald Trump and the Republican Party , as do large majorities of white evangelical Protestants – and are among the most highly motivated voters.
” Cannon continued , “ But the question for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these voters to make up the difference.
” Biden is a devout Catholic who regularly attends services each week .
While Donald Trump claims to be Presbyterian , who spends most weekends on the golf course rather than in the church .
Trump will hope that the opportunity to seat a new Supreme Court justice will help him to reel in some of these voters .
Whether or not that works out for him remains to be seen .

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Donald Trump will tell you time and time again that he is the best president ever for religious voters. The stance certainly worked for him during the 2016 election. Evangelical Christian voters helped propel him to victory in the Midwest.
4 years of Trump’s leadership though has deeply hurt him with religious voters. His support amongst Evangelicals remains strong. A recent study by the Pew Research group showed that 8 in 10 Evangelicals still plan on voting for him.
The president, however, is hurting among Catholic voters. Back in 2016, he won the Catholic vote over Hillary Clinton by a margin of 52-44.
Biden has turned this lead in his favor. A survey released today by EWTN News/RealClear Opinion has the Democrat leading Trump by 12 points, 53%-41%.
Real Clear Politics Carl Cannon said of the findings, “The most observant Roman Catholics still tend to support Donald Trump and the Republican Party, as do large majorities of white evangelical Protestants – and are among the most highly motivated voters.”
Cannon continued, “But the question for the GOP is whether there are enough of these voters to make up the difference.”
Biden is a devout Catholic who regularly attends services each week. While Donald Trump claims to be Presbyterian, who spends most weekends on the golf course rather than in the church.
Trump will hope that the opportunity to seat a new Supreme Court justice will help him to reel in some of these voters. Whether or not that works out for him remains to be seen.


politicususa--2020-09-21--GOP Sen. Cory Gardner Runs From Reporters When Asked About SCOTUS Vote

Sen. Cory Gardner ( R-CO ) was asked about his views on holding a vote on Trump ’ s SCOTUS @ @ @ @ @ by fleeing .
The idea that the Supreme Court fight would be good for endangered @ @ @ @ @ election is turning out to be another piece of bad conventional wisdom .
If the @ @ @ @ @ a great idea , incumbents like Gardner would be standing in front of the cameras @ @ @ @ @ by loudly proclaiming their support for Trump ’ s nominee .
The fact is that @ @ @ @ @ McConnell have set up for the Senate is completely toxic for any Republican Senator who @ @ @ @ @ will need Democratic votes to win .
Gardner is probably a dead incumbent walking , @ @ @ @ @ Republicans were going to benefit from this fight is going up in flames as each @ @ @ @ @ and refuses to say where they stand on holding a vote .
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Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) was asked about his views on holding a vote on Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, and he responded by fleeing.
CNN’s Manu Raju tweeted:
Cory Gardner wouldn’t comment to reporters about his views on a Supreme Court vote, darting into the chamber and referring questions to his office, which hasn’t responded to inquires — Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 21, 2020
The idea that the Supreme Court fight would be good for endangered Republican incumbent senators before the election is turning out to be another piece of bad conventional wisdom. If the Trump nominee vote was such a great idea, incumbents like Gardner would be standing in front of the cameras and trying to win votes by loudly proclaiming their support for Trump’s nominee.
The fact is that the situation that Trump and McConnell have set up for the Senate is completely toxic for any Republican Senator who is running for reelection and will need Democratic votes to win.
Gardner is probably a dead incumbent walking, but the idea that Senate Republicans were going to benefit from this fight is going up in flames as each Republicans runs away from questions and refuses to say where they stand on holding a vote.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--Biden Powerfully Tells Every American Without Social Status They’ll Be With Him In The Oval Office

As Trump only sees America as rich people and the stock market Joe Biden told every hard-working American that they ’ ll be in the Oval Office with him .
Transcript provided to PoliticusUSA by the Biden campaign : I have to admit I got my back up recently when I saw something about how if I ’ m elected president – I ’ ll be the first president who didn ’ t go to an Ivy League school in a long time .
Like somehow that meant I didn ’ t belong .
How could a guy like me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be president ?
And my reaction was the same it ’ s been my whole life .
You close that door on me because you don ’ t think I ’ m good enough ?
Well , guess what ?
I ’ m busting that door down .
My guess is a lot of you have felt the same way .
I say it ’ s about time a state school president sat in the Oval Office .
Because you know what ?
If I ’ m sitting there , you will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anger , resentment , and division , Joe Biden is relating to the American people on a personal level .
Biden understands what the American people need right now .
A president who only understands and sees the people at the very top has driven the US economy into the ground and killed over 200,000 of our citizens .
Biden ’ s speech was powerful because it was real .
Trump is searching for gimmicks as Biden is winning votes with authenticity .
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As Trump only sees America as rich people and the stock market Joe Biden told every hard-working American that they’ll be in the Oval Office with him.
Transcript provided to PoliticusUSA by the Biden campaign:
I have to admit I got my back up recently when I saw something about how if I’m elected president – I’ll be the first president who didn’t go to an Ivy League school in a long time.
Like somehow that meant I didn’t belong.
How could a guy like me who went to a state school – be president? And my reaction was the same it’s been my whole life.
You close that door on me because you don’t think I’m good enough? Well, guess what? I’m busting that door down.
My guess is a lot of you have felt the same way.
I say it’s about time a state school president sat in the Oval Office. Because you know what? If I’m sitting there, you will be too.
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Joe Biden brutally describes who Donald Trump is, and it explains why Trump is losing this election. pic.twitter.com/rSUamdxFC6 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 21, 2020
As Donald Trump appeals to anger, resentment, and division, Joe Biden is relating to the American people on a personal level. Biden understands what the American people need right now. A president who only understands and sees the people at the very top has driven the US economy into the ground and killed over 200,000 of our citizens.
Biden’s speech was powerful because it was real.
Trump is searching for gimmicks as Biden is winning votes with authenticity.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--Joe Biden Brutally Described Who Trump Really Is In His Best Speech Yet

At a speech in Wisconsin , Joe Biden described who Donald Trump really is , and it was a brutal dismantling of Trump .
I ’ ve dealt with guys like Trump my whole life .
Guys from the neighborhood I come from who looked down on us because we didn ’ t have a lot of money or your parents didn ’ t go to college , guys who think they ’ re better than you , guys who inherited everything they ’ ve ever gotten in their life and squander it .
Guys who stretch and squeeze and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their hotels and casinos and golf courses just to put a few more bucks in their pocket , guys who do everything they can to avoid paying the taxes they owe because they figure the rest of us , the little people , we can pick up the tab for the country .
Do you have any doubt that the reason we haven ’ t seen trump ’ s tax returns is because they don ’ t want to you know what he paid .
We ’ ve only seen four Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And I don ’ t think there ’ s been any ever since he ’ s been running for president .
He had to turn some of them over to start a casino in New Jersey .
He had to show his taxes and they showed that he paid zero .
You talk about the billions of dollars .
He paid zero , nothing , that ’ s a fact .
And when he was asked about it , you know what he said ?
This is why I really don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighborhood .
He said it makes me smart .
Or another way , I ’ m not a sucker , why should I pay when I can figure may way out ?
Zero .
Wall Street ’ s a long way from Scranton , Pennsylvania .
I grew up understanding , as you did , Wall Street didn ’ t build this country , hardworking given half a chance built this country and unions built the middle class , union , union laborers like the folks in this room .
This was one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date .
He is not taking it for granted that everyone knows he is .
Joe Biden is leveling with America and sending the message that he sees , understands , and will act on the problems that everyday people are facing .
Trump is a pretender , and the reason why he is losing the election is that Joe Biden is the real deal .
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At a speech in Wisconsin, Joe Biden described who Donald Trump really is, and it was a brutal dismantling of Trump.
Biden said:
I’ve dealt with guys like Trump my whole life. Guys from the neighborhood I come from who looked down on us because we didn’t have a lot of money or your parents didn’t go to college, guys who think they’re better than you, guys who inherited everything they’ve ever gotten in their life and squander it.
Guys who stretch and squeeze and stiff electricians and plumbers and contractors working on their hotels and casinos and golf courses just to put a few more bucks in their pocket, guys who do everything they can to avoid paying the taxes they owe because they figure the rest of us, the little people, we can pick up the tab for the country. Do you have any doubt that the reason we haven’t seen trump’s tax returns is because they don’t want to you know what he paid. We’ve only seen four Trump tax returns in the last 45 years.
And I don’t think there’s been any ever since he’s been running for president. He had to turn some of them over to start a casino in New Jersey. He had to show his taxes and they showed that he paid zero. You talk about the billions of dollars. He paid zero, nothing, that’s a fact. And when he was asked about it, you know what he said?
This is why I really don’t like guys like this in my neighborhood. He said it makes me smart. Or another way, I’m not a sucker, why should I pay when I can figure may way out? Zero. Wall Street’s a long way from Scranton, Pennsylvania. I grew up understanding, as you did, Wall Street didn’t build this country, hardworking given half a chance built this country and unions built the middle class, union, union laborers like the folks in this room.
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Joe Biden brutally describes who Donald Trump is, and it explains why Trump is losing this election. pic.twitter.com/rSUamdxFC6 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 21, 2020
This was one of Biden’s strongest speeches to date. He is not taking it for granted that everyone knows he is. Joe Biden is leveling with America and sending the message that he sees, understands, and will act on the problems that everyday people are facing.
Trump is a pretender, and the reason why he is losing the election is that Joe Biden is the real deal.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--Trump Admits That He Is Going To Lose The Election And Sue

Trump admitted that he needs a full Supreme Court so that he can sue and still stay in office after he loses to Joe Biden .
I don ’ t know that she said that , or was that written out by Adam Schiff & Schumer & Pelosi ?
I would be more inclined for the second .
That came out of the wind .
That sounds so beautiful , but that sounds like a Schumer deal , or maybe a Pelosi , or maybe shifty Schiff ?
So let ’ s see , maybe she did and maybe she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bottom line is that we won the election .
We have an obligation to do what ’ s right and act as quickly as possible , because we ’ re probably going to have election things involved here , because of the fake ballots they ’ ll be sending out .
Trump ’ s claim is the sort of conspiratorial fantasy talk that only Fox News would allow him to get away with .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s dying wish was not a conspiracy cooked up Adam Schiff , Chuck Schumer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came at the end of the clip when Trump basically that he is going to lose the election , and his path to staying in power will be to use the federal courts to sue to get ballots thrown out to give him a second term in office .
Trump can ’ t stop people from voting , so he is going to try to use the courts to try to disqualify their votes , which is why people need to vote in overwhelming numbers and hand him a crushing defeat .
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Trump admitted that he needs a full Supreme Court so that he can sue and still stay in office after he loses to Joe Biden.
Trump said:
I don’t know that she said that, or was that written out by Adam Schiff & Schumer & Pelosi? I would be more inclined for the second. That came out of the wind. That sounds so beautiful, but that sounds like a Schumer deal, or maybe a Pelosi, or maybe shifty Schiff? So let’s see, maybe she did and maybe she didn’t.
Look, the bottom line is that we won the election. We have an obligation to do what’s right and act as quickly as possible, because we’re probably going to have election things involved here, because of the fake ballots they’ll be sending out.
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"I don't know that she said that, or was that written out by Adam Schiff & Schumer & Pelosi? I would be more inclined for the second" — Trump claims Schiff, Schumer, & Pelosi actually wrote RBG's dying statement, & suggests she'd actually be fine w/him nominating her replacement pic.twitter.com/xLQq1csNTz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 21, 2020
Trump’s claim is the sort of conspiratorial fantasy talk that only Fox News would allow him to get away with. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish was not a conspiracy cooked up Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi.
An important nugget came at the end of the clip when Trump basically that he is going to lose the election, and his path to staying in power will be to use the federal courts to sue to get ballots thrown out to give him a second term in office.
Trump can’t stop people from voting, so he is going to try to use the courts to try to disqualify their votes, which is why people need to vote in overwhelming numbers and hand him a crushing defeat.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--Networks Must Give Biden Equal Time If Trump Holds Primetime Unveiling Of SCOTUS Pick

Trump is eyeing holding a primetime event to unveil his Supreme Court nominee .
If he does this , Biden deserves equal time .
As usual , Trump is treating the presidency like a reality TV show , and the Supreme Court nominating process like a campaign event .
Trump ’ s free media has virtually dried up outside of conservative media compared to what it was in 2016 .
Outside of Fox News , the networks are no longer tripping over themselves to give Trump wall to wall coverage of his every move , so the President has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign events .
He employs this tactic regularly with press conferences that are little more than campaign rallies , and he is going to do it with his Supreme Court nominee .
If Trump tries to hold a primetime event , and the networks cover it , Joe Biden needs to be offered equal time immediately after Trump ’ s announcement .
Providing equal time to Biden in a format like the State Of The Union rebuttal would not allow Trump to leverage the presidency into a primetime campaign platform .
The networks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide fair coverage during the final phase of the 2020 election .
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Trump is eyeing holding a primetime event to unveil his Supreme Court nominee. If he does this, Biden deserves equal time.
NBC News Peter Alexander reported:
Trump is eyeing another primetime event for his Supreme Court announcement – see Gorsuch and Kavanaugh – where his pick would be introduced in person, a WH official tells me. — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) September 21, 2020
As usual, Trump is treating the presidency like a reality TV show, and the Supreme Court nominating process like a campaign event.
Trump’s free media has virtually dried up outside of conservative media compared to what it was in 2016. Outside of Fox News, the networks are no longer tripping over themselves to give Trump wall to wall coverage of his every move, so the President has been using the presidency as a cover for campaign events. He employs this tactic regularly with press conferences that are little more than campaign rallies, and he is going to do it with his Supreme Court nominee.
If Trump tries to hold a primetime event, and the networks cover it, Joe Biden needs to be offered equal time immediately after Trump’s announcement. Providing equal time to Biden in a format like the State Of The Union rebuttal would not allow Trump to leverage the presidency into a primetime campaign platform.
The networks must learn from the 2016 mistakes and provide fair coverage during the final phase of the 2020 election.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--Mark Kelly Campaign Has To Add More Phone Bank Shifts Because Democrats Are Fired Up Over SCOTUS

The Senate campaign of Mark Kelly in Arizona has had to add more phone bank shifts because Democrats are so fired up over the Supreme Court .
In Arizona , where former astronaut Mark Kelly is running as the Democratic nominee against Republican Senator Martha McSally , local organizers were having to add more phone banking shifts because of the added energy , says Leah Greenberg , co-executive director of the Indivisible Project , a progressive organizing group .
“ The energy is unbelievable .
It ’ s people who are grieving , it ’ s people who Ruth Bader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s people who can ’ t bear the idea of her replacement being somebody who wouldn ’ t uphold in values , ” says Greenberg .
“ That will manifest in pressure on these Senators , and it will manifest in electoral outcomes as well.
” The conventional wisdom that the Supreme Court vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ginsburg will motivate Republicans more than Democrats is being to proven wrong every hour of every day .
Democrats aren ’ t sitting around and waiting to vote .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of money .
Mark Kelly is running to fill the rest of John McCain ’ s term .
If he wins , he could take office as soon as November 30 , and wreck McConnell and Trump ’ s plan to confirm Trump ’ s Supreme Court nominee during the post-election lame-duck Senate session .
The death of RBG has adding fuel to a raging political fire .
Democrats are determined to vote Trump out and take back the Senate , and the idea that the Supreme Court doesn ’ t matter to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is happening all over the country .
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The Senate campaign of Mark Kelly in Arizona has had to add more phone bank shifts because Democrats are so fired up over the Supreme Court.
Time reported:
In Arizona, where former astronaut Mark Kelly is running as the Democratic nominee against Republican Senator Martha McSally, local organizers were having to add more phone banking shifts because of the added energy, says Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of the Indivisible Project, a progressive organizing group.
“The energy is unbelievable. It’s people who are grieving, it’s people who Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a hero of theirs, it’s people who can’t bear the idea of her replacement being somebody who wouldn’t uphold in values,” says Greenberg. “That will manifest in pressure on these Senators, and it will manifest in electoral outcomes as well.”
The conventional wisdom that the Supreme Court vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ginsburg will motivate Republicans more than Democrats is being to proven wrong every hour of every day. Democrats aren’t sitting around and waiting to vote. They are volunteering for Senate and donating record sums of money.
Mark Kelly is running to fill the rest of John McCain’s term. If he wins, he could take office as soon as November 30, and wreck McConnell and Trump’s plan to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee during the post-election lame-duck Senate session.
The death of RBG has adding fuel to a raging political fire. Democrats are determined to vote Trump out and take back the Senate, and the idea that the Supreme Court doesn’t matter to them is out of step with what is happening all over the country.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--Trump Supporting Kentucky House Member Indicted For Strangling Woman

Rep. Robert S. Goforth was one of Donald Trump ’ s biggest supporters in Kentucky , and now he has been indicted for strangling a woman .
A grand jury in Laurel County , Ky. , on Friday indicted Goforth , a former candidate for governor , on one count of first-degree strangulation and one count of assault in the fourth degree , according to the Corbin Times-Tribune .
Earlier this year , a woman said Goforth , 44 , strangled her with an ethernet cable to the point where she had trouble breathing and threatened to “ hog tie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report reviewed by the newspaper .
The charges have renewed calls from local Democrats for Goforth , a staunch supporter of President Trump who had previously been accused of sexual assault , to resign from his seat .
This is the party that believes that they should get to defy the will of the American people and confirm the judge who will be nominated to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court .
Donald Trump ’ s Republican Party isn ’ t just hostile toward women .
They are violent and deadly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office .
They have to be stripped of their power in six weeks , and if Democrats take control of the Senate , they must sideline the caucus of mostly impotent white men by stripping them of their power , and turning them into bystanders as the rest of America protects itself and takes their country back .
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Rep. Robert S. Goforth was one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Kentucky, and now he has been indicted for strangling a woman.
Via The Washington Post:
A grand jury in Laurel County, Ky., on Friday indicted Goforth, a former candidate for governor, on one count of first-degree strangulation and one count of assault in the fourth degree, according to the Corbin Times-Tribune.
Earlier this year, a woman said Goforth, 44, strangled her with an ethernet cable to the point where she had trouble breathing and threatened to “hog tie” her, according to a police report reviewed by the newspaper.
The charges have renewed calls from local Democrats for Goforth, a staunch supporter of President Trump who had previously been accused of sexual assault, to resign from his seat.
This is the party that believes that they should get to defy the will of the American people and confirm the judge who will be nominated to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
Donald Trump’s Republican Party isn’t just hostile toward women. They are violent and deadly.
Republicans must be voted out of office. They have to be stripped of their power in six weeks, and if Democrats take control of the Senate, they must sideline the caucus of mostly impotent white men by stripping them of their power, and turning them into bystanders as the rest of America protects itself and takes their country back.
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politicususa--2020-09-21--Trump Moves To Defund The Police In NYC, Seattle, And Portland

By declaring New York , Seattle , and Portland “ anarchist jurisdictions , ” Trump will defund the police by stripping federal funding from those cities .
NBC4 in New York reported : New York City is one of three places that “ have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities , ” leading to its designation as an “ anarchist jurisdiction , ” the Justice Department said Monday .
Trump ’ s order gives the director of the Office of Management and Budget 30 days to issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for federal grants for the cities on the DOJ list .
Such grants make up a huge portion of NYC ’ s already strapped annual budget — more than $ 7 billion in fiscal 2021 alone , or 7.5 % of the city ’ s projected total revenue .
The move by Trump to defund the police will have real-life consequences for police departments .
At a time when local and state budgets are strapped due to the pandemic , Trump is using the safety of the American people as part of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign .
Trump ’ s budgets have proposed cuts to local law enforcement for years .
Trump loves law enforcement in the same way that he has “ loved ” the troops that he has insulted .
If you want to know where Trump really stands , watch what he does , not what he says , and what Trump did was defund the police in three American cities .
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By declaring New York, Seattle, and Portland “anarchist jurisdictions,” Trump will defund the police by stripping federal funding from those cities.
NBC4 in New York reported:
New York City is one of three places that “have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities,” leading to its designation as an “anarchist jurisdiction,” the Justice Department said Monday.
….
Trump’s order gives the director of the Office of Management and Budget 30 days to issue guidance to federal agencies on restricting eligibility for federal grants for the cities on the DOJ list. Such grants make up a huge portion of NYC’s already strapped annual budget — more than $7 billion in fiscal 2021 alone, or 7.5% of the city’s projected total revenue.
The move by Trump to defund the police will have real-life consequences for police departments. At a time when local and state budgets are strapped due to the pandemic, Trump is using the safety of the American people as part of a political gimmick to boost his flatlined reelection campaign.
Trump’s budgets have proposed cuts to local law enforcement for years. Trump loves law enforcement in the same way that he has “loved” the troops that he has insulted.
If you want to know where Trump really stands, watch what he does, not what he says, and what Trump did was defund the police in three American cities.
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