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Why was Pelosi so keen on Chinese hospitality? Because there were no Democrats in the White House to absorb the bribes.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/09/19/british-ft-admits-china-is-using-calls-for-climate-justice-to-advance-their-economy/

Sep 20, 2020 at 12:12 AM | Unregistered Commentergolf charlie

Trump COULD nominate Ted Cruz to restore and correct the balance of US Justice

https://youtu.be/PJ0EUcfdTWk

Sep 20, 2020 at 12:47 AM | Unregistered Commentergolf charlie

"Science advances one funeral at a time" Failed Green Party Candidate, Real Climate and Wikipedia serial fabricator and liar William M Connolley

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/19/ginsburgs-long-environmental-legacy-418324
"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at age 87, helped establish critical Supreme Court precedent that empowered EPA to address the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change."

"The landmark ruling she joined in 2007 that affirmed EPA’s power set up the Obama administration to issue rules limiting carbon pollution from cars, power plants and other sources — and set up a contentious legal battle over the extent of federal authority still being waged today."

"Ginsburg was part of the five-justice majority in the high court's first-ever ruling on climate change, 2007’s Massachusetts v. EPA, that said the Clean Air Act gave EPA the authority — and, effectively, a mandate — to regulate greenhouse gases from automobile tailpipes.That ruling led directly to the Obama administration in 2009 beginning to regulate carbon dioxide emitted from cars and trucks for the first time at the federal level."

"Then in 2011, Ginsburg authored another ruling, American Electric Power v. Connecticut, that reiterated EPA’s authority to target greenhouse gases — this time for a unanimous court."

Sep 20, 2020 at 1:19 AM | Unregistered Commentergolf charlie

If you're going to attribute a quote, please try to get it right.

Sep 20, 2020 at 10:39 AM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

Six reasons Cruz would be Trump's ideal justice.

Sep 20, 2020 at 10:42 AM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.

Mitch McConnell, 2016.

My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed


- Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a few days before her death.

Sep 20, 2020 at 11:09 AM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

I wonder which gig Michelle Obamah will go for first - SCOTUS or POTUS?

Sep 20, 2020 at 1:15 PM | Registered Commentertomo

If you're going to attribute a quote, please try to get it right.

Sep 20, 2020 at 10:39 AM Phil Clarke

Nothing wrong with "Failed Green Party Candidate, Real Climate and Wikipedia serial fabricator and liar William M Connolley"

Typical Hockey Teamster, corrupting US Law and the legacy of a Supreme Court Judge.

Sep 20, 2020 at 1:42 PM | Unregistered Commentergolf charlie

20,000 fake driving licenses being imported from China being intercepted by the Feds at Chicago O’Hare airport, and all registered to vote Democrat?

Sep 20, 2020 at 2:56 PM | Unregistered Commenter.

Situation Normal

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-fake-licenses-chicago-not-l-idUSKBN2612WF

Sep 20, 2020 at 3:40 PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

"20,000 fake driving licenses being imported from China being intercepted by the Feds at Chicago O’Hare airport, and all registered to vote Democrat?"

Chinese involvement would suggest they will be used to increase US corruption that benefits Chinese interests.

Sep 20, 2020 at 3:56 PM | Unregistered Commentergolf charlie

Fake Rolexs, N95 masks and plenty of other stuff looks routine from China - the average shipment size looks to be >a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/over-19k-fraudulent-ids-seized-cbp-officers-chicago">12 licenses per shipment which hints that it's organised and one wonders how many slip through.

Rather a lot of questions in there...... (but unlikely to be discussed in public) not the least being if there's any that validated against Real-ID ? - some non partisan local press reports indicated that licenses "scanned OK" There have been data breaches at DMVs

Sep 20, 2020 at 6:14 PM | Unregistered Commentertomo

Rather a lot of questions in there......

Like, why did you not simply Google the fake voter registration claim before sharing? Ho hum.

Sep 20, 2020 at 8:51 PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

“Good morning. Sunday morning. The, uh, we have a responsibility, we take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. We have a responsibility to meet the needs of the American people, uh, that, uh, is, uh, when the we weigh the equities of protecting our democracy requires us to use every arrow in our quiver.”

AOC is the tip of the spear huh?

Sep 21, 2020 at 11:21 AM | Registered Commentertomo

Those words were actually spoken by Nancy Pelosi, but hey, it's Tomo. The substantive point is that Trump and Mitch have so trampled common norms and decencies, the opposition are not ruling out responses - including impeachment - that might be considered extreme in previous times.

Slightly more measured coverage here.

Sep 21, 2020 at 12:26 PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

Whoo - hoo Clarky can use Google

wtaf is Pelosi going to charge Orange Man with this time?


- maybe Nadler, Pelosi, Schiff and Schumer will go after Bill Barr - that might be entertaining if you're into contact sports.

so trampled common norms and decencies, the opposition are not ruling out responses - including impeachment
trampling common norms and decencies is what's going to bury the Democrats at this election unless they get an 11th hour candidate if/when Biden is eventually acknowledged as unfit.

Sep 21, 2020 at 12:42 PM | Registered Commentertomo

Norms and decencies, Part II

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/21/usps-post-office-mail-slowdowns-louis-dejoy

Sep 21, 2020 at 12:55 PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

Would anyone be surprised if USPS slowed down during a pandemic?

Sep 21, 2020 at 1:11 PM | Registered Commentertomo

was it RBG's "fervent last wish" ?

Perhaps resident Googler Clarky can enlighten us as to the RBG story?

Sep 21, 2020 at 1:29 PM | Registered Commentertomo

Not exactly a details guy huh? Performance remained stable until mid-June, then plummeted as Dejoy's 'efficiency' measures were introduced.

Federal Judge Stanley A. Bastian ordered the measures be reversed, ruling that the recent Postal Services’ changes is an intentional effort on the part the current Administration to disrupt and challenge the legitimacy of upcoming local, state, and federal elections, especially given that 72% of the high speed mail sorting machines that were decommissioned were located in counties where Hillary Clinton received the most votes in 2016

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.waed.91975/gov.uscourts.waed.91975.81.0_1.pdf

In other norm and decency news, it's pretty certain the new Supreme Court candidate will be announced before Judge Ginsberg is buried.

Scum.

Sep 21, 2020 at 1:35 PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/18/ginsburg-rbg-dying-wish-418108

Sep 21, 2020 at 1:37 PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

re: USPS

I've not looked at deadlines - how, exactly does that work?

"counties where Hillary Clinton received the most votes in 2016" >>> would that be at a booth or by post?

elsewhere

Wake him up! - too little time for Senator Graham to move around DC in the run up to the vote unfortunately....

Sep 21, 2020 at 2:01 PM | Registered Commentertomo

https://twitter.com/TVietor08/status/1307371339267805184

Sep 21, 2020 at 2:53 PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke

Ah, Trump has discovered a trace of deeply-buried decency and has put the announcement date after the funeral, contrary to what his Press Secretary said earlier.

The https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4907664/user-clip-graham-promise remains intact.

Sep 21, 2020 at 3:08 PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil Clarke