If you’ve been around here much you know I’ve been going after (verbally) the republican party for close to 15 years. And, I don’t feel any different right now. However, the issue is NOW whether or not democrats will be up to the ASSAULT on the fabric of our nation coming from the republican party. It’s almost as if, what is it you don’t understand? That would be my question to the democrats. Yes, it’s critical to get President Biden’s agenda passed, but I have to wonder if Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema aren’t helping to drag all this out so they don’t have to deal with the VOTING RIGHTS bills languishing in Congress which could BLOCK many of the RACIST policies being put into “practice” virtually every day by republicans.
Maybe you understand how partisan gerrymandering works – most of us don’t. But, here’s an egregious example which is happening as I’m typing this. In Texas the republican legislature has taken two or three districts which traditionally vote for candidates “of color” and combined parts of them – putting at least two long standing representatives from Texas NOW into the same district. They have “diluted” almost EVERY district of “majority minority” populace – despite the FACT Texas is almost 40% Latinx. This is RACIST “redistricting” in “plain sight.” And, of course, just as I’ve been pointing out republicans all across the country are flouting our laws with IMPUNITY, here’s another example. We will likely be depending on individual 1’s Supreme Court to rectify this WRONG and, I’m sure, I’m not the only person lacking confidence the Court will do so.
Then, how about all the members of “MAGA” who are THREATENING election workers, health care workers, teachers, School administrators, etc. with VIOLENCE. Why are we NOT hearing of these people making the THREATS – many via email or text or social media – being ARRESTED and prosecuted for these egregious activities. This is why I’m questioning our new Attorney General’s resolve to get all this OBVIOUS lawbreaking STOPPED. Remember, the AG is in charge of the entire Justice Department which would include the FBI and they have the tools to identify those who are making VIOLENT threats to various different public servants! Are these democrats AFRAID of individual 1 as well? How deep does this FEAR go?
As I always point out, there’s always more! Mid October is the “flash point” across many states and localities where there have been vaccine mandates becoming effective. My observation is one group which feels they can’t be “mandated” to do anything would be police officers. Many (thousands) are refusing to get vaccinated despite the FACT their job puts them in contact with “people” all the time AND the reality is TWO or THREE times as many officers in the past two years have died from Covid as opposed to from gun violence. This, to me, is a sign, (which I predicted months ago) that TOO many members of America’s police forces are sympathetic to the authoritarian scheme of our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president.
This is also an issue in our military. As far as I’m concerned “good riddance” to those who refuse to follow legally authorized MANDATES regarding the vaccines. I believe the military is already on the verge of PURGING many members who are refusing the vaccines and I believe the police departments should do so as well. Maybe this would be the way to “defund the police.” In Washington State, where I happen to live, around 125 members of the State Police have chosen to find a new job as opposed to taking the “jab.” Heck, the highest paid member of Washington State, the WSU football coach (and four of his assistants) chose to LOSE their jobs instead of getting vaccinated – like EVERYONE else involved in education in the state are required, and, again, I say “Good Riddance.” (FYI – I have two degrees from WSU – Washington State University)
Speaking of what appears to be Merrick Garland’s FEAR of individual 1’s base, we’ll soon see the depth of that FEAR when the House sends the CRIMINAL referral for Steve Bannon’s REFUSAL to answer a subpoena from the January 6th Select Committee to the Justice Department. Look, if you’ve been here at all you KNOW I believe individual 1 SHOULD have been ARRESTED for INSTIGATING (and conspiring to pull off) the INSURRECTION long ago. I’ve pointed out how I believe I could argue for his guilt without being an attorney – simply based on public knowledge. As the Select Committee proceeds it becomes more apparent the Justice Department is NOT even investigating all of this.
Yes, they’ve arrested something like 670 of the “sheep” who actually STORMED the Capitol that day, January 6th, 2021 (In case you’re a republican and trying to FORGET that date), but those who PLANNED the uprising, those who FINANCED the uprising, and those who INSTIGATED the uprising are walking around as if they have “no worries.” They SHOULD have MORE worries than whether or not they “might” answer a Congressional Subpoena. I’ve said this before, but it really reminds me of Abu Ghraib during the Iraq FIASCO where the “grunts” who carried out the “orders” to TORTURE Iraqi’s went to prison and those who AUTHORIZED the TORTURE of these Iraqi’s walked away “Scott Free.” Only in America!
Seriously, individual 1 had been GROOMING his CULT for months before January 6th, 2021 to believe his LIES the election was “rigged.” To suggest he didn’t step over some lines of ILLEGALITY, to me, is ABSURD. I mean, if you listened to his call to Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the ABSURDITY of our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president walking around free and suggesting another “run” for the “White House” seems ridiculous on its face. For heaven’s sake, he was urging his CULT to be in Washington DC on January 6th, 2021 for weeks saying it would be “WILD.” Steve Bannon was MORE “out there” in encouraging the ASSAULT, but he was consulting with individual 1 right up to the 6th. And, there’s many others who SHOULD be paying lawyers right now regarding their part in what seems obvious was a CONSPIRACY to overthrow our elected government!
As all of this unfolds – as I’m writing this individual 1 is, as usual, attempting to “drag things out” by filing a FRIVOLOUS lawsuit alleging the Congress has no right to investigate January 6th, 2021, I keep coming back to where is Merrick Garland? Why is it left up to the Select Committee to investigate what took place on January 6th, 2021? This Committee is kind of “under the gun” to come to a conclusion by the end of 2022 in case republicans retake control of the House as many “pundits” are predicting. There would be no such “timeframe” for the Justice Department yet they seem to be leaving the “ball” in the Select Committee’s “court.” To me, that’s bordering on absurd and it suggests timidity or FEAR in the mind of AG Garland.
I can’t believe I’m going to say this: I’ve come to really admire Liz Cheney. You could check the archives of this site to confirm, in the past, I’ve written many DAMNING “rants” directed straight at her father Dick Cheney. There is little Ms. Cheney has voted FOR in her time as a member of the House I agreed with – until IMPEACHMENT #2 she was in leadership on the republican side – but I can imagine having a discussion with her regarding my differences with her voting record. That being said it’s not often you run into American politicians willing to risk their careers for a principle stand. Ms. Cheney, along with Adam Kinzinger, are two republicans speaking TRUTH to power right now and, to me, it’s impressive.
There were other republicans who had the guts to vote for individual 1’s SECOND impeachment, including my representative Jaimie Herrera-Beutler. However, since her vote for impeachment Ms. Beutler, along with MOST of the other republicans voting to IMPEACH, has shown NO courage to follow up with some of the HARD positions both Ms. Cheney and Mr. Kinzinger have PUBLICLY taken. After listening to Ms. Beutler make her vote to IMPEACH I thought “I’ll be voting for a republican.” However, when Ms. Beutler then failed to DEFEND Ms. Cheney when she was STRIPPED of her leadership position I was taken aback and her shuttle back into the CULT has put me off from the idea of voting for her. She is more concerned with re-election than standing on the side of the TRUTH – which could be right next to both Ms. Cheney and Mr. Kinzinger. – that position essentially encompasses the ENTIRE republican party.
I’ll end this by saying “please AG Garland don’t cause “we the people” to rely on the Select House Committee to solve the 1/6 INSURRECTION! The more the TRUTH comes out the MORE “we the people” realize the magnitude of the ASSAULT on the fundamental values of this nation – which have taken over 240 years to evolve. Individual 1 is defining what his administration meant when Steve Bannon, early on, admitted the goal: “Deconstruct the administrative state.” And, the OPEN level of corruption via individual 1, Mr. Bannon, and, it appears, many others who were involved in the INSURRECTION puts the “onus” on our Justice Department. In my view, if they fail to hold CLEAR lawbreaking, especially of this magnitude, to go unchallenged I believe either individual 1, or a republican who follows the same “playbook,” will succeed in an INSURRECTION (likely one which will succeed via the state level voter suppression encroaching on America as I’m writing this) Stay tuned……………….
Final Thought: Several months ago I started noticing Kyrsten Sinema hanging out with republicans like, for example, John Cornyn of Texas. Reports have surfaced recently of where MUCH of the campaign “contributions” to Ms. Sinema are coming from and it’s more than alarming. For starters, she’s recently received MAXIMUM donations from a “bevy” of long time republican donors – many affiliated with either the Pharmaceutical industry or the Finance industry. In addition, something in the neighborhood of 90% of the “contributions” coming in to her campaign are coming from “out of state.”
This all is on top of recent reports Ms. Sinema was in EUROPE recently seeking donations while the rest of the democratic members of the Senate were working to come to some kind of agreement on the “Build Back Better” plan of President Biden. Think about this: with a 50/50 “split” in the Senate all republicans needed to accomplish was to get ONE democrat to come along side with them – and, it appears they’ve succeeded in doing this with Ms. Sinema.
Naturally, Joe Manchin is still a MAJOR problem, but it appears to me Ms. Sinema may be the most critical one. Let’s hope democrats can come together to produce a truly historic bill!