It needs to be pointed out - again! - that nowhere in this article do I say the court decision should be ignored. What I say is the court cannot strike the decisive, winning blow.
It needs to be pointed out - again! - that nowhere in this article do I say the court decision should be ignored. What I say is the court cannot strike the decisive, winning blow.
I always like when you point out things like this. Keeps the ball in our playground. Just where it should be. We decide where to kick it. Instead of standing hoping it doesn’t hit us in the face.
There is the law (at least we hope their is) and there's politics. The CO SCOTUS got the law right in my opinion. We need to get the rest by whatever means we can muster. I'm afraid Trump and his mob won't go away quietly no matter what..
TC, you make an important clarification. We need as many " blows" as possible to weaken this particular movement-- and it IS a movement with TFG as its destructively charismatic frontman. The insurrectional powers swirling around him have brilliantly lasered in on his particular psychological and emotional dysfunctions and unleashed them to their purpose.
This is not an either/or battle....this is a both/ and, and, and...effort. Perhaps Jack Smith and the J6 trial will establish his role in insurrection.
The J6 BiPartisan House Committee already presented a masterful evidentiary case for his central insurrection role.
But we need a strong and timely ( should have been said on Jan 7!) ruling that Jan 6 was an insurrection and insurrection is not acceptable in the U.S. and that even sitting Presidents cannot insurrectionally obstruct the will of the voters.
It is all of a piece. In the CO case we are once again in that creatively tense arena of
Plus, for those that say boohoo, it’s not a fair election to take him off the ballot, I would reply you can vote for whom ever you want by writing in a name. They could vote for Donald trump or Clarabelle the Clown. Apologies for repeating myself there. 🎃🤡
It needs to be pointed out - again! - that nowhere in this article do I say the court decision should be ignored. What I say is the court cannot strike the decisive, winning blow.
Exactly correct.
I always like when you point out things like this. Keeps the ball in our playground. Just where it should be. We decide where to kick it. Instead of standing hoping it doesn’t hit us in the face.
We the People. Always.
Salud, TC.
🗽💜
There is the law (at least we hope their is) and there's politics. The CO SCOTUS got the law right in my opinion. We need to get the rest by whatever means we can muster. I'm afraid Trump and his mob won't go away quietly no matter what..
TC, you make an important clarification. We need as many " blows" as possible to weaken this particular movement-- and it IS a movement with TFG as its destructively charismatic frontman. The insurrectional powers swirling around him have brilliantly lasered in on his particular psychological and emotional dysfunctions and unleashed them to their purpose.
This is not an either/or battle....this is a both/ and, and, and...effort. Perhaps Jack Smith and the J6 trial will establish his role in insurrection.
The J6 BiPartisan House Committee already presented a masterful evidentiary case for his central insurrection role.
But we need a strong and timely ( should have been said on Jan 7!) ruling that Jan 6 was an insurrection and insurrection is not acceptable in the U.S. and that even sitting Presidents cannot insurrectionally obstruct the will of the voters.
It is all of a piece. In the CO case we are once again in that creatively tense arena of
...arena of Federal/States rights.
Plus, for those that say boohoo, it’s not a fair election to take him off the ballot, I would reply you can vote for whom ever you want by writing in a name. They could vote for Donald trump or Clarabelle the Clown. Apologies for repeating myself there. 🎃🤡