Tag: 2020 Election

Disqualifying the District Attorney (DA) in Georgia from the RICO case

Disqualifying the District Attorney (DA) in Georgia from the RICO case

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Last week I was watching the circus where lawyers for Donald Trump and various co-defendants are trying to disqualify the District Attorney (DA) in Georgia from the RICO case related to the conspiracy to steal the 2020 election for President.  By watching I mean that I watched some of the hearing on TV but mostly have been following it on the news.

My main interest is in the potential trial but a bit enhanced because I lived in Georgia for 30 years.
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Your Move Judge Tanya Chutkan

Your Move Judge Tanya Chutkan

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Judge Chutkan placed a limited gag order on defendant Donald Trump to stop him from launching a “pretrial smear campaign” while respecting his rights to pursue his presidential campaign. Since the defendant appealed the order, she put it on hold to allow the defense to appeal her ruling.

I do not believe it was Judge Chutkan’s intent to give Donald Trump time to conduct his smear campaign, yet that was precisely the result.

It seems to me that Judge Chutkan should reverse her decision on the hold and reimpose the gag order before the defendant is allowed to do more damage.

Does Mark Meadows believe this was part of his official duties?

Does Mark Meadows believe this was part of his official duties?

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Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s chief of staff, has been indicted in Georgia for his role in trying to disenfranchise thousands of Georgia voters by by participating in Donald Trumps’s conspiracy including asking the Georgia Secretary of State to violate his oath.

Does he actually believe this was part of his his official duties?
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Election madness continues, even in Pennsylvania

Election madness continues, even in Pennsylvania

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For some,  the election madness continues. Many Republicans believe (or at least say they believe) that Donald trumps won the 20202 election and it was stolen by the Democrats. They have not been able to produce any credible evidence. Of course they have various conspiracy theories but no evidence any is correct.

There are votes from in from China or rigged voting machine or any number of other wacko theories. One of these even invoked the dead former Venezuelan president.

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2020 election nonsense continues

2020 election nonsense continues

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I’ve not written much about the 2020 election in a while. At least not directly. I have written some about the consequences such as the January 6 insurrection and possible coup attempt. But I thought the bogus claims of election fraud would be over by now The claims have been the subject of many lawsuits but evidence has never been found. But the claims still live on in the minds of many Republicans.
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Hypocrisy of some Republicans

Hypocrisy of some Republicans

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It turned out that all the election challenges did not work. Joe Biden was inaugurated as President of the United States yesterday. And the hypocrisy of some Republicans serving in the House of Representatives and the Senate was on display at the inauguration.
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Republicans oppose democracy

Republicans oppose democracy

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The Republican party used to be highly principled and an important part of our democracy. But now they seem to oppose the very idea of democracy. I liked them better when the were opposing “big D” Democrats, not “little d” democracy. The party now seems to be about retaining power at all costs. See my previous post Are Republicans the enemy of democracy? for more.
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It’s only the beginning of the Capitol terror hunt

It’s only the beginning of the Capitol terror hunt

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Federal prosecutors in the District of Columbia are beginning to find and charge some those who invaded the Capitol on January 6 (1/6 if need a short term). The apparent goal of the terrorists was to overturn the results of the 2020 election. They failed.
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Brief history of terrorist attacks on the Capitol

Brief history of terrorist attacks on the Capitol

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I am still trying to understand the recent terrorist attack on our nation’s Capitol. The apparent goal of the mob was to overturn the results of the 2020 election by preventing the counting of Electoral College votes. No matter what your political views, you should find this very disturbing.
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2 types of Republicans

2 types of Republicans

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I have asked Are Republicans the enemy of democracy?. I do not think all are against against democracy. There are certainly those who accept the results of an election only if they win. Many of these seem to prefer an authoritarian system that allows their party to always win.

Then there are others who accept the results of a democratc election.
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Republicans against freedom or just servile puppy dogs

Republicans against freedom or just servile puppy dogs

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Senator Ted Cruz is now talking a stand against the free and fair election we had a few months ago. He is the leader of a group of 12 Republican Senators who will not allow the Electoral College votes to be certified without another investigation into voter fraud.

I do not think this is the way to go. (See Are Republicans the enemy of democracy? ) There have been repeated claims of widespread voter fraud in this election by Republicans and there is just no credible evidence backing the claim. Over 50 lawsuits have been rejected. Attorney General Barr sees no evidence. Do we really need another investigation?
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Josh Hawley stands out

Josh Hawley stands out

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I have previously written Are Republicans the enemy of democracy?. I think that is generally true but one Senator stands head and shoulders above the rest.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has announced his intention to object the Congressional certification of the electoral college vote. This is extremely unlikey to succed but if it did, it would disenfranchise millions of American voters.
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Who is rich? Don’t ask Mitch!

Who is rich? Don’t ask Mitch!

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Earlier I had reminded Georgia voters that the run-off Georgia election has big consequences. If either David Perdue or Kelly Loeffler are returned to the Senate the Republicans have a majority. This would almost certainly mean that Mitch McConnell would have control of the Senate.

In a not-so-surprising way he reminded us why this would be a disaster. You see old Mitch seems to think folks making $75,000 a year or less are rich and they don’t deserve help getting through this pandemic. If you don’t believe this of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, read the article that starts this way,
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Putin and Moscow Mitch congratulate Joe Biden on his win

Putin and Moscow Mitch congratulate Joe Biden on his win

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It took a while for Vladimir Putin and Mitch McConnell to congratulate Joe Biden on winning the election. It took more than a month after normal human beings recognize the winner of the 2020 presidential election for these two to come around but they did.
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