They’ll point to the BLM protests, I bet. You know, the ones from before Biden was president.
They’ll point to the BLM protests, I bet. You know, the ones from before Biden was president.
Judge Sarah B. Wallace
Still, the judge concluded Trump’s “conduct and words were the factual cause of, and a substantial contributing factor” to the attack on the Capitol. She found that Trump “engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 through incitement.”
The previous judge literally ruled that she found that he engaged in insurrection. She was just too afraid to actually cast him off the ballot, because Trump is a mob boss who commands millions of unhinged conspiracy theorists and war-LARPers.
So he was indeed proven to have engaged in insurrection.
I think that’s a prescient question, but my guess is that if enough people wrote him in, and he won in the general election, Republicans would just send their slate of electors as a show of fealty.
Whoops, I misread. Got a little too excited.
They also have typically demurred to “states’ rights.” It was a violation of Colorado’s Constitution, so I agree that it’s less than likely they’ll rule in his favor on appeal.
Edit: it was ruled as violating the US Constitution. But I still stand by what I said.
They would have to prove Biden did insurrection and that it violates their state constitution (because apparently, violating the US Constitution isn’t enough).
Edit: I misread. Trump was ruled to have violated the US Constitution.
Fucking finally. That one Colorado judge didn’t have the courage to do it (and I understand why), and I’m glad this panel did. I hope they got personal protection, because Trump is effectively a mob boss.
People want one easy and clear villain; humans like simple choices. The problem is, it’s two easy and clear villains, one giving rise to the other, so people who are unfamiliar with existing in that gray area try to resolve that cognitive dissonance by picking a side and making excuses for their choice.
That’s just embarrassing. I wish Conservatives felt shame.
If we can’t fund Ukraine because of Republicans, that sucks, but it’s life. There’s lots of other countries (like the entirety of NATO) that can temporarily pick up the slack.
So, I agree with the basic premise, but I doubt it’s that simple. Global alliances are likely complicated, so the US failing to fund Ukraine emboldens countries like China, Russia, and NK moving forward with their delusions of grandeur.
I fully agree, though, that Israel getting special treatment is inequitable, and Dem leadership is out of touch with the people most likely to vote for them next year. I don’t know about you, but I think Biden getting primaried is a distinct possibility.
I don’t blame you. Making it a terrible place to live is kind of the end goal of Republicans.
The bigger problem is if we don’t fund Ukraine, it’s a real possibility that NATO countries are next, and that means we are obligated to send troops, not just guns.
I wouldn’t be willing to say Biden is okay with this, but Republicans hold the purse strings, so to avoid possible global war, Biden definitely has to compromise.
I do fully agree that the current state of the GOP is at least partly Dems’ fault for playing ball with people who will stab you, steal the ball, and say they won fair and square.
On the bright side, it’s causing all the people who want to move to a Conservative dystopia to move to Florida instead of Texas, which means that if Texans turned out to vote, we might finally see that purple state everyone talks about.
Apparently, there’s a lot of people who like performative politics instead of actual policy that helps them.
He apparently reads Hitler’s speeches in bed. Has a book of them on his nightstand.
“Panic! Check back with us to see what’s happening!” —Media
Yeah, fuck that. Real journalism is happening, but it isn’t coming from MSM.
Certainly not. Just pointing out that it may be an empty gesture from Republicans.
I think it was likely both. A tactful retreat so she didn’t have to bear the brunt of his faithful.