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guillaumeb's JournalMatt Gaetz, and every non-authorized Congressperson in that secure room,
should be subject to discipline by the House for violating the rules.
It is that simple. This is a blatant attempt to interfere with a lawful legislative process, and every one of them should be disciplined for it, up to and including censure and expulsion if possible.
Three women of faith who changed America
From the article:
To read about the author's view regarding the roles of Susan B. Anthony, Emma Goldman, and Elizabeth Sanger:
https://religionnews.com/2019/10/21/three-women-of-faith-who-changed-america/
Trump Doomed As Envoy Was Told Only To Release Ukraine Aid For Biden Investigation
From the article:
The Washington Post reported, “The senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine said Tuesday he was told release of military aid was contingent on public declarations from Ukraine that it would investigate the Bidens and the 2016 election, contradicting President Trump’s denial that he used the money as leverage for political gain. Acting Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr. testified behind closed doors in the House impeachment probe of Trump that he stands by his characterization that it was ‘crazy’ to make the assistance contingent on investigations he found troubling.”
To read more:
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/10/22/bill-taylor-ukraine-quid-pro-quo.html
This is simply another piece in a puzzle where every piece screams quid pro quo.
Find time to listen to the music:
The Senate Vote to REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP from office must be done via SECRET BALLOT
From the article:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jeff-flake-says-35-senate-republicans-would-vote-to-convict-trump-if-impeachment-featured-a-secret-ballot-2019-09-27
The implication here is that at least 35 republican senators will not vote in the way they feel would be in the country’s best interest, due to political worries.
Here is an article from 1999! arguing that the Senate both has the legal right to vote to remove the president by secret ballot, and the constitutional duty to do so…
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1999/2/5/the-senate-should-vote-in-secret/
"The Constitution makes clear that the Senate may convict an impeached president with the "concurrence of two-thirds of the Members present." But it is silent as to the exact procedure that the Senate should follow at the trial's end to determine whether two-thirds concur.”
The senate has the full authority to pass a rule by simple majority vote stating that this vote be held by secret ballot.
To read more:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/28/1888557/-The-Senate-Vote-to-REMOVE-PRESIDENT-TRUMP-from-office-must-be-done-via-SECRET-BALLOT
Some Democratic candidates support Medicare for All.
The US corporate controlled media prefers to frame the issue as "higher taxes" and ignores that total spending for healthcare would drop.
The media prefers to use the anti-tax meme, a meme that the GOP has pushed for 100 years.
This Libertarian meme treats all taxes as illegal takings, and not as spending on necessities.
The fact is, every other industrialized country spends less than the US per capita on healthcare.
And yes, Medicare for All would require higher taxes, but the reason for that is that insurance premiums would be greatly reduced, making for a net gain for families.
So any time a moderator asks if Medicare for All would result in higher taxes, the candidate should respond that total healthcare spending per person will drop, resulting in a net savings.
Edited to add:
One might be able to say that on average, each family will pay less, and the Canadian system would be a good basis for comparison.
But people also must understand that the US system is the most expensive system per capita in the industrialized world. With poorer health results as well.
What seniors on Medicare pay would be one way to approach this.
However, that number doesn't tell the whole story. Some of this amount comes from Medicare premiums, and some includes various costs such as prescription medications. In addition, total healthcare costs vary considerably by age and overall quality of health.
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/02/05/heres-the-average-americans-annual-medicare-bill.aspx?Cid=tLseHi
By contrast:
https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-of-healthcare-countries-ranked-2019-3
Looking at these articles, there is a difference of $2,500 per person. And seniors spend more per person than the average, so one might reasonably expect to see even better savings.
They call themselves "values voters'.
And one inference, of course, is that all others voters are not values voters.
And these self-named values voters voted for a serial adulterer currently married to a former porn model.
And these self-named values voters voted for a businessman who has been sued for non-payment of bills over 4,000 times.
And these self-named values voters voted for an open racist who openly attacks non-whites at his rallies.
And these self-named values voters voted for a man who openly solicits campaign help for favors.
And these self-named values voters voted for a man who financially profits from the Presidency every time he can.
And these self-named values voters voted for a man who refuses to release his tax forms, falsely claiming he cannot.
And these self-named values voters voted for a man who has made grossly inappropriate comments about the sexual desirability of his own daughter, and bragged about entering a locker room where young teen models were undressing.
So what values do these voters hold that can excuse voting for a man like Trump?
Melania Trump breaks ground on new Presidential bunker at White House
From the article:
First lady Melania Trump announced on Tuesday afternoon that she had -- ceremonial shovel in hand -- marked the start of construction for a new White House Presidential bunker on the South Lawn.
"Exciting to break ground on the new Presidential bunker project at the White House today," she tweeted. "Thank you to all who will help in making this legacy piece possible for future first crime families to gather at and hide from law enforcement and enraged citizens for years to come."
Shortly after Melania Trump's tweet, her office sent out a press release stating the new pavilion will be funded by the many
criminal associates of the current President. The donors were not listed. The release also said the project was "fueled by Mrs. Trump's passion to provide a functional bunker for all first crime families and to hold off the authorities until the current President is rescued by Vladimir Putin.."
To read more about the Presidential bunker under construction:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/politics/melania-trump-tennis-white-house/index.html
Note: Alert readers will see that I slightly altered the original article to provide some entertainment for DU readers.
Enjoy.
Guill
Applause at Global Summit as Ocasio-Cortez Calls Climate Crisis 'Consequence..."
From the article:
"It is not a coincidence that the truth is controversial. None of this is a coincidence, because climate change is not a coincidence or a scientific anomaly."
The New York congresswoman took her first trip abroad as an elected official to deliver the closing keynote address at the event organized by mayors of major cities around the world who are committed to taking ambitious climate action.
Ocasio-Cortez's speech—described on social media as "rousing" and "awe-inspiring"—touched on costly and destructive extreme weather events, journalists' inadequate reporting on climate issues, politicians' unwillingness to pursue bold enough policies to meet the goals of the Paris agreement, and what actions and reforms she believes are necessary on a global scale.
"The climate crisis is already here," she said. "On this note I speak to you not as an elected official or public figure, but I speak to you as a human being—a woman whose dreams of motherhood now taste bittersweet because of what I know about our children's future, and that our actions are responsible for bringing their most dire possibilities into focus. I speak to you as a daughter and descendant of colonized peoples who have already begun to suffer."
To read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/11/applause-global-summit-ocasio-cortez-calls-climate-crisis-consequence-our?cd-origin=rss&utm_term=AO&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_content=email&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=Email
Latino Catholic leaders head to border for teach-in and public action
From the article:
While the church has long helped asylum-seekers and undocumented immigrants through ministry and prayer, Okinczyc-Cruz said he feels it could be more “prophetic” and “agitational.”...
“It’s an important fabric of life on the borderland. It makes sense to lean into our faith and to enter into the public square as people of faith,” she said. But identifying as “Latinx or allies of Latinx communities,” she said, allows Latino Catholics to explore “the role that we in 2019 have to play in the U.S. church.”
To read more:
https://religionnews.com/2019/10/10/latino-catholic-leaders-head-to-border-for-teach-in-and-public-action/
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