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Monthly Archives: February 2022

A glimpse into our legal future

Monday, February 28, 2022

The Supreme Court is now considering how it will go about destroying the ability of the federal government to deal effectively with climate change. The situation is explained at length here I’ll just quote the gist, which is long enough: West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency is one of the most frustrating cases that the […]

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It’s okay to support a dictator if you’re a Republican

Monday, February 28, 2022

I have nothing original to say about the Ukraine situation, except to add my voice to those of others who have pointed out that Putin, besides being a very powerful man, is a very mentally ill man. Maybe that’s a prerequisite to obtaining power these days. See e.g, the very stable genius. Anyway, one thing […]

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C’mon Dick!

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

I’m a fan of Dick Blumenthal, but really, can he be serious about thinking that the Democrats should try to make the vote on the new Supreme Court justice bipartisan: Here’s how one Democrat inexplicably sees it: “For the institution, it’s important because the Supreme Court has become so polarized that a bipartisan vote might well […]

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The vultures are circling

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

These are discouraging times, but we must take our pleasures where we can. It is somewhat satisfying to watch things play out in the courts as the genius is faced with the reality that he is no longer entitled to the bogus presidential immunity that has somehow become black letter law in this country. The […]

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Trump loses in court yet again

Thursday, February 17, 2022

So the genius and his offspring have been ordered to appear for depositions in New York. (Just one of many stories here). And, sort of by the way, where does he find these lawyers who don’t seem to be either stable or geniuses? But I digress. He’ll appeal, but it’s a state case, so the […]

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The rich are different from you and me

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

If you are an inveterate reader of blogs, as am I, in addition to or in lieu of the mass media, you have no doubt read lots of speculation about the chances of Trump being indicted. I didn’t practice criminal law, as I learned early on that in that area of practice, it’s ordinarily two […]

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Time for some fighting words

Monday, February 14, 2022

I’ve run across a lot of blog posts and other pieces pointing out that Democratic messaging sucks, this post being only one example. This is a drum I’ve been beating for some time. I can’t quite understand why the Democrats are so reluctant to call the Republicans out for what they are. We have been […]

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Yet another modest proposal

Thursday, February 10, 2022

We learn here that Marjorie Taylor Greene has warned that Nancy Pelosi has unleashed the Gazpacho on the American people. Really. You can watch the video at the link. What a fund raising opportunity! Nancy should team with some well known chef of the Mexican persuasion and sell her Gazpacho to the millions of folks […]

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The Supreme Court isn’t partisan…

Monday, February 7, 2022

It’s just a massive coincidence that it’s rulings all favor Republicans, as they implement their racist agenda to once again deprive African Americans, other minorities, and Democrats generally, of the right to cast a meaningful vote, assuming they are allowed to vote at all. Today the court stayed a lower court ruling that found -surprise-surprise- […]

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Some like them stupid

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

This article got me thinking about a theory that’s been percolating in the back of my head for a while. Here’s the meat of it: Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fled to the United States because […]

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