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Expulsion from Congress
Since everybody’s talking about expelling Marjorie Taylor Greene, et al., from the House, I thought to do some essential work: how can someone be expelled from the House? It took me a few minutes to learn that expulsion requires a … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Law, suits and order, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged domestic terrorism, expulsion from Congress, House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene, sedition
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The point of a constitution
Somewhere in my files there is a proposed draft constitution for Iraq, composed after Saddam was removed and the country began to reconstruct itself without him. It is a stellar document, inspiring to read. Our Constitution was clearly a model … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Alexey Kovalev, Alexey Navalny, First Amendment, Iraqi constitution, Nation of Laws, peaceable assemblage, Russian constitution, The Constitution
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“Compare and contrast” US vs Russia
Remember those “compare and contrast” essay questions we used to get in school? I’m still in school — eternally in school — so let’s do another US vs Russia contrast. Russia: in response to the mass non-violent protests supporting Alexey … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, police violence, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Alexey Navalny, Capitol arrests, Capitol assault, Newt Gingrich, Putin, Russian protests, Stalin, Trump, Twitter
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