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The nature of the current GOP
A while ago Harper’s Weekly Review handed me this, below, which kicked off some thoughts about how feckless — even conscientiously feckless — is the GOP. …a Republican congressman and former mixed martial artist attempted to rescue five Americans in … Continue reading
Elbridge Gerry and me
Since the Gerry gentleman’s dates (1744-1814) precede mine, he never knew me. But I know him, and for more than his most prominent connection, the portmanteau term “gerrymander.” Elbridge Gerry, as I’m learning from reading The People’s Constitution, by John F. … Continue reading
Posted in Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged Bill of Rights, Claudia Tenney, Elbridge Gerry, Elise Stefanik, Freedom to Vote Act, Gail Collins, gerrymandering, gobbledegook, John F Kowal, John Lewis Voting Rights Act, John Roberts, Lee Zeldin, New York State redistricting, SCOTUS, The Brennan Center, The New Press, The People's Constitution, Voting Rights Act, Wilfred U Codrington III, Wisconsin v Gill
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A voter fraud witness who’s a convicted sex offender? Why didn’t I know about him?
I’m feeling kind of left out of the picture here. And I’m suffused with shame. After all, I present myself as getting all the facts. Indeed, I’ve written a book about it, How I Learned The Facts of Life. So … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting rights
Tagged Daryl Brooks, Gail Collins, How I Learned the Facts of Life, Rudy Giuliani, voting fraud
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