I am thrilled that I am one of the thousands who wrote about the disgusting hiring of Ronna McDaniel but even more thrilled that the integrity of a real journalists alsofound it abominable!
I agree that the reduction of bond that was granted to Trump was a bad and embarrassing move. I have known poor offenders who have gotten no such treatment and had not a penny to their name. Poor, mentally ill, emotionally disturbed offenders can’t appeal every two minutes. It’s a complete sham of a system.
If Trump ignores his gag order he should be punished accordingly. I have reached the blessed point where I’m no longer second guessing about the political impact of him being treated like the horrific thug he is. I’m horrified by our legal system which in the name of fairness and innocent til proven guilty is potentially delivering a despot back into our top government leadership. My good news is that a Republican friend just disclosed to me that they won’t vote for Trump because his behavior is undesirable. Not full-throated but it’s a shift.
“The current Court is not up to the task of preserving and implementing the Constitution” is one of my favorite summations ever!
I would add one point to Bouie’s conclusion. Institutions only work if the people in them work. So, yes, we need to defeat Trump, but we also need to elect people who will built and strengthen our currently broken institutions.
You and your wife are doing a wonderful job keeping us informed of daily ongoing keep up the good work and stay healthy Paul d Capacci,dds I am 81 and still doing dentistry in the New York dept of corrections
Kudos for Judge Merchan for having the fortitude to implement a gag order on tffg, and I only wish that tffg was wearing a real life electronic gag, so that every time he opens his mouth or even thinks about posting to SM any sort of a lie or defamatory statement, he gets a *mild* (to be charitable) electric shock but it escalates in intensity the more attempts he makes.
Here is a question about the decision to reduce Trump's bond requirement. Every story starts with "A New York Appeals Court." Don't we want to know which Appeals Court? which judges? Does anybody know who made that decision? Do they have an explanation for their decision? I know the New York Times does not do a lot of local news, but this is also national news. Where is the New York Times? Will it report on the local appeals court?
Yes, Robert thanks, and please keep the email addresses coming. The CEO is always best. They should have standing orders to their staff to give originals or an objective analysis of complaints coming in, if they are worth their salt.
One additional thought, in line with your writing today. Who the heck cares any more about what the courts "think" of Trump. They either do their jobs, or more likely don't. And, the minds of 90%, I would posit, are already made up about the election, and unfortunately, those remaining 5% seem to be critical. But the SC doesn't care about them either...because they are probably mostly women, and according to the SC, women have no rights to their bodies, or minds.
I'm not entirely sure that the appeal of James is going to disappear into a black hole. The court requires that the appeal be perfected by the September term, and that means the opening briefs will have to be filed and opposing briefs scheduled--and I'm pretty sure James will have hers all ready to go. So just before the election there is going to be a lot of stuff going on that will keep things in the public eye, so long as the media pays attention to it. Trump may not have it decided whether and how much he owes before the election (and he has little ability to tell the NY courts what to do even IF elected), but what he DID will be part of the pre-election discussion.
One judicial reform desperately needed is that no ruling can be made without a detailed description of the reasoning behind the ruling. The courts are all too often acting like they have Papal infallibility and don’t need to explain themselves. They should not be allowed to act in such an opaque and imperial manner. It will only encourage them to become more arbitrary and capricious - and fascistic.
the fact "they" PROUDLY have released Project 2025 is gut-wrenching to me.
Life on earth is taking a downward turn I never thought to witness in my lifetime.
We were "so close" to reaching a point where people could simply be themselves.
Love who you love.
Marry who you love.
Have children with who you love.
Government and law enforcement and patriarchy not busting into your bedroom in the middle of the night and telling you you are breaking the law, as happened with Richard and Mildred Loving.
The Handmaid's Tale is not even the worst of the dystopias looming ahead.
Dobbs was simply an opening, just as January 6, 2021 was the first salvo.
Though I fear that over the past 2 decades, Mitch McConnell, more than anyone, managed to dumb down our Supreme Court, covering for not only overt money influence (see Thomas) but also Christian hard-line myopia, he out-did himself with Trump appointed Judge Kacsmaryk in the Northern District of Texas. To read more about his background, read it and weep:
Robert, is it possible for us to come up with another name than Christian right? Those people at anything but Christian! I refer to them as the reactionary right.
PS your newsletter prompted me to write to NBC. Strong work on all our parts, Ronna McDaniel is looking for a new job.
Thank You Robert for urging us to raise a ruckus about Ronnan McDaniel. Our and others’ complaints got her fired. Good riddance to bad rubbish!
“ a true and certified Trump Hater “. And here I’ve been operating at amateur status all these years! How do I get certified??
I am thrilled that I am one of the thousands who wrote about the disgusting hiring of Ronna McDaniel but even more thrilled that the integrity of a real journalists alsofound it abominable!
Hi Everyone!
I agree that the reduction of bond that was granted to Trump was a bad and embarrassing move. I have known poor offenders who have gotten no such treatment and had not a penny to their name. Poor, mentally ill, emotionally disturbed offenders can’t appeal every two minutes. It’s a complete sham of a system.
If Trump ignores his gag order he should be punished accordingly. I have reached the blessed point where I’m no longer second guessing about the political impact of him being treated like the horrific thug he is. I’m horrified by our legal system which in the name of fairness and innocent til proven guilty is potentially delivering a despot back into our top government leadership. My good news is that a Republican friend just disclosed to me that they won’t vote for Trump because his behavior is undesirable. Not full-throated but it’s a shift.
“The current Court is not up to the task of preserving and implementing the Constitution” is one of my favorite summations ever!
I would add one point to Bouie’s conclusion. Institutions only work if the people in them work. So, yes, we need to defeat Trump, but we also need to elect people who will built and strengthen our currently broken institutions.
You and your wife are doing a wonderful job keeping us informed of daily ongoing keep up the good work and stay healthy Paul d Capacci,dds I am 81 and still doing dentistry in the New York dept of corrections
Kudos for Judge Merchan for having the fortitude to implement a gag order on tffg, and I only wish that tffg was wearing a real life electronic gag, so that every time he opens his mouth or even thinks about posting to SM any sort of a lie or defamatory statement, he gets a *mild* (to be charitable) electric shock but it escalates in intensity the more attempts he makes.
Here’s a gift link to the NYT opinion piece
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/opinion/trump-trials-bond-invincibility.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f00.23DK.0k4EeVNzZ8Cw&smid=url-share
Here is a question about the decision to reduce Trump's bond requirement. Every story starts with "A New York Appeals Court." Don't we want to know which Appeals Court? which judges? Does anybody know who made that decision? Do they have an explanation for their decision? I know the New York Times does not do a lot of local news, but this is also national news. Where is the New York Times? Will it report on the local appeals court?
Yes, Robert thanks, and please keep the email addresses coming. The CEO is always best. They should have standing orders to their staff to give originals or an objective analysis of complaints coming in, if they are worth their salt.
One additional thought, in line with your writing today. Who the heck cares any more about what the courts "think" of Trump. They either do their jobs, or more likely don't. And, the minds of 90%, I would posit, are already made up about the election, and unfortunately, those remaining 5% seem to be critical. But the SC doesn't care about them either...because they are probably mostly women, and according to the SC, women have no rights to their bodies, or minds.
I'm not entirely sure that the appeal of James is going to disappear into a black hole. The court requires that the appeal be perfected by the September term, and that means the opening briefs will have to be filed and opposing briefs scheduled--and I'm pretty sure James will have hers all ready to go. So just before the election there is going to be a lot of stuff going on that will keep things in the public eye, so long as the media pays attention to it. Trump may not have it decided whether and how much he owes before the election (and he has little ability to tell the NY courts what to do even IF elected), but what he DID will be part of the pre-election discussion.
One judicial reform desperately needed is that no ruling can be made without a detailed description of the reasoning behind the ruling. The courts are all too often acting like they have Papal infallibility and don’t need to explain themselves. They should not be allowed to act in such an opaque and imperial manner. It will only encourage them to become more arbitrary and capricious - and fascistic.
the fact "they" PROUDLY have released Project 2025 is gut-wrenching to me.
Life on earth is taking a downward turn I never thought to witness in my lifetime.
We were "so close" to reaching a point where people could simply be themselves.
Love who you love.
Marry who you love.
Have children with who you love.
Government and law enforcement and patriarchy not busting into your bedroom in the middle of the night and telling you you are breaking the law, as happened with Richard and Mildred Loving.
The Handmaid's Tale is not even the worst of the dystopias looming ahead.
Dobbs was simply an opening, just as January 6, 2021 was the first salvo.
"They" are not going to stop.
Ahh, Ronna, we hardly knew ye. And yet, we knew ye too well.
Though I fear that over the past 2 decades, Mitch McConnell, more than anyone, managed to dumb down our Supreme Court, covering for not only overt money influence (see Thomas) but also Christian hard-line myopia, he out-did himself with Trump appointed Judge Kacsmaryk in the Northern District of Texas. To read more about his background, read it and weep:
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/15/federal-judge-amarillo-abortion-fda/
Robert, is it possible for us to come up with another name than Christian right? Those people at anything but Christian! I refer to them as the reactionary right.
PS your newsletter prompted me to write to NBC. Strong work on all our parts, Ronna McDaniel is looking for a new job.