Robert, I presume your mention of the constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United refers to H.J. Res. 48 We the People Amendment. For anyone interested in a detailed description, including its many co-sponsors, one can visit “Move to Amend.”
Additionally, I would note that a Robert Reich Substack subscriber offered, perhaps, the most feasible strategy for getting the Amendment passed. He suggested getting all 26 states (red and blue)with a direct citizens’ ballot initiative process to require their legislatures to pass the Amendment (admittedly, a heavy, albeit possible, lift). Probably the heavier lift would be to get the needed 12 additional state legislatures to sign on.
While this approach would entail extraordinary citizen engagement, in my view, it, at least, should be considered as an alternative to trying to get the amendment passed through Congress.
"Supreme Court leak report: The justices don't want to know who leaked Dobbs. (“[T] the fiction that nobody believes it could be a justice is the only thing still holding the court together.”)" The Justices undoubtedly know which one of them leaked the opinion, they're just hoping none of us are paying attention. Mr. Roberts has progressed from being a mediocre and overly "flexible" Chief Justice to being a terrible one.
Re: Peter Navarro, Mr. Bannon has been out on appeal for months since his conviction and sentencing; is there any reason to suspect that Navarro won't get the same treatment? In a country where a speedy trial is a Constitutional right, why does the appeals process take so long? Is it any wonder that people (at least rich people with expensive attorneys) flout the law with impunity?
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I’m tired. I’ve been awake since 2:30 am stressed out about the debt ceiling.
First, thanks for that "buried" lead, as usual your wise advice relieves a fear engendered by the insane GOP. No Republican I know acknowledges the determination of the GOP party leaders to destroy "Socialist" programs like medicare and Social Security and federal oversight like the IRS.
Good luck to El Jefe del Merde A Loco getting more lawyers after the last crew of idiots got hit with a million dollar sanction. These must be the ones who got their law licenses out of a box of Cracker Jacks. I wonder what he'll get f or defense lawyers when his indictments come down.
“Let's take a quick look at the resume of Michael Chertoff, who Chief Justice John Roberts chose to conduct the investigation of the Dobbs case leak:
- Special counsel on the Senate Whitewater investigation of Clinton
- Protege of Rudy Giuliani in the SDNY
- Fundraiser for W Bush and other Republicans
- W Bush campaign advisor on law and order issues
- DOJ appointee who helped establish the CIA's enhanced interrogation program
- Bungled DHS response to Hurricane Katrina
- Appointed by W Bush to US court of appeals
- Member of defense team in US prosecution of Dmitro Firtash, an ally of Vladimir Putin who funneled Russian money to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine”
I usually don’t laugh out loud when I read the newsletter—my smiles and chuckles are reserved for Jill’s—but I loved the hyperlink to “buried the lead.” You may recall long before there was a comment section, we had a somewhat heated email exchange about the use of lede v. lead. It reminded me of “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.” I concede that “lead” is now more mainstream and absolutely acceptable. But I beg of you: please don’t go after the Oxford comma or the em dash. 😉
The right wing Supreme Court justices have done everything possible to imitate the behavior of the referees in a professional wrestling match. While the spectators are screaming "Foul play" as the villain chokes his opponent, the referee claims he didn't see it. The Court now goes out of its way to not see fairness so obvious to all of us as spectators.
Jan 20, 2023·edited Jan 20, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Are there any GOP lawmakers who see the virtue of Schiff's amendment? I hope so. The dark money swirling through our political bloodstream is carrying toxins that'll kill us as a country.
"...some Evangelical leaders are interviewing potential 2024 challengers to Trump." Interesting. Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. If interviewing potential 2024 presidential challengers isn't participating in political campaigns, what is? They should be paying taxes like any other entity.
Ahhhh. I missed the Krugman list of four ways to end the Crazies chaos so chosen and performed with such flair. Thanks for putting that list of possible paths into my morning view.
Already the media is just repeating itself about the debt crisis. You know what they will say and don't even have to listen. But what they don't say is what really matters in terms of public opinion: we are in this position because Trump gave huge tax breaks to the wealthy (the ones he sees as his peers) and ran up deficit spending as no other president has. That is not a balanced budget - give to your friends and refuse to pay your debts. Trump has lived this way all his career, it was a sorry performance by the media in 2015 that they did not publish any info on his way of business.
Here in Montana we had a law against Dark Money. The Copper Kings used their money to influence politics back in the day. In the ancient 20th Century Montana made it illegal for this outside money or dark money to influence politics. Not perfect but it worked. Then came Citizens United...A corporation can have free speech? Dark money is okay and Montana's sensible rule became unconstitutional.
Once again, I’m trying to be encouraged by your reassurance that there are a variety of avenues the Dems can take to avoid the debt ceiling default…the only two I was familiar with are the discharge petition and the minting of the trillion dollar coin, which sounds intriguing and rather mysterious…
I hope that one of these will work. Sadly, Sinema and Manchin, in Switzerland, joined hands to reject eliminating the filibuster in regard to any action re the debt ceiling in the Senate! Even w Raphael Warnock back in the Senate, I don’t think we would still have a majority to do so without at least one of them, would we?
I’m hoping the Dems are quietly and strategically working on the discharge petition at this very minute, because as I understand it, the process is intricate and takes months to make happen.
And so I say “from your mouth to God’s ear!” About all of this!
I naively view dark money as a luxury, because It's betting on fickle and/or corrupt politicians. A heavy luxury tax should be imposed. Just think how many people could be helped by that money here and abroad. The election process should not be the industry it has become.......
Robert, I presume your mention of the constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United refers to H.J. Res. 48 We the People Amendment. For anyone interested in a detailed description, including its many co-sponsors, one can visit “Move to Amend.”
Additionally, I would note that a Robert Reich Substack subscriber offered, perhaps, the most feasible strategy for getting the Amendment passed. He suggested getting all 26 states (red and blue)with a direct citizens’ ballot initiative process to require their legislatures to pass the Amendment (admittedly, a heavy, albeit possible, lift). Probably the heavier lift would be to get the needed 12 additional state legislatures to sign on.
While this approach would entail extraordinary citizen engagement, in my view, it, at least, should be considered as an alternative to trying to get the amendment passed through Congress.
"Supreme Court leak report: The justices don't want to know who leaked Dobbs. (“[T] the fiction that nobody believes it could be a justice is the only thing still holding the court together.”)" The Justices undoubtedly know which one of them leaked the opinion, they're just hoping none of us are paying attention. Mr. Roberts has progressed from being a mediocre and overly "flexible" Chief Justice to being a terrible one.
Re: Peter Navarro, Mr. Bannon has been out on appeal for months since his conviction and sentencing; is there any reason to suspect that Navarro won't get the same treatment? In a country where a speedy trial is a Constitutional right, why does the appeals process take so long? Is it any wonder that people (at least rich people with expensive attorneys) flout the law with impunity?
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I highly recommend Post.News as the safest social media platform. Many progressives have arrived there but not enough of our elected Democratic officials. There are hashtags such as #BlackPost, #Democracy, #News, #PostBookClub, #Food etc. The founders are getting people off the wait list quickly now. Hope this helps.
I’m tired. I’ve been awake since 2:30 am stressed out about the debt ceiling.
First, thanks for that "buried" lead, as usual your wise advice relieves a fear engendered by the insane GOP. No Republican I know acknowledges the determination of the GOP party leaders to destroy "Socialist" programs like medicare and Social Security and federal oversight like the IRS.
Good luck to El Jefe del Merde A Loco getting more lawyers after the last crew of idiots got hit with a million dollar sanction. These must be the ones who got their law licenses out of a box of Cracker Jacks. I wonder what he'll get f or defense lawyers when his indictments come down.
From HCR commenter Phillip Diehl:
“Let's take a quick look at the resume of Michael Chertoff, who Chief Justice John Roberts chose to conduct the investigation of the Dobbs case leak:
- Special counsel on the Senate Whitewater investigation of Clinton
- Protege of Rudy Giuliani in the SDNY
- Fundraiser for W Bush and other Republicans
- W Bush campaign advisor on law and order issues
- DOJ appointee who helped establish the CIA's enhanced interrogation program
- Bungled DHS response to Hurricane Katrina
- Appointed by W Bush to US court of appeals
- Member of defense team in US prosecution of Dmitro Firtash, an ally of Vladimir Putin who funneled Russian money to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine”
I usually don’t laugh out loud when I read the newsletter—my smiles and chuckles are reserved for Jill’s—but I loved the hyperlink to “buried the lead.” You may recall long before there was a comment section, we had a somewhat heated email exchange about the use of lede v. lead. It reminded me of “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.” I concede that “lead” is now more mainstream and absolutely acceptable. But I beg of you: please don’t go after the Oxford comma or the em dash. 😉
The right wing Supreme Court justices have done everything possible to imitate the behavior of the referees in a professional wrestling match. While the spectators are screaming "Foul play" as the villain chokes his opponent, the referee claims he didn't see it. The Court now goes out of its way to not see fairness so obvious to all of us as spectators.
Action on Peter Navarro’s ignored J6 subpoena. Again, what about Jim Jordan and the House others???
Are there any GOP lawmakers who see the virtue of Schiff's amendment? I hope so. The dark money swirling through our political bloodstream is carrying toxins that'll kill us as a country.
"...some Evangelical leaders are interviewing potential 2024 challengers to Trump." Interesting. Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. If interviewing potential 2024 presidential challengers isn't participating in political campaigns, what is? They should be paying taxes like any other entity.
Ahhhh. I missed the Krugman list of four ways to end the Crazies chaos so chosen and performed with such flair. Thanks for putting that list of possible paths into my morning view.
Already the media is just repeating itself about the debt crisis. You know what they will say and don't even have to listen. But what they don't say is what really matters in terms of public opinion: we are in this position because Trump gave huge tax breaks to the wealthy (the ones he sees as his peers) and ran up deficit spending as no other president has. That is not a balanced budget - give to your friends and refuse to pay your debts. Trump has lived this way all his career, it was a sorry performance by the media in 2015 that they did not publish any info on his way of business.
Here in Montana we had a law against Dark Money. The Copper Kings used their money to influence politics back in the day. In the ancient 20th Century Montana made it illegal for this outside money or dark money to influence politics. Not perfect but it worked. Then came Citizens United...A corporation can have free speech? Dark money is okay and Montana's sensible rule became unconstitutional.
Once again, I’m trying to be encouraged by your reassurance that there are a variety of avenues the Dems can take to avoid the debt ceiling default…the only two I was familiar with are the discharge petition and the minting of the trillion dollar coin, which sounds intriguing and rather mysterious…
I hope that one of these will work. Sadly, Sinema and Manchin, in Switzerland, joined hands to reject eliminating the filibuster in regard to any action re the debt ceiling in the Senate! Even w Raphael Warnock back in the Senate, I don’t think we would still have a majority to do so without at least one of them, would we?
I’m hoping the Dems are quietly and strategically working on the discharge petition at this very minute, because as I understand it, the process is intricate and takes months to make happen.
And so I say “from your mouth to God’s ear!” About all of this!
I naively view dark money as a luxury, because It's betting on fickle and/or corrupt politicians. A heavy luxury tax should be imposed. Just think how many people could be helped by that money here and abroad. The election process should not be the industry it has become.......