Ruth B Ginsburg is Dead

By NCD on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 8:30pm |

The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg’s pointed and powerful dissenting opinions earned her late-life rock stardom. She tried to hang on until the people voted in a Democrat as president, and a Democrat controlled Senate, so she could retire with a suitable replacement. Remember, since 1988, Republicans have won the national popular presidential vote only once, in 2004. Yet due to the Senate being designed by the framers to protect slave state power, our Supreme Court members have been most often controlled by a Republican controlled Senate representing only a minority of the people.

McConnell will, of course, jam through a conservative with zero Democrat's votes. Even this close to an election for President.

The lesson for Democrats is, if Biden wins and Democrats win the Senate, get rid of the filibuster and move, move move on progressive legislation that cannot be tied up in the courts, and that will make a difference in the average person's life, forget worry about deficits.

Forget the wealth tax, a conservative Supreme Court super-majority will rule it unconstitutional.

Reform immigration and protect the DACA people. Raise taxes on the rich and corporations. Use federal funding to expand and mandate easier voter registration nationwide. Protect the environment, eliminate a President's ability to violate laws with a sham emergency. Pass the Green New Deal. Any other ideas?

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McConnell confirms Trump's nominee will get a vote.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-supreme-court-nominee-vote-floor

by rmrd0000 on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 8:57pm

Murkowski will not vote for a SCOTUS nominee

https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/09/18/alaska-senator-murkowski-said-friday-she-would-not-vote-for-a-justice-ahead-of-election/

by rmrd0000 on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:05pm

That's one!

by NCD on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:17pm

She was the real thing, a true professional-extra proof is all her colleagues thought highly of her (not to mention she was friendly with many.)

She tried real hard to hang in there for us, the country, for balance, through all kinds of really shitty medical procedures which would make most other people retire. God rest her soul for trying so hard.

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:03pm

Best kudos when you are gone, in the legal field especially, is from people that aren't ideological compadres:

RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I will always admire her commitment to due process—in the midst of #MeToo she spoke up for accused college men and said some of the university Title IX policies were suspect. https://t.co/6bejBwF7QS
— Robby Soave (@robbysoave) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:05pm

A certain couple agrees on something:

https://t.co/xCRnH0wyMn
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:36pm

Ed Markey sez:

Mitch McConnell set the precedent. No Supreme Court vacancies filled in an election year. If he violates it, when Democrats control the Senate in the next Congress, we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.
— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:07pm

Sahil Kapur points out this meme was already out there:

"They need to be careful about that."

Sen. @TimKaine (D-Virginia) told me last month that filling a Supreme Court vacancy in the waning days of Trump's term could compel Democrats to retaliate by adding seats if they win the 2020 election. https://t.co/9AzUS2b2vp
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:11pm

If they expand the court, do it quick, as fast as a Trump tweet. On a Friday, and after a week of lots of programs and laws passed.

Ironically, this may increase the movement in expanding Medicare to younger Americans. Republicans would not dare to kill Medicare, like they have with Obamacare, and Medicare is 60 years old settled reality.

by NCD on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:25pm

It's Rosh Hashanah:

We will all be happy to put the Jewish year 5779 behind us, our synagogue’s Rabbi said at this evening’s Rosh Hashanah Zoom service, where we mourned our dead. Little did we know that one of our heroines was leaving us. May the memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg be for a blessing.
— Lee Rosenbaum (@CultureGrrl) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:45pm

Three Republican senators say they will not vote for a new justice, and Collins also, an Independent. Grassley, Graham and Mukowski. I would think Romney won't also.

by NCD on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:46pm

NYTimes obit, in tweet by Don Winslow, but which I saw because his tweet was retweeted by Joyce Carol Oates:

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87 https://t.co/nr8wWMdxKV
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) September 19, 2020

Is written by Supreme Court expert Linda Greenhouse.

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:50pm

Reed Galen of Lincoln Project:

Tend to agree with A.J. On this one https://t.co/aeZoJtdVqS
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:56pm

JUST IN: A statement from President Clinton who nominated Justice Ginsburg to the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/xiOMlItifu
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:58pm

If there is an election issue that goes to SCOTUS, it will obviously be a 5:3 court.

by rmrd0000 on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 9:59pm

It would've been 5/4 anyway. Hopefully Roberts won't stop vote counting again like he did in Florida, with Gore/Bush. We got 9/11, and the Iraq invasion and war, from that partisan bs play.

by NCD on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 10:37pm

OMG, she left a death bed message

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." https://t.co/IUtqGDV1Cj
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) September 18, 2020

Brings tears to my eyes as I have had more than one experience of people trying to stave off dying for reasons important to them, even though they are otherwise ready to go. They usually suffer a lot doing that.

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 10:08pm

Mourners gather outside Supreme Court after passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Brooke Seipel @ TheHill.com- 09/18/20 09:11 PM EDT

Mourners gathered outside the Supreme Court on Friday evening to pay their respects to late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shortly after her death.

The mourners sang "Amazing Grace."

People took to Twitter to share photos of the scene, including images of candles and reports of mourners crying as they paid tribute to Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87.

The flag outside the Supreme Court was lowered to half-staff within the hour of Ginsburg's death being made public.

Amazing Grace being sung by the crowd outside of SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/J9uANeGGez
— Gary Grumbach (@GaryGrumbach) September 19, 2020

[....]

continued with more tweets @ link

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 10:53pm

Read: Supreme Court statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg https://t.co/LrSOPzxtBh pic.twitter.com/ceUyFdxCqy
— The Hill (@thehill) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 10:55pm

two new related stories just in @ TheHill:

Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement — 3M 14S AGO
Progressive group to spend $10M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy — 18M 1S AGO

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:00pm

Having Tiny Dancer playing in the background like that makes this clip so surreal. Like something from a scripted film. https://t.co/OhPNkn1bxY
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) September 19, 2020

So far, it appears that music really was playing on the tape, wasn't added. "Tiny Dancer" is trending on Twitter for that reason.

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:11pm

Bus scene dedicated to RBG?

[Tiny fingers, he must have seen hers, bigger than he'd dream]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=belfeguz&v=_qW9wqUI4Lg

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:23pm

Nina Totenburg:

A Jewish teaching says those who die just before the Jewish new year are the ones God has held back until the last moment bc they were needed most & were the most righteous. And so it was that #RBG died as the sun was setting last night marking the beginning of RoshHashanah
— Nina Totenberg (@NinaTotenberg) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:58pm

Confirmation of Nina's point:

According to Jewish tradition, a person who dies on Rosh Hashanah, which began tonight, is a tzaddik, a person of great righteousness. Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
— Ruth Franklin (@ruth_franklin) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 1:34am

Obama:

My Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by @BarackObama | https://t.co/8RKBpACUGP
— Culture Type (@CultureType) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 12:01am

#BREAKING: Obama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election https://t.co/rmisj3MxCK pic.twitter.com/cnyfiBSoP2
— The Hill (@thehill) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 12:03am

and here's another Constitutional Law expert's two cents:

Katyal: If they do this, the Democrats will be well within their rights to expand the Supreme Court... they’ll be well within their rights to expand it to 13 or 15 or even 17 to nullify these games. pic.twitter.com/ko2TKC8ih6
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 1:23am

Let's get real, if the republicans stand together and fill that seat there's no way Biden will expand the court. Biden's line will be that extreme partisan action shouldn't be taken in reaction to extreme partisan actions. It would get in the way of the compromises, comity and bipartisan unity he's trying to achieve.

by ocean-kat on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 2:00pm

I am not sure about that. Swings and Independents mostly are not the types to want to live with an ultraconservative court for the rest of their lives (think abortion and some gun control, for example = majority support.) And I'm sure that he's fully aware most ultra-conservatives are never going to happy with anything he does.He's like ideal for unifying a majority, including bringing Reagan Dem types back into the fold, but not Mike Pence or Grover Norquist fans.

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 6:38pm

Packing the court(s) would seriously threaten the Democrats hold on the House, and threaten Democrat Senators in states like Arizona.

Swing voters can count to 9, they don't know what the hell the Supreme Court does or why it is in need of packing. If the Democratic Party is to do anything and even survive, it will have to ditch the legislative filibuster and pass big progressive Bills that will not be held up or deemed unconstitutional by the Trump courts. For instance, Bernie's tax on wealth will never pass muster with the SCOTUS.

by NCD on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 3:22pm

Seeing this map (cavaet: note it's from 2014) really hit me as related when I saw it yesterday. Big part of swings and especially non voters must be this 25% of the population that really doesn't like having a federal government AT ALL. I think it's dangerous to read that too ideologically, though a significant part of the 25% might be ultra conservative, I suspect it's not just a few who aren't but don't see much of a need for it (federal government.) Just don't like it, don't find it useful.

There has never been a better time to post this poll pic.twitter.com/UsYsW9QlVr
— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) September 19, 2020

Hence the "drain the swamp" meme always has a significant number of takers. And we see less outrage than expected over things like letting the states handle coronavirus.

But wow lookit that Southwest area's numbers, there is explained some of why it's so hard to get people to vote there. More there just don't buy into this e pluribus unum idea. It's not that they'd fight for succession, but that they think it might be a good thing.

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 6:02pm

I could see increasing the number of Justices if both sides of the divide could find some future in it. But if it is just another move in the cultural war, then it is more productive to win that.

by moat on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 8:00pm

Just throwing this out here. Is there a counter method to arbitrarily reduce the size of the Scotus?

by A Guy Called LULU on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 9:49pm

yes but likely you couldn't do it immediately by tossing some justices off the court. The size would be reduced when a justice retired and wasn't replaced.

by ocean-kat on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 10:09pm

Maybe there is a codified method but an answer of "yes" is hardly justified if you cannot answer how. Having an even number of Supremes after the death of one and dealing with the potential problems of that until another dies does not seem a workable way to reduce the number.

by A Guy Called LULU on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 11:43pm

The constitution doesn't set the number of justices. Congress can easily change that number with legislation that the president signs. But removing a justice that has been appointed for life is much more difficult. While the number of justices has been changed several times over the years none have ever been removed. I suspect that it would be found unconstitutional to remove a supreme court justice except by impeachment. I doubt that either party would attempt such a thing.

by ocean-kat on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 12:15am

I think Lulu meant the answer is more, "No, not really, you'd likely have to wait for existing members at time of change to die off to get down too the new figure, as there's no mechanism in the Constitution to remove an SCJ (aside from impeachment?)"

It *might* be possible to completely disband the existing Supreme Court and create a "new and improved" SJ 2.0 with an arbitrary number of members (at least 1, the Chief Justice) since the Constitution just says there can only be 1 Supreme Court, and there's precedent for courts being disbanded.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 10:54am

Here's two journos who have dug into Mitch's brain some:

Paul and I recorded the C-SPAN profile on McConnell together and I think this is spot on. A real dilemma, but if there’s one thing McConnell might consider imperiling his Senate majority for, it’s the prospect of enshrining a sharp right turn on the Supreme Court for 30-40 years. https://t.co/2r8iK88K58
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 1:52am

After perusing the situation, Trump's nominee is a done deal to get confirmed. The "GOP candidates at risk" have zero reason to buck Trump and McConnell, and likely only Murkowski would vote no.

The Supreme Court will be the servant of the rich, the oligarchs, the big corporations and against voting rights, worker rights and environmental protection until Florida is subsumed by rising seas decades hence. Democrats must tailor legislation that cannot be struck down by a Trump court, or we will be living in a one Party failed state, where the House is so weak it's "power" (to even subpoena witnesses or documents impeachment no longer means anything) is a on paper only.

by NCD on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 1:39pm

Eric Holder just did the expanding the court threat too:

NEW: @EricHolder says if Republicans rush through another justice it would be an “illegitimate” 6-3 majority and Democrats should respond with court reform that includes adding additional justices to the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/JQohzRJZWF
— Patrick Rodenbush (@pnrodenbush) September 19, 2020

Note those saying this are moderate legal types! They are not pushing the meme out of partisanship, but worry about constitutional factors of needing balance on the Court.

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 6:42pm

If lucky, Democrats will have just 2 years to go big, before the Tea Party comes back, and lefties get apathetic on the midterms.

BTW, why does someone as smart, secure and accomplished as Eric Holder, care about 'legitimacy' in a country so apathetic, distracted, uninformed, and delusional that it elected an obviously corrupt racist demagogic TV huckster from a Party of apparatchiks that seeks only unaccountable power, to its highest office?

by NCD on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 7:12pm

Here's a tech guy retweeted by Andrew Yang after he replied to Yang. This is the way the more independent, less partisan people think. They don't want a fucking partisan Supreme Court in either direction, they just want decent judges and efficiency:

We need to IMPROVE the Supreme Court and RESTORE its nonpartisan charter. Add 2 justices every other year until we get to 27. Auto-rehear cases that change precedence. Similar to US district courts. Result? More cases heard; less bottlenecks.
More here:https://t.co/OfIYB9S0M9
— Shaun Connolly (@shaunconnolly) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 6:49pm

NYTimes' Goldmacher is shocked and awed, here's the reason that ActBlue Mitch meme was trending:

NEW: Democrats have given more than $20 million through ActBlue in the last four hours.

The three biggest hours for donations in its 16-year history are, in order:

10 p.m. tonight
9 p.m. tonight
11 p.m. tonighthttps://t.co/NeNG52PUnY
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 12:15am

I had put it on the "Stuff" thread because I wasn't sure it was that related to her legacy. Clearly, $20 million in 4 hours after her death, it is. "Get Mitch or Die Trying"

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 12:20am

Yes, occasionally "stuff" turns golden, like with Andre Geim who turned an Ig Nobel for levitating frogs into an actual Nobel.

But I love all my bastard stuffus children equally.

https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 12:36am

NPR: “Do you have any regrets?”

RBG: “I think that I was born under a very bright star.”

We do too. Thank you, Justice Ginsburg. pic.twitter.com/vRk49IyVDq
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 12:25am

A deeply personal, heartfelt, funny at times, read about what it was like to be a close friend of RBG. https://t.co/WfG9r4Ujgy
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) September 19, 2020

and by David Post @ The Volokh Conspiracy:

"She could fight with the best of them—but I never heard or saw or even intimated anything other than respect and even, often, affection for her adversaries in these battles. No snide remarks, no nasty innuendoes, none of that. She valued civility..."https://t.co/crOXQzdCzS
— reason (@reason) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 8:00pm

Scalia story:

A different time. With different values. Let’s create a new, better time, in the best traditions of the old. https://t.co/gPAPopXWVP
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 12:59am

Harvard’s Law School accepted 500 students in 1956.

Only 9 women were allowed in.

She was a foot shorter than everyone else in the room. But ten feet tall in history’s eyes. #RIPRBG pic.twitter.com/beQeMN3dG0
— Arlen Parsa (@arlenparsa) September 19, 2020

In 1956 Harvard Law School’s Dean invited to dinner all 9 of the women his school had allowed in.

He asked RBG, “Why are you at Harvard Law School, taking the place of a man?”

She later transferred to Columbia. Graduated #1 in her class. I’d say she justified her place. #RIPRBG pic.twitter.com/xnUog9aNgL
— Arlen Parsa (@arlenparsa) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 1:14am

Susan Collins says the election should decide the SCOTUS candidate

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/517242-collins-president-elected-nov-3-should-fill-supreme-court-vacancy

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 5:27pm

Lindsey Graham would vote to confirm a new Justice

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lindsey-graham-ginsburg-supreme-court_n_5f6635b2c5b6de79b675bba8

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 6:06pm

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Colin Kaepernick protests: "I think it's dumb and disrespectful" https://t.co/NgRgjv4Azl pic.twitter.com/5GWBNnbnxX
— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 6:22pm

In keeping with the GOP's sudden last-minute decades-late pivot to courting Hispanic voters, it seems like Trump might appoint a Hispanic woman to SCOTUS and dare Dems to reject her. https://t.co/bXlz3JzIQ9
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 6:27pm

Lincoln Project's formal statement on replacement:

Under no circumstances should a nomination go forward in the United States Senate.

Our full statement: pic.twitter.com/OP9qhP4IeS
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 12:16am

I see right wing social media agitators attacking Romney, Collins & Murkowski on SCOTUS replacment. Examples:

1. Susan Collins and Mitt Romney don't run this country. If they want to leave open the possibility that a Democrat might appoint the next Supreme Court justice, their constituents should punish them at the ballot box.
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) September 19, 2020

Lisa Murkowski is the Mitt Romney of Mitt Romneys.
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) September 19, 2020

We don’t need @SenatorCollins

We don’t need @lisamurkowski

We don’t need @MittRomney

We can lose all 3 RINOs and still confirm the SCOTUS pick

Our great @VP would be the tie breaker
— Alex Bruesewitz (@alexbruesewitz) September 19, 2020

I don't see this with the Fox News talking heads yet though (i.e., Hannity, Ingraham, Carlson), they are sticking with culture wars and blue city government dysfunction for now

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 12:28am

“Flood of Love: Tributes pour in for New York's legal legend” — @NYDailyNews on RBG pic.twitter.com/5FhUjhkXkT
— Mohamad Bazzi (@BazziNYU) September 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 2:38am

RBG vs Trump's amateurs

(yes, RBG argued Sprogis in 1971 so that stewardesses couldn't be fired because they got married - an early step on a long list of leveling the playing field so that women weren't just fuck bunnies. But still, pack the courts and administration with a bunch of ignorant unqualified losers, the lesser known relevant cases may be lost & ignored)

Why should the SG know this 7th Circuit case? Because it articulated many of the principles that the Supreme Court later adopted in Price Waterhouse (see below from our brief). If you don't know Sprogis, you don't know Price Waterhouse. pic.twitter.com/nnH1QqQc4f
— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) October 8, 2019

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 3:35pm

Is the essence of great legal scholarship.

I am fond of looking for exactly that when we have a surprising ruling in the recent past that doesn't cut along partisan lines. There is usually some great legal scholarship involved in convincing "the others" to look at a case with a new perspective. Usually find it!

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 4:10pm

JUST IN: Supreme Court honors Ginsburg with black crepe and lowered flags. See more photos from the Supreme Court here: https://t.co/EdcmLZZcvY pic.twitter.com/qhYhxKCunK
— The Hill (@thehill) September 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 6:44pm

Harvard Law School sez:

pic.twitter.com/6grKomzAGc
— Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) September 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 11:57pm

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[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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