Who knows what lurks in Biden’s order on voting?: Despite a court-imposed September 8 deadline, the Justice Department has failed to produce its strategic plan to implement President Biden’s directive regarding voter registration and participation. The Orwellian-titled Department of Justice … Continue reading →
There was so much discussion and disagreement in the comments to the previous thread today about the new Democratic ploy to pass HR1 that I thought I’d tackle giving a response in a new post. The question is whether this … Continue reading →
Regarding yesterday’s news about Sinema and her speech to retain the filibuster, commenter “Frederick” wrote: The rules are not the rules. The only rule is does a majority of both Houses want something. All else is distraction. Let’s learn the … Continue reading →
Joe Manchin has foiled the Democrats again – for now. by refusing to pass the monstrous Build Back Better bill: Democratic senators now concede there is no chance of passing the Build Back Better Act before the end of the … Continue reading →
HR1 has been the central pillar of the Democrats’ legislative plans. It was going to “reform” voting laws on a federal level and supersede many of the voting integrity safeguards that red states and even some purple states have trying … Continue reading →
Commenter “Bauxite” writes: Can’t see how they pass HR 1 without nuking the filibuster. There’s no way that 10 Republicans will vote for it. The pressure will be on Manchin and Sinema, though. I’m going to start worrying if there … Continue reading →
Why wasn’t more attention paid during the 2020 election to the looming prospect of HR1? I was aware that this was high on the Democrats’ agenda – why wasn’t everyone made aware? It could have been used to argue against … Continue reading →
I was going to write a big long post on HR1 today, but I can’t bring myself to do it right now. Maybe tomorrow I’ll gird my loins and tackle it – tackle it again, that is, because I’ve written … Continue reading →
…along strict party lines. This is the Democrats’ top priority, something I’ve written about several times before on this blog (see this, for example). One would think that if Democrats cared to fix the fact that half the nation doesn’t … Continue reading →
The first one was his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, who had helped him make this year’s presidential campaign more effective. Then there’s Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador. Personally, I’d rather we leave the UN, but until then, she’s a … Continue reading →
The Supreme Court needs the Biden touch: In Biden’s latest blatant lawfare attack on Democrats’ top political opponent, he used these examples from a routinely unanimous court as a springboard to argue for amending the U.S. Constitution so that “there … Continue reading →
Voting for everyone! It’s “xenophobic” to worry about limiting votes to citizens: Senate Democrats blocked the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act Thursday, a bill mandating proof of citizenship for federal voters, which passed the House late Wednesday. Here’s the … Continue reading →