I'm wondering if the Senate vote on conviction of Donald Trump for inciting the DC riot should be done by secret ballot. Would it even be legal? There really is an enormous amount of cowardice in the Republican party. The vote among Republicans to decide whether to punish Liz Cheney for her vote to support impeachment for incitement of the DC riot was done in secret because they don't want a public record that might anger constituents or lead to public attacks from Sean Hannity and other hyper-partisan demagogues.
The GOP vote to punish Liz Cheney for supporting impeachment failed by 145 to 61. I wonder what the vote would have been if it was a public record vote. The Republicans erred badly by hitching their wagons to a lifetime con man with deplorable morals who has no respect for the law as it pertains to his own behavior and those committing crimes on his behalf.
Wow thank you for sharing that! I got CHILLS watching it. I can't wait to see Kamala (after Biden of course) is our first female POTUS, but I am looking forward to the day I see AOC in that role...or at least the speaker of the house. She rocks!
A New Beginning: I've been saying for awhile now (as have others on this site) that so-called "purveyors of news" such as Fox News should be held legally liable and accountable for their deliberately fabricated lies. Dominion has sued recently as has Smartmatic for $ 2.7 billion. See NY Times article below. Hopefully this kind of action will occur with increasing frequency against those networks/media outlets who choose to work in tandem with MAGA/QAnon/Trump and their deliberate pollution of the airwaves.
Since they have zero shame or conscience, this is the only way to potentially rein them in. Hooray!
Smartmatic Files $2.7 Billion Lawsuit Against Fox News - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
@billy-mike There are still quite a few people spouting the Q theories. While many have abandoned them, I’m still seeing PatriotTakes (former ParlerTakes) on twitter screen capping their thoughts and theories.
I choose to see it less as intimidating, and more as a sad spotlight on the need for comprehensive mental health care reform. For people to be this down the rabbit hole is indicative of a larger problem in my opinion.
Watching the Impeachment trial ...I have to pause to wonder... in what job can you sit with your feet on the desk? Flipping through magazines, studying maps of Asia, even napping????? None of our jobs for sure ... remember those " elected - I work for you" Senators in the days ahead.
My neighbor took theirs down a few days after the inauguration. I still see some Trump Trucks driving around. Those still intimidate me. Perhaps a bit of PTSD after all of those AZ Trump truck parades.
@lovendures Yes. I live in an apartment complex, and my bedroom windows face the trump flag across the courtyard. It's attached on the front of the deck, next to an American flag, which is storm-worn and, as a long-ago third-grade flag boy, I have to say it is treated with great disrespect.