Yes it is. And it was great to see Norm yesterday along with Steven Levin and Mary Dohrmann, supporting David Hearn when he plead not guilty in the reflecting pool trial. Go Contrarians!
The Snake’s recent firing of election officials is an announcement that he fully intends to interfere or rig the Midterms. I have no idea what it will take for Americans to realize that each day they lose more of the Democracy they take for granted, stand up and fight like Hell against this monster and his companions. But I sure wish they would Stand.
Too many Americans seem to actually not want the democracy they inherited from their forefathers; that’s what confuses and dismays me – they seem to want the autocracy that’s trying to form.
That’s purchased media hype in part. The other part is apathy. When I ask my rural Americans why they don’t vote the answer is “It’s no use.” And you know what ?? They are right. Politicians don’t visit them don’t ask them what they want or need they barrel in taking away agriculture then trades then industry leaving people hopeless, jobless, and angry—and rightfully so. When you cannot earn a living it differs from will not earn a living immensely. Government has disparaged rural Americans over and over again. My own Senator has never held a town hall in 17 years. How’s that for insulting the People? When we reach out to people who gave up voting we will gain both a voter and an awakening.
That's not true of Democrats. They WORSHIP "rural America." We have had candidates lose in Ohio because they spend so much time catering to rural voters that they neglected their faithful voters in cities and suburbs, where 85% of our voters live. Also, rural voters are spread out so a candidate might be in your adjoining county but not yours.
I do too. Those firings trouble me greatly. I don't know what is wrong with us as a nation.We should be fighting in the streets every day. NO KINGS protests are fine (I've participated and they are great for morale) but they are not enough. We need to be in the faces of our cowardly leaders at great risk yes (imagine the risks our founding fathers took.) I also think there are many people like my poor naive mother who simply live in denial, that it will never get that bad despite all the evidence to the contrary (and this is a woman who watches the news constantly and NOT Fox News). She also thinks that everything will be just fine once Trump dies. She seems to forget that the entire regime is destroying our democracy, not just Trump. I ask myself every day, what on earth will it take for people to wake the heck up and what are you willing to fight for? Anything? Or does something have to happen to you or a loved one before you pay attention?
As a senior citizen (88 in August), I have used mail-in voting in every election, local or national. From the comfort of my couch, with my dog at my side, I have opened local ballot sas long as my height. Once completed, we elevator down to our in-building mailbox, drop my completed ballot in, and get on with our day. The evil alternative, by Trump, to banish my legal activity, is not only a threat to my cohort, but to others who have disabilities that curb a toddle more than a mile away. While there are so many crimes and injustices perpetrated by this so-called administration, my treasured "never miss an election" vow would be battered. Daily I pray to live long enough to elect a Democratic president who will not allow Trump to retire in peace, but send him to jail. They've been reserving a place for him for years.
Even if these judges make all the right decisions, once a case gets to a corrupt and compromised Supreme Court it really doesn't matter. The first thing the next Democrat MUST do is reform the Supreme Court. There is no other option. And then Congress must fix any flaws in the Constitution that allowed someone as poisonous as the Dear Leader to ever get within miles of the Oval Office.
"When the MAGA regime is out of power, there will be ample opportunity to review and hold accountable Trump Justice Department flunkies’ gross illegality, professional malfeasance, and reckless disregard for democracy."
It is truly frightening how fragile our democracy is, under relentless siege by self-serving billionaires and fascist White Supremacists.
So many resentful, intellectually lazy citizens want to believe that their feelings are more authentic than the uncomfortable, often-inconvenient facts.
I hope with a Democrat controlled House someone from the DOJ is testifying under oath everyday the House is in session and that subpoena no-shows are promptly escorted to jail in a one-strike and you're in jail policy.
Can't disagree with that but there is always hope. Think how it would dominate the news cycle and at least give us some sense that the rat bastards are being held to account. There is a lot of genuine anger out there that could support a much more aggressive House.
Judge Cannon scared the hell out of me. A Trump-appointee, she was willing to say the moon is made of green cheese if it would help him to beat the rap. I feared that many of his other appointees would prove to be just as corrupt. What a wonderful surprise to find how many of them would rather be judges than hacks!
If a strong Democratic Congress comes to pass in November, she is one of the first ones who should be investigated, impeached, and convicted. Then she can be referred to her state bar for disbarment, although if that state is Florida, I doubt that such proceedings would occur.
“When the MAGA regime is out of power, there will be ample opportunity to review and hold accountable Trump Justice Department flunkies’ gross illegality, professional malfeasance, and reckless disregard for democracy.”
Yes, but only if there is an unspoiled election that throws the bums out. Why not some more serious immediate action, given the seriousness of these attacks on democracy? The “Justice Department goons” who sully the courtroom with “repeated, cynical, and outrageous maneuvers” should be jailed for contempt of court and then disbarred.
When the MAGA regime is out of power, there will be ample opportunity to review and hold accountable Trump Justice Department flunkies’ gross illegality, professional malfeasance, and reckless disregard for democracy.
Unfortunately, I suspect that Don the Con will issue a blanket pardon for all of those flunkies, meaning that the DOJ can't go after them. Of course, those flunkies can still be referred to state bar associations for professional sanctions, and a Presidential pardon ain't worth the paper it's printed on when it comes to prosecution for State-level crimes.
And this whole fraud thing is total bullstuff. The problem, however, lies in a statement attributable to Nazi Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbles, although there's no documentation that he ever said or wrote it:
If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. Even you will come to believe it yourself.
IOW, it's easy for Don the Con to self-brainwash and actually come to believe his bullstuff. Of course, brainwash may be the wrong word, because in his case, only a mild rinse is needed.
I appreciate how this judge stripped away all the theater and emotion that comes with a lot of judicial running nowadays and stuck to the law and the facts. Far too many judges now seem to think they are performers, which they are not. Which is one reason why it is absolutely bananas they some states elect their judges, but that's a topic for another day.
Thanks for judges like William Ray! We definitely need more like him that will defend democracy. I hope these judges have security detail that will keep them safe from those who have bad intentions to take their lives. Judges have been targeted by bad actors.
Jim Acosta interviewed Brian Tyler Cohen yesterday about his new Book - 'The Day After'. It is apparently about the fixes which will be necessary in a post-tRump America. I am glad people are starting to talk about this. We need a big national discussion about how we shore up the Government, individual rights, and prevent these gross violations of the Grand Jury system. I have to disagree with you on one thing, Jen - I think tRump will carry out his threat to "pardon everyone who got within 200 feet of the Oval Office.
Thanks for the reference on The Day After. I hadn't heard about this one before, have put a hold on it with my good local library. Due to release on Tuesday the 14th.
Hats off to judges committed to the rule of law and the Constitution and who have the fortitude to reject the lawlessness of Trump and his rogue Department of Justice.
Good news again on the judicial front!
Yes it is. And it was great to see Norm yesterday along with Steven Levin and Mary Dohrmann, supporting David Hearn when he plead not guilty in the reflecting pool trial. Go Contrarians!
Ultimately, the courts command no police force. Trump on the other hand...
And who can doubt he'll use it. That's what's scary.
It's good to hear that there are still those with access fighting for democracy. All of us must do the same!
The Snake’s recent firing of election officials is an announcement that he fully intends to interfere or rig the Midterms. I have no idea what it will take for Americans to realize that each day they lose more of the Democracy they take for granted, stand up and fight like Hell against this monster and his companions. But I sure wish they would Stand.
Too many Americans seem to actually not want the democracy they inherited from their forefathers; that’s what confuses and dismays me – they seem to want the autocracy that’s trying to form.
Edit: see https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/opinion/birthright-maga-musk-thiel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wlA.d0xD.zXo3Aq1ouiHQ&smid=url-share
That’s purchased media hype in part. The other part is apathy. When I ask my rural Americans why they don’t vote the answer is “It’s no use.” And you know what ?? They are right. Politicians don’t visit them don’t ask them what they want or need they barrel in taking away agriculture then trades then industry leaving people hopeless, jobless, and angry—and rightfully so. When you cannot earn a living it differs from will not earn a living immensely. Government has disparaged rural Americans over and over again. My own Senator has never held a town hall in 17 years. How’s that for insulting the People? When we reach out to people who gave up voting we will gain both a voter and an awakening.
That's not true of Democrats. They WORSHIP "rural America." We have had candidates lose in Ohio because they spend so much time catering to rural voters that they neglected their faithful voters in cities and suburbs, where 85% of our voters live. Also, rural voters are spread out so a candidate might be in your adjoining county but not yours.
I do too. Those firings trouble me greatly. I don't know what is wrong with us as a nation.We should be fighting in the streets every day. NO KINGS protests are fine (I've participated and they are great for morale) but they are not enough. We need to be in the faces of our cowardly leaders at great risk yes (imagine the risks our founding fathers took.) I also think there are many people like my poor naive mother who simply live in denial, that it will never get that bad despite all the evidence to the contrary (and this is a woman who watches the news constantly and NOT Fox News). She also thinks that everything will be just fine once Trump dies. She seems to forget that the entire regime is destroying our democracy, not just Trump. I ask myself every day, what on earth will it take for people to wake the heck up and what are you willing to fight for? Anything? Or does something have to happen to you or a loved one before you pay attention?
Work does not happen "in the streets," a very romantic idea but ineffective. Work is done in the courts by these hero/lawyers.
As a senior citizen (88 in August), I have used mail-in voting in every election, local or national. From the comfort of my couch, with my dog at my side, I have opened local ballot sas long as my height. Once completed, we elevator down to our in-building mailbox, drop my completed ballot in, and get on with our day. The evil alternative, by Trump, to banish my legal activity, is not only a threat to my cohort, but to others who have disabilities that curb a toddle more than a mile away. While there are so many crimes and injustices perpetrated by this so-called administration, my treasured "never miss an election" vow would be battered. Daily I pray to live long enough to elect a Democratic president who will not allow Trump to retire in peace, but send him to jail. They've been reserving a place for him for years.
Even if these judges make all the right decisions, once a case gets to a corrupt and compromised Supreme Court it really doesn't matter. The first thing the next Democrat MUST do is reform the Supreme Court. There is no other option. And then Congress must fix any flaws in the Constitution that allowed someone as poisonous as the Dear Leader to ever get within miles of the Oval Office.
"When the MAGA regime is out of power, there will be ample opportunity to review and hold accountable Trump Justice Department flunkies’ gross illegality, professional malfeasance, and reckless disregard for democracy."
It is truly frightening how fragile our democracy is, under relentless siege by self-serving billionaires and fascist White Supremacists.
So many resentful, intellectually lazy citizens want to believe that their feelings are more authentic than the uncomfortable, often-inconvenient facts.
I hope with a Democrat controlled House someone from the DOJ is testifying under oath everyday the House is in session and that subpoena no-shows are promptly escorted to jail in a one-strike and you're in jail policy.
Congress has yet to show enough teeth to commit anyone to prison. It would take a major sea change in that institution to see this happen.
Can't disagree with that but there is always hope. Think how it would dominate the news cycle and at least give us some sense that the rat bastards are being held to account. There is a lot of genuine anger out there that could support a much more aggressive House.
Congress is not a court; it cannot convict people to prison.
Note I said commit not convict. "Committing" only starts the process.
Judge Cannon scared the hell out of me. A Trump-appointee, she was willing to say the moon is made of green cheese if it would help him to beat the rap. I feared that many of his other appointees would prove to be just as corrupt. What a wonderful surprise to find how many of them would rather be judges than hacks!
If a strong Democratic Congress comes to pass in November, she is one of the first ones who should be investigated, impeached, and convicted. Then she can be referred to her state bar for disbarment, although if that state is Florida, I doubt that such proceedings would occur.
“When the MAGA regime is out of power, there will be ample opportunity to review and hold accountable Trump Justice Department flunkies’ gross illegality, professional malfeasance, and reckless disregard for democracy.”
Yes, but only if there is an unspoiled election that throws the bums out. Why not some more serious immediate action, given the seriousness of these attacks on democracy? The “Justice Department goons” who sully the courtroom with “repeated, cynical, and outrageous maneuvers” should be jailed for contempt of court and then disbarred.
When the MAGA regime is out of power, there will be ample opportunity to review and hold accountable Trump Justice Department flunkies’ gross illegality, professional malfeasance, and reckless disregard for democracy.
Unfortunately, I suspect that Don the Con will issue a blanket pardon for all of those flunkies, meaning that the DOJ can't go after them. Of course, those flunkies can still be referred to state bar associations for professional sanctions, and a Presidential pardon ain't worth the paper it's printed on when it comes to prosecution for State-level crimes.
And this whole fraud thing is total bullstuff. The problem, however, lies in a statement attributable to Nazi Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbles, although there's no documentation that he ever said or wrote it:
If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. Even you will come to believe it yourself.
IOW, it's easy for Don the Con to self-brainwash and actually come to believe his bullstuff. Of course, brainwash may be the wrong word, because in his case, only a mild rinse is needed.
"Unfortunately, I suspect that Don the Con will issue a blanket pardon for all of those flunkies, meaning that the DOJ can't go after them"
Precedent: Don-the-con and the J6 participants.
I appreciate how this judge stripped away all the theater and emotion that comes with a lot of judicial running nowadays and stuck to the law and the facts. Far too many judges now seem to think they are performers, which they are not. Which is one reason why it is absolutely bananas they some states elect their judges, but that's a topic for another day.
Thanks for judges like William Ray! We definitely need more like him that will defend democracy. I hope these judges have security detail that will keep them safe from those who have bad intentions to take their lives. Judges have been targeted by bad actors.
Jim Acosta interviewed Brian Tyler Cohen yesterday about his new Book - 'The Day After'. It is apparently about the fixes which will be necessary in a post-tRump America. I am glad people are starting to talk about this. We need a big national discussion about how we shore up the Government, individual rights, and prevent these gross violations of the Grand Jury system. I have to disagree with you on one thing, Jen - I think tRump will carry out his threat to "pardon everyone who got within 200 feet of the Oval Office.
Thanks for the reference on The Day After. I hadn't heard about this one before, have put a hold on it with my good local library. Due to release on Tuesday the 14th.
Bring the fire engines to the Reichstag. Trump has fired the remaining members of the nonpartisan Election Assistance Commission.
Thank you as always, Jen.
Hats off to judges committed to the rule of law and the Constitution and who have the fortitude to reject the lawlessness of Trump and his rogue Department of Justice.
Just fyi -- That photo is not Judge Ray. That's Scott McAfee, Superior Court judge in Fulton County Trump case.