A First Amendment lawsuit got filed in Florida today. It’s not a First Amendment lawsuit over the new Florida law we discussed earlier this week—the one where Governor Ron DeSantis stripped academic freedom out of the classroom in Florida’s public colleges and universities and banished consideration of diversity. But it’s still a First Amendment lawsuit. Likely not the last one a unit of government in Florida will see this year.
Mike Lee is a proven insurrectionist. John Kennedy is an irrelevance, an unserious insult to the title of Senator. Joyce Vance is an American heroine and fearless truthteller - of the first and highest order.
One of the best and brightest essays to come along. Thank you Joyce Vance for providing the information to us. It helps to know there are upstanding people like Judge Wolf who demonstrate the courage needed during these dark times. I am also impressed by the citizenry and groups in Florida stepping up to defend our 1st Amendment. I always wonder how much courage I could muster up to defend our humanity. It seems daunting. Thank you so much!
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The Republic needs us but definitely she needs Joyce too. Somehow there is definitely a bluer sky appearing with dark clouds starting to part. Even if in Texas the weather seems cloudy, it doesn't prevent women from wanting their freedom and rights, and decided to fight for it. Bless Senator Whitehouse and Judge Wolf. Perhaps Republicans have forgotten about women scorned.
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Along with your reporting and explaining, Joyce, people of integrity like Judge Wolf help us keep the bastards from grinding us down. No, we're NOT going to hell in a handmaid's basket! Channeling outrage into voter turnout by the anti-MAGA majority: It's been happening, hallelujah, and will be critical for 2024.
Of course if the wrongdoings by Justices Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito had been by Justices Sotomayor, Jackson, or Kagan, those female judges would have long ago been impeached or at least in serious trouble. (And if Obama had said "grab them by the ***sy"? White male supremacy is fighting back with extreme and destructive force, but the more extreme, the more certain we can be that it is on the way out. Demographics are making it so. As 25 YO Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost says: "They know time is not on their side.")
I'm thrilled to read this column tonight. I'm going to write a column with a similar message on right wing money in politics. I'm calling it, "Don't panic."
Thank you Joyce, for the shot of positivism; it's sorely needed. I would like to think there's something that can be done SOONER to protect women, girls, pregnant people, and the trans community. But there WILL be a price to pay by Republicans. Proud to be a subscriber.
Thank you, Joyce. I spent most of my career as a federal court employee, and there are far more Judge Wolfs than Clarence Thomases. It’s been so disheartening to watch Thomas abuse his SCOTUS seat, on top of watching unqualified Trump-appointed judges perverting the law to advance repressive Republican measures. I think Judge Wolf will inspire other judges to speak out in support of ethical guardrails for SCOTUS. I pray we hold the White House and pick up some Senate seats in 2024 so we can appoint more judges like Wolf and expand SCOTUS. It’s time.
And now Jacksonville has been flipped blue by Mayor-elect Donna Deegan! A sign of better days to come.
Grateful for today's Civil Discourse, Joyce Vance! I am also grateful for my 2 Dem Senators and U.S. Representative, who have been soliciting my views via email about what I want them to do about the SCOTUS and other issues of the day. It has made me feel so connected to my government!
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Thank you for this, Joyce, and all your writings. So pleased to be able to support your work, and to stay informed about the people and events that matter. Thank you.
I served on a jury in the Newark Federal Courthouse and was so impressed with Judge who was balanced and fair even though the case went south on the defendants, and they had to settle right at the end before we had a chance to deliberate. The Judge actually came into the Jury room and spent time explaining what happened and why they settled and thank us for our patience and dedication. There are good people out there, they just do their job every day.
Top of the evening to you Joyce - I watched Senator Whitehouse’ ethics hearing today, a thorough recounting of how this was all brought to the attention of Judge Wolf’s testimony on the matter beginning in 2011. It was uncanny how I detected no fear in Wolf’s voice or manner. I was so impressed with both he and Whitehouse. Now that’s the stuff that stars are made of and what our forefathers wanted for our fledgling nation. Yes there is indeed hope here. I appreciate your careful layout of the facts yesterday and today on this subject. Do you wonder if Justice Thomas and his wife Ginny have made any contingency plans for their futures? Brilliant icing on the cake tonight. So grateful for your post. I’m looking over a four leaf clover... 🇺🇸
Mike Lee is a proven insurrectionist. John Kennedy is an irrelevance, an unserious insult to the title of Senator. Joyce Vance is an American heroine and fearless truthteller - of the first and highest order.
One of the best and brightest essays to come along. Thank you Joyce Vance for providing the information to us. It helps to know there are upstanding people like Judge Wolf who demonstrate the courage needed during these dark times. I am also impressed by the citizenry and groups in Florida stepping up to defend our 1st Amendment. I always wonder how much courage I could muster up to defend our humanity. It seems daunting. Thank you so much!
The Republic needs us but definitely she needs Joyce too. Somehow there is definitely a bluer sky appearing with dark clouds starting to part. Even if in Texas the weather seems cloudy, it doesn't prevent women from wanting their freedom and rights, and decided to fight for it. Bless Senator Whitehouse and Judge Wolf. Perhaps Republicans have forgotten about women scorned.
Along with your reporting and explaining, Joyce, people of integrity like Judge Wolf help us keep the bastards from grinding us down. No, we're NOT going to hell in a handmaid's basket! Channeling outrage into voter turnout by the anti-MAGA majority: It's been happening, hallelujah, and will be critical for 2024.
Of course if the wrongdoings by Justices Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito had been by Justices Sotomayor, Jackson, or Kagan, those female judges would have long ago been impeached or at least in serious trouble. (And if Obama had said "grab them by the ***sy"? White male supremacy is fighting back with extreme and destructive force, but the more extreme, the more certain we can be that it is on the way out. Demographics are making it so. As 25 YO Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost says: "They know time is not on their side.")
I'm thrilled to read this column tonight. I'm going to write a column with a similar message on right wing money in politics. I'm calling it, "Don't panic."
Thank you Joyce, for the shot of positivism; it's sorely needed. I would like to think there's something that can be done SOONER to protect women, girls, pregnant people, and the trans community. But there WILL be a price to pay by Republicans. Proud to be a subscriber.
"You can feel the determination they will bring to the coming election."
As all the women in my family would say when I was growing up, "From your lips to god's ears."
Exactly. “There will be a price for inflicting laws a majority of Americans don’t want on us, and it will be paid by Republicans at the polls.”
Thank you, Joyce. I spent most of my career as a federal court employee, and there are far more Judge Wolfs than Clarence Thomases. It’s been so disheartening to watch Thomas abuse his SCOTUS seat, on top of watching unqualified Trump-appointed judges perverting the law to advance repressive Republican measures. I think Judge Wolf will inspire other judges to speak out in support of ethical guardrails for SCOTUS. I pray we hold the White House and pick up some Senate seats in 2024 so we can appoint more judges like Wolf and expand SCOTUS. It’s time.
And now Jacksonville has been flipped blue by Mayor-elect Donna Deegan! A sign of better days to come.
Thank you Joyce for this message of hope in the midst of the chaos caused
by people in power forgetting who put them there. Peace👏🙏🏼☮️
"No dystopian nightmare is complete without checking in on Texas." LOL
Grateful for today's Civil Discourse, Joyce Vance! I am also grateful for my 2 Dem Senators and U.S. Representative, who have been soliciting my views via email about what I want them to do about the SCOTUS and other issues of the day. It has made me feel so connected to my government!
Thank you for this, Joyce, and all your writings. So pleased to be able to support your work, and to stay informed about the people and events that matter. Thank you.
Edit: and your CHICKENS!!!! 🐔
I forgot to mention them. 😍😍😍
You are the best thank you for explaining this to us .
You always give me hope !
I served on a jury in the Newark Federal Courthouse and was so impressed with Judge who was balanced and fair even though the case went south on the defendants, and they had to settle right at the end before we had a chance to deliberate. The Judge actually came into the Jury room and spent time explaining what happened and why they settled and thank us for our patience and dedication. There are good people out there, they just do their job every day.
Top of the evening to you Joyce - I watched Senator Whitehouse’ ethics hearing today, a thorough recounting of how this was all brought to the attention of Judge Wolf’s testimony on the matter beginning in 2011. It was uncanny how I detected no fear in Wolf’s voice or manner. I was so impressed with both he and Whitehouse. Now that’s the stuff that stars are made of and what our forefathers wanted for our fledgling nation. Yes there is indeed hope here. I appreciate your careful layout of the facts yesterday and today on this subject. Do you wonder if Justice Thomas and his wife Ginny have made any contingency plans for their futures? Brilliant icing on the cake tonight. So grateful for your post. I’m looking over a four leaf clover... 🇺🇸