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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

Thank you for creating this. It will interesting to see if our gauges tighten as we listen to the hearings. ๐Ÿงถ

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Everybody I've talked with is thrilled you are here, Joyce!!

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

Joyce, Iโ€™ll admit that as a full time (45 year old) student, I donโ€™t necessarily have the budget to pay for subscriptions. Butโ€ฆitโ€™s only $6/month and you are worth every penny and more! I have been religiously listening to you and your brilliant gal pals on Sisters In Law podcast for the last ~6 months. As a wanna be lawyer who inadvertently ended up in healthcare for the last 15 years, Iโ€™ve truly learned so much about law from you, Jill, Barb & Kimberly. Sometimes I often wonder if I should have applied to law school instead of changing my trajectory in healthcare, because not only do I love to debate, I just have the utmost passion for seeking justice of those who need it most. Nonetheless, I just want to say thank you for taking the time out of your insanely busy schedule for us. Itโ€™s vital to keep the population informed with your expertise in the facts, despite the constant propaganda saying otherwise. You are a godsend. Especially in these very dark days.

PS: Iโ€™m obsessed with your adorable pups and your chicks. ๐Ÿ’™

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

I'm so glad you started this and have appreciated your summary of the upcoming committee hearings. BTW, my cat Figgy was not our family's first Fig. My daughter many years ago made a terrarium for her brother and caught three wood newts to live in it. He named them "Sir Isaak", "Olivia", and "Fig". They went back to the woods after their visit.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

Thanks for doing this. Though god knows where you find the time. You have been at the top of my list among main stream tv analysts since i first saw you on MSNBC. I know that may sound like damning with faint praise but it isnโ€™t meant to. I truly appreciate the procedural substance you bring to the conversation. So glad to have this read!! (Ever thought of keeping a couple of alpacas?)

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

I've binged the Gilmore Girls 4 times since 2016. You are one of my favorite people to follow bc your judgement & reasoning are sound and credible. Animal lovers are the best people.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

Hello Joyce- Just signed up for the annual subscription. Youโ€™ve been such a welcome voice the last few years and I was delighted to learn, a fellow knitter!

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

So glad youโ€™re doing this. Love the SiL podcast and am looking forward to more of your thoughtful and measured insight! No hope for me becoming a knitter, other than vicariously. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Thank you. I am now a paid in full member. Your carefully worded analyses since 2017 as well as on #SIL have been helpful, comforting, warm and at times, full of gallows humor. Just wondering when you find time to teach as well! Bella is lovely. ๐Ÿพ This will be welcome reading as the 2022 election season unfolds.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

looking forward to your posts. iโ€™ve always found your explanations so helpful - plain language for non-lawyers. love how you got Bella - she is adorable! i plan on watching the hearing on Thursday- see if i can handle it!

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Joyce, thank you for doing this and your many other endeavors such as the Saturday podcast and appearances on MSNBC. Last year I signed up for the online course โ€œUS Political Institutionsโ€ taught by Harvard Professor, Thomas Patterson. What an eye opener about our government! I always thought I was fairly educated about how our government works; but this course humbled me tremendously.

I greatly appreciate listening to individuals who have made a career of working in and understanding national and global governments including legal aspects of same. The list of those I seek out regularly is long and you and your โ€œSistersInLawโ€ are high on this list. I am looking forward to learning from the best!

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

Thank you for launching this. I look forward to your insights! Hope โ€œBella-nightingaleโ€ is taking good care of you this evening. We need you to be rested. Itโ€™s gonna be a bumpy week!

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Thank you, Joyce, for the picture of Bella and also the important points for Thursday's hearing.

I am glad that you had successful dental work done.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

Thanks so much for the opportunity to see how things work in the justice system. As an aging hippie liberal from the โ€˜60s and continuing through today, I am deeply invested in the good in our lives. Iโ€™m looking forward to each new explanation of the process. Of course Bella, the chickens are a delight.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

Thank you for sharing your expertise with both wit and seriousness. I cannot knit to save my soul, but I share your commitment to law and order and holding public servants accountable. Looking forward to your letters!

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Jun 8, 2022ยทedited Jun 8, 2022Liked by Joyce Vance

Thank you for starting Civil Discourse. I was so excited to see it. I am a big fan of Sisters In Law as well. And a fellow knitter. I look forward to many enlightening letters. All the best, Athena

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