Last week we discussed reporter Lauren Windsor’s secret recordings of Justice and Mrs. Alito at a Supreme Court Historical Society dinner. Today, Windsor and a colleague were back. They taped Roger Stone, who, ironically, has called himself a “dirty trickster” and an “agent provocateur,” discussing tactics to return Trump to the White House whether he wins the election or not.
As has been pointed out by wiser heads than mine, your vote in the coming election is not simply an indication of whether you like either candidate. Perhaps as never before, it's an investment in the future of the country and yes, international order, but most importantly, the futures of those you care about.
It’s not enough to speak of the importance to vote. We are preaching to the choir here. I keep suggesting programs that should get Joe Biden out front on issues and make him more palatable. For example, he should have had and still can begging an informal “Fireside Chat” with the public once a week instead of once a month. Biden finally invoked his executive order on the border because he knew he was losing on this very important issue with the American public. Why it took him 3 years is anyone’s guess.
Everyone here wants to do rah rah let’s get out the vote but this is already baked into group thought here. The focus must be the independent voter — btw, of which I’m one. I’m independent because I don’t cow tow to ideology. I think things out for myself. I don’t follow talking heads.
Bill, with all due respect, a “Fireside chat”? How ‘bout communicating in a 21st Century format? Podcast, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter? Oh wait, I see Biden-Harris ads all the time in those formats. Tons of ads. Daily. Hourly. All with funding requests attached. And they are good. Really good.
I agree that for my generation- Boomers - a fireside chat more often would be good. But how about communicating with the 4 million young people turning 18 before the election this year? Tik tok anyone? Yep. And they are on it as are a whole host of political commentators in support of Dems everywhere.
Social media is a quagmire. Full of disinformation campaigns run by enemies of democracy. When anyone can be a content creator, and when the algorithms favor messaging that gets the most attention, all of us who want free and fair elections need to be loud and proud.
If you are interested in be a messenger too, try DemCast here on Substack. They have social media campaign messaging all formatted and ready to use.
The messaging battle is a 24/7 war of words. Be a soldier for democracy and enjoin the battle.
Thank you for this. You’re so right! We are all soldiers here.. not so much “enjoying” the battle, bc these tRUMPERS scare the heck out of me, but we all need to fight them back. We the people are better than them…
You're absolutely right Sheila. More power to those dedicated souls who write postcards and wear Biden t-shirts to the grocery store. Everything helps. But I agree with you that a 21st Century format is what's required now. STAT!
Sheila, what EXCELLENT suggestions! I can't understand why Biden and his team aren't knocking themselves out trying to reach voters of all age groups. The only thing I've been seeing are the many emails from Kamala Harris, asking for donations. If I were to send them a donation each time she asks, I'd have to take out a second mortgage. But that's beside the point,
Biden is an honest, caring, experienced, faithful man, with so much to offer to us. I'm already seeing a lot of Trump and/or anti-Biden bumper stickers around here, especially the short one with just two words (the first starts with an "f") but absolutely none for Biden.
Let's find him a really excellent, creative, and serious PR person - as soon as possible!!!
Meanwhile, assuming that Trump actually shows up, the upcoming debate might be interesting, and I believe frightening, too.
The campaign is on social media, but I agree, the messaging needs to stronger and more frequent. Still, Dems are like herding cats because they are big tent. It’s easier for the message to get through to conformists and conspiracy theorists on the GQP side.
I never thought about that. After being hacked into twice, courtesy of FB, I seldom log onto that anymore. Do you have suggestions for other social media outlets I can check out? Having been a fan of Steve Schmidt from when he was with The Lincoln Project, I read his substack but am not able to be a subscriber at this time. The videos that I do see are interesting and thought-provoking.
Same with The Lincoln Project. The things that I am able to read and see as a non-subscriber are never disappointing.
KL, would these be considered social media? Sorry to ask such a weird question, but I'm one of "those seniors" who's not even knowledgeable about things online.
Read your bio just now, so I give a thumbs up for your comments about the bridge at the Bay of Baltimore. Have been over that several times, but only when actually necessary because of the heavy traffic.
Biden and others, including VP Harris, ARE reaching out to all ages. VP Harris has been visiting college campuses now for months. And Gen Z has a project for this summer to tour the U.S. to encourage and sign up voters and push to remove obstructionist Republicans from elective offices.
Apparently your view extends just to the end of your nose. The "choir" as you call us, is obviously part of a larger "congregation" and clearly includes "independents" like you. Hardly think you're the only one of some 290K reading "Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance." And just as likely, a good many of those have family and friends who may still be undecided or uncommitted. Had you taken the time to look, you would find that Biden is on what now passes for minute-to-minute "Fireside Chats," social media platforms, including TikTok. Have a look at the stats for TV and cable viewership especially for the key young electorate. I presume you will be watching the debates, starting in seven days. Debates suggested by the Biden camp. Then there are the continuing ads I see, at least, on a number of streaming services and particularly in swing states. Finally, how he carries himself during his official duties, whether at Normandy or the G7, speaks volumes well beyond what undoubtedly would be viewed as staged and clearly partisan speaking arrangements could. There is also the critical issue of "timing" for what appears to most, going about their daily lives, as endless and easily ignored campaigning in an election year. "Fireside Chats:" what a stirring piece of nostalgia. As for the border and immigration, you somehow think Biden and his people ignored it for three years, as you continue to harp on ? He has issued more than 530 executive orders on this intractable problem over these three years, well in excess of those issued by the prior administration. But, hardly the point. He is (or was...) for better or worse, an institutionalist, and knows anything with a hope of lasting and with the necessary scale, will have to be done on a bipartisan basis with a moribund (politely speaking...) Republican House and narrowly Democratic Senate. Shockingly, he was able to accomplish just that, and willing to accept what was, to all intents and purposes, a sweeping conservative measure, only to have it killed by the Trump cult because its leader wanted to run on it as a campaign issue. You do remember this, correct? I applaud you "thinking things out" for yourself. A few actual facts always help I find.
Well said! I would also point out that there is always the possibility that one of the "choir" might share "Civil Discourse" with some who aren't part of the "choir".
Biden doesn't get in front of the lies Trump tells, doesn't speak to the country often enough and for heaven's sake, changing the way the government handles immigration isn't going to help him win, but shutting down weapons sales to Israel will. Biden isn't listening when it comes to the Gaza war.
Biden and Blinkin have worked consistently to bring about a permanent cease fire. They have done more than Trump would even imagine. If anything, the Trumpers would probably throw gas on the fire.
Mary Cat, this conundrum is decades in the making. In 2024, we have the short term and the long term in front of us. Neither is pretty but for now we must do all we can to turn away from Netanyahu and Putin as leaders who are driven by power, greed, and lies. Trump has followed their lead and citizens need to stop him and the Republican extremists.
Sorry, but I have to cal bull💩 on your comment. I don't normally bother to respond if I don't agree with someone, but, Biden is doing everything in his power to deal with Gaza. It's not just Biden who is supplying weaponry to Israel. Many USA allies are also providing weapons and funding. Congress approved the money spent. And FYI, Biden doesn't stoop to TRump's level. Anyone with a functioning brain knows that what TRump says about Biden is BS and the only people listening to TRump are TRump's Cult 45 members. Independents and undecided voters (and only gawd knows why they're undecided?) are the ones that need to be targeted, not cult members. Question: what are YOU doing to help Biden win this election? I've been phone banking for 6 months and talking to people nationwide about not only the accomplishments of Biden but the dangers of TRump. If you're so upset by the way Biden is campaigning DO something. Thanks.
Why do I have to "do something"? Who are you to tell me what to do? I have been an activist for Palestinian rights for decades, and believe me, nobody pours money into Israel in sheer adoration like the US does, and it is the height of bullshit hypocrisy to give billions of dollars in weaponry, including 2,000 pound bombs, to israel while claiming to be working for a ceasefire. Millions of Americans are asking why, and Biden doesn't care. Israel has killed 37.400 Palestinians, most of whom are noncombatants and children. There are tens of thousands of children who have been maimed by American bombs as well, losing arms and legs. Starvation is rampant because Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza.
But go ahead, write your postcards or whatever it is you do to feel good about yourself. In case you're wondering, I'll vote for Biden, because Trump is a fascist and a criminal. But don't "call bullshit" unless you know what the hell you're talking about.
What about reaching those who don’t vote? They are the he underserved and don’t vote because no one reaches out to them. Talk about their real life issues. Local candidates are doing this but it must be done on a national level
Is it too much to hope that Lauren Windsor has more tapes we haven’t heard yet? Her cover has now been blown and I’m sure her picture has been widely circulated by RNC minions, but as this has shown, she already had the goods on Roger Stone before the Alito tapes were released. Are there more? I have my own short list for who else I’d like to see exposed.
I had heard of her and what she does well before she recorded Alito, Mrs. Alito, and Roberts. It surprised me that SCOTUS staff was not on alert for her or someone like her. But she wouldn’t have gotten anything good from either Alito had either just exercised ordinary discretion about how someone in their position should talk to strangers. They didn’t, and that speaks volumes. They don’t care, because there are no consequences. They enjoy giving a big middle finger to those outside their bubble.
Ellen, yes, they are speaking aloud what I consider to be a kind of small treason, undermining people's trust in a government that is actually working in place of something that is totally rich, white, possibly straight, pseudo-christian and male. That should be acceptable to no one because that is a small minority of this nation's people and there will be a lot of suffering when these vengeful, haters get any more power than they already have.
Roger Stone has been a piece of something I scrape off my shoe since he was an Apprentice Ratfucker for CREEP in 1974. In fact, he's gone downhill from there.
He's now a caricature of himself. He and Bannon are cut from the same cloth (dress and address aside): stirring the sh*t while standing well away so they don't get any on them.
I am certain that the MAGA’s have a list of folks that will be pardoned on January 20th. I hope Biden has a list of folks that will be arrested on Jan 20 and that Stone’s name is near the top of the list.
The comments I’ve read, so far, have been reasonable and polite. I’m not feeling polite. I’m so sick and tired of a relatively few people manipulating my beloved country for their personal gain. They are evil and need to be stopped. Emanuel Swedenborg, a religious philosopher, defines a person who loves good as someone who does things for others’ benefit and someone who loves evil does things for their own benefit. To me this is a good basic definition. The 1%’ers and their supporters are the most self centered, narcissistic people I’ve ever known about.
Elections are valid only if the maga folks win. So true! And who gets to decide that? The losers, of course. Tffg has been spewing that divisive rhetoric since he first ran. The things he says are truly hateful and destructive. However, the scariest part is the number of suckers who believe all his shit. He has given all the haters permission to take their cloaks off and reveal themselves to the world for what they truly are…evil, hateful and stupid.
And he only does it for the attention. I doubt TFG believes most of what he spouts, but keeps doing it as long as it keeps him in the news and focuses the spotlight on him. I also doubt that he understands anything of what his most venal enablers are planning because his basic calculation is “What’s in it for me?”
He scares the heck out of me --- literally and figuratively! If I didn't know otherwise, I'd swear that he was wearing a Halloween costume every time he goes out in the public. Makes me think that if he went out in daylight, he'd either melt or turn into a huge black widow spider. Like your worst nightmare.
And then you have Bannon, who really, really, really needs to get to a carwash and clean himself up a bit. Even though my tetanus and other important shots are up to date, I still wouldn't want to be any closer than at least 25 feet from him.
If Aileen Cannon dismisses the case against Trump, ruling that Jack Smith's appointment was not legal, could that ruling be appealed to the next level court? I'm hoping Ms. Vance can offer some insight. It just doesn't seem reasonable that Judge Cannon would have the last and final word on this.
The short answer is yes. Again, as happened in the special master fiasco early on, the 11th Circuit would almost certainly forcefully reverse her based on essentially another attempt to make new law. At that point, it would likely strongly consider replacing her as well. In a precedent (US v. Torkington [1989]), the appellate court made clear:
"If a district judge’s continued participation in a case presents a significant risk of undermining this public confidence, this Court has the authority and the duty to order the case reassigned to a different district judge. Reassignment may be appropriate, for example, if a judge conducts a trial in a manner that creates the appearance that he is or may be unable to perform his role in an unbiased manner."
Yet even if this happens and a new federal district judge is assigned by the 11th Circuit, there is no way that he case will go to trial before the election.
Of course not. That's her whole game. She has so beclowned herself in this case that her only hope for future promotion lies in a MAGAt triumph in November.
I don’t think they can. That her handling of cases (especially this one) is poor is evident. But you don’t get to be a judge, even a Federalist / Trump judge if you’re incompetent. I’m beginning to wonder, as others on this thread have suggested, if she’s following an approved script.
Unfortunately your competency in law has nothing to do with your appointment to the Supreme or any Federal Court, IT SHOULD BE but for both Democrats and Republicans, the overarching cause for appointment is adherence to the political platform of whoever is President, which is why I keep saying we need a list of qualifications for all appointed, elected and employed persons in the Federal Government.
Article 3 in the Constitution doesn't even require a knowledge of the law. Unlike Articles 1 and 2, Article 3 doesn't even se a minimum age, or even a requirement of Citizenship. I don't know if the framers were tired, over heated or overwhelmed but this is the most vague Article of the 7 Articles.
Alas, not original. But I had the same reaction as you did when I first heard it. Unfortunately, it's particularly useful in discussing the present Congress.
True, but what really matters here is the court of public opinion, as expressed through the November elections. A huge ruckus involving Cannon and the 11th will give people a lot to think about as they queue to cast their ballots - especially the swing voters.
Cannon won't dismiss the indictment on any grounds, as she has succeeded eminently in slow-walking to death any chance of a trial beginning this year...the only hope we have of seeing justice served is by tRump losing the election, leaving the *judge* no recourse but to allow the trial to resume after all pre-trial motions have at long last been dealt with.
SC Smith is poised to take *any* MTD decision to the 11th CA, and Cannon knows that, so she is just playing for time, end of.
I wish I had your confidence that she won't dismiss the indictment. I think someone in an earlier discussion said that if Cannon dismisses the case, that's it. No appeal. I really hope you are right. I really want to see this case go to trial.
IANAL, but a pre-trial dismissal of one or more charges can be appealed on questions of law, e.g., Cannon rules that a SC appointment has no constitutional basis, but case law precedence refutes such a decision. But, as been seen in recent months, the *judge* hasn't taken positions that would be appealed by the SC, as she has adopted other tactics for derailing the case.
Her tactics are actually too "refined" for a grossly inexperienced federal judge, and it's more than likely that a person or persons unknown are tutoring Cannon, rather than she receiving assistance from her clerks.
Very interesting. Waiting to see what she does next is nerve-wracking. What you've said makes it clear that she is being guided by the Federalist Society (or whatever group is doing it). She is not smart enough or experienced enough to come up with these methods on her own. IMO.
Judge Cannon has already undermined the public confidence! I wish she was already replaced or soon will be. She is surely in the pocket of Trump or completely incompetent!
It must be "HELL warmed over" for the three humans who have to deal with the creeps day after day, after day. They have consciences, truly serve the people, believe in fairness, and respect The Constitution. Can't say that about The Six.
I’ve thought about how much it must suck for them. Hopefully they’ll get better colleagues in the near future. I’m sure “Clearance” Thomas is tired of the light illuminating his corruption and general dirtbag-ery.
Our unSupreme members on the court have often used this “theory” of originalism when it suits Their Agenda! When it comes to The US Constitution; I guess it’s only about protecting certain speech, corporate greed, protecting American Oligarchs & power of the obscenely wealthy (citizens united) and yes: precious guns/bump stocks!
They must want as many unimportant first graders, primary schoolers, high schoolers, grocery shoppers, teachers, folks in Walmarts, movie goers, college students, church & synagogue worshippers…mercilessly murdered. I guess that’s their Agenda.
Ya Know What was “original” in 1700s?
GUNS WERE MUSKETS.
The Founders couldn’t begin to imagine these weapons, space travel, or bump stocks! Or imagine This Court that ignores the rule of our laws and legal precedent!
This Inconsistent SCOTUS never honors and just Ignores the Original 2nd Amendment phrase:
A WELL REGULATED MILITIA (aka Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard).
It seems to me that there has to be some grounds for dismissing a case outright. I don’t see grounds here. Any legal minds want to comment? In my career in the courts, I never saw a case dismissed this far in, but I do recognize that she has been treating this case as if it’s on day 5 for nearly a year.
As I can recall, she has so far refused to dismiss twice. The grounds of the alleged illegality of Jack Smith's appointment is even more farfetched. Just more delaying tactics.
Just read a blip in NYT newsletter (cancelled my subscription so couldn’t get very far) that two well-known judges urged her to back out as soon as she was selected and of course she refused. The woman is not smart enough to understand how transactional tfg is and that she’ll be tossed as soon as he doesn’t need her.
First I'm gagging at the thought of a "Catholic Prayer for Trump event," then I register that *Roger Stone* was the keynote speaker. OMG. Irony really is dead.
I had the same reaction (and I'm a practicing Catholic). It may be that the Catholics at this event are like the self-styled "patriots" at other RWNJ functions: They ain't what they claim to be.
100%. MAGA "Christians" certainly don't practice what Jesus preached. They want money, power and control over everyone who isn't a 'white Christian' and doesn't conform to their platform of complete denial of the rights of women, non-whites, LGBTQ +, etc. Total hypocrites with their narrow-minded obsessions. They're running scared because *they* are now the minority in this country which is why they will use every trick in the book to suppress the vote.
I converted to Catholicism for about 5 minutes in 2004. My sponsor is so conservative that she attends Mass celebrated in Latin, pre-Vatican II. She supports Trump because she is a one issue voter: she's anti-abortion. The majority of voters are pro-choice, but not by a wide enough margin that Biden can win decisively. I hope every voter who cares about a woman's right to decide her own reproductive health care actually comes out to vote fir Biden!
These women fueled the anti-Roe backlash for 50 years. :-( I do have to say that one of the more encouraging signs in the last couple of years is the failure of anti-choice referenda in several red states. It seems that quite a few women will go "one issue" in the other direction: they'll part company with fellow Republicans to vote for choice.
The part about banning divorce made me almost fall out of my chair.
That's rich!!! That would mean that tRump better hurry up and get wish his lawyer while he still has time. Otherwise, he'd be "stuck" with Melania forever, should such a law go into effect. But then, it's obvious that he never took marriage vows seriously. Such a hypocrite.
I wonder what else the Trumpublicans will come up with next? I shudder to think.
I would paint an 11th commandment on the 10 commandments: “Thou shalt not stick penises in children” and I would put them in front of every priest house in town. That autta shake things up.
Bill, Your ignorance is appalling....Are you will to put your sign up on every male, it's NEVER just been priest raping our women and children. It's that GOD DAMN penis and it's apparent right power.
Sorry you had that kind of experience. I was definitely rage posting. My experience came from my younger sister horror...back in the Sixty's even good detectives had no power to stop powerful lust of men in high places.
“When Sammarco asks Stone what would stop Trump’s opponents from committing “voter fraud” like “ballot harvesting,” Stone replies that “in some states, it’ll be easier to stop. In other places, it won’t.”
Stone engages in a devious sophistry here, implying by his phraseology that the aim is to stop voter fraud when the actual aim is to identify soft targets in order to commit it. And it’s Stone’s job as an agent provocateur working on behalf of his client Trump to identify and to exploit those soft targets.
Stone is not stupid. True evil never is. It, and he, wants power and will exploit any means to achieve it, and then keep it. Human history is the story of this never ending battle, and it’s often a sad story. Hopefully we can write one of the good chapters this year, but the battle will just be passed to the next generation, at best.
My spouse is a dual US-Canadian citizen residing in Canada. She votes in all presidential elections. In 2020 she registered early. As the months passed, no ballot arrived. She called and was reassured that she was definitely registered and the ballot would arrive soon. It did not. She called again and was given the same reassurances. Well, indeed the ballot did arrive—in February of 2021.
She is now going through the same process. I truly believe there are dirty tricks going on behind the scenes.
@Rusty & Constance: Mr. DeJoy is still in the same position deconstructing the USPS as Postmaster as he was under Drumpf. With such a nefarious employment history and poor actual performance record, how is it possible he has not been replaced?!?!?
Because the board is made up of 2 democrats and 2 republicans so the vote to remove him is tied. Until one of the republicans term runs out then we’re stuck. My post office employees hate DeJoy.
My Post Office carriers, as well as the national USPS customer service agents, also can't stand him. I've never heard any of them disagree or defend him when I've had to talk to them about corrections for the repeated problems I've had. I've had to utilize my US Rep's office three times (so far...) to get resolutions because they're apparently incapable of correcting problems within their own system without this intervention.
Constance, sorry for repeating so much of what you said. It sounds stupid, but I always start reading from the newest down, so I didn't notice what you wrote a few hours ago.
Maybe in the long run, our collaboration NEEDS to be out there, especially considering the seriousness of it all.
Yeah, that scumbag's still king of the USPS. To this day, he has never said what happened to the machines, blue mailboxes, and other equipment that were paid for by TAXPAYERS.
Can't Biden kick him out? How does that work? He should be reminded that election day isn't that far away, and our country CANNOT AFFORD another "DeJoy" stunt again.
I did read it but it went in one side of my brain and came out the other side. No, seriously, Rusty, have we ever found out why that board calls for two Democrats and two Republicans, without having a fifth person to break any tie votes? Was that rule made by the USPS Board while a Republican was president? That old phrase that ends with "the mail goes through" should actually MEAN something. How long are their terms? Are the two Red and the two Blue appointed by the President or the USPS Director?
I appreciate your letting us know about how screwed up the Postal Service really is!
What state is she registered in? What looks like "dirty tricks" or corruption often enough turns out to be incompetence. Has she followed up with the secretary of state (or whoever the election official is in your state)?
Send a letter with signature confirmation on arrival to the state voting office. Explain the situation and request an early ballot. Send ballot back also confirmed, even priority mail. Somehow letters that are tracked have better luck getting to their destination.
Stone is a convicted and commuted, not pardoned 7 count felon.. Trump violates his release, while pending sentencing in NY if he meets with other felons like Stone.
I agree and would add that he fancies himself as a “Merry Pranksters” character who gets a perverse thrill out of confusing and paradoxical statements, and literally very, very dangerous.
I am having a hard time wrapping my head around everything he said. It is frightening. We can already see how they have judges and lawyers in their pocket, but to say they are (my words here) on speed dial.
He actually said “the Good News” is we have trump. To me the Good News refers to the Bible not a man who is evil and felonious.
The way he talked about all the trial still left against don who has 34 felons that he says will in someway fall apart. We have to be proactive. There is a website:
On it you can see what is on your ballot; check your registration; register to vote; and request an absentee ballot. I’ve used it. You should too. You should also pass it on to your friends and family. We NEED to be
As has been pointed out by wiser heads than mine, your vote in the coming election is not simply an indication of whether you like either candidate. Perhaps as never before, it's an investment in the future of the country and yes, international order, but most importantly, the futures of those you care about.
It’s not enough to speak of the importance to vote. We are preaching to the choir here. I keep suggesting programs that should get Joe Biden out front on issues and make him more palatable. For example, he should have had and still can begging an informal “Fireside Chat” with the public once a week instead of once a month. Biden finally invoked his executive order on the border because he knew he was losing on this very important issue with the American public. Why it took him 3 years is anyone’s guess.
Everyone here wants to do rah rah let’s get out the vote but this is already baked into group thought here. The focus must be the independent voter — btw, of which I’m one. I’m independent because I don’t cow tow to ideology. I think things out for myself. I don’t follow talking heads.
Bill, with all due respect, a “Fireside chat”? How ‘bout communicating in a 21st Century format? Podcast, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter? Oh wait, I see Biden-Harris ads all the time in those formats. Tons of ads. Daily. Hourly. All with funding requests attached. And they are good. Really good.
I agree that for my generation- Boomers - a fireside chat more often would be good. But how about communicating with the 4 million young people turning 18 before the election this year? Tik tok anyone? Yep. And they are on it as are a whole host of political commentators in support of Dems everywhere.
Social media is a quagmire. Full of disinformation campaigns run by enemies of democracy. When anyone can be a content creator, and when the algorithms favor messaging that gets the most attention, all of us who want free and fair elections need to be loud and proud.
If you are interested in be a messenger too, try DemCast here on Substack. They have social media campaign messaging all formatted and ready to use.
The messaging battle is a 24/7 war of words. Be a soldier for democracy and enjoin the battle.
Thank you for this. You’re so right! We are all soldiers here.. not so much “enjoying” the battle, bc these tRUMPERS scare the heck out of me, but we all need to fight them back. We the people are better than them…
I agree.
This is so important!!!
You're absolutely right Sheila. More power to those dedicated souls who write postcards and wear Biden t-shirts to the grocery store. Everything helps. But I agree with you that a 21st Century format is what's required now. STAT!
Sheila, what EXCELLENT suggestions! I can't understand why Biden and his team aren't knocking themselves out trying to reach voters of all age groups. The only thing I've been seeing are the many emails from Kamala Harris, asking for donations. If I were to send them a donation each time she asks, I'd have to take out a second mortgage. But that's beside the point,
Biden is an honest, caring, experienced, faithful man, with so much to offer to us. I'm already seeing a lot of Trump and/or anti-Biden bumper stickers around here, especially the short one with just two words (the first starts with an "f") but absolutely none for Biden.
Let's find him a really excellent, creative, and serious PR person - as soon as possible!!!
Meanwhile, assuming that Trump actually shows up, the upcoming debate might be interesting, and I believe frightening, too.
The campaign is on social media, but I agree, the messaging needs to stronger and more frequent. Still, Dems are like herding cats because they are big tent. It’s easier for the message to get through to conformists and conspiracy theorists on the GQP side.
I never thought about that. After being hacked into twice, courtesy of FB, I seldom log onto that anymore. Do you have suggestions for other social media outlets I can check out? Having been a fan of Steve Schmidt from when he was with The Lincoln Project, I read his substack but am not able to be a subscriber at this time. The videos that I do see are interesting and thought-provoking.
Same with The Lincoln Project. The things that I am able to read and see as a non-subscriber are never disappointing.
KL, would these be considered social media? Sorry to ask such a weird question, but I'm one of "those seniors" who's not even knowledgeable about things online.
Read your bio just now, so I give a thumbs up for your comments about the bridge at the Bay of Baltimore. Have been over that several times, but only when actually necessary because of the heavy traffic.
Biden and others, including VP Harris, ARE reaching out to all ages. VP Harris has been visiting college campuses now for months. And Gen Z has a project for this summer to tour the U.S. to encourage and sign up voters and push to remove obstructionist Republicans from elective offices.
https://tourtosavedemocracy.org/ Page down to Mission Statement and launch video.
I'll check that out. Thanks, Judith! And a big thank-you to Gen Z.
Ask not what your country can do for you....
Please register Democrats to save democracy. Millions of unregistered folk trend Democratic. FT6 uses data mining to find and register them.
https://www.fieldteam6.org/
I just did my first batch of postcards yesterday for FieldTeam6. I’ll continue writing 😁
Thanks so much for the link - our action with organizations like this is what matters!
Fine a Sister District chapter and join a post card writing party. They already have the names of those who notoriously don’t vote.
Apparently your view extends just to the end of your nose. The "choir" as you call us, is obviously part of a larger "congregation" and clearly includes "independents" like you. Hardly think you're the only one of some 290K reading "Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance." And just as likely, a good many of those have family and friends who may still be undecided or uncommitted. Had you taken the time to look, you would find that Biden is on what now passes for minute-to-minute "Fireside Chats," social media platforms, including TikTok. Have a look at the stats for TV and cable viewership especially for the key young electorate. I presume you will be watching the debates, starting in seven days. Debates suggested by the Biden camp. Then there are the continuing ads I see, at least, on a number of streaming services and particularly in swing states. Finally, how he carries himself during his official duties, whether at Normandy or the G7, speaks volumes well beyond what undoubtedly would be viewed as staged and clearly partisan speaking arrangements could. There is also the critical issue of "timing" for what appears to most, going about their daily lives, as endless and easily ignored campaigning in an election year. "Fireside Chats:" what a stirring piece of nostalgia. As for the border and immigration, you somehow think Biden and his people ignored it for three years, as you continue to harp on ? He has issued more than 530 executive orders on this intractable problem over these three years, well in excess of those issued by the prior administration. But, hardly the point. He is (or was...) for better or worse, an institutionalist, and knows anything with a hope of lasting and with the necessary scale, will have to be done on a bipartisan basis with a moribund (politely speaking...) Republican House and narrowly Democratic Senate. Shockingly, he was able to accomplish just that, and willing to accept what was, to all intents and purposes, a sweeping conservative measure, only to have it killed by the Trump cult because its leader wanted to run on it as a campaign issue. You do remember this, correct? I applaud you "thinking things out" for yourself. A few actual facts always help I find.
Well said! I would also point out that there is always the possibility that one of the "choir" might share "Civil Discourse" with some who aren't part of the "choir".
One can only hope that Joyce's words get spread far and wide.
Biden doesn't get in front of the lies Trump tells, doesn't speak to the country often enough and for heaven's sake, changing the way the government handles immigration isn't going to help him win, but shutting down weapons sales to Israel will. Biden isn't listening when it comes to the Gaza war.
Biden and Blinkin have worked consistently to bring about a permanent cease fire. They have done more than Trump would even imagine. If anything, the Trumpers would probably throw gas on the fire.
But what about the hypocrisy of trying to get a ceasefire while handing out US made weapons to kill women and children?
Mary Cat, this conundrum is decades in the making. In 2024, we have the short term and the long term in front of us. Neither is pretty but for now we must do all we can to turn away from Netanyahu and Putin as leaders who are driven by power, greed, and lies. Trump has followed their lead and citizens need to stop him and the Republican extremists.
John, well said. For our country's sake, we must get as many people as possible to vote for Biden. There IS no option. Period.
Biden has ro call out Trumps Craziness DAILY
Biden does just that.
Sorry, but I have to cal bull💩 on your comment. I don't normally bother to respond if I don't agree with someone, but, Biden is doing everything in his power to deal with Gaza. It's not just Biden who is supplying weaponry to Israel. Many USA allies are also providing weapons and funding. Congress approved the money spent. And FYI, Biden doesn't stoop to TRump's level. Anyone with a functioning brain knows that what TRump says about Biden is BS and the only people listening to TRump are TRump's Cult 45 members. Independents and undecided voters (and only gawd knows why they're undecided?) are the ones that need to be targeted, not cult members. Question: what are YOU doing to help Biden win this election? I've been phone banking for 6 months and talking to people nationwide about not only the accomplishments of Biden but the dangers of TRump. If you're so upset by the way Biden is campaigning DO something. Thanks.
Why do I have to "do something"? Who are you to tell me what to do? I have been an activist for Palestinian rights for decades, and believe me, nobody pours money into Israel in sheer adoration like the US does, and it is the height of bullshit hypocrisy to give billions of dollars in weaponry, including 2,000 pound bombs, to israel while claiming to be working for a ceasefire. Millions of Americans are asking why, and Biden doesn't care. Israel has killed 37.400 Palestinians, most of whom are noncombatants and children. There are tens of thousands of children who have been maimed by American bombs as well, losing arms and legs. Starvation is rampant because Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza.
But go ahead, write your postcards or whatever it is you do to feel good about yourself. In case you're wondering, I'll vote for Biden, because Trump is a fascist and a criminal. But don't "call bullshit" unless you know what the hell you're talking about.
What about reaching those who don’t vote? They are the he underserved and don’t vote because no one reaches out to them. Talk about their real life issues. Local candidates are doing this but it must be done on a national level
Does anyone tow cows?
Ah but you are wise my dear friend.
And I thank you for the suggestion on how to renew my subscription to Civil Discourse.
Is it too much to hope that Lauren Windsor has more tapes we haven’t heard yet? Her cover has now been blown and I’m sure her picture has been widely circulated by RNC minions, but as this has shown, she already had the goods on Roger Stone before the Alito tapes were released. Are there more? I have my own short list for who else I’d like to see exposed.
I had heard of her and what she does well before she recorded Alito, Mrs. Alito, and Roberts. It surprised me that SCOTUS staff was not on alert for her or someone like her. But she wouldn’t have gotten anything good from either Alito had either just exercised ordinary discretion about how someone in their position should talk to strangers. They didn’t, and that speaks volumes. They don’t care, because there are no consequences. They enjoy giving a big middle finger to those outside their bubble.
Ellen, Indeed, its the outright Hubris that is chilling
I fear her life is now in danger with the way the way the MAGAT’s operate. She is young. I wonder if she thought about that.
Ellen, yes, they are speaking aloud what I consider to be a kind of small treason, undermining people's trust in a government that is actually working in place of something that is totally rich, white, possibly straight, pseudo-christian and male. That should be acceptable to no one because that is a small minority of this nation's people and there will be a lot of suffering when these vengeful, haters get any more power than they already have.
The only guardrail we ever had was shame. And these people are ashamed of nothing.
Sociopaths generally aren’t capable of feeling shame.
Al, I'm passing on to you a short saying that I heard many times back in the day: "You hit the nail on the head."
Roger Stone has been a piece of something I scrape off my shoe since he was an Apprentice Ratfucker for CREEP in 1974. In fact, he's gone downhill from there.
He's now a caricature of himself. He and Bannon are cut from the same cloth (dress and address aside): stirring the sh*t while standing well away so they don't get any on them.
Add Stephan Miller to this abhorrent group! He’s despicable too!
Nazi reborn
Ironic that he - or at least his family - are Jewish.
His family separated from him and disowned him! They are Jewish and ashamed of him!
I thought I remembered something about his uncle speaking out against him.
Deborah, I never know that. I don't blame his family for disowning him.
I am certain that the MAGA’s have a list of folks that will be pardoned on January 20th. I hope Biden has a list of folks that will be arrested on Jan 20 and that Stone’s name is near the top of the list.
The comments I’ve read, so far, have been reasonable and polite. I’m not feeling polite. I’m so sick and tired of a relatively few people manipulating my beloved country for their personal gain. They are evil and need to be stopped. Emanuel Swedenborg, a religious philosopher, defines a person who loves good as someone who does things for others’ benefit and someone who loves evil does things for their own benefit. To me this is a good basic definition. The 1%’ers and their supporters are the most self centered, narcissistic people I’ve ever known about.
Elections are valid only if they win, hooey!
Elections are valid only if the maga folks win. So true! And who gets to decide that? The losers, of course. Tffg has been spewing that divisive rhetoric since he first ran. The things he says are truly hateful and destructive. However, the scariest part is the number of suckers who believe all his shit. He has given all the haters permission to take their cloaks off and reveal themselves to the world for what they truly are…evil, hateful and stupid.
And he only does it for the attention. I doubt TFG believes most of what he spouts, but keeps doing it as long as it keeps him in the news and focuses the spotlight on him. I also doubt that he understands anything of what his most venal enablers are planning because his basic calculation is “What’s in it for me?”
His brain is fried
I think his entire body is fried. To a crisp. Fried so badly that the pan had to be removed by a hazmat team.
I think we all act in our own best interests, with the good folks having an inclusive set of values, and the bad folks valuing only themselves.
Well said.
They seem to bathe in it without flinching. It's always painful to see how much airtime they get.
BANNON: ya gotta flood the zone with Roger Stone.
David, did you mean to make that rhyme? Either way, I'm still impressed.
It's still hard to guess which of the two is worse.
No, the rhyme was totally random happenstance!
Just be glad I didn't add, "says Rolling Stone!"
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He scares the heck out of me --- literally and figuratively! If I didn't know otherwise, I'd swear that he was wearing a Halloween costume every time he goes out in the public. Makes me think that if he went out in daylight, he'd either melt or turn into a huge black widow spider. Like your worst nightmare.
And then you have Bannon, who really, really, really needs to get to a carwash and clean himself up a bit. Even though my tetanus and other important shots are up to date, I still wouldn't want to be any closer than at least 25 feet from him.
The slimiest of the slime!
They have lost any moral compass and feed off the power they have - for now.
I think you're getting upset.
Guess you may have noticed that I'm not fond of either one of them.
I've calmed down a little bit, for now anyway.
It's perfectly rational. The description of a spider or a dissolving lump of Halloween wax is great. What I see too.
And that whiny little voice. Ugh
Gosh, I can't believe I forgot about that voice!
We need a laugh emoji.
Isn't it creepy?
The world thinks we're nuts.
When something really makes me smile, I usually just write "smile emoji" in my post.
I clicked post too soon,
Yes, it IS creepy, and yes, the world probably DOES think we're nuts, but they'll get over it!!! Smile emoji.
If Aileen Cannon dismisses the case against Trump, ruling that Jack Smith's appointment was not legal, could that ruling be appealed to the next level court? I'm hoping Ms. Vance can offer some insight. It just doesn't seem reasonable that Judge Cannon would have the last and final word on this.
The short answer is yes. Again, as happened in the special master fiasco early on, the 11th Circuit would almost certainly forcefully reverse her based on essentially another attempt to make new law. At that point, it would likely strongly consider replacing her as well. In a precedent (US v. Torkington [1989]), the appellate court made clear:
"If a district judge’s continued participation in a case presents a significant risk of undermining this public confidence, this Court has the authority and the duty to order the case reassigned to a different district judge. Reassignment may be appropriate, for example, if a judge conducts a trial in a manner that creates the appearance that he is or may be unable to perform his role in an unbiased manner."
Yet even if this happens and a new federal district judge is assigned by the 11th Circuit, there is no way that he case will go to trial before the election.
Of course not. That's her whole game. She has so beclowned herself in this case that her only hope for future promotion lies in a MAGAt triumph in November.
More reason why the 11 Circuit needs to dismiss her from the bench as unsuitable to the judiciary.
I don’t think they can. That her handling of cases (especially this one) is poor is evident. But you don’t get to be a judge, even a Federalist / Trump judge if you’re incompetent. I’m beginning to wonder, as others on this thread have suggested, if she’s following an approved script.
Unfortunately your competency in law has nothing to do with your appointment to the Supreme or any Federal Court, IT SHOULD BE but for both Democrats and Republicans, the overarching cause for appointment is adherence to the political platform of whoever is President, which is why I keep saying we need a list of qualifications for all appointed, elected and employed persons in the Federal Government.
Article 3 in the Constitution doesn't even require a knowledge of the law. Unlike Articles 1 and 2, Article 3 doesn't even se a minimum age, or even a requirement of Citizenship. I don't know if the framers were tired, over heated or overwhelmed but this is the most vague Article of the 7 Articles.
The other, more senior, justices (including the chief) told her to pass on this case. She "chose" not to. 1000% she was promised SCOTUS.
Clowns serve a useful purpose in society. Cannon has besmirched herself.
Beclowning, my new favorite phrase. thank you.
Alas, not original. But I had the same reaction as you did when I first heard it. Unfortunately, it's particularly useful in discussing the present Congress.
True, but what really matters here is the court of public opinion, as expressed through the November elections. A huge ruckus involving Cannon and the 11th will give people a lot to think about as they queue to cast their ballots - especially the swing voters.
Hopefully!
That's why I am discouraged. If Trump wins, he will never be held accountable for his treachery.
It is too late NOW!
Cannon won't dismiss the indictment on any grounds, as she has succeeded eminently in slow-walking to death any chance of a trial beginning this year...the only hope we have of seeing justice served is by tRump losing the election, leaving the *judge* no recourse but to allow the trial to resume after all pre-trial motions have at long last been dealt with.
SC Smith is poised to take *any* MTD decision to the 11th CA, and Cannon knows that, so she is just playing for time, end of.
I wish I had your confidence that she won't dismiss the indictment. I think someone in an earlier discussion said that if Cannon dismisses the case, that's it. No appeal. I really hope you are right. I really want to see this case go to trial.
IANAL, but a pre-trial dismissal of one or more charges can be appealed on questions of law, e.g., Cannon rules that a SC appointment has no constitutional basis, but case law precedence refutes such a decision. But, as been seen in recent months, the *judge* hasn't taken positions that would be appealed by the SC, as she has adopted other tactics for derailing the case.
Don’t you think she has a handler?
Her tactics are actually too "refined" for a grossly inexperienced federal judge, and it's more than likely that a person or persons unknown are tutoring Cannon, rather than she receiving assistance from her clerks.
Very interesting. Waiting to see what she does next is nerve-wracking. What you've said makes it clear that she is being guided by the Federalist Society (or whatever group is doing it). She is not smart enough or experienced enough to come up with these methods on her own. IMO.
Judge Cannon has already undermined the public confidence! I wish she was already replaced or soon will be. She is surely in the pocket of Trump or completely incompetent!
I agree, except to say that she's in Trump's pocket and completely incompetent. She's also vindictive, if you ask me.
There are six creeps on SCOTUS that would likely allow it.
It must be "HELL warmed over" for the three humans who have to deal with the creeps day after day, after day. They have consciences, truly serve the people, believe in fairness, and respect The Constitution. Can't say that about The Six.
I’ve thought about how much it must suck for them. Hopefully they’ll get better colleagues in the near future. I’m sure “Clearance” Thomas is tired of the light illuminating his corruption and general dirtbag-ery.
Love his new name. It's very appropriate.
So much for Originalists -
Our unSupreme members on the court have often used this “theory” of originalism when it suits Their Agenda! When it comes to The US Constitution; I guess it’s only about protecting certain speech, corporate greed, protecting American Oligarchs & power of the obscenely wealthy (citizens united) and yes: precious guns/bump stocks!
They must want as many unimportant first graders, primary schoolers, high schoolers, grocery shoppers, teachers, folks in Walmarts, movie goers, college students, church & synagogue worshippers…mercilessly murdered. I guess that’s their Agenda.
Ya Know What was “original” in 1700s?
GUNS WERE MUSKETS.
The Founders couldn’t begin to imagine these weapons, space travel, or bump stocks! Or imagine This Court that ignores the rule of our laws and legal precedent!
This Inconsistent SCOTUS never honors and just Ignores the Original 2nd Amendment phrase:
A WELL REGULATED MILITIA (aka Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard).
Raging Randos are not well regulated!
Citizens arrest
It seems to me that there has to be some grounds for dismissing a case outright. I don’t see grounds here. Any legal minds want to comment? In my career in the courts, I never saw a case dismissed this far in, but I do recognize that she has been treating this case as if it’s on day 5 for nearly a year.
As I can recall, she has so far refused to dismiss twice. The grounds of the alleged illegality of Jack Smith's appointment is even more farfetched. Just more delaying tactics.
Just read a blip in NYT newsletter (cancelled my subscription so couldn’t get very far) that two well-known judges urged her to back out as soon as she was selected and of course she refused. The woman is not smart enough to understand how transactional tfg is and that she’ll be tossed as soon as he doesn’t need her.
Tfg will need her for SCOTUS. 😩
First I'm gagging at the thought of a "Catholic Prayer for Trump event," then I register that *Roger Stone* was the keynote speaker. OMG. Irony really is dead.
Jesus weeps.
I had the same reaction (and I'm a practicing Catholic). It may be that the Catholics at this event are like the self-styled "patriots" at other RWNJ functions: They ain't what they claim to be.
100%. MAGA "Christians" certainly don't practice what Jesus preached. They want money, power and control over everyone who isn't a 'white Christian' and doesn't conform to their platform of complete denial of the rights of women, non-whites, LGBTQ +, etc. Total hypocrites with their narrow-minded obsessions. They're running scared because *they* are now the minority in this country which is why they will use every trick in the book to suppress the vote.
I'm Catholic, too. Amazingly, the nuns we had never mentioned or predicted anything this gross. Their order could be scary at times.
Just the thought of using the words "Catholic" and "Trump" in the same sentence makes me nauseous.
I converted to Catholicism for about 5 minutes in 2004. My sponsor is so conservative that she attends Mass celebrated in Latin, pre-Vatican II. She supports Trump because she is a one issue voter: she's anti-abortion. The majority of voters are pro-choice, but not by a wide enough margin that Biden can win decisively. I hope every voter who cares about a woman's right to decide her own reproductive health care actually comes out to vote fir Biden!
These women fueled the anti-Roe backlash for 50 years. :-( I do have to say that one of the more encouraging signs in the last couple of years is the failure of anti-choice referenda in several red states. It seems that quite a few women will go "one issue" in the other direction: they'll part company with fellow Republicans to vote for choice.
Your first sentence certainly caught my attention.
And Care About EVERY RIGHT we share & cherish.
Choice of a religion - or not having one, right to privacy, to travel freely, to love who you love, to choose when to have a family or not have one.
ALL of them ARE AT RISK- every single One!
They are coming after birth control next! They are even talking about banning divorce!
The part about banning divorce made me almost fall out of my chair.
That's rich!!! That would mean that tRump better hurry up and get wish his lawyer while he still has time. Otherwise, he'd be "stuck" with Melania forever, should such a law go into effect. But then, it's obvious that he never took marriage vows seriously. Such a hypocrite.
I wonder what else the Trumpublicans will come up with next? I shudder to think.
I would paint an 11th commandment on the 10 commandments: “Thou shalt not stick penises in children” and I would put them in front of every priest house in town. That autta shake things up.
Bill, Your ignorance is appalling....Are you will to put your sign up on every male, it's NEVER just been priest raping our women and children. It's that GOD DAMN penis and it's apparent right power.
You are absolutely correct, Val! I can attest to that from experience.
Sorry you had that kind of experience. I was definitely rage posting. My experience came from my younger sister horror...back in the Sixty's even good detectives had no power to stop powerful lust of men in high places.
I'm okay with this kind of rage posting. It's a subject that needs to be exposed for what it is.
Susan, I'm sorry you had to go through that.
Thank you, Dianne.
“When Sammarco asks Stone what would stop Trump’s opponents from committing “voter fraud” like “ballot harvesting,” Stone replies that “in some states, it’ll be easier to stop. In other places, it won’t.”
Stone engages in a devious sophistry here, implying by his phraseology that the aim is to stop voter fraud when the actual aim is to identify soft targets in order to commit it. And it’s Stone’s job as an agent provocateur working on behalf of his client Trump to identify and to exploit those soft targets.
Stone is not stupid. True evil never is. It, and he, wants power and will exploit any means to achieve it, and then keep it. Human history is the story of this never ending battle, and it’s often a sad story. Hopefully we can write one of the good chapters this year, but the battle will just be passed to the next generation, at best.
My spouse is a dual US-Canadian citizen residing in Canada. She votes in all presidential elections. In 2020 she registered early. As the months passed, no ballot arrived. She called and was reassured that she was definitely registered and the ballot would arrive soon. It did not. She called again and was given the same reassurances. Well, indeed the ballot did arrive—in February of 2021.
She is now going through the same process. I truly believe there are dirty tricks going on behind the scenes.
Yeah DeJoy screwed up the postal service.
What will he do this year? He’s in for privatizing the Post Office to him under Trump! That was the plan when he was “appointed
To screw up the ballots and mail. Remember all the sorting machines and mail boxes he had destroyed and never called to account for?
@Rusty & Constance: Mr. DeJoy is still in the same position deconstructing the USPS as Postmaster as he was under Drumpf. With such a nefarious employment history and poor actual performance record, how is it possible he has not been replaced?!?!?
Because the board is made up of 2 democrats and 2 republicans so the vote to remove him is tied. Until one of the republicans term runs out then we’re stuck. My post office employees hate DeJoy.
My Post Office carriers, as well as the national USPS customer service agents, also can't stand him. I've never heard any of them disagree or defend him when I've had to talk to them about corrections for the repeated problems I've had. I've had to utilize my US Rep's office three times (so far...) to get resolutions because they're apparently incapable of correcting problems within their own system without this intervention.
Sadly, none of this surprises me. I've pretty much lost faith in most Government agencies.
Who is HIS boss? He should be fired for poor performance on the job.
It’s a 4 person board currently made up of 2 republican appointees and 2 democrat appointees.
Constance, sorry for repeating so much of what you said. It sounds stupid, but I always start reading from the newest down, so I didn't notice what you wrote a few hours ago.
Maybe in the long run, our collaboration NEEDS to be out there, especially considering the seriousness of it all.
Yeah, that scumbag's still king of the USPS. To this day, he has never said what happened to the machines, blue mailboxes, and other equipment that were paid for by TAXPAYERS.
Can't Biden kick him out? How does that work? He should be reminded that election day isn't that far away, and our country CANNOT AFFORD another "DeJoy" stunt again.
All part of the 1% takeover....magas don't know they're coming for their soc secu/medicare $.
See my above statement on why he’s not been removed.
I did read it but it went in one side of my brain and came out the other side. No, seriously, Rusty, have we ever found out why that board calls for two Democrats and two Republicans, without having a fifth person to break any tie votes? Was that rule made by the USPS Board while a Republican was president? That old phrase that ends with "the mail goes through" should actually MEAN something. How long are their terms? Are the two Red and the two Blue appointed by the President or the USPS Director?
I appreciate your letting us know about how screwed up the Postal Service really is!
I’m not sure how long their terms are but I know they’re appointed.
They need to cancel their appointments, or they'll be charged a $100 for not rescheduling at least 24 hours in advance.
WHY is he still around?
He’s a cancer that won’t go away.
What state is she registered in? What looks like "dirty tricks" or corruption often enough turns out to be incompetence. Has she followed up with the secretary of state (or whoever the election official is in your state)?
Send a letter with signature confirmation on arrival to the state voting office. Explain the situation and request an early ballot. Send ballot back also confirmed, even priority mail. Somehow letters that are tracked have better luck getting to their destination.
Also depending upon your state, you can track your ballot and watch it travel through the process: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-status/wheres-my-ballot
Couldn’t she include a registered return envelope for their convenience?
Illinois. There has never been any problems in the past. You are likely right though. Incompetence!
Did she contact the city clerk? Is she registered for a “Absentee Ballot”? Legally they are required to send it.
Of course. She’s done everything correctly for years. Never a problem until recently.
Stone is a convicted and commuted, not pardoned 7 count felon.. Trump violates his release, while pending sentencing in NY if he meets with other felons like Stone.
I am writing my fair share of postcards to voters!
Roger Stone is a good example of the corruption associated with Trump. Makes Nixon look like a choirboy (with apologies to all choirboys).
Stone was a trickster FOR Nixon. He’s got a full back tattoo of Nixon, which seems like a real statement of His Intent & Lack Of Respect for America!
Oh the friends you keep & hang with!
He is a very odd man!! If A Cannon dismisses the case against DT. can she be replaced?
It's all unbelievable.
How anyone with an ability to fact check DTs comments, could still.back him, is beyond me!
I agree and would add that he fancies himself as a “Merry Pranksters” character who gets a perverse thrill out of confusing and paradoxical statements, and literally very, very dangerous.
It truly is mind boggling!
I am having a hard time wrapping my head around everything he said. It is frightening. We can already see how they have judges and lawyers in their pocket, but to say they are (my words here) on speed dial.
He actually said “the Good News” is we have trump. To me the Good News refers to the Bible not a man who is evil and felonious.
The way he talked about all the trial still left against don who has 34 felons that he says will in someway fall apart. We have to be proactive. There is a website:
Vote.org
On it you can see what is on your ballot; check your registration; register to vote; and request an absentee ballot. I’ve used it. You should too. You should also pass it on to your friends and family. We NEED to be
PREPARED. Vote BLUE up and down the ballot.
Wow. The rule of law is really taking a beating in the US.
Orange & Roger's batting average is 0 for 63 that's far, very, very far below the Mendoza line.
Oh, ffs! I am hoping law enforcement will be watching voting sites and nsa monitoring his communications with his commander.