Category: Politics

  • Jim Lamon – Fake Elector

    Jim Lamon – Fake Elector

    Fake
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    “Last week, a Republican who participated in Trump’s “fake elector” scheme was unmasked as the sole financier of an anti-Trump group — a political action committee that supports Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid.

    Jim Lamon, who launched a failed U.S. Senate bid in Arizona last year, was outed by campaign finance expert Rob Pyers, who shared documents identifying Lamon as the lone backer of a super PAC that has aired multiple anti-Trump ads on conservative media.” 1

    “Jim Lamon, who ran for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, but lost to the Trump-endorsed candidate, Blake Masters, in August 2022, was part of a group of Republican figures, including Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward and State Senator Jake Hoffman, who met in December 2020 to sign a document falsely declaring themselves the “duly elected and qualified electors” for the state and award Trump the 11 electoral votes.”2

    “Authorities have not said whether the Arizona electors could face criminal charges. The Republican electors from Arizona included Jim Lamon, currently a U.S. Senate candidate; Jake Hoffman, a state representative; Anthony Kern, a former state lawmaker running for a state Senate seat; and Kelli Ward, the state Republican Party chair.”3

  • New Term for Republicans – Hatriots

    New Term for Republicans – Hatriots

    Hate
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    “Republicans sure seem to hate democracy. In a multitude of ways, Republicans are subverting the most basic principle of our nation: that the people decide. Like a tin-pot dictatorship, they are using the heavy hand of government power to try to remain in power regardless of the vote of the people.” 4

    “A liberal victory in Wisconsin’s recent high-stakes state Supreme Court election has left former Governor Scott Walker in a foot-stamping, multiplatform fume that targeted the young voters who swung behind the victorious Janet Protasiewicz. “Younger voters may be the behind [sic] the stinging loss for conservatives in WI this week,” he tweeted. “We have to undo years of liberal indoctrination.”” 5

  • Grot, Stanly – FAKE Elector

    Grot, Stanly – FAKE Elector

    Stanly Grot - FAKE Elector

    Another Individual Creating Shame for Our Democracy

    “Michigan Elections Director Jonathan Brater Thursday sent an official letter informing Stanley Grot, a longtime Republican politician, that he is being relieved of duties related to elections administration while the criminal case against him plays out.” 6

    “Stanley Grot, the clerk of Shelby Township, and Clifford Frost, who lost two races in recent years against Democratic candidates, were accused of turning in the phony certificates confirming they were legitimate electors despite Joe Biden and Kamala Harris received 154,000 more votes than the former president.

    Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, said all 16 individuals will face eight criminal charges, including two counts of forgery, which is a 14-year felony. The group also includes Republican National Committeewoman Kathy Berden and Meshawn Maddock, former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party.” 7

  • Why the US Must Exit Afghanistan

    Why the US Must Exit Afghanistan

    Nation Building is Never Without Risk

    The World Globe
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    “Follow the money.” This is a phrase which most investigative reporters must follow to find the truth.

    The Taliban is slowly taking over the governance of Afghanistan because they have the money. Money is the foe which the United States cannot fight through its endless war.

    The Taliban’s resources are overwhelming 8:

    • They control the global opium production according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (PDF).
    • They control the mines.
    • They are experts on extortion and levying taxes.
    • Yes, they even receive charitable donations from religious and private citizens from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran and other Persian Gulf nations.
    • Laundering money through exports. Even, refurbishing US military vehicles.
    • Real estate revenues.
    • The governments of Russia, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are even believed to bankroll the Taliban.

    The United States can’t even govern our own internal reckless wealth let alone try nation building through war.

  • The Filibuster: Is It Destroying Democracy?

    The Filibuster: Is It Destroying Democracy?

    Anti-Democractic

    Democracy
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    At its core, the filibuster is anti-democratic because it allows a minority of senators to block legislation that a majority of the American people support.

    “The procedural maneuver, long used by Senate minorities to block civil rights legislation, is now poised to stop democracy reforms supported by broad majorities. If the Senate is to be responsive to the popular will, the filibuster must go.” 9

    “It was, on the surface, a routine political process: The U.S. House of Representatives sent a resolution to the Senate calling for establishment of a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. The measure was placed on the Senate calendar, came to the floor and provoked passionate debate. In the end, the vote was 54-35 in favor, with support from both Democrats and Republicans. But in technical terms, this was not a vote on the commission itself. Republicans had launched a filibuster on the resolution, and by Senate rules, 60 votes would be needed to break its hold. And so, although the resolution won by a wide margin, it failed.” 10