Republican Hypocrisy category archive
The Rule of Lawless 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire looks at recent actions by the Trump maladministration’s Department of Justice (sic) and concludes that
I think he’s onto something. Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Via the Law Vegas Sun, Mark Barabak considers the results of a recent poll of lawyers, legal scholars, lawyers and law professors, and citizens. The results are somewhat–er–disquieting. Here’s on quote from his article:
Republican Thought Speech Police
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Bruce Schneier and John Penney argue that the actions of the Trump maladministration are having a chilling effect on the exercise of freedom of speech. Their article focuses on college campuses, but methinks it extends much further. Here’s a tiny bit from their article:
Research suggests that surveillance, personal threats, uncertainty and abuse of power are key factors in doing so. The federal government has a clear and systematic pattern of employing these very mechanisms across a number of domains far beyond campuses.
They are evident in militarized raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and in journalists being arrested and indicted for reporting on protests. They are made clear in the long list of political enemies the Trump administration has investigated or threatened, including the Federal Reserve chairman. And they can also be seen in the weaponization of technology, including ramping up surveillance to target critics and protestors.
The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0
I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to suggest that, under the Trump maladministration, the Department of Justice is being turned into the Department of Retribution.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
UNC law professor Gene Nickol tells NC Republicans that, try as they might,
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Afterthought:
I think “racist agenda” would have been a more appropriate phrasing, but that’s just me.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino reports on DOJ attorneys fired by the Trump maladministration. A snippet:
The prosecutors fired were doing their jobs. That is, apparently, the problem.
Follow the link for context.
Republican Family Values 0
Speaking of following the money.
The Cost of Kleptocracy 0
Mona Charen asks, then answers, a question. Here’s the question; follow the link for her answer.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The NAACP has suggested that black student athletes to unite against the New Secesh, refusing to attend sports powerhouses (such as UGa., Alabama, FSU, etc.) in states that are attempting to gerrymander minority voters out of existence. Rick Stron discusses this.
(In the first two minutes, you can watch the New Secesh come out from under their hoods and show themselves. It’s pretty scary.)
American Stasi 0
Yet another persons held in an ICE detention center concentration camp tells his story.
Just read it, and, as you do, remind yourself that this is being done in the name of liberty and justice for all..
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye explores Donald Trump’s claims that he and his staff have the right to destroy official documents in defiance of long-established law. Almost as an aside, she notes the irony:
Follow the link for context.