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END GAME FOR AMERICA
The traitorous GOP cell on the Supreme Court is determined to bring this country to its knees. Today they ruled for the annihilation of the human species by stripping the EPA of regulatory powers. Now they intend to overrule democracy … Continue reading
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IF BIDDEN IS IMMOVABLE, HE MUST BE MOVED OFF THE TICKET
Biden’s refusal to act to protect abortion rights or vanquish a Supreme Court run amok is based, we now hear, on the fear of polarizing the country or undermining confidence in the Court. In other words, he is going to … Continue reading
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NOW THE DEMOCRATS HAVE STOPPED CONFIRMNG JUDGES
Democratic “leadership” is stuck in falling-on-its-sword mode. Even after the GOP’s destruction of our judicial system, the hapless Dems are allowing red-state senators to block their judicial nominees. Julia Conley at Common Dreams reports on the latest defensive folly by … Continue reading
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CITY HALL WANTS TO SHRIVEL DEMOCRACY FURTHER?
As I wrote in the West View News last year, local NYC community boards must be empowered so that they can repel the upzoning blitz that is pulverizing the city and REDUCING access to truly affordable housing. The developers, the … Continue reading
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY “GERONTACRACY” DRIVING THE PARTY INTO A BUZZSAW
The doddering Democratic leadership thinks its standard practice of pissing off its base is going to pay dividends in November. Norman Matthews at Common Dreams is appalled by the Standard Operating Kamikaze of the Democratic establishment. All talk and the … Continue reading
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“I’M ONLY THE PRESIDENT. . .THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO.”
This is now the default lament of Democratic presidents.
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DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT WILL DO ANYTHIING RATHER THAN COMBAT THE COURT HEAD-ON
How incredibly stupid is their idea to codify Roe into law. The Supremes will simply strike down that law. Boy, is the traitorous GOP court majority laughing down their robes at that one.
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BIDEN’S REFUSAL TO ACT IS ROILING THE DEMOCRATIIC CAUCUS
Sen. Whitehouse decries the “anodyne, feckless” Supreme Court commission; Rep. Lieu says he doesn’t care what Biden thinks about abolishing the filibuster.
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A TRAITOROUS GOP SUPREME COURT
The right-wing radicals dominating our Supreme Court are shredding the Constitution by breaching the church/state separation and violating their oaths by allowing their religious beliefs to determine their rulings. Impeach them.
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TO SAVE HIS PRESIDENCY, BIDEN MUST FIRE POWELL
Biden was cautioned by progressives not to give reactionary corpoatist Jerome Powell another term at the Federal Reserve. He paid no attention. Now he is paying the price. As was clear when Sen. Warren questioned him this week, Powell does … Continue reading
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