Re: #2 Quick Hits...finally, the state AG here in MI has initiated at least some movement against the 16 Republican asshats who created phony electoral ballots and went to great effort to have them submitted and counted. Having possessed the "evidence" for more than a year and admitting this evidence was ample enough to support state cha…
Re: #2 Quick Hits...finally, the state AG here in MI has initiated at least some movement against the 16 Republican asshats who created phony electoral ballots and went to great effort to have them submitted and counted. Having possessed the "evidence" for more than a year and admitting this evidence was ample enough to support state charges that if proven could result in about 2 decades' worth of incarceration, she has instead referred the matter to the U.S. attorney in the western part of the state, saying the Feds were better able to deal with this matter.
That may or may not be true. But a freakin' year plus to even do this? And now how long will it take to get any more movement? Better late than not at all, I suppose. And I could almost understand that amount of time if the state was actually going to bring charges itself. But to spend all that time, admit you've got the goods on the sons of bitches and then punt it to the Feds? Come on.
And Dana better act before the fall. Although Matt DePerno is clearly a poor candidate for AG in "normal" elections, he's a MAGA hero and will probably bring greater than usual attention to the AG contest, especially from MAGA counties like mine. If the D voters stay home out of frustration, Dana's toast and DePerno will quickly flip the investigation to its inverse.
You're not kiddin'. "Normal" elections ended in 2016. Not comin' back anytime soon, if ever. The lines between democracy and fascism of some form or another have been clearly drawn, and the only ones currently available to hold the line on the side of democracy are the D's. Given their apparent priorities and the increasingly short timeline for effective action on this front which those priorities have created, along with what I see as a clear propensity for bringing dull knives to gunfights and playing by norms that no longer exist, makes me pessimistic about outcomes in this area to say the least. Too much can go wrong, too much to lose to have waited this long to pull the trigger on effectively fighting back against the people and forces arrayed against our freedoms. These guys have got my vote by default, and I guess that's a good thing. But they sure as hell ain't "earnin' it".
Sorry about the rant. Always been a nonpartisan and never a single-issue voter...until 2016. This kind of stuff obviously gets my motor runnin'.
All right, in the interest of fairness - and hopefully accuracy - since writing this earlier I've come to learn that apparently getting the Feds involved also gives those guys more needed ammo to go after the conspiracists further up the chain that helped organize a coordinated effort at this in the 6 other states where this BS was promulgated. Also, according to the AG, this action doesn't preclude state charges still being filed. So, in light of that I guess I'll change that "Come on" to "Come on guys! Git'er done!!"
Re: #2 Quick Hits...finally, the state AG here in MI has initiated at least some movement against the 16 Republican asshats who created phony electoral ballots and went to great effort to have them submitted and counted. Having possessed the "evidence" for more than a year and admitting this evidence was ample enough to support state charges that if proven could result in about 2 decades' worth of incarceration, she has instead referred the matter to the U.S. attorney in the western part of the state, saying the Feds were better able to deal with this matter.
That may or may not be true. But a freakin' year plus to even do this? And now how long will it take to get any more movement? Better late than not at all, I suppose. And I could almost understand that amount of time if the state was actually going to bring charges itself. But to spend all that time, admit you've got the goods on the sons of bitches and then punt it to the Feds? Come on.
And Dana better act before the fall. Although Matt DePerno is clearly a poor candidate for AG in "normal" elections, he's a MAGA hero and will probably bring greater than usual attention to the AG contest, especially from MAGA counties like mine. If the D voters stay home out of frustration, Dana's toast and DePerno will quickly flip the investigation to its inverse.
You're not kiddin'. "Normal" elections ended in 2016. Not comin' back anytime soon, if ever. The lines between democracy and fascism of some form or another have been clearly drawn, and the only ones currently available to hold the line on the side of democracy are the D's. Given their apparent priorities and the increasingly short timeline for effective action on this front which those priorities have created, along with what I see as a clear propensity for bringing dull knives to gunfights and playing by norms that no longer exist, makes me pessimistic about outcomes in this area to say the least. Too much can go wrong, too much to lose to have waited this long to pull the trigger on effectively fighting back against the people and forces arrayed against our freedoms. These guys have got my vote by default, and I guess that's a good thing. But they sure as hell ain't "earnin' it".
Sorry about the rant. Always been a nonpartisan and never a single-issue voter...until 2016. This kind of stuff obviously gets my motor runnin'.
All right, in the interest of fairness - and hopefully accuracy - since writing this earlier I've come to learn that apparently getting the Feds involved also gives those guys more needed ammo to go after the conspiracists further up the chain that helped organize a coordinated effort at this in the 6 other states where this BS was promulgated. Also, according to the AG, this action doesn't preclude state charges still being filed. So, in light of that I guess I'll change that "Come on" to "Come on guys! Git'er done!!"