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McConnell has promised a rigged trial. Democrats need four Republican Senators to stop it.

By Mark | December 15, 2019

“The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.” -Article 1, […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Ben Sasse, call to action, Chief Justice, Constitution, constitutional crisis, Cory Gardner, Donald Trump, impartiality, impeachment, John Bolton, jury, jury trial, Justin Amash, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, lying under oath, Michael Steele, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, obstruction of justice, recusal, rigged trials, RNC, Rudy Giuliani, Senate, Supreme Court, Susan Collins, testimony, threats to Democracy, Ukraine, unconstitutional | 53 Comments

Thank you, Mike Pence, for drawing my attention to Alexander Hamilton

By Mark | November 21, 2016

In politics, as in business, it’s long been accepted practice to release bad news on Fridays in hopes of keeping media scrutiny to a minimum… And, I’m sure it was with this in mind that President-elect Donald Trump, this past Friday, released word that he’d agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to former students […]

Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #HamiltonElectors, 1787, 1788, Alexander Hamilton, anti-gay people who are most likely gay, Brandon Victor Dixon, Broadway, checks and balances, Civil War, coal, Constitution, conversion therapy, corporate fascism, Dan Pfeiffer, David Frum, Donald Trump, electoral college, faithless Electors, fascism, FBI, founding fathers, fraud, gay rights, Hamilton, homophobia, immigration, James B. Comey, James Madison, Javier Muñoz, John Jay, Mike Pence, musicals, news, populism, Publius, reality, settlement, social media, The Federalist Papers, Trump University, West Virginia | 35 Comments

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