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Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean of the Berkley Law School. I understand he is viewed as a bright liberal thinker. He has reservations about the governments argument for a gag order in the 1/6 case and the judge’s ruling on the matter.
This opinion from a lawyer who is considered left of center suggests the government’s development and execution of their case strategy is perhaps flawed? Trump is appealing the decision and that assists in his strategy to delay? If he were to be successful, it furthers his narrative about “lawfare” as a tool for election interference.
However, Biden still has hope. Republicans in the house are acting so stupidly with their very own foolishness around the speakership. In a time of war and fiscal crisis, no legislating, no investigations, no spending limits, no changes to border security policy…with votes for Boehner and Zelden as icing on their cake. We are poorly led…and we voted for them.
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I don’t think it’s many House Republicans. It’s 20 or less that have varied motivations. One of which has an unusual motive. He’s wants a job with CNN.
This is the nature of our system. Those that elected the 20 should not complain. This is what you get. If there is any blame I give you RNC ChairwomanRona McDaniel. She ran a crappy squared campaign. And they have doubled down on her. Absent her, you have a Republican House leader.
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“However, Biden still has hope. Republicans in the house are acting so stupidly with their very own foolishness around the speakership. In a time of war and fiscal crisis, no legislating, no investigations, no spending limits, no changes to border security policy…with votes for Boehner and Zelden as icing on their cake. We are poorly led…and we voted for them.”
WOW…was I wrong. I didn’t even know who was at the negotiating table.
After Emmer’s two hour candidacy, it’s clear Trump is at the table. He obviously has veto power on the selection of the next speaker, but is he a king maker? He won’t accept Paul Ryan part deux if he is elected in 2024, but what does he want? He’s got a limited number of confidants, if any as he didn’t veto Emmer until after the Gaetz eight voted for him. They got no heads up, no cover.
So the question remains, what’s the end state Trump wants and who is he negotiating with? I don’t know. However I wonder if he seeks the destruction of the Biden presidency? Biden has two wars, a border disaster that is killing his polls in both hard blue states and red states, now a looming government shutdown and Trump is keeping the Speakership vacant.
What does Joe do? You can try to blame house republicans, but he’s the head of the government. House republicans didn’t open the border. They didn’t start the Ukraine war. They didn’t offer Iran sanctions relief worth $80 billion +.
Is Trump playing serious hardball? Is he vindictive enough to use the speakership/functioning of the Congress to seek retribution for the Russia lies and the weaponization of the DoJ? I don’t know. But it would take a hard man to pursue such a strategy. And who’s prepared to try and stop him? I believe Jeffries and Pelosi have misread this as badly as I have. Abe Cheney? She lost by 40% in her race and Trump owns the Republican base. House moderates, aka RINOs? They don’t have the votes to install a speaker and that’s bad news for K Street. They can’t deliver the status quo. I’m anxious to see how this plays out.
Here's a toast with one last pour, may it last forever and a minute more;
Good fortune seems to you have sung, to live and love way past long
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