Interesting summary.
And now the debate turns to the subject of the president's
"constitutional right" to pardon himself, if need be. Will the
Congress and the Courts really allow such stupidity to continue? Will
they really sit by while Donald Trump declares himself to be above the
Law? Will Donald Trump raise Himself up to sit at the Right Hand of
God? If He is able to pull off the right to pardon Himself, then He
has, without announcing it, given Himself the Right of Devine Rule.
And we become a real Empire with our very own reality Emperor.
All Hail the Mighty Donald!!!
Carl Jarvis
From: Ryan Grim <ryan.grim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2018 10:51 PM
Subject: Keith Ellison for attorney general ... and Trump panics about theEagles standing him up
Keith Ellison, the number two official at the DNC and a veteran member of
Congress from Minnesota, is seriously considering running for attorney
general in his home state, Rachel Cohen and I reported earlier today. He
must make a decision by the filing deadline of Tuesday.
As Rachel also reported, the race for AG is only up for grabs because of a
stunning turn-of-events at the Minnesota party convention this weekend, when
Lori Swanson, the incumbent, failed to win the party endorsement on the
first round of voting, with a virtually unknown progressive nipping at her
heels. She shocked the convention by dropping out rather than making
concessions to win over the delegates she needed, and is now planning to run
for governor instead.
That left open the AG race and Ellison is extremely tempted. That he’d be
willing to take what from a conventional perspective looks to be a step down
should be something of a wake-up call for House Democrats, who have failed
to create a vibrant culture where progressive ideas are pushed forward. It’s
also a recognition that his hope that he could reform the DNC from within
was in vain. It’s still a mess, perhaps even a bigger mess than before Tom
Perez took over (and then immediately took a job teaching at Brown, after
basing his campaign on the idea that being DNC chair was a fulltime job).
Zephyr Teachout will announce tomorrow that she’s officially running for
attorney general in New York to replace Eric Schneiderman. She’ll be going
up against Letitia James, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s candidate. (James was the
first candidate to get elected solely with the backing of the Working
Families Party. So Cuomo, reaching deep into the dark recesses of his
power-addled mind, offered her a Devil’s bargain: He would endorse her and
be her patron on one condition -- she must reject the Working Families Party
publicly. It’s like one of those mob stories from a bad movie where you have
to go off somebody to get initiated into the club. But she did, so now she’s
in.)
Teachout has a rare combination: She’s one of the most widely respected
legal minds in the country, but couples that with a sophisticated analysis
of power and politics. If she manages to win and gets subpoena power, Trump
will regret the time he spent celebrating Schneiderman’s demise. I’ll have a
story on the race tomorrow.
California has its primary tomorrow, but so do a handful of other states --
including New Jersey, where Democrats are set to re-nominate Bob Menendez,
who only escaped a bribery conviction by the skin of a hung jury. Congrats,
New Jersey.
And with fewer than ten Philadelphia Eagles planning to come on Tuesday to
the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl win -- yes, the Iggles won the
Super Bowl! -- Trump suddenly disinvited them. Too bad, as we might have
been treated to another speech by Eagles center Jason Kelce, which, if you
haven't seen it, treat yourself:
http://www.phillyvoice.com/mummer-jason-kelce-drops-f-bomb-live-tv-rides-police-bike-along-eagles-parade-route/
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