Will Trump have to attend his impeachment trial?

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Friday January 22, 2021 · 12:36 PM PST

2021/01/22 · 12:36

So many questions

Can his appearance be compelled? If he refuses…?

Can his testimony be compelled? If he refuses…?

Fifth Amendment would apply to his testimony, but could he be granted immunity from criminal prosecution and have to testify?

How eager is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to get in front of cameras and declare that he will not allow a Democrat lynch mob to drag an innocent private -citizen Floridian off to an evil Democrat kangaroo court in corrupt, swampy Washington, DC? Does he immediately become the Republican front-runner for 2024 by doing so?

….

Tell us, Mr Trump...

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Friday October 02, 2020 · 7:16 AM PDT

2020/10/02 · 07:16

The White House has the most sophisticated and robust testing and tracing capabilities in the world; the most up-to-date and advanced scientific knowledge on avoidance, spread, and prevention; and unlimited access to personal protective equipment.

Despite this, the coronavirus has reached the West Wing, the East Wing, and right into the Oval Office.

But, please, Mr Trump, tell us again how schools must fully open.

Please, Governor DeSantis, Governor Noem, tell us again how bars and restaurants must be allowed to fully open.

Please, Michigander militia man waving your external death penis and shouting your spittle-flecked hated in the faces of the police you claim to support, tell me how the minor inconvenience of wearing a mask in public is an unnecessary infringement on your rights.

Only Donald Trump can save us now

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Thursday July 16, 2020 · 5:33 PM PDT

2020/07/16 · 17:33

Horrifying as it sounds, Donald Trump, and only Donald Trump, is our best hope at keeping the number of American dead under 1 million (rather than the 10 million number we’re headed for now).

I know that sounds crazy, but hear me out.

1. We cannot wait until late January for President Biden to begin to mobilize and implement a science-based response.

2. Even if we did, look around, look around. The Republican death cult is refusing to take even the simplest steps toward masking up and shutting down. As long as their leader continues to mock of the science and scientists who should be dictating our federal, state, and local policy, we cannot make any progress towards stopping the accelerating spread of this disease. Do you really think that an order to stay at home and mandating masks outside the home is going to be accepted coming from President Biden?

No, only a complete volte-face on the part of Donald Trump will suffice. Trump will have to lead America:

by example, by appearing daily wearing a mask and observing proper distancing measures
issuing a nationwide stay-at-home order for at least 60 days
working with the House and the Senate to quickly pass laws providing sufficient economic support to all Americans so that they can afford to stay at home. The Republicans in the Senate will follow his lead and the House will do it because it’s what’s right.
invoking the Defense Production Act to massively ramp up production of N95 masks and other personal protective equipment to levels where everyone can have sufficient PPE everywhere — and educate and train everyone on their use.
working with the House and the Senate to quickly pass laws providing authorization and funding for a robust test/trace/track corps (a much less intimidating word than “army,” but that’s what is needed) and to fund and mobilize hospitals and facilities to provide care and isolation to everyone who is exposed

In other words, Donald Trump needs to do in July of 2020 what Donald Trump should have — could have and should have done in March of 2020. He needs to realize that. He needs to accept it. He needs to admit it. And he needs to do what’s best for every American.

tl;dr: We are well and truly fucked.

Has your sigline changed since the election/inauguration? Chime in!

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Tuesday February 07, 2017 · 6:57 AM PST

2017/02/07 · 06:57

Siglines are a favorite part of DK for many of us, providing insight into diarists’ souls, camaraderie for the like-minded, and — best of all — humor to get us through dark days.

Throughout the election campaign, many of us bore proud, optimistic, future-looking siglines, reflecting the hopes of a revitalized left, of shattering the ultimate glass ceiling, of the progress a Democratic President and recaptured Senate (and House — oh, how we fantasized!) would effect.

But now (in the winter of our discontent, not made glorious summer by this son of New York’s racist landlord, Fred Trump), our hopes dashed, many of our siglines mock us.

So, Kossacks, have you changed your sigline to reflect the current zeitgeist, the struggle ahead of us, your hopes — or fears — for the future?

If so, please share them here.

Next Marriage Equality Battleground: PA

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Monday July 08, 2013 · 5:44 PM PDT

2013/07/08 · 17:44

Tomorrow (Tuesday, 7/9/13), Pennsylvania ACLU will file the first post-Windsor right-to-marry case on behalf of 23 Pennsylvania plaintiffs (10 same-sex couples, one recently bereaved plaintiff, and two children of same-sex parents).

As diarist Adam B noted in his excellent digest of the DOMA decision, Justice Scalia's dissent implies/predicts "a constitutional requirement to give formal recognition to same-sex marriage," under the reasoning of the Windsor case.

Crafted with the Prop 8 and DOMA outcomes in mind, the Pennsylvania case could bring marriage equality not only to PA but nationwide.

Announcement of the case expected at a 2:30pm press conference.

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Friday July 06, 2012 · 9:19 PM PDT

2012/07/06 · 21:19

It's the sort of behavior I'd expect on Faux News not Jordan TV

http://www.timesofisrael.com/...

Bush's Major Speech on Iraq and the Economy? WTF?

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Wednesday October 06, 2004 · 7:56 AM PDT

2004/10/06 · 07:56

Is it just me, or did the White House lie to the media and tell them that Bush would be giving a major speech on Iraq and the economy? Faux and CNN are covering the speech from Wilkes-Barre live, and I tuned in to watch.

It's been nothing but a standard campaign stump speech before a partisan audience. Nothing new, nothing deserving coverage.

I repeat: WTF? Update [2004-10-6 11:4:31 by admadm]: I See Armando beat me to the punch by 3 minutes. If you have comments, please post them there. I was just tricked into watching an hour of the Smirking Chimp. I feel dirty. I'm going to take a shower.

CEO or President? w/Poll re Bumper Stickers

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Tuesday May 11, 2004 · 5:56 AM PDT

2004/05/11 · 05:56

The current overworked meme of the right-wing talk-radio/freeper blather out there -- trying to evade placing responsibility for the torture of Iraqi prisoners beyond the "few bad apples" -- repeatedly likens our government to corporations, headed by CEOs, not politicians. (I guess they don't know that the proper term for "fascism" is "corporatism.) These CEOs, they claim, shouldn't be held responsible for the misdeeds of some low-level, not-even-management-level drones.

I find this analogy highly offensive. CEOs of corporations are elected by rich, powerful men (mostly) who choose one of their own to promote their own economic interests, in competition with the public interest.

Presidents, on the other hand, are elected by -- oh, yeah. Nevermind.

Would it be patriotic for Rumsfeld to resign? Wrong question!

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Sunday May 09, 2004 · 7:44 AM PDT

2004/05/09 · 07:44

Meet the Press. The question is, over and over, should Rumsfeld resign?

I would submit that that's the wrong question. It's not a matter of whether he can be effective, or whether his departure can "correct our course" (per Sen. Levin).

The question we should be harping on is, "Should President Bush DEMAND Rumsfeld's resignation?" This should be an attack on Bush: "Mr. President, how can anyone take your apology seriously, when you refuse to make changes at the top of the responsibility chain of command?"

October Surprise? A different thought.

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Tuesday March 23, 2004 · 9:41 PM PST

2004/03/23 · 21:41

All over Left Blogistan I keep reading variations on the same theme:

A. A major terrorist attack will happen before the election and help Bush.

B. A major terrorist attack will happen before the election but hurt Bush.

(Note: a sub-theme is that Bushco will be behind the attack, especially if trailing in the polls.)

C. No terror attacks before the election and Bush rides the "we kept you safe from terra" meme to victory.

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