November 11, 2019
By Lucien Bruggeman
The president's lawsuit (click here) named the House Ways and Means Committee, New York Attorney General Letitia James and the commissioner of the New York Department of Taxation and Finance, Michael Schmidt. ABC News reported at the time that Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has hesitated to use the new law to request the president's state returns.
In their complaint, Trump's lawyers claimed that Neal had "expressed a renewed interest in utilizing" the statute.
Nichols wrote that "such a speculative statement" about Rep. Richard Neal's "interest in utilizing" the TRUST Act "does not satisfy" the court.
Shortly after the judge issued his ruling, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a statement applauding the decision.
"We have said all along that this lawsuit should be dismissed and we are pleased with the court’s conclusion," James said. "The TRUST Act is an important tool that will ensure accountability to millions of Americans who deserve to know the truth. We have never doubted that this law was legal, which is why we vigorously defended it from the start and will continue to do so."....
It takes a country!
May 22, 2019
By Brad Holyman
Senator Hoylman: (click here) “We are affirming Congress’s role as a co-equal branch of government and the sacred constitutional principle that nobody is above the law, not even the highest elected official in the land.”...
...Senator Hoylman said: “New York has a unique role to help head off the constitutional crisis brewing between Congress and the White House over refusal to comply with the request for Donald Trump’s tax returns. With today’s vote in support of the TRUST Act, the State Legislature will allow the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to cooperate with Congressional tax committees requesting the state returns of public officials, including the president....
Monday, November 11, 2019
Trump wants violence in the country.
I briefly saw the New York Times article about Trump removing science from health decisions.
Trump has to know, or maybe he is too stupid to know, that eliminating science from policies of public health is a human rights violation. The legislature, be it the state and/or the federal government will not allow that to happen to the American people. This coming election is important and this is a prime example of the idiocy that exists in right-wing politics.
The American people should never be faced with the words of a president that THREATENS their lives. There is existing law that will prohibit him from carrying out such atrocities. I do believe if Trump sees another term, there will be assaults against Americans in methods they haven't witnessed before. It will be a totalitarian White House. Then there might be violence in the country. Let's not go there. We will be fine. We are too smart to fall into those traps.
Trump has to know, or maybe he is too stupid to know, that eliminating science from policies of public health is a human rights violation. The legislature, be it the state and/or the federal government will not allow that to happen to the American people. This coming election is important and this is a prime example of the idiocy that exists in right-wing politics.
The American people should never be faced with the words of a president that THREATENS their lives. There is existing law that will prohibit him from carrying out such atrocities. I do believe if Trump sees another term, there will be assaults against Americans in methods they haven't witnessed before. It will be a totalitarian White House. Then there might be violence in the country. Let's not go there. We will be fine. We are too smart to fall into those traps.
The cold rront coming through is nothing to toy with, so keep the children at home.
It is a rough storm. First, the rain comes through, then the temperatures drop freezing the rain, then the heavy snowfall starts. The snow is heavy and will accumulate quickly. It is not melting.
The wind will be coming about 12 to 18 hours after the rain first started and it will take the temperatures from about 26 degrees Fahrenheit to 6 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit.
The only way to be sure home is warm is to keep the temperature high. The deeper the freeze the more easily it will rob warmth from an apartment or house or trailer. Do not try to conserve heat during these severe cold storms.
Keep the children home and enjoy them for a day of play with Mom and/or Dad.
Be happy everything is okay.
The wind will be coming about 12 to 18 hours after the rain first started and it will take the temperatures from about 26 degrees Fahrenheit to 6 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit.
The only way to be sure home is warm is to keep the temperature high. The deeper the freeze the more easily it will rob warmth from an apartment or house or trailer. Do not try to conserve heat during these severe cold storms.
Keep the children home and enjoy them for a day of play with Mom and/or Dad.
Be happy everything is okay.
The Rooster
"Okeydoke"
Nicky Haley had no guts. Kelly didn't have four Secretary of State, he had five. What does Tillerson, Kelly and Haley know about Guiliani?
Tillerson and Kelly were trying to hold the fort down and wanted her help in doing so. I am quite sure they had conversation after conversation with Trump, but, it served no purpose. Trump had other staff outside the official confirmed staff, he had Guiliani. The question is when did Guiliani enter the picture.
Trump is a dictator, not a president. Evidently, Haley couldn't discern the difference. Is she still flying those private jets?
"Good Night, Moon"
13.4 days old
98% lit
November 10, 2019
By Len Melisurgo
The next full moon (click here) of 2019 — nicknamed the “beaver moon” — will reach its peak Tuesday morning, Nov. 12. It is the second to last full moon on the 2019 lunar calendar and it happens to arrive when the annual Taurid meteor shower (click here) will be at its best....
Happy Veteran's Day
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