The decision is based in Federalist Society theocracy. It is a direct assault on the separation of church and state. The Supreme Court isn't supposed to make a decision amounting to "Dah, I donna know."
It plays into THE Republican strategy for 2020 along with the border wall.
Elections are supposed to be free and fair, not LIMITED to those in control over the ORGANIZATION of the TASK.
This is the ideologically driven Robert's Court chosen from lawyers and judges GROOMED for the purpose of overthrowing the USA democracy.
SOS - Save Our Souls.
June 27, 2019
by Ariane de Vogue
The Supreme Court (click here) said Thursday that federal courts must stay out of disputes over when politicians go too far in drawing district lines for partisan gain -- a ruling that could fundamentally affect the balance of power in state legislatures and Congress.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 5-4 decision for the conservative majority.
The court was asked to consider when politicians go too far in drawing lines for partisan gain in a set of cases arising from North Carolina and Maryland.
The North Carolina case was brought by Democrats challenging Republican-drawn maps, while the Maryland case was brought by Republicans challenging a Democratic map....
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Beth Chapman died at far too young an age of 51.
She was unique. She did not have an easy life. She took the experiences of her life and talked to young women she and her spouse picked up on warrants from courts. They were glamorized as bounty hunters.
She was not heartless and acted out of compassion to everyone retrieved from society that needed to face a judge to begin their walk back to freedom and a better life on the right side of the law.
I didn't know she was even ill. That is how gracious she was to all who watched the show she starred in with her husband. I am sorry she died so young. She didn't deserve it.
Much comfort to her family and all those that loved her. She was great.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
China
I thought this article out of Australia summed up the problems The West and China now face. To begin, I do not believe China is interested in war. I wish it were more interested in improving the quality of life for all it's people rather than ensuring cheap labor. It can become a great country, but, not so long as it practices international corporate espionage.
June 20, 2019
While the drift in most areas of public policy (click here) is becoming alarming, perhaps our so-called China policy is among the most concerning.
Our positions on China virtually blow in the wind. It seems we simply hope to muddle through, rather than to develop and respond in terms of a well thought out and defined longer-term strategy on our relations with China....
When Nixon went to China he never expected Neil Bush to become a wealthy man on computer school software. China has an economic strategy to engage every country in the world by building it's own cranes at every port, but, it was in the belief that is the way things are done. I don't believe there was a lot of strategic planning to defeat The West, so much as believing free trade was an "at will" business model.
What China didn't realize is that in order for it to prosper, the First World economy is based in a strong Middle Class supported by unions. China simply opened it's doors for business and turned everyone loose on it's interior. That is how the USA receive melamine in pet food.
The West, in taking advantage of cheap labor, never told China it's best kept secret, the American Working Middle Class. Instead, the CEOs of major companies found their bonuses well padded by moving labor-intensive work to a cheap labor force, either in China and/or Mexico. When sales of products fell the Republicans simply told China to stock warehouses full of their goods in the USA and sell them 2 for 1. It worked, for the most part, then, "W" told Americans it was very American to have the freedom of working three jobs every week to make ends meet. It was "W" that believed USA labor had to compete against international cheap labor. That is how we founded a well established Working Poor Class. The "W" legacy of cheap American labor continues into today.
China doesn't commit corporate espionage as a plan for the future, it firmly believes that is the way forward for it's economy. I mean, "Everyone does it, right?"
China is posing a threat to the American economy because it was allowed to by Republicans that don't understand the USA economy and how it works. They simply want business to thrive on cheap labor and Americans have to compete with international cheap labor, therefore, unions are worthless to Republicans. That is the paradigm we face today.
Where China impacts USA national security is in artificial intelligence and 5G capacity. It is Russia that has leaned on China regarding the capacity of AI and 5G and it is Russia that is a greater national threat than China. Both countries are communist in governing and they are neighbors. What is good for one is good for the other.
What shows immensely, at least from an environmental point of view, is that China is among the countries leaning heavily into alternative energies while recognizing the pollution in their skies. China belongs to the Paris Accords and has both oars in the water in attempting to achieve far lower greenhouse gas emissions.
I do not believe China is as much as a problem as Russia is in relation to the USA national security. If the unions of the USA were provided a stage to demonstrate how they can iron things out and make it all work for the USA Middle Class, it would set an example for capitalism that would become a sustainable economy rather than bubble and bust. The unions can overcome the impact of Chinese cheap labor. We need a president that believes in unions and set them as an example to QUALITY OF LIFE around the world. The USA needs its Middle Class and it needs other countries like China to have a strong Middle Class as well.
It isn't about trade deals, so much as lifting up others in countries that want to share in the profitability of the USA economy and use a well paid USA Middle Class as an example.
When Nixon went to China he was hoping it would help the Chinese people and not simply exploit them. Nixon believed in democracy in a way Trump does not. Nixon wanted China to be successful, but, because it lifted it's people up in the same way the USA does it's own. It is time to get back on track and demand a well paid Middle Class in China and Mexico and then TRADE with them to increase sales and profitability to satisfy the quality of life.
Nixon didn't lack morality, but, Trump does.
June 20, 2019
While the drift in most areas of public policy (click here) is becoming alarming, perhaps our so-called China policy is among the most concerning.
Our positions on China virtually blow in the wind. It seems we simply hope to muddle through, rather than to develop and respond in terms of a well thought out and defined longer-term strategy on our relations with China....
When Nixon went to China he never expected Neil Bush to become a wealthy man on computer school software. China has an economic strategy to engage every country in the world by building it's own cranes at every port, but, it was in the belief that is the way things are done. I don't believe there was a lot of strategic planning to defeat The West, so much as believing free trade was an "at will" business model.
What China didn't realize is that in order for it to prosper, the First World economy is based in a strong Middle Class supported by unions. China simply opened it's doors for business and turned everyone loose on it's interior. That is how the USA receive melamine in pet food.
The West, in taking advantage of cheap labor, never told China it's best kept secret, the American Working Middle Class. Instead, the CEOs of major companies found their bonuses well padded by moving labor-intensive work to a cheap labor force, either in China and/or Mexico. When sales of products fell the Republicans simply told China to stock warehouses full of their goods in the USA and sell them 2 for 1. It worked, for the most part, then, "W" told Americans it was very American to have the freedom of working three jobs every week to make ends meet. It was "W" that believed USA labor had to compete against international cheap labor. That is how we founded a well established Working Poor Class. The "W" legacy of cheap American labor continues into today.
China doesn't commit corporate espionage as a plan for the future, it firmly believes that is the way forward for it's economy. I mean, "Everyone does it, right?"
China is posing a threat to the American economy because it was allowed to by Republicans that don't understand the USA economy and how it works. They simply want business to thrive on cheap labor and Americans have to compete with international cheap labor, therefore, unions are worthless to Republicans. That is the paradigm we face today.
Where China impacts USA national security is in artificial intelligence and 5G capacity. It is Russia that has leaned on China regarding the capacity of AI and 5G and it is Russia that is a greater national threat than China. Both countries are communist in governing and they are neighbors. What is good for one is good for the other.
What shows immensely, at least from an environmental point of view, is that China is among the countries leaning heavily into alternative energies while recognizing the pollution in their skies. China belongs to the Paris Accords and has both oars in the water in attempting to achieve far lower greenhouse gas emissions.
I do not believe China is as much as a problem as Russia is in relation to the USA national security. If the unions of the USA were provided a stage to demonstrate how they can iron things out and make it all work for the USA Middle Class, it would set an example for capitalism that would become a sustainable economy rather than bubble and bust. The unions can overcome the impact of Chinese cheap labor. We need a president that believes in unions and set them as an example to QUALITY OF LIFE around the world. The USA needs its Middle Class and it needs other countries like China to have a strong Middle Class as well.
It isn't about trade deals, so much as lifting up others in countries that want to share in the profitability of the USA economy and use a well paid USA Middle Class as an example.
When Nixon went to China he was hoping it would help the Chinese people and not simply exploit them. Nixon believed in democracy in a way Trump does not. Nixon wanted China to be successful, but, because it lifted it's people up in the same way the USA does it's own. It is time to get back on track and demand a well paid Middle Class in China and Mexico and then TRADE with them to increase sales and profitability to satisfy the quality of life.
Nixon didn't lack morality, but, Trump does.
The first Democratic Debate was excellent. Everyone was at their best.
Delaney needs to get a job. He might find when he does in the USA, his salary isn't making ends meet. I thought Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard put him to shame over Afghanistan. She knows what she is talking about.
I have my candidate.
I wish every well. They are incredible candidates.
Well done, everyone.
Delaney needs to get a job. He might find when he does in the USA, his salary isn't making ends meet. I thought Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard put him to shame over Afghanistan. She knows what she is talking about.
I have my candidate.
I wish every well. They are incredible candidates.
Well done, everyone.
These are official DOD records. There are other records in the public sector that record civilian deaths. This is only one aspect of the dying in USA military conflicts.
Casualty Status (click here)
The deaths today should be recorded under Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Please see bottom of the page. Thank you.
OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL includes casualties that occurred in Afghanistan after Dec. 31, 2014.
June 24, 2019
By Abdul Qadir Seiqi
Kabul - Upcoming peace talks (click here) between the United States and the Taliban will focus on working out a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan and on Taliban guarantee militants won’t plot attacks from Afghan soil, sources said on Monday....
At least NATO still reports to the press about American deaths. Even the Taliban is a source of information. At this point, the Taliban is a better source than the Trump White House which has suspended press briefings.
June 26, 2019
By Doug Stanglin
Two U.S. service members were killed (click here) in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the American-led NATO mission in Afghanistan said in a statement.
The identities of the soldiers were being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The statement did not offer any details surrounding the circumstances of their deaths.
A spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the two service members were killed in an ambush in eastern Wardak Province, the New York Times reported.
The deaths occurred one day after an unannounced visit to Kabul, the Afghan capital, by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo....
TCasualty Status (click here)
The deaths today should be recorded under Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Please see bottom of the page. Thank you.
OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL includes casualties that occurred in Afghanistan after Dec. 31, 2014.
June 24, 2019
By Abdul Qadir Seiqi
Kabul - Upcoming peace talks (click here) between the United States and the Taliban will focus on working out a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan and on Taliban guarantee militants won’t plot attacks from Afghan soil, sources said on Monday....
At least NATO still reports to the press about American deaths. Even the Taliban is a source of information. At this point, the Taliban is a better source than the Trump White House which has suspended press briefings.
June 26, 2019
By Doug Stanglin
Two U.S. service members were killed (click here) in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the American-led NATO mission in Afghanistan said in a statement.
The identities of the soldiers were being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The statement did not offer any details surrounding the circumstances of their deaths.
A spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the two service members were killed in an ambush in eastern Wardak Province, the New York Times reported.
The deaths occurred one day after an unannounced visit to Kabul, the Afghan capital, by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo....
The Foreign Minister of Bahrain is asking for peace with Israel.
June 26, 2019
By Raphael Ahren
Manama, Bahrain — Bahrain (click here) sees the US-led economic workshop taking place in Manama this week as a possible “gamechanger” tantamount in its scope to the 1978 Camp David peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, the Gulf state’s foreign minister said Wednesday, also firmly backing Israel’s right to exist.
“We see it as very, very important,” Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told The Times of Israel on the sidelines of the “Peace to Prosperity” workshop.
Khalifa also stressed that his country recognizes Israel’s right to exist, knows that it is “there to stay,” and wants peace with it.
He said the US-organized conference here, which is focused on the economic aspects of the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, could be like Egyptian president Anwar Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem in 1977, which helped pave the way to the Camp David Accords and the normalizing of relations between Egypt and Israel....
By Raphael Ahren
Manama, Bahrain — Bahrain (click here) sees the US-led economic workshop taking place in Manama this week as a possible “gamechanger” tantamount in its scope to the 1978 Camp David peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, the Gulf state’s foreign minister said Wednesday, also firmly backing Israel’s right to exist.
“We see it as very, very important,” Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told The Times of Israel on the sidelines of the “Peace to Prosperity” workshop.
Khalifa also stressed that his country recognizes Israel’s right to exist, knows that it is “there to stay,” and wants peace with it.
He said the US-organized conference here, which is focused on the economic aspects of the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, could be like Egyptian president Anwar Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem in 1977, which helped pave the way to the Camp David Accords and the normalizing of relations between Egypt and Israel....
Shocking photo of drowned father and daughter highlights migrants' borde...(click here for news article - thank you)
FOX News is calling this 'an image" as if it not real. There are impossible circumstances at the USA southern border to people seeking asylum. This is the result.
The child had her arms around her father's neck and was on his back. He placed his shirt over the two of them so he knew where she was all the time and she couldn't get washed away from him. The current was too strong for an emaciated man and both have died. Trump can take credit for every one of the deaths at the border. There are many, many children in peril and have died.
The child had her arms around her father's neck and was on his back. He placed his shirt over the two of them so he knew where she was all the time and she couldn't get washed away from him. The current was too strong for an emaciated man and both have died. Trump can take credit for every one of the deaths at the border. There are many, many children in peril and have died.
Unfortunately, Former Director Mueller needs to set the record straight regarding the mishandling of his report since submitted.
Unless my eyes deceived me, Bill Barr vacated the indictment of the Russians that assaulted the USA 2016 elections. I think the Former FBI Director and Special Counsel needs to address the recklessness of the current administration in preventing further damage to USA elections and Barr's incompetent handling of the report since submitted.
Since submitting the report to the DOJ, there has been nothing but ethical violations and quite possibly lawlessness. The Former FBI Director had to address the fact the public was to have access in a 2 page letter while it specifically stated in the baseline organization documents from Assist. AG Rosenstein that the public was to have the report without question.
These are not minor issues. These are also not part of the report. There has been gross mishandling of the report by the DOJ and that cannot continue to stand. Regardless of how the Former FBI Director may feel about talking about peers, he needs to do exactly that.
June 26, 2019
By David Choi
The former special counsel Robert Mueller agreed (click here) to publicly testify before two House committees "in open session" on July 17, according to a joint statement from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff.
Nadler and Schiff said in the statement that they "look forward to hearing his testimony, as do all Americans."
"Americans have demanded to hear directly from the Special Counsel so they can understand what he and his team examined, uncovered, and determined about Russia's attack on our democracy, the Trump campaign's acceptance and use of that help, and President Trump and his associates' obstruction of the investigation into that attack," the statement reads.....
Since submitting the report to the DOJ, there has been nothing but ethical violations and quite possibly lawlessness. The Former FBI Director had to address the fact the public was to have access in a 2 page letter while it specifically stated in the baseline organization documents from Assist. AG Rosenstein that the public was to have the report without question.
These are not minor issues. These are also not part of the report. There has been gross mishandling of the report by the DOJ and that cannot continue to stand. Regardless of how the Former FBI Director may feel about talking about peers, he needs to do exactly that.
June 26, 2019
By David Choi
The former special counsel Robert Mueller agreed (click here) to publicly testify before two House committees "in open session" on July 17, according to a joint statement from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff.
Nadler and Schiff said in the statement that they "look forward to hearing his testimony, as do all Americans."
"Americans have demanded to hear directly from the Special Counsel so they can understand what he and his team examined, uncovered, and determined about Russia's attack on our democracy, the Trump campaign's acceptance and use of that help, and President Trump and his associates' obstruction of the investigation into that attack," the statement reads.....
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Child capacity at the USA southern border.
Trump loyalists states, "...the doors were open, they could have left when they wanted...."
Really? I mean, really? Really, these children have the capacity to reason they can leave?
I don't believe they have the map home or anywhere else for that matter. Children's understanding of life is what they know in the world provided to them. They aren't natural explorers. Bravery in a child is learned and not inherent.
They are in the desert. There is nothing around them they recognize as home. Teens might leave because they would have the rational they could come back. But, children won't understand the world enough to realize there is a way outside the concentration camp that is viable for their survival.
I find open doors leading to the world irresponsible of the adult jailers.
I would expect the last words spoken to them by their separated parents or family were, "I love you. Be good. Do as you are told. We will see you later."
It isn't as though the authorities using private contractors as jailers or prison wardens provide an inspiring example.
...Stewart ended up in jail for a probation violation (click here) related to a five-year-old incident where he had shoplifted an 18-pack of beer and swung it at someone attempting to stop him. He died after seeking medical assistance for almost a month, according to a federal investigation. An autopsy showed a perforated ulcer had filled his stomach with at least a pint of blood....
Jail and/or prison isn't supposed to turn into a death sentence. Why are we surprised the same level of neglect and cruelty are shown to children not yet citizens?
Really? I mean, really? Really, these children have the capacity to reason they can leave?
I don't believe they have the map home or anywhere else for that matter. Children's understanding of life is what they know in the world provided to them. They aren't natural explorers. Bravery in a child is learned and not inherent.
They are in the desert. There is nothing around them they recognize as home. Teens might leave because they would have the rational they could come back. But, children won't understand the world enough to realize there is a way outside the concentration camp that is viable for their survival.
I find open doors leading to the world irresponsible of the adult jailers.
I would expect the last words spoken to them by their separated parents or family were, "I love you. Be good. Do as you are told. We will see you later."
It isn't as though the authorities using private contractors as jailers or prison wardens provide an inspiring example.
...Stewart ended up in jail for a probation violation (click here) related to a five-year-old incident where he had shoplifted an 18-pack of beer and swung it at someone attempting to stop him. He died after seeking medical assistance for almost a month, according to a federal investigation. An autopsy showed a perforated ulcer had filled his stomach with at least a pint of blood....
Jail and/or prison isn't supposed to turn into a death sentence. Why are we surprised the same level of neglect and cruelty are shown to children not yet citizens?
The USA has a standard for personal hygiene. It is current as of 2015.
Personal hygiene is to prevent disease and it's spread. Personal hygiene is important to the USA. Below is the minimal equipment issue for the U.S. Army.
The political ideology of the Trump White House is contrary to the usual and normal standard of the USA.
2-3. To maintain an effective personal hygiene regimen, (click here) each Soldier must maintain a supply of personal hygiene items for use when they are going to the field or deploying. Note. Soldiers being deployed for unspecified periods of time should consider packing a 90-day supply of prescription medications and standard toiletry articles until sustainment of these items can be assured. 2-4. Personal hygiene items may include, but is not limited to, the following items:
Absorbent body powder
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer
Antiperspirant/deodorant
Comb
Dental floss
Department of Defense-approved insect repellent
Eye drops
Feminine hygiene products
Foot powder
Hairbrush
Lip balm
Prescription medications (for example, birth control, blood pressure, and so forth)
Sanitizing wipes
Shampoo
Shaving kit
Soap
Sunscreen lotion
Toilet tissue
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Towels
Washcloths
Note. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer, sunscreen, and DOD-approved insect repellents are available through unit supply channels for issue to Soldiers as needed.
The political ideology of the Trump White House is contrary to the usual and normal standard of the USA.
2-3. To maintain an effective personal hygiene regimen, (click here) each Soldier must maintain a supply of personal hygiene items for use when they are going to the field or deploying. Note. Soldiers being deployed for unspecified periods of time should consider packing a 90-day supply of prescription medications and standard toiletry articles until sustainment of these items can be assured. 2-4. Personal hygiene items may include, but is not limited to, the following items:
Absorbent body powder
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer
Antiperspirant/deodorant
Comb
Dental floss
Department of Defense-approved insect repellent
Eye drops
Feminine hygiene products
Foot powder
Hairbrush
Lip balm
Prescription medications (for example, birth control, blood pressure, and so forth)
Sanitizing wipes
Shampoo
Shaving kit
Soap
Sunscreen lotion
Toilet tissue
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Towels
Washcloths
Note. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer, sunscreen, and DOD-approved insect repellents are available through unit supply channels for issue to Soldiers as needed.
Congratulations to Stephanie Grisham. Isn't this the second time Trump has taken a Melanie staffer for his own office?
By Kate Bennett
Grisham worked (click here) as the spokeswoman for the Republicans in the Arizona Legislature after a stint of several years as the public information officer for state Attorney General Tom Horne.
Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham (click here) will get a major new role as both White House press secretary and communications director, the first lady tweeted Tuesday.
"I am pleased to announce @StephGrisham45 will be the next @PressSec & Comms Director! She has been with us since 2015 - @POTUS & I can think of no better person to serve the Administration & our country. Excited to have Stephanie working for both sides of the @WhiteHouse. #BeBest" Melania Trump tweeted.
President Donald Trump didn't look far for his next press secretary in Grisham, who for the past two years has been the communications director for the first lady. Grisham will keep her current job too....
The US house in writing the federal budget has to take a look at slowing the national debt and reducing it as much as possible.
The Republican tax law of 2017 is imposing high national deficits and a record national debt in the decades to come. There are also ridiculous items such as subsidies to the petroleum industry that should have been eliminated long ago. The US House has the right to impose taxes and/or eliminate tax breaks with every bill they write. I suggest they begin to identify where the national budget can realistically be reduced and begin the process.
June 25, 2019
By Gina Heeb
Federal debt (click here) is projected to jump to post-World War II levels this year and reach unprecedented levels over the next three decades, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
Under current laws, the CBO forecasts debt would reach 78% of gross domestic product by the end of 2019 and 144% of GDP by 2049. While those estimates are slightly lower than those made last year and remain highly uncertain, the nonpartisan office said they still present risks to the economy.
"The prospect of such high and rising debt poses substantial risks for the nation and presents policymakers with significant challenges," the CBO said its Long-Term Budget Outlook Report, noting that the US would see even larger increases in debt if lawmakers reversed course on plans to slash spending in 2020 and to let tax cuts expire in 2026....
June 25, 2019
By Gina Heeb
Federal debt (click here) is projected to jump to post-World War II levels this year and reach unprecedented levels over the next three decades, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
Under current laws, the CBO forecasts debt would reach 78% of gross domestic product by the end of 2019 and 144% of GDP by 2049. While those estimates are slightly lower than those made last year and remain highly uncertain, the nonpartisan office said they still present risks to the economy.
"The prospect of such high and rising debt poses substantial risks for the nation and presents policymakers with significant challenges," the CBO said its Long-Term Budget Outlook Report, noting that the US would see even larger increases in debt if lawmakers reversed course on plans to slash spending in 2020 and to let tax cuts expire in 2026....
Defunding of the federal government is causing problems at the US southern border.
All the bizarre cuts in funding occurring in the federal government, ie: Special Olympics, is Trump seeking to defund and eliminate the federal government with the exception of the USA military. That is a priority of the Tea Party ideology and it has now caused inhumane treatment of children.
The word enumerated was used by the lawyer representing the White House at least twice in arguing soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste and blankets are not required in safe and sanitary conditions. The Tenth Amendment of the USA Constitution discusses the enumerated powers of the federal government. In seeking to eliminate the federal government, the Tea Party ideology leans on that amendment over and over. The idea of enumerated appears in other agencies of the USA government such as "Occupational, Safety and Health Administration" Walking and Working Surfaces (click here). These are regulations businesses in the USA believe superfluous to increasing profits to shareholders. Businesspersons such as Trump view regulations as tripwires to lawsuits and the like in impacting profitability. Trump likes to think of himself as a person chasing after the ideology of making the federal government profitable or at the very least eliminate the cause of expenses.
The problem with any of the words used to write an order is that those seeking to circumvent the order will pick on words in order to negate the power of a judicial order. That is what is occurring with the words, "safe and sanitary" when it comes to the children removed from family members and placed in cages after crossing the southern border.
The Trump White House is trying to cut costs and quite possibly eliminate any responsibility for treating border crossers, regardless of age, humanly. One of the problems in dealing with a businessman in the Oval Office is that the government is the enemy to profits and in this case the existing government is the enemy to the Tea Party ideology.
June 24, 2019
By Mike Debonas and Rachael Blade
...Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) said Pelosi agreed to back changes to the bill detailing what constitutes humane treatment for migrant children in U.S. custody.
“There’s a way to change behavior (click here) rather than just funding a dysfunctional system,” he said. “If you give them soap and toothbrushes and yet the administration is arguing that these children do not need toothbrushes and soap, then you’re not going to change behavior. If you don’t mandate ‘allow them to bathe daily,’ then they’re still going to be without bathing for many days.”...
Unfortunately, no flexibility can be built into any laws when it comes to dealing with people dedicated to a very vicious ideology of the Tea Party. Usually, legislators don't want to make laws completely inflexible to accommodate the circumstance not envisioned by legislators. But, in the case of the Trump White House, legislation has to be strict and enumerated otherwise the laws will not be adhered to and will be toyed with. Court appearances will become and has become a strategy of this political ideology.
When constructing legislation, the US House will have to enumerate the items that constitute humane treatment in order to achieve humane treatment of people at the southern border. I would not limit the enumeration of humane treatment items to children either. The people seeking asylum at the USA southern border do not want to return to their country of origin. They need to be able to begin to have materials that allow them to read to function within the borders of the USA. In the case of not just humane treatment, the words QUALITY OF LIFE can be included to indicate a higher standard of anticipated citizens entering the USA for asylum. Quality of life includes priorities of learning as well.
The word enumerated was used by the lawyer representing the White House at least twice in arguing soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste and blankets are not required in safe and sanitary conditions. The Tenth Amendment of the USA Constitution discusses the enumerated powers of the federal government. In seeking to eliminate the federal government, the Tea Party ideology leans on that amendment over and over. The idea of enumerated appears in other agencies of the USA government such as "Occupational, Safety and Health Administration" Walking and Working Surfaces (click here). These are regulations businesses in the USA believe superfluous to increasing profits to shareholders. Businesspersons such as Trump view regulations as tripwires to lawsuits and the like in impacting profitability. Trump likes to think of himself as a person chasing after the ideology of making the federal government profitable or at the very least eliminate the cause of expenses.
The problem with any of the words used to write an order is that those seeking to circumvent the order will pick on words in order to negate the power of a judicial order. That is what is occurring with the words, "safe and sanitary" when it comes to the children removed from family members and placed in cages after crossing the southern border.
The Trump White House is trying to cut costs and quite possibly eliminate any responsibility for treating border crossers, regardless of age, humanly. One of the problems in dealing with a businessman in the Oval Office is that the government is the enemy to profits and in this case the existing government is the enemy to the Tea Party ideology.
June 24, 2019
By Mike Debonas and Rachael Blade
...Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) said Pelosi agreed to back changes to the bill detailing what constitutes humane treatment for migrant children in U.S. custody.
“There’s a way to change behavior (click here) rather than just funding a dysfunctional system,” he said. “If you give them soap and toothbrushes and yet the administration is arguing that these children do not need toothbrushes and soap, then you’re not going to change behavior. If you don’t mandate ‘allow them to bathe daily,’ then they’re still going to be without bathing for many days.”...
Unfortunately, no flexibility can be built into any laws when it comes to dealing with people dedicated to a very vicious ideology of the Tea Party. Usually, legislators don't want to make laws completely inflexible to accommodate the circumstance not envisioned by legislators. But, in the case of the Trump White House, legislation has to be strict and enumerated otherwise the laws will not be adhered to and will be toyed with. Court appearances will become and has become a strategy of this political ideology.
When constructing legislation, the US House will have to enumerate the items that constitute humane treatment in order to achieve humane treatment of people at the southern border. I would not limit the enumeration of humane treatment items to children either. The people seeking asylum at the USA southern border do not want to return to their country of origin. They need to be able to begin to have materials that allow them to read to function within the borders of the USA. In the case of not just humane treatment, the words QUALITY OF LIFE can be included to indicate a higher standard of anticipated citizens entering the USA for asylum. Quality of life includes priorities of learning as well.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Tobacco and vap shops are breaking the law and endangered the lives of teens.
June 24, 2019
By Arman Azad
An undercover operation in California (click here) found that half of tobacco and vape shops failed to check IDs for teens purchasing e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, despite a state law raising the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21.
Researchers sent 18- and 19-year-old "decoys" into stores without ID, instructing them to tell the truth about their age if asked. The teenagers then attempted to purchase vape products -- e-cigarettes or e-liquids with nicotine -- and a chaperone watched to see if the store asked for ID and made a sale.
Almost half of tobacco and vape shops illegally sold nicotine-containing products to the teens, according to the research, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics. Liquor stores, supermarkets and pharmacies were significantly more likely to check for ID and less likely to make the illegal sales....
By Arman Azad
An undercover operation in California (click here) found that half of tobacco and vape shops failed to check IDs for teens purchasing e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, despite a state law raising the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21.
Researchers sent 18- and 19-year-old "decoys" into stores without ID, instructing them to tell the truth about their age if asked. The teenagers then attempted to purchase vape products -- e-cigarettes or e-liquids with nicotine -- and a chaperone watched to see if the store asked for ID and made a sale.
Almost half of tobacco and vape shops illegally sold nicotine-containing products to the teens, according to the research, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics. Liquor stores, supermarkets and pharmacies were significantly more likely to check for ID and less likely to make the illegal sales....
Governor Jay Inslee is absolutely correct on seeking a moratorium on the practice of fracking.
In any state in the USA there is the same level of corruption and lawlessness in practice regarding fracking. The lawsuits never seem to make the evening news. It is another cigarette industry issue. Any biologist or conservationist or environmentalist knew at the time the 2005 report was filed it was deceptive and underhanded. No one seemed to be interested for the treasure of gaseous gold under their property. The Property Rights greed swept across the country, including, a housing development scheme in North Carolina whereby the purchaser owned the house, but, signed away any mineral rights under that house.
If only they opted for selling wind and solar power back to the utilities were as popular and facilitated.
February 27, 2017
By Judy Stone
...It’s also important to note (click here) that these risks are likely to be seriously underestimated, because the environmental agencies have been downplaying the risks to the public. A new in-depth exposé from investigative journalists at Public Herald looks in-depth at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) misconduct and negligence, as the DEP studiously ignored citizens’ complaints, sometimes not even testing water samples. Earlier studies from ProPublica and others showed similar EPA failures in the western U.S....
The Cheney Energy Policy of 2005 is fraudulent in regard to the issue of fracking. There is absolutely nowhere in that report where the dangers of fracking are discussed. Water quality was sacrificed in that report and seismic activity was never of a concern, yet, both water quality and seismic activity of land have never been worse in relation to that practice. People, Americans have died because of that lack of information when leasing their land to fracking companies. The water contaminated and people poisoned and died.
It is imperative that practice stops in the USA and globally. Methane leaks are incredible, creating polluted air and increasing the dangers of the climate crisis by 25 times than that of carbon dioxide. The petroleum industry is reckless and has no conscience. It is the perfect place for the government to rein in their lawless attitudes.
June 24, 2019
By Zahra Hirji
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, (click here) in the latest installment of his ever-growing climate platform for his presidential campaign, is proposing to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, nationwide.
So far in the 2020 Democratic primary race, Inslee has repeatedly pushed the boundaries of what a comprehensive strategy for combating the climate crisis looks like, previously proposing to retire all US coal plants by 2030, vowing to galvanize $9 trillion in climate-related spending in the next decade, and leading the call for a climate-only debate....
If only they opted for selling wind and solar power back to the utilities were as popular and facilitated.
February 27, 2017
By Judy Stone
...It’s also important to note (click here) that these risks are likely to be seriously underestimated, because the environmental agencies have been downplaying the risks to the public. A new in-depth exposé from investigative journalists at Public Herald looks in-depth at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) misconduct and negligence, as the DEP studiously ignored citizens’ complaints, sometimes not even testing water samples. Earlier studies from ProPublica and others showed similar EPA failures in the western U.S....
The Cheney Energy Policy of 2005 is fraudulent in regard to the issue of fracking. There is absolutely nowhere in that report where the dangers of fracking are discussed. Water quality was sacrificed in that report and seismic activity was never of a concern, yet, both water quality and seismic activity of land have never been worse in relation to that practice. People, Americans have died because of that lack of information when leasing their land to fracking companies. The water contaminated and people poisoned and died.
It is imperative that practice stops in the USA and globally. Methane leaks are incredible, creating polluted air and increasing the dangers of the climate crisis by 25 times than that of carbon dioxide. The petroleum industry is reckless and has no conscience. It is the perfect place for the government to rein in their lawless attitudes.
June 24, 2019
By Zahra Hirji
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, (click here) in the latest installment of his ever-growing climate platform for his presidential campaign, is proposing to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, nationwide.
So far in the 2020 Democratic primary race, Inslee has repeatedly pushed the boundaries of what a comprehensive strategy for combating the climate crisis looks like, previously proposing to retire all US coal plants by 2030, vowing to galvanize $9 trillion in climate-related spending in the next decade, and leading the call for a climate-only debate....
The USA southern border humanitarian crisis has been created for political purposes.
They almost made it. It used to be water stations in the desert. Now it is hardening the border and not having access to any lifesaving measures along the way. The differences are in the belief of life. People should not die in trying to escape poverty and violence.
This is not about criminals. Criminals that are chronically returned to their country of origin rather than being given a prison term in the USA is the problem. Trump likes to point to the crime committed by the Undocumented and in particular deaths of Americans. Those are repeat offenders that were sent back to their country of origin, only to return again. IT IS NOT AN ANSWER.
...Significantly, traffic stops, particularly driving while under the influence, were the number one reason undocumented persons were deported in 2017....
Sanctuary cities (click here) are not about prohibiting law enforcement, it is the opposite. Sanctuary cities enforce local law. Lawbreaking has to be reported by everyone, including the Undocumented before the rule of law works. Introducing federal officers into those cities sends the Undocumented underground and out of contact with local law enforcement. Federal police, like ICE, cause higher crime rates and compromise the safety of citizens.
June 24, 2019
By Renaldo Leanos, Jr.
U.S. Border Patrol agents found four bodies near the Rio Grande river along Anzalduas Park, close to McAllen, Texas. In this file photo, a Border Patrol boat is seen on the river along Anzalduas Park.
...The bodies have not yet been identified, (click here) and their country of origin isn't known. Their names won't be publicly released until authorities have informed their families.
This is not about criminals. Criminals that are chronically returned to their country of origin rather than being given a prison term in the USA is the problem. Trump likes to point to the crime committed by the Undocumented and in particular deaths of Americans. Those are repeat offenders that were sent back to their country of origin, only to return again. IT IS NOT AN ANSWER.
...Significantly, traffic stops, particularly driving while under the influence, were the number one reason undocumented persons were deported in 2017....
Sanctuary cities (click here) are not about prohibiting law enforcement, it is the opposite. Sanctuary cities enforce local law. Lawbreaking has to be reported by everyone, including the Undocumented before the rule of law works. Introducing federal officers into those cities sends the Undocumented underground and out of contact with local law enforcement. Federal police, like ICE, cause higher crime rates and compromise the safety of citizens.
June 24, 2019By Renaldo Leanos, Jr.
U.S. Border Patrol agents found four bodies near the Rio Grande river along Anzalduas Park, close to McAllen, Texas. In this file photo, a Border Patrol boat is seen on the river along Anzalduas Park.
...The bodies have not yet been identified, (click here) and their country of origin isn't known. Their names won't be publicly released until authorities have informed their families.
In response to the discovery of the four bodies, the Texas Civil Rights Project called for an end to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy that boosted immigration enforcement at the border. "When the government creates policies that make it harder to cross the border safely, people die," the group said on Twitter. "Children die. We have to shift our policies in favor of compassion."
In the 2018 fiscal year, the Border Patrol says, there were 283 deaths across the Southern border — with nearly 100 of those deaths reported in the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector.
Trump stop lying and invoking President Obama's name.
Squalor has a definition - legal definition - the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
The opposite of squalor is safe and clean conditions.
June 18, 2018
By John Haltiwanger
...As the Trump administration (click here) offers inconsistent justifications for the policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the US-Mexico border, an interview from last year has resurfaced in which John Kelly, then the secretary of homeland security, suggested the separation of families could help deter illegal immigration....
Talking out of both sides of his mouth, Trump as late as April 2019, stated his administration is not interested in separating children from their parents, but, the policy works as a deterrent to illegal migration.
April 10, 2019
By Colleen Long and Jill Colvine
Washington (AP) — Facing bipartisan pushback (click here) to his immigration shake-up, President Donald Trump said he’s not looking to revive the much-criticized practice of separating migrant children from their families at the southern border. At the same time, he suggested the policy had worked to deter migrants from coming into the U.S., although he offered no evidence to support his position.
The child separation policy exists and was implemented with the full knowledge of Donald J. Trump and implemented with his knowledge as well.
An election season does not change the truth simply by stating it is fake news. THE FACTS EXIST AS EVIDENCE. Children continue to die at the southern border detainment camps because of the squalor they are forced to live in.
The opposite of squalor is safe and clean conditions.
June 18, 2018
By John Haltiwanger
...As the Trump administration (click here) offers inconsistent justifications for the policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the US-Mexico border, an interview from last year has resurfaced in which John Kelly, then the secretary of homeland security, suggested the separation of families could help deter illegal immigration....
Talking out of both sides of his mouth, Trump as late as April 2019, stated his administration is not interested in separating children from their parents, but, the policy works as a deterrent to illegal migration.
April 10, 2019
By Colleen Long and Jill Colvine
Washington (AP) — Facing bipartisan pushback (click here) to his immigration shake-up, President Donald Trump said he’s not looking to revive the much-criticized practice of separating migrant children from their families at the southern border. At the same time, he suggested the policy had worked to deter migrants from coming into the U.S., although he offered no evidence to support his position.
Last summer the administration separated more than 2,500 children from their families before international outrage forced Trump to halt the practice and a judge ordered them reunited.
“We’re not looking to do that,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday before meeting with Egypt’s president at the White House. But he also noted: “Once you don’t have it, that’s why you see many more people coming. They’re coming like it’s a picnic, because let’s go to Disneyland.”...
This policy was never invoked before the Trump administration anywhere in the USA by states or federal government. The child separation policy exists and was implemented with the full knowledge of Donald J. Trump and implemented with his knowledge as well.
An election season does not change the truth simply by stating it is fake news. THE FACTS EXIST AS EVIDENCE. Children continue to die at the southern border detainment camps because of the squalor they are forced to live in.
More aggressive actions against Iran is wrong. Very wrong.
The Rooster
"Okeydoke"
Changing the subject from the weekends topic of sexual assault (click here) works well for Donald J. Trump. The fact of the matter is the escalation of tensions with Iran is the worst idea that ever existed.
The USA has satellite intelligence, we don't need drones, especially expansive sophisticated drones that when captured provide information to Iran it should not have. With a drone, even in pieces in their possession, I would not be surprised if the cyber attack didn't work. They have USA technology now.
There are inspectors that come and go with Iran that has the intelligence to provide the United Nations' Security Council. Everyone involved with Iran is receiving the information at the same time. The USA is no different.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to continue to mediate with Iran and the USA to come to a peaceful understanding of the way forward. Adding more sanctions is not going to end the tensions between the USA and Iran. I am quite sure Iran believes they have been betrayed by the USA. That is not good. There needs to be a clear understanding of their will be improved relations going forward.
I have a complaint about FOX News. They are inflaming the relationship between Iran and the USA and is partly if not completely responsible for escalating tensions as they feed fear and hate to the Trump Base. That is unlawful and creates problems. THERE WILL BE NO OBLITERATION OF ANYONE ON EARTH. NO ONE. For a news agency to promote words of hatred and death is irresponsible and an abuse of their power as a media organization.
June 24, 2019
By John Bacon
Trump did not immediately provide details of the sanctions, (click here) which he said he hopes will bring Iran back to the bargaining table.
“We do not seek conflict with Iran or any other country,” Trump said. “I can only tell you we cannot ever let Iran have a nuclear weapon."
Pompeo was meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss "ways to counter the malign Iranian influence in the region," the State Department said in a statement.
Pompeo also will next visit Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in a bid to consolidate allies in the region en route to strengthening a global coalition against what the U.S. sees as Iranian aggression.
The sanctions ordered by Trump are in response to Iran shooting down a U.S. drone last week. The U.S. claims the $100 million, unmanned aircraft was flying over international waters while Iran says the drone was over its territory.
On Monday, a defiant Iranian admiral said his military stands ready to shoot down more drones...
Iran is not our only concern. As of the latest visit with the president of Poland, the USA is making plans to put 1000 troops in Poland.
June 17, 2019
Poland - A U.S. agreement with Poland (click here) to send 1,000 extra troops to the country is a defensive measure needed for its security, the U.S. ambassador to Warsaw said on Monday, replying to accusations from neighboring Russia that the move is aggressive....
Russia has not lived up to any of it's agreements, including any Minsk agreement. NATO has a right to be prepared for more aggressive moves by Russia. Earlier this year the USS Ross arrived in the Black Sea and Russia started screaming there was an escalation to war. Russia is always screaming brinkmanship.
NATO has a right to exist and to assert sovereign security. It is President Putin who is impulsive, irresponsible and unpredictable when it comes to a global balance of power.
April 17, 2019
The guided-missile destroyer Ross (click here) arrived in the Bulgarian port of Varna this week for another round of military exercises in the Black Sea.
Maneuvers alongside the Bulgarian navy were slated to begin Wednesday and are designed to “strengthen interoperability with NATO allies and partners and demonstrate the collective resolve to Black Sea security," according to a prepared statement released by the U.S. 6th Fleet.
Based in Rota, Spain, the Ross is the fourth U.S. warship to visit the Black Sea since Jan.1 and this bilateral exercise comes amid simmering tensions with Russia across the region.
In 2014, Moscow annexed Kiev’s Crimean Peninsula, sparking an ongoing civil war in Ukraine’s eastern provinces.
In November, Russian forces seized three Ukrainian vessels and their crews in the Kerch Strait, escalating the conflict....
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