Politics

Freshman Congresswoman Lauren Underwood explains. Her applepodcasts.com/recodedecode interview with Kara Swisher is a must for the “Impeach Now Or Else” crowd. You can listen to it, or, if you prefer Twitter Style Cliff Notes, keep reading. In 2018 Lauren Underwood was elected in a traditionally GOP district. llinois 14 has only elected one Democratic Congressman, …

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“If we decide to report articles of impeachment,” Nadler said Monday, “we could get to that late in the fall. . .” Take out your notebooks. It’s time Impeachment 201, the advanced course. The elementary course is here. The Constitution gives the basics. The House of Representatives . . . shall have the sole power …

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This is what a real witch hunt looks like: It’s also how the GOP hopes to play “whatabout,” undermine the Mueller probe, and attack and undermine democratic institutions.  Remember all those years of Whitewater, Bengahzi, and “her emails”? Once in a while, the GOP let slip that they knew the investigations were politically motivated and …

Proud to be an Institutionalist Read More »

First Trump tweeted this: Then Nikki Haley tweeted this: That’s telling him off, Nikki! I mean, you really let him know how wrong he is! (sarcasm) [View my response as a Twitter thread] Actually, Nikki, attacking Baltimore and others is a necessary and vital part of what Trump takes to be his role as president. …

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(and sexism and homophobia and fear of difference) Here’s a roundup of scholarship (some taken from previous threads—but now all in one place). In response to my recent thread on Trump-GOP-Russia love, Robin says: like “c’mon, we’re still not past that?” Actually, no. #1: The Authoritarian Dynamic In their essay, “Authoritarianism is Not a Momentary …

What we mean when we say, “It’s about race” Read More »

The House Judiciary Committee moved to obtain secret grand jury materials from Special Counsel Mueller’ report in federal court, arguing that they need the information to decide whether to impeach President Trump. But they’re still not calling it an impeachment inquiry. Is that wise? Or is it silly? It seems to me that it is …

Impeachment: What’s in a Name? Read More »

If you missed Mueller’s testimony in front of the Intelligence Committee, it’s here. Yesterday I talked about the Democratic strategies and listed the Zingers from the morning Judiciary Committee hearing. This is long post (apologies in advance) but I think it’s helpful to have these Tweet form. [To view this list as a Twitter thread, …

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When people say the House Democrats are doing “nothing” to hold Trump accountable, I’ll just tell them to listen to today’s hearings. Due process takes time.  I. The Judiciary Committee (morning session) At the conclusion of the morning hearing, Laurence Tribe tweeted this: I disagree with this assessment, and suggest it comes from unrealistic expectations.  …

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