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GOP continues its campaign of permanent violence as previous guy gets nervous about Cipollone [1]

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Date: 2022-07-07

Permanent violence: Leon Trumpsky gets nervous over the White House Counsel appearing before the Select Committee. Joe Walsh: "If Cipollone is under oath, I think his testimony will make the case against Trump."

What seemed unthinkable about GOP behavior is normalized in its rule of lawfare ahead unless we GOTV in 2022. As Charles Fried says, SCOTUS is trying to repeal the 20th Century and the coup d'état continues in “slow-motion”.

x Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, a critical figure in the final days of the Trump White House, will testify before the House Jan. 6 committee behind closed doors on Friday, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work. https://t.co/MpPvkWkN8w — NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) July 7, 2022

It’s no secret that Pat Cipollone is considered one of the key pieces to the gigantic picture puzzle which is the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. His testimony is expected to illuminate many dark corners. In fact, Cipollone’s testimony is considered, importance wise, to be second only to that of Mark Meadows, who last we knew was missing in action, with his face appearing on milk cartons on social media. His silence in the face of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony has spoken volumes.

News broke this morning that Pat Cipollone would sit for a private interview on Friday, July 8, with the next January 6 Committee hearing to be televised the morning of July 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Therefore, it’s not going to be much of a wait between Cipollone’s testimony and the revelation to the world of what that testimony was.

One person who’s getting very uptight about it is Donald Trump. Here is what he launched out into the ethernet (above tweet).

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x Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried joins @Lawrence to discuss both his fierce criticism of the current Supreme Court which he calls “reactionary" rather than "conservative," and the court's rulings which he says are upending American life. https://t.co/B9g2orVc7l pic.twitter.com/DExP7JUnaA — The Last Word (@TheLastWord) July 7, 2022

The case, Moore v. Harper, concerns whether the North Carolina state legislature is precluded from executing an extreme partisan gerrymander by state courts’ interpretation of the state constitution. If the Supreme Court rules in the legislature’s favor, the court could endorse some version of the theory, which holds that state legislatures have near-plenary control over election rules.

This is supposedly grounded in “originalist” readings of the Constitution. But recent scholarship has debunked this, documenting that founding-era understandings gave a central role to state constitutions and courts in overseeing states’ setting of election rules. www.washingtonpost.com/…

x Supreme Court Justices 'Prayed With' Anti-Roe Activist Before Ruling - Rolling Stone https://t.co/PNpMwoR8z7 — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 7, 2022

x Hayes Brown: The Supreme Court's reign of terror is unsustainable. Congress can do something about it.https://t.co/NGb7DaW41L — MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 7, 2022

Although there are reasons to be skeptical that Donald Trump will run for president in 2024, one thing could push him into it: Mounting legal troubles. With his potential crimes related to the insurrection becoming clearer, he is reportedly growing more serious about running, reasoning that as a candidate, he’ll be harder to prosecute.

announced plans to hear a case next term that could upend democracy. The court will likely validate in some form the , which could expand the power of state legislatures over elections in radically anti-democratic ways. As it happens, this is unfolding even as the Supreme Court hasto hear a case next term that could upend democracy. The court will likely validate in some form the “independent state legislature” theory , which could expand the power of state legislatures over elections in radically anti-democratic ways.

That has generated much discussion of how the theory could enable hyperpartisan gerrymandering. But it could also enable more election subversion, which could dovetail with the looming Trump threat in combustible ways. www.washingtonpost.com/... x This term the Court essentially carried out a far right coup over public policy. Next term @ThePlumLineGS explores how the Court may extend the reach of that coup to governance through rightwing extremist state legislatures https://t.co/rDfFIknKai — Charles Idelson (@cidelson) July 6, 2022 The case, Moore v. Harper, concerns whether the North Carolina state legislature is precluded from executing an extreme partisan gerrymander by state courts’ interpretation of the state constitution. If the Supreme Court rules in the legislature’s favor, the court could endorse some version of the theory, which holds that state legislatures have near-plenary control over election rules. This is supposedly grounded in “originalist” readings of the Constitution. But recent scholarship has debunked this, documenting that founding-era understandings gave a central role to state constitutions and courts in overseeing states’ setting of election rules. www.washingtonpost.com/... x The Supreme Court is laying the groundwork to pre-rig the 2024 election || By: Thom Hartmann https://t.co/foaXjfXtgT — SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) July 7, 2022

x As US Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Sutton famously argued in his book, "51 Imperfect Solutions," it's vital not to overlook the path to justice through these state high courts . . . but it's also vital to recall how "imperfect" they invariably are. https://t.co/36ztgAMFlk — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 6, 2022

x We’re facing a potential future where “every June for the rest of your life is going to be like this one, or worse.” https://t.co/xqiy7tuYEW — Slate (@Slate) July 7, 2022

x what the right is trying to do, from top to bottom, is dismantle public goods and public obligations and the institutions that support them, leaving owners of wealth and capital and privilege to dominate others as they see fit — b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) July 6, 2022

x BREAKING: A group of Pennsylvania Republicans formed a super PAC to support Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor, against anti-democracy GOP nominee Doug Mastriano.



Country over party. 🙏 — Republicans against Trumpism (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 6, 2022

x many of us are angry/upset about the attacks on our democracy, freedoms, safety, so what are constructive ways to channel the anger: vote, organize, volunteer for an election 125 days away. Let us honor those who have fought and fallen before us by ensuring democracy exists. — Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) July 6, 2022

x Russia State TV considering reinstalling Trump as president https://t.co/gyfFcsAthX — Nanna (@rocklander65) July 7, 2022

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