Election: People ask me in the DM's and right out here all kinds of questions about the legal I can't answer either because I don't know or because secrets. Please understand that most of them fall into the first category.
A brief explanation will however be enlightening. >
First, my friend the eccentric genius Thomas Wictor was right to recommend that you follow me because (a) I'm the kind of guy you should follow, (b) I do have a sense of the gestalt that is in many ways like his and (c) I'm usually good for a laugh or two.
But. >
While I've spoken to a lot of the famous people and been in many of the places, I'm not in charge of anything.
I've been privileged to have a few very challenging and professionally gratifying lawyering assignments in the last week and I'm on call for more. >
I'm not an election law specialist. I'm an egghead / junkyard dog litigator with a lot of federal court experience and a nice mix of public policy work in my history.
When given an assignment I (a) execute it and (b) look great doing it. Unless it's hot out, then only (a). >
So let's don't get the wrong impression about my role here. I am doing what I can and sharing what is appropriate under the circumstances.
I have not been awarded a license to kill.
Yet. <>
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Some of you are relatively new to political engagement. You were probably thrust into it by our current state of cultural tyranny. You may have lost friends over it.
And though we don't know how this is going to end, right now you're hurting.
Let's talk. >
People like me - who have been infected with enthusiasm and passion for politics all our lives - have been telling you that everything about this election matters. It's the fight of our lives.
What if we lost? What?! 😳
Fair question. >
Old politicos like me will all answer the same way:
We WILL live. We WILL be back. They WILL not defeat us.
Yes, it hurts. It's so wrong. They're so bad in so many ways.
Trump gave us everything he had. Biden has only ever taken.
Friendly, cooperative and legally compliant here in Scranton #ElectionDay
Main moving part here is "naked ballots" - ballots mailed without the secrecy envelope. That piece is a little confusing to voters and although the percentage is small, we're seeing plenty of them.
As a percentage of ballots though, the percentage has been infinitesimal - much less than feared.
Voters' names are recorded by party workers and then the voters contacted, informed that they blew it and urged to come in and vote.
Let me reiterate. The Democratic nominee for President of the United States called the sitting President of the United States "a clown" on national TV, in his presence, before a quiescent moderator.
And all we hear about is how mean and aggressive Donald Trump was.
The cultural, political and moral implications of this remain unexamined and indeed unremarked upon among the major purveyors of news, information and analysis, as far as I know.
I am not followed by @TrumpWarRoom, but if you are, maybe bring this to their attention.
Forget Democrats. They're all in no matter what. But this vulgar man - @JoeBiden - is who the scummy likes of @ProjectLincoln are holding out as the one who will restore all the dignity, gravitas and oathy-something they believe @realDonaldTrump took from them.