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Joyce Alene

@JoyceWhiteVance

29 Mar

In opening, prosecutors say that when an EMT who was a bystander approached to try & check George Floyd’s pulse & render aid, Chauvin refused her & pointed his mace at her.

Prosecution: “Chauvin does not let up & he does not get up.” Watching 9:29 of excruciating video, Chauvin keeps grinding his knee on George Floyd’s neck, ignoring all efforts to get him to care for Floyd & ultimately even an EMT bystander demanding he check for a pulse.

Defense starts by defining reasonable doubt. Their whole strategy is to convince at least one juror there is reasonable doubt about guilt. It takes a unanimous jury to convict.

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Joyce Alene

@JoyceWhiteVance

24 Mar

@amyklobuchar

If you’re eligible to vote it should be easy to vote. As GOP-led state legislatures consider pass bills to restrict your rights, ⁦@amyklobuchar⁩ takes up the For the People Act in a Senate hearing today. Listen in & tell your Senators to vote yes. rules.senate.gov/hearings/s1-th…

* consider & pass, but you knew that 😎

Senator Blount decries the FTP Act as a federal takeover of our elections & says we shouldn’t meddle with a system that has worked so well.

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Joyce Alene

@JoyceWhiteVance

22 Feb

Merrick Garland: Willing to step away from lifetime appointment as a federal judge because of the importance of DOJ and the rule of law.

Garland calls family separation policy "shameful" & commits to cooperating with Congressional oversight hearings on this issue as well as annual oversight hearings. "Of course" he says, "I will cooperate" after Durbin notes there was no such participation over the last 3 years.

Judge Garland says he spoke with judiciary ethics advisors ahead of hearing and that while Canon 3 bars comment on any pending cases, he is free to talk about policy.

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Joyce Alene

@JoyceWhiteVance

11 Feb

Mike Lee is claiming some of the evidence presented is not supported by the record and should be stricken, referencing in particular, the call to Alabama's freshman Senator Tuberville to ask him to delay confirmation of Biden's win.

Lee clarifies that statements about him are not true, says he is the only witness, and vehemently demands that they be stricken.

Lee withdraws his objection, subject to being raised again. [Lee is one of the Republicans who voted to end impeachment because Trump has already left office. In the 1st impeachment, he voted to acquit Trump, saying he wasn't guilty]

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Joyce Alene

@JoyceWhiteVance

2 Jan

https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1345384590119202816

If there is any line Mitch McConnell can’t permit Trumpers cross it’s this: direct incitement to violence. Sure it’s a low bar, but honestly, so are our expectations for him to protect democracy. But at some point, this draws perilously close to the legal definition of sedition.

https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1345384590119202816

Having spent a fair bit of my career as a prosecutor on domestic terror & white supremacist groups, I know how important it is for a society to unequivocally condemn violence & commit to justice if it occurs. No responsible leader can ignore the obligation to condemn violence.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1345377936300453891?s=21

In case you haven’t seen it already, Louie Gohmert has moved on from being smug & dumb to being a dangerous threat to the republic and to public safety. GOP leaders must speak up for a change.