The victor in the Civil War wasn’t the ‘North’. It was the United States. We beat a violent, traitorous faction.
But that faction lived on through Jim Crow, the ‘Southern Strategy’, now MAGA…
The GOP, Fox & more are infected by the faction. The insurrection is ongoing.
The key tool being used by the faction now is the Big Lie.
They seek to limit access to the ballot box and institutionalize the ability of the faction’s current party - the GOP - to overturn election results.
They seek to defeat the US from the inside, but it’s the same war.
The goal is to rule from the minority. Their coalition is strong & disciplined and includes:
Fox, OAN, Sinclair, Daily Wire, Breitbart, White Evangelical churches, paramilitary groups, Federalist Society, Judicial Watch, Council for National Policy & the Republican Party & more.
The faction is expert at uniting a fervent base by enflaming White resentment.
It’s the same strategy they’ve always had, though the political and social groups that they’ve infected have shifted over time.
White supremacy is always at the core of their ideology.
It’s important to know who the real enemy is so that you can stop fighting battles and realize there’s a full-scale war being waged by a determined, seditious enemy.
The entire faction must be defeated, not just the GOP.
After the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the $15 minimum wage was ineligible to be included in the reconciliation bill, the general consensus was that only @VP Harris could step in to overrule the judgement and keep $15 in the bill.
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Based on what I'm hearing from people familiar with the discussion within the Senate since the ruling came down, the consensus changed.
There is very little precedent for this type of situation.
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BREAKING: Sen. Mike Lee has given lawyers on both sides of the #ImpeachmentTrial a copy of a log from his cellphone that shows a call from the White House at 2:26 p.m. on Jan. 6. #ClearAndPresentDanger
“That account — and the new phone record — strongly undercuts a claim from Trump’s lawyers on the Senate floor on Friday that “at no time” had Trump been informed that Pence was in danger during the hours-long riot.”
“The phone log proves that Trump’s call to Tuberville came only after he had attacked Pence as “lacking courage.” But it also provides evidence that Trump definitively knew of Pence’s predicament moments later. Trump did not follow up his tweet with any call for Pence’s safety.”
Details: Up to 4 hrs equally divided btwn the Impeachment Managers & the Trump’s counsel to present arguments on Tues Feb 9 on the constitutionality of the trial.
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Following these arguments the Senate will vote, at a simple majority threshold, on whether the Senate has jurisdiction under the Constitution to try the former president. If a majority votes in favor of constitutionality, it will proceed under the following provisions...
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Up to 16 hours per side for the Impeachment Managers and the defense to present their case beginning Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 12:00pm EST. The resolution states that each side must use their time over no greater than two days and each day’s presentation will not exceed 8 hours.
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