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Feb 13 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Sharing a little update about a new segment on The Beat...

#Beatniks @TheBeatWithAri @msnbc
Today we're launching a new series with a specific intention:

To try to step out of our current era, conventional wisdom, or confronting an idea under the premise of asking if one "agrees" with it.
I won't be suggesting that a given idea is "right," or that you should agree with it.

Rather that it's worth hearing some novel ideas with an open mind.
Our new series launching today: OPEN MIND

now what do you think will be the first novel idea we explore?…
Our new series explores novel ideas!

Obv I need to know, what drink or snack you think goes best with it?! 🥃

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Many Congressional hearings are not very effective.

In the press, they are known for being “boring” (which is why they rarely draw live news coverage, regardless of topic or "ideology").. or for descending into partisan clashes...
The Jan. 6 Committee hearings have been unusually *effective.*

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-revealing new facts

- compelling testimony from even recalcitrant officials

- revealing evidence of alleged crimes against the U.S., by top people inside the U.S. government

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The most objective evidence here is that under Garland, DOJ is simply *not* interviewing key witnesses and participants in the White House role in obstructing the 1/6 certification (a potential crime).

Weissman interview:
There is legitimate legal debate about “how aggressive” a stance to take on gov officials contesting an election, and when or if to charge a fmr President.

But it is not valid for DOJ to fail to gather all the testimony and facts - and to “go second” after Congress is unusual.
It appears Garland has overseen DOJ actually *breaking a precedent - it moves first to gather the best possible secret testimony when there are public probes of the same facts or crimes. That’s what Weissman emphasized in his article.

And so, why?
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The Court majority gets close to admitting this ruling is not actually about law, but advancing their personal, religious views on "life":

Quote:

"Abortion destroys.. 'potential life' and
what [this abortion ban] regards as the life of an
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There are strong and genuine debates about when life begins. But Alito's phrasing here all but admits his personal, (non legal) view is controlling the outcome... reducing much of the opinion to window dressing/cover.
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"Abortion is nothing new. It has been addressed by lawmakers for centuries, and the fundamental moral question that it poses is ageless."
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