Just noticed the headline with respect to the kid who shot up the Florida school recently.
You may recall all of the push towards gun control after the event. Sometimes, echoes of that continue to this day.
Anyway, what I noticed there is this pattern with respect to liberal initiatives. Once they fail, it always leads to something worse. You would expect the opposite. Once a program fails, it should be discredited and ended. But what we have here is that the liberals take their failed program and try to gain from it.
So, this Cruz kid was a part of a program in which he was able to escape the system that was designed to keep him from buying guns legally. Subsequently, after the system failed to reform the guy, he buys a gun, and he kills a bunch of kids. The liberals respond with a push for more gun control. But what should have happened was that the program ended, and the law firmed up more so as to catch a problem like this before it had a chance to get a whole lot worse.
It looks like premeditated failure to me. People are likely to try to forget the whole thing, but this needs to be scrutinized over and over again so as to inoculate the country from the depredations of the left towards the rest of society. It is a warlike attitude that is at work here. War needs to be countered aggressively. It is not being done now, and these people have a lot more success than they should have.
Updated same day at 11:26:
You can also note the pattern in the Mueller investigation. What looks like incompetence may actually end up being rewarded. For example, with regard to the investigation, these people want Trump out of office. Even if every single one of the charges fail, or are overturned, they would still be rewarded for their incompetence if Trump were to be actually forced out due to these proceedings.
That is why they must be stopped and then punished this time. No more of this.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Rosenstein's instructions to Mueller were "secret"
Updated:
5.8.18:
More here...
The judge would be doing us all a great service if he dismissed the case against Manafort. The case has languished at the DOJ for a decade. I suspect that there is little merit to the case in the first place.
the original post follows:
5.6.18:
Asked by Judge Ellis as to their authority in creating a criminal case out of a intelligence investigation, the Mueller gang said it was a "secret".
Reminds me of the scene in the movie Animal House, where Dean Wormer puts the Delta House fraternity on "double secret probation".
So, is Rod Rosenstein acting out the part of Dean Wormer? Is Mueller the Niedermeyer character, who Dean Wormer describes as a "sneaky little shit"?
Actually, Rod Rosenstein looks like the sneaky little shit, and Mueller looks like "Flounder".
Update:
Saw this on Free Republic. Yeah, it might look like I got the idea for the post elsewhere, but I didn't. Nobody got it from me either, too new.
5.8.18:
More here...
The judge would be doing us all a great service if he dismissed the case against Manafort. The case has languished at the DOJ for a decade. I suspect that there is little merit to the case in the first place.
the original post follows:
5.6.18:
Asked by Judge Ellis as to their authority in creating a criminal case out of a intelligence investigation, the Mueller gang said it was a "secret".
Reminds me of the scene in the movie Animal House, where Dean Wormer puts the Delta House fraternity on "double secret probation".
So, is Rod Rosenstein acting out the part of Dean Wormer? Is Mueller the Niedermeyer character, who Dean Wormer describes as a "sneaky little shit"?
Actually, Rod Rosenstein looks like the sneaky little shit, and Mueller looks like "Flounder".
Update:
Saw this on Free Republic. Yeah, it might look like I got the idea for the post elsewhere, but I didn't. Nobody got it from me either, too new.
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| Free Republic |
Fleeting thoughts
Update to 5.6.18 post:
Link to Hill op-ed via Instapundit.
5.8.18: comment:
The argument only vaguely resembles this one below. After writing this, I would like to re-state what I meant. It is like this: a cop investigates, but he doesn't prosecute. An FBI agent investigates, but he doesn't prosecute. There should be a firewall between the investigative authority and the court.
Rosenstein's directive fuses them together into one office. Not only that, it does it in a way that bypasses the law with respect to establishing a crime first before locating the suspect. What this Mueller investigation has done is select the man and then find the crime. It must be disallowed and Mueller should be dismissed.
the original post follows:
Many times over the years that I have been writing this blog, I have noted that thoughts have a way of appearing and disappearing. These thoughts may have been worth a post, but having had the thoughts, and not having made notes of the thoughts, the ideas slip into the ether, so to speak.
I just had one of those thoughts, and now, I am in possession of the keyboard in front of me, and the motivation to write about it. Provided that I don't forget about it first.
It is about Rosenstein once again, so, I will pause here and review what I want to discuss...
...be back once I finish...
...okay back.
The point with Manafort is that the cases Mueller is prosecuting are over a decade old. No charges were brought from that case, but are being revived now. What this judge Ellis is looking for is the authority to bring back something essentially from the dead.
Actually, I reviewed Rosenstein's letter to nominate Mueller. Rosenstein did give Mueller authority to prosecute. This appears to be the bone of contention. You cannot conduct both an investigation of possible "collusion", and then prosecute based upon that. This is much too sweeping of an authorization. It is the investigation of a political act based upon something that may be criminal. But whatever is said to be criminal must be done on another authority, not Mueller's.
What Sundance at CTH is pointing out, and the judge is pointing out, is that these are separate issues legally. You cannot conduct an internal investigation and be a head of the prosecution at the same time. Take the OIG report that is coming out. Horowitz is at the head of that. However, another prosecutor will take over from there once he is through. It doesn't all go through Horowitz.
An example? The recent McCabe report from Horowitz's team. Horowitz didn't prosecute, but referred the matter for prosecution to the US Attorney. So, why doesn't Mueller do this instead of what he is doing with Flynn et. al? Because Rosenstein gave him too much authority.
Mueller doesn't have any evidence, it seems. It seems to me that he is forcing people into phony confessions so that it appears that he has something, then he will leverage that into a more substantive case.
A more proper way to do it would be to refer this to Congress for impeachment if the matter warrants. In the end, that is what he may do, but this other stuff ( Manafort, Flynn ) appears to be over the line. For example, Flynn may not have been lying, but may have agreed to a false charge for other reasons aside from guilt. Manafort's case is a clear matter of lack of evidence. Otherwise, why didn't they prosecute years ago? Neither case has anything to do with the election of 2016. A fair question is whether or not these cases are being used to prop up a rather weak case.
Why give all that authority to investigate and prosecute to just one man? There's too much opportunity for misconduct.
Link to Hill op-ed via Instapundit.
5.8.18: comment:
The argument only vaguely resembles this one below. After writing this, I would like to re-state what I meant. It is like this: a cop investigates, but he doesn't prosecute. An FBI agent investigates, but he doesn't prosecute. There should be a firewall between the investigative authority and the court.
Rosenstein's directive fuses them together into one office. Not only that, it does it in a way that bypasses the law with respect to establishing a crime first before locating the suspect. What this Mueller investigation has done is select the man and then find the crime. It must be disallowed and Mueller should be dismissed.
the original post follows:
Many times over the years that I have been writing this blog, I have noted that thoughts have a way of appearing and disappearing. These thoughts may have been worth a post, but having had the thoughts, and not having made notes of the thoughts, the ideas slip into the ether, so to speak.
I just had one of those thoughts, and now, I am in possession of the keyboard in front of me, and the motivation to write about it. Provided that I don't forget about it first.
It is about Rosenstein once again, so, I will pause here and review what I want to discuss...
...be back once I finish...
...okay back.
The point with Manafort is that the cases Mueller is prosecuting are over a decade old. No charges were brought from that case, but are being revived now. What this judge Ellis is looking for is the authority to bring back something essentially from the dead.
Actually, I reviewed Rosenstein's letter to nominate Mueller. Rosenstein did give Mueller authority to prosecute. This appears to be the bone of contention. You cannot conduct both an investigation of possible "collusion", and then prosecute based upon that. This is much too sweeping of an authorization. It is the investigation of a political act based upon something that may be criminal. But whatever is said to be criminal must be done on another authority, not Mueller's.
What Sundance at CTH is pointing out, and the judge is pointing out, is that these are separate issues legally. You cannot conduct an internal investigation and be a head of the prosecution at the same time. Take the OIG report that is coming out. Horowitz is at the head of that. However, another prosecutor will take over from there once he is through. It doesn't all go through Horowitz.
An example? The recent McCabe report from Horowitz's team. Horowitz didn't prosecute, but referred the matter for prosecution to the US Attorney. So, why doesn't Mueller do this instead of what he is doing with Flynn et. al? Because Rosenstein gave him too much authority.
Mueller doesn't have any evidence, it seems. It seems to me that he is forcing people into phony confessions so that it appears that he has something, then he will leverage that into a more substantive case.
A more proper way to do it would be to refer this to Congress for impeachment if the matter warrants. In the end, that is what he may do, but this other stuff ( Manafort, Flynn ) appears to be over the line. For example, Flynn may not have been lying, but may have agreed to a false charge for other reasons aside from guilt. Manafort's case is a clear matter of lack of evidence. Otherwise, why didn't they prosecute years ago? Neither case has anything to do with the election of 2016. A fair question is whether or not these cases are being used to prop up a rather weak case.
Why give all that authority to investigate and prosecute to just one man? There's too much opportunity for misconduct.
Monday, May 7, 2018
Compact to award electoral votes based upon national popular vote
Connecticut just passed a bill enabling this, but is it legal?
No, it should not be. Yet, who knows these days? The liberals will not respect the constitution unless there is an advantage to them.
This would be illegal because of prohibition upon states of entering into compacts with another state.
Article 1, Section 10
No, it should not be. Yet, who knows these days? The liberals will not respect the constitution unless there is an advantage to them.
This would be illegal because of prohibition upon states of entering into compacts with another state.
Article 1, Section 10
It's a controversy waiting to happen.No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
Trump's rise in the polls
Good for Trump? Maybe. But is it good for the country? He needs Congress to be able to pass legislation. Without the GOP helping him out, he cannot do much.
The "eyes on the prize" is the country, not Trump.
The "eyes on the prize" is the country, not Trump.
Dick Morris: Trump Poised for Another Big Poll Gain https://t.co/WiiFzKayvQ— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) May 7, 2018
The country is lost, can it be redeemed?
One look at the news is enough to drive a man to drink, if I were so inclined.
Even so, it still makes me feel really downbeat.
If it isn't the false narratives on the left, it is the powerless cries of double standards on the right. For heavens sakes, you so-called conservatives. Do you really believe that the people of this country are going to respond to your continuing cries of left wing bias, when you won't get off your backsides, and do something about it? The Congress belongs to the GOP, the President is GOP, and would sign something into law, if you would just pass it. You cannot blame this on liberal bias in the news. The time to act has been for the last sixteen months, but you have little to show for it, you so-called conservatives.
Instead, we get the Keystone Cop to beat all Keystone Cops--- Robert Mueller. Why not fire his ass? But no. Can't do that. Question: Just exactly what is it that you can do, you so-called conservatives?
The left keeps saying that there will be a Blue wave in the fall. The right says not so fast, but then complains about double standards again. It is as if they aren't in power and are running against the Democrat majority as in the past. Did they not notice that the GOP runs both houses of Congress? If the Democrats win in the fall, it will be because the GOP lost by default. When that happens, and maybe it isn't an "if" after all, I'm sure we will all hear about the double standards, and how America is badly served by its low information voters. Rush Limbaugh will wail again about having lost the country.
It shouldn't take an Einstein to figure out that the GOP doesn't want to win, and doesn't want to govern. They just want to complain forever and ever. It's good business for guys like Limbaugh. Meanwhile, the country goes down the drain.
What could be done? Well, back during the time when Texas was a part of Mexico, the colonists held protest conventions. Why can't so-called conservatives start to take actions like that? Why not consider consider some real action instead of mere complaints? The Texans eventually declared their independence and made a new nation. Actually, I would hope that this sort of drastic action would not be necessary these days. But something had better be done and soon.
Bottom line: In spite of all of the overwhelming evidence that the GOP should win in a landslide, they haven't given anybody any reason to show up in the fall. They could definitely lose, but seem perversely determined not to do anything about it, except complain in the most powerless way imaginable. They do not move anybody to support them, and that just might happen.
"But the President is doing better in the polls". Give me a friggin' break!
Even so, it still makes me feel really downbeat.
If it isn't the false narratives on the left, it is the powerless cries of double standards on the right. For heavens sakes, you so-called conservatives. Do you really believe that the people of this country are going to respond to your continuing cries of left wing bias, when you won't get off your backsides, and do something about it? The Congress belongs to the GOP, the President is GOP, and would sign something into law, if you would just pass it. You cannot blame this on liberal bias in the news. The time to act has been for the last sixteen months, but you have little to show for it, you so-called conservatives.
Instead, we get the Keystone Cop to beat all Keystone Cops--- Robert Mueller. Why not fire his ass? But no. Can't do that. Question: Just exactly what is it that you can do, you so-called conservatives?
The left keeps saying that there will be a Blue wave in the fall. The right says not so fast, but then complains about double standards again. It is as if they aren't in power and are running against the Democrat majority as in the past. Did they not notice that the GOP runs both houses of Congress? If the Democrats win in the fall, it will be because the GOP lost by default. When that happens, and maybe it isn't an "if" after all, I'm sure we will all hear about the double standards, and how America is badly served by its low information voters. Rush Limbaugh will wail again about having lost the country.
It shouldn't take an Einstein to figure out that the GOP doesn't want to win, and doesn't want to govern. They just want to complain forever and ever. It's good business for guys like Limbaugh. Meanwhile, the country goes down the drain.
What could be done? Well, back during the time when Texas was a part of Mexico, the colonists held protest conventions. Why can't so-called conservatives start to take actions like that? Why not consider consider some real action instead of mere complaints? The Texans eventually declared their independence and made a new nation. Actually, I would hope that this sort of drastic action would not be necessary these days. But something had better be done and soon.
Bottom line: In spite of all of the overwhelming evidence that the GOP should win in a landslide, they haven't given anybody any reason to show up in the fall. They could definitely lose, but seem perversely determined not to do anything about it, except complain in the most powerless way imaginable. They do not move anybody to support them, and that just might happen.
"But the President is doing better in the polls". Give me a friggin' break!
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Mueller's team did not expect the Russians to be coming
To their own trial in the US.
comment:
OMG. We have these kinds of trials in the US. Star Chamber affairs.
Why would the Russians bother with this? Because it is an easy win for them!!!
These people who are running this investigation do not help our country---neither here, nor in the world outside our borders. They are giving the Russians propaganda to use against us.
You have to be a dolt to believe Mueller's gang and their supporters in DC. This amateurish display is proof positive of it. The Mueller gang is making a mockery of our justice system, and the reports of that are going throughout the world. It should embarrass the hell out of all of us Americans.
All of this because of Hillary's refusal to accept her own defeat.
Mueller would prefer not to [With Comment by John] https://t.co/OmZKTiLyqc via @powerlineUS— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) May 6, 2018
comment:
OMG. We have these kinds of trials in the US. Star Chamber affairs.
Why would the Russians bother with this? Because it is an easy win for them!!!
These people who are running this investigation do not help our country---neither here, nor in the world outside our borders. They are giving the Russians propaganda to use against us.
You have to be a dolt to believe Mueller's gang and their supporters in DC. This amateurish display is proof positive of it. The Mueller gang is making a mockery of our justice system, and the reports of that are going throughout the world. It should embarrass the hell out of all of us Americans.
All of this because of Hillary's refusal to accept her own defeat.
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