A party putting itself first before the country it is trying to govern

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"A party putting itself first before the country it is trying to govern."

Sadly, that is what we have in America, as well.

Democrats were told to put the good of the country before their own party.


The Democrats listened to their leaders, and backed down.


2019, and everything is much worse in America.
More horrible, than we could have ever imagined.


This is your moment, UK

Stand up for what is good for your country.

They lied to you.

They misled you.

They perverted and twisted everything, to get their way.



16-Year-Old Belfast Teen Cuts All The Brexit Bullshit In Devastating Fashion

"A party putting itself first before the country it is trying to govern," the Belfast teen said of the Conservatives and the Brexit fiasco embroiling the UK.

Mar 23, 2019

https://crooksandliars.com/2019/03/16-year-old-belfast-teen-cuts-all-brexit

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/to...rs-praised-by-question-time-viewers-1-5952824

Furious 16-year-old and ‘proud European’ praised by Question Time viewers


She told the Belfast audience: “I’d like to say you’re all right. This goes back much further than this week, but it goes much further than any of you have said it does. When the plans for the referendum were first announced, it goes back to David Cameron trying to negotiate in the EU.

“David Cameron made the referendum policy because he didn’t want to risk losing ten or 15 seats to UKIP. And look where it’s got us.

“This has always been because of the Tory party playing party politics with issues that are going to be huge generational changes for all of us.

“I’m sixteen years old. I didn’t get a say in Brexit and I won’t get a say in Brexit because there is not going to be a second referendum as things stand. But either way, what we have to face is this is not an issue of parties not coming together."

 

[phrodeau]

Whatever takes the shine off the Democratic Party, the GOP has it ten times worse.

 

[Pocketshaver]

liberal educted 16 year old twat telling people bullshit... that's bad.

whats worse is that the older adult twats are listening

 

[bodysong]

The Onion Verified Account
@TheOnion

Compassionate Trump Issues Full Presidential Pardon For Robert Mueller

3:45 PM - 25 Mar 2019

Do you think Robert Mueller acted honorably?” ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jon Karl asked the president during an event with Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu. "Yes, he did," Trump responded.

ABC News' @jonkarl: "Mr. President, do you think Robert Mueller acted honorably?"

President Trump: "Yes, he did"

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 25, 2019


https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dem...port-trump-attorney-general/story?id=61922470

 

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Flash back to the Fall of 2016 and McConnell single-handedly blocking
the Obama administration from telling the country that Russia was
interfering in the election and that they were doing it to help Trump.


This is what he, in essence, told the CIA: "You're telling us that Russia
is trying to help elect Trump. If you try to come forward with this,
I'm not going to sign onto any sort of public statement that would
condemn Russian interference."

"But I will condemn you and the Obama administration for trying to mess up this election."


Craig Caplan Verified Account
@CraigCaplan

McConnell: “AG reports Russia carried out
online disinformation campaigns & computer
hacking efforts designed to sow discord in
our nation & interfere in politics. It’s deeply
disturbing Obama Admin was apparently
insufficiently prepared to anticipate &
counter Russian threats.”


2:32 PM - 25 Mar 2019


Leader McConnell Verified Account
@ senatemajldr
Washington, DC
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
republicanleader.senate.gov


Joan McCarter
@joanmccarter

"Flash back to the fall of 2016 and McConnell single-handedly blocking the Obama administration from telling the country that Russia was interfering in the election and that they were doing it to help Trump."

3:04 PM - 25 Mar 2019

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/25/1845136/-Mitch-McConnell-helping-Russia-help-Trump-again?

 

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Nude photos, scams, tax threats: FBI tweets out its Trump Organization file, leading to online free-for-all

FBI Records Vault, the “official FBI Records Management Division” account, tweeted out the bureau’s publicly available Trump Organization file.


Curious social-media denizens immediately started downloading the heavily redacted FBI file, which includes more than 30 years of investigative notes about the president’s private business. And, of course, they started tweeting about what they found in it.

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics...tion-file-leading-to-online-free-for-all.html

They were published on the FBI’s website four days after the special counsel, Robert Mueller, concluded his investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. According to William Barr, the US attorney general, Mueller did not establish that Trump aides were involved in a conspiracy with Russian operatives. Mueller’s report has not been released.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/26/fbi-releases-documents-trump-organization

 

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House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff attacked by tRump Loyalists

United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Infamous Nine

# Devin Nunes, California

California Republican Devin Nunes filed a $250 million lawsuit against Twitter and a group of users Monday, accusing the social media platform of defamation and "shadow-banning conservatives". It was calculated to interfere with and influence the federal election and interfere with Nunes' ongoing investigation as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Of "Devin Nunes" Mom", the suit alleges it "falsely stated that Nunes would probably join the Proud Boys, if it weren't for that unfortunate "no masturbating' rule" and "falsely accused Nunes of being part of the President's taint team", as well as "Devin might be a unscrupulous, craven, back-stabbing, charlatan and traitor, but he's no Ted Cruz", and "falsely stated that @Devin Nunes is DEFINITELY a feckless cunt".

@DevinNunesCow

Otter Nonsense

@19AngryOtters Replying to @DevinCow
Has the complaint been filed and served?

8:11 AM - 28 Mar 2019

Devin Nunes’ cow
@DevinCow Replying to @19AngryOtters

Filed, yes. Not yet served.

8:12 AM - 28 Mar 2019


# Mike Conaway, Texas
# Mike Turner, Ohio
# Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
# Chris Stewart, Utah
# Rick Crawford, Arkansas
# Elise Stefanik, New York
# Will Hurd, Texas
# John Ratcliffe, Texas

 

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The count is up to 700 pages plus.

Attorney General Barr Faces Bipartisan Pressure To Make Mueller Report Public


Impeachment Just Got Less Likely And 6 Other Takeaways From The Barr Letter


More will likely have to be released for the Justice Department not to be viewed as partisan and political

Many of America's democratic institutions are facing stress tests. The president, for example, has criticized the judicial system ("Obama judges"), the intelligence community and FBI ("deep state") and, of course, the news media ("fake news").

And the response to the Barr letter shows more will likely have to be released if the Justice Department wants to be seen in a nonpartisan way like the military and law enforcement.

Democratic leaders Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer fired this shot:

"Given Mr. Barr's public record of bias against the Special Counsel's inquiry, he is not a neutral observer and is not in a position to make objective determinations about the report."

That's a reference to a 19-page memo Barr wrote nine months ago to top Justice Department officials, arguing against Mueller being able to demand answers on the obstruction part of Mueller's investigation. That became a flashpoint during Barr's confirmation hearings — and is back, right in the middle of making sense of Mueller's findings.

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/25/7064...ly-and-6-other-takeaways-from-the-barr-letter

 

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One of the many issues that split the USA

Guns!

*tip of the hat to GB denizen, "butters"

Denver (CNN)Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams disagrees so much with a gun bill making its way through the Colorado legislature that he's willing to go to jail rather than enforce it.

"It's a matter of doing what's right," he said

.
He's not the only one who feels so strongly.

The controversial "red flag" bill aims to seize guns temporarily from people who are deemed to be a threat to themselves or others.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/31/us/colorado-red-flag-gun-law/index.html?cid=web-alerts&nsid=54772776


Marshall Zelinger
@Marshall9News Replying to @Leroy_Garcia

BREAKING: Senate PASSES Red Flag bill 18-17. Senate President @Leroy_Garcia votes no, but never went to mic to describe why in detail. #coleg #copolitics

1:44 PM - 28 Mar 2019

Election time in Colorado ?

Seems as though there is majority support for reasonable gun control.

Kyle Clark
Kyle Clark Verified Account
@KyleClark

The top Senate Democrat, President @Leroy_Garcia, will vote against the red flag gun control bill, one of his party's chief priorities. Democrats have a one-vote margin without Garcia. First reported by @ChieftainNews. #coleg #copolitics #9NEWS

3:54 PM - 26 Mar 2019

parkernoelle
@parkernoelle

This is how we save lives... Our Democratic AG @pweiser and our Republican Sheriff stood together with 80+ community members on a Monday night to discuss common sense gun laws #ERPO #momsdemand @shannonrwatts @MomsDemand @reeveslaura @maliceb2427

9:40 PM - 25 Mar 2019


March 20, 2019 9:27 am


WY Rep. Landon Brown
WY Rep. Landon Brown
@lbrownhd9

This is total and complete “infringement” on the second amendment rights of Coloradoans. Unbelievable that there are that many people believe this law supersedes the Constitution! #bluestateblues #2A #RedFlag

6:57 AM - 26 Mar 2019

George Brauchler
@ GeorgeBrauchler

Douglas County, Colorado, USA
District Attorney for 1 million in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, & Lincoln counties, Army Colonel for COARNG, State Judge Advocate, adjunct law professor


George Brauchler
@GeorgeBrauchler

Yet another reason #coleg's #RedFlag bill is too extreme for Colorado. A Significant Risk Protection Order can be sought an unlimited number of times. It can be renewed an unlimited number of times. It could last for years. Yet this is what the bill tells respondents:

7:48 AM - 25 Mar 2019

Ethan Black
@EthanBlack Replying to @GeorgeBrauchler
The language is identical to the bill you supported last year. In the 2019 version, p.15 lines 4-8. In the 2018 version, p14 lines 9-13. #ERPO #coleg #copolitics

10:36 PM - 25 Mar 2019


Bill would help reduce suicide

As a one-time state lawmaker who had an “A+” NRA rating and a former Republican candidate for governor, I’m strongly supportive of HB-1177 — a bill that would provide extreme risk protection orders to temporarily remove firearms for those in the midst of a crisis.

My perspective on this issue is personal. Our family was in constant fear of losing our eldest daughter to suicide nearly a decade ago. She was just a child of 17 years at the time. Today, she’s healthy and successful.

Our family took action and removed all the firearms in our home. However, today Colorado’s families, especially those who have adult family members living on their own, don’t have such capabilities to take preventive measures.

I challenge the members of this committee, especially my fellow Republicans, to find common ground and work together in a bipartisan manner to support a thoughtful, comprehensive bill that balances Second Amendment protections with desperate families coping with a loved one in the midst of a crisis.

Each member of this committee has an opportunity to make a real difference and reduce suicide in their community, help and protect law enforcement, and, most importantly, give hope to desperate families. Please act!

Victor Mitchell, Castle Rock

Board member, Mental Health Colorado

https://englewoodherald.net/stories/letter-to-the-editor-bill-would-help-reduce-suicide,278158

HB 19-1177

#NotAllRepublicans, Red Flag Edition

March 31, 2019

Amid all the acrimony directed at majority Democrats in the Colorado General Assembly over the passage of House Bill 19-1177, the bill to create Extreme Risk Protection Orders to temporarily remove firearms from people judged in court to be a threat to themselves or the public, it bears repeating that the legislation enjoys overwhelming public support in every poll that’s been conducted on the issue–including a 2018 poll in Colorado that found support for a “red flag” law north of 80%.

https://www.coloradopols.com/

 

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What happened to American Sanctuary Cities, that protected the legal rights of undocumented immigrants ?

Republicans have hijacked many words. Sanctuary is just the latest word on the list.

Now, Republicans want sanctuary cities for gun owners that do not obey gun laws.

In conservative Weld County, the word “sanctuary” has gotten a bad rap, but House Republicans Lori Saine, R-Firestone; Steve Humphrey, R-Greeley; and Perry Buck, R-Windsor; are encouraging Weld commissioners to declare Weld a “2nd Amendment Sanctuary County.”

The three lawmakers have sent the request on official Colorado House of Representatives letterhead.

Steve Humphrey

“As Representatives of the Colorado House, we want to offer our emphatic support for Weld County becoming a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary County,” the letter reads in part.

The move comes in response to House Bill 19-1177, the extreme risk protection order bill that would allow law enforcement or others to seek the removal of firearms from individuals deemed to be at risk of harming themselves or others. That bill passed second reading in the House this past week, but still must officially pass out of the House before going to the Colorado Senate.

Under the current bill, a judge could require a person to go without firearms for up to 364 days, or longer should the petitioner establish clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is still a danger to themselves or others.

What happened to sanctuary cities that protected the rights of undocumented immigrants ?

Humphrey said he and his fellow representatives aren’t optimistic about how the bill will turn out, and wanted to do something to protect people’s rights.

“We just wanted to weigh in and encourage that,” Humphrey said. “We’re really concerned about the violation of people’s Constitutional rights.”

Arguments from conservatives, including Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams, who is cited in the letter, center on Constitutional questions:

* Does the law, which allows family members or law enforcement to initiate the order and then requires the respondent to prove innocence, violate due process?
* Is it Constitutional in terms of the 2nd Amendment?

“This bill, in my opinion, is an attack on firearms and firearm ownership under the disguise of trying to help people that may suffer from some sort of mental disturbance,” Reams wrote in a mid-February Facebook post about the measure.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/news...rs-move-to-protect-gun-rights-with-sanctuary/

Creating a gun rights sanctuary that defies state legislation might lead to litigation, Baxter said. It was noted that the county resolution does not involve the Cortez Police Department or the Mancos Marshal.

Commissioner Larry Don Suckla said based on majority public comment in support of keeping additional gun laws out of the county, he supports passing a gun sanctuary resolution.

“I can’t vote for this unless the word sanctuary is added in. I don’t want to do this half-assed,” he said. “If the sheriff feels it is not appropriate, he can take his name off.”

Carolyn Landis said the HB 1177 bill is still being developed and urged the commissioners to not give up on the legislative process to draft a law that more people may support.

The Colorado House Judiciary Committee approved the bill last week on a party-line vote of 7-4. On Wednesday it passed out of House Appropriations, also on a party-line vote of 7-4. The bill will now be read before the full House, then voted on. The Senate will then take up the bill.


Montezuma County considers becoming gun rights sanctuary

https://durangoherald.com/articles/265326

Ugly Attitudes Are Nurtured Against Undocumented Immigrants, and ugly, harmful things happen

Burien Residents Will Vote on Repealing Their Own Sanctuary City Ordinance in November


Aug 8, 2017

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/20...heir-own-sanctuary-city-ordinance-in-november


Burien Residents, Immigrant Rights Activists Win Temporary Restraining Order Against Sanctuary Repeal

By August, the Burien City Council had voted to put the repeal initiative on the November ballot. The vote came amid a series of local elections characterized by Trump-style politics, including fear-mongering rhetoric about immigrant residents, and rising anxiety within those targeted groups. Respect Washington, the organization behind the initiative, is primarily funded by US Inc., an anti-immigrant group that publishes white nationalist literature, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/20...ry-restraining-order-against-sanctuary-repeal

Aug 8, 2017

Trump's America Is 10 Miles South of Downtown Seattle
How Burien became a microcosm of national politics.

Sep 6, 2017

https://www.thestranger.com/feature...litics-are-encroaching-on-the-seattle-suburbs

A Seattle Republican Is Behind the Campaign to Repeal Burien's Sanctuary City Law

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/20...campaign-to-repeal-buriens-sanctuary-city-law

 

[bodysong]

Money men, funneling influence


Meet the Michigan-Based Anti-Immigrant Group Backing Burien's Sanctuary City Repeal




Aug 11, 2017




White nationalist group sends cash to Oregon anti-immigration activists


I reached out to all seven Burien City Council members—including the three who signed Respect Washington's petition—for comment on the organization's funding, and will update when I hear back.

UPDATE: Asked for comment about Respect Washington's funding, Council Member Debi Wagner (who signed the petition) responded: "What's your definition of a racist? I see Trenton [sic] is described as a racist. Is that because he is against illegal immigration or is there something else?"

Aug 10, 2017

U.S. Inc., based in Petosky, Michigan, was founded by John Tanton. A retired ophthalmologist, he is described as "the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit that monitors hate groups.

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2017/08/white_nationalist_group_sends.html

(Creating division in a small town)

Group that sent mailer targeting immigrants in Burien is mostly funded by out-of-staters

November 3, 2017

The Seattle Times asked how many of the people listed were undocumented, Keller said maybe half, based on his research. He also acknowledged that addresses may be outdated or inaccurate and that some of the people haven’t been convicted of the crimes he lists, including murder and rape.

While Respect Washington used a montage of Seattle Times stories in its letter to Burien residents, the newspaper doesn’t support the organization or typically list the addresses of accused in stories.

Keller, who started the committee a decade ago, said that since the election of President Trump, people are emboldened to voice their frustrations with immigration policies.

When asked if the letter and map were ethnically motivated, Keller, a West Seattle resident who twice unsuccessfully ran for Congress as a Republican, said “hogwash,” and that he has no regrets creating them.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...ts-in-burien-mostly-funded-by-out-of-staters/

All of this has a familiar ring to it. Person outside of the community ith out of state ties to Far Right Extremist organisations and funding.

Portland police sent hundreds of officers in riot gear to the rally, and for most of the day they kept Patriot Prayer, led by Republican US Senate candidate Joey Gibson, and an affiliated group, Proud Boys, separated from their opposition.

Patriot Prayer’s stated beliefs are not neo-Nazi or white supremacist, but his critics say the group’s events have attracted white supremacist elements and have frequently brought serious violence to cities around the US West.

Patriot Prayer had bused in supporters from Vancouver, a town over the Columbia river from Portland in Washington state where Gibson is based. A planned rendezvous in a shopping mall in the town was moved after security guards told early arrivals they were trespassing, and a tow truck stood by waiting to take away offending cars.

Saturday’s rally was, in part, billed as a campaign event for Gibson’s bid to become a senator for Washington.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...s-at-portland-rally-as-fears-of-violence-rise

Montana man would not break his pledge, to not speak about Republican matter. He was willing to use violence to keep that pledge.

Gianforte is a tech mogul who mounted an unsuccessful campaign for governor in 2016.


Republican candidate charged with assault after 'body-slamming' Guardian reporter

Audio of Greg Gianforte attacking Ben Jacobs corroborated by Fox News journalists in the room, who described candidate ‘slamming him to the ground’


Levinson told the Guardian by phone that before the incident, she overheard Gianforte’s staff telling Jacobs that the campaign was upset with the Guardian’s previous reporting and that the candidate would likely not have time to talk to him. Jacobs then entered the side room to try to talk to Gianforte, whose campaign has been backed by robocalls to voters from Trump and his vice-president, Mike Pence.

On Tuesday, the Guardian published the latest episode of its video series Anywhere but Washington about the Montana special election. The video includes two instances when Gianforte refused to be interviewed by reporter Paul Lewis. Video producer Adithya Sambamurthy said Wednesday that he and Lewis had been “blindsided” by the candidate’s unwillingness to answer questions, because they had been in contact with the campaign spokesman prior to their trip. Gianforte eventually agreed to speak with the Guardian for the video.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/24/greg-gianforte-bodyslams-reporter-ben-jacobs-montana

Oh, look! The Tea Party has re-emerged.