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Impeachment and Pelosi

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On impeachment, there are good arguments on both sides. Allowing him to win an impeachment trial to then be set loose to run around the country campaigning, saying, "I've been totally cleared. I care about you, the Democrats only care … [Read more...]

Is Impeachment Really Bad Politics?

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"House Republicans impeached Bill Clinton. Then Republicans won the House again in next election. And Republicans won the Senate again. And Republicans won the White House. It’s a political myth that the Clinton impeachment … [Read more...]

Mueller’s Legacy

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The reason I continue to believe that people are being far too deferential to Robert Mueller, is that his treatment of the other players in the Trump-Russia conspiracy bears no resemblance to how ordinary people are treated in my courts … [Read more...]

Who We Now Are

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"WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday took another significant step to discourage migrants from seeking asylum, issuing an order that could keep thousands of them in jail indefinitely while they wait for a resolution of their … [Read more...]

A Symbol of Resilience

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[Horrifying. Our thoughts and support to Paris and the nation of France itself. -- Charley] Notre Dame is gone too. This was not just a building, even for so many who could never travel there. It stood for 800 years, and seemed to … [Read more...]

No Evidence of Conspiracy?

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“…Bob Mueller could not find evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russians…”. -Willie Geist As of today, the forces of Attorney General William Barr and Donald Trump are winning the most important semantic battle … [Read more...]

Opiates, Health, and the Courts

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We know that the brain is changed permanently by opiate addiction. So why do judges browbeat defendants and make it out to be a question of will? It's as though the courts are in a time warp from 10 or 20 years ago. Every day in this … [Read more...]

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