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Will Massachusetts Join the Call for a Convention of the States?
The Koch brothers and their allies think it would be a swell idea if the states got together to have a convention for the purpose of adopting amendments to the Constitution. And they're working at getting the state legislatures in 34 … [Read more...]
Welcome to Watergate 2.0 (A Thread Starter)
No two ways about it. James Comey screwed up (in) the 2016 election. My informed belief: he spoke about reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton to short-circuit a leak from the FBI's New York Field Office. I'm holding onto this … [Read more...]
Larry Summers talks … and I have many questions
The economist, former Harvard president and Treasury secretary always has some surprises ... [Summers] has been thinking about our state economy and spoke recently to a private gathering of business leaders to deliver this wake-up call: … [Read more...]
DOJ Regularly Asks Hate Group for Input on Immigration Cases, Censures Attorneys for Calling Them Out as Hate Group
As an immigration attorney, I am DEEPLY disturbed by the letter Maria Sacchetti revealed in the Washington Post yesterday. Disciplinary Counsel at the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the DOJ sub-organization that runs the … [Read more...]
Arlington Joins the ranks of Trust Act Communities in a 173 to 19 vote [10 abstentions]
Today 173 Town Meeting Members voted in favor of Warrant Article 59, 19 against, and 10 abstained. For me, the heart of this non-binding resolution - for which I voted as a matter of my sacred honor - in support of liberty and humanity was … [Read more...]
A major transition at BMG
You may well have guessed this was the case: After 12+ years, our co-founder, co-editor, and great friend David Kravitz has moved on from the blog. Here is his statement: If you had told me back in 2004, when we started Blue Mass Group, … [Read more...]
Family Business: Jared’s Sister Selling “Investor Visa” Access in China
This whole story is worth reading, but here are some highlights. Over several hours of slide shows and presentations, representatives from the Kushner family business urged Chinese citizens gathered at a Ritz-Carlton hotel to consider … [Read more...]
The Governor’s Power to Cut State Funding: You Haven’t Heard the Half of It
With the recent unwelcome news that state tax revenues are continuing to fall short of projections, Governor Baker is "reviewing all options" to balance the budget. One of the most familiar of those options is for the Governor to cut … [Read more...]
Wilson Follett Explains James Comey for You
from Follett's Modern American Usage "When.for example, we have two adjectives nauseous and nauseated, it should be clear that the first applies to the substance that causes the state named in the second." … [Read more...]