We’ll find out tomorrow, when Colorado holds its primaries. Boebert is a clown, even embarrassing many Republicans, and has a credible GOP primary opponent that many Democrats in her district will cross over to vote for. And she hasn’t accomplished much of anything for her constituents. [...]
Archive for June, 2022
June 26th, 2022 - 7:52 pm § in Law and Courts
Is the Supreme Court legitimate?
“Hear ye, hear ye, this dishonorable court is now in session!” “As of 24 June 2022, the US Supreme Court should officially be understood as an illegitimate institution – a tool of minority rule over the majority, and as part of a far-right ideological and authoritarian takeover.” [...]
GOP rep praises “historic victory for white life”
Does this mean nonwhites can still get abortions? Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
June 26th, 2022 - 12:27 pm § in Politics
Republicans aren’t for freedom
Republicans have long maintained they’re for individual freedom, but in reality this isn’t absolute, and must be put in context. The context is they want the freedom to do as they please, regardless of the impact on others. This is a one-way street; it doesn’t go in the other direc[...]
How abortion mixes church and state
Catholic doctrine insists if an abnormal fetus will kill its mother, and it’s “it or her,” both must die. That’s because, in the Pope’s thinking (and in the Church, nobody else’s thinking counts), the fetus is “absolutely innocent” whereas the mother i[...]
June 25th, 2022 - 11:56 pm § in Politics
Boebert allegations collapse
“A Democratic super PAC has made multiple false claims about Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert while pushing unproven allegations that the right-wing Colorado congresswoman has had abortions and formerly worked as an escort,” CNN reported on Saturday, June 25, 2022 (see story here). As thi[...]
June 25th, 2022 - 5:18 pm § in Politics
What happens when you shoot from the lip
“@CapitolPolice why are there 20 pallets of bricks one block from the House Office Buildings?” — Rep. Boebert Answer: They’re for a construction project. Details here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
June 25th, 2022 - 5:08 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Are the Jan. 6 hearings having any impact?
The public hearings by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot aren’t over, they’re just taking a break until after July 4. These hearings have already revealed that Trump was at the center of a wide-ranging conspiracy to overthrow our government that culminated in the violent[...]
June 25th, 2022 - 4:20 pm § in Foreign Affairs, Politics
Cuba reminds us what it’s like to lose freedom
“A Cuban court has sentenced two artists critical of the communist state to … prison,” Raw Story reported on Saturday, June 25, 2022 (read story here). “Rapper Maykel Castillo, 39,… was sentenced to nine years, while 34-year-old performance artist Luis Manuel Otero Alca[...]
June 25th, 2022 - 1:49 pm § in Politics
GOP candidate withdraws after slapping female opponent
Yesterday, Jeann Lugo (photo, left) was a Providence, Rhode Island, police officer and GOP candidate for state senate. Today, he’s no longer a candidate, is on administrative leave, and probably will lose his police job. He’ll likely be sued for personal injury, and may go to jail, too. [...]