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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Ron DeSantis & Woke Ideology

/woke/ - alert to injustice in society, especially racism.

"We need to stay angry, and stay woke."

From Wikipedia:

Woke (/WOHK/) is an English adjective meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination" that originated in African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism, and has also been used as shorthand for American Left ideas involving identity politics and social justice, such as the notion of white privilege and slavery reparations for African Americans.

All of this is rather astonishing coming from a very privileged White male.  DeSantis is using African-American verbiage, language which because of the way in which he’s using it, seems like cultural appropriation at the same time.

And although little Ronnie won’t say the quiet part out loud, yes of course he’s afraid of the White population diminishing… which it’s not.  I believe Republicans call it, “Replacement Theory”.  If only it were that easy.  I can think of dozens, probably hundreds I’d love to see replaced with any person of color.

Why would you want discussions of slavery, LGBTQ people, transgender people, Critical Race Theory and other similar and vital topics banned in your schools?  Simple. In order to shield yourself, your children from the racist, xenophobic, misogynistic past of your country.  Because you’re a delicate White flower, or White Prince/Princess, or… you get the idea.  Oh and God forbid, the children feel any shame about being White.  I think it’s safe to say it’s the parents who feel, maybe, the shame and discomfort of our nation’s sordid past.  Probably.

For me, I don’t understand what Ronnie is really so afraid of.  Does he truly NOT want children in Florida to learn about the roots of slavery, how Africans came to exist in North America, chattel slavery, lynching, emancipation, and so on in regards to the history of our country the United States?  Of course there will be discomfort.  Of course there will be feelings of shame.  No one is going to point fingers or call anyone out for perceived or actual bad behaviors, but without acknowledgement at least, how can there be progress or even healing as a racist nation?  The short answer:  There can’t be.

Even the Monarchy of England had to address racism last year in regards to the "color of Prince Harry's and Princess Meghan's unborn child's skin".

Let’s take a look at just a few of the things Ronnie DeSanitary Napkin represents for the people of The Sunshine State… Florida:

 

Now to be fair, I'd expect DeSantis to deny any and all of this, however his rhetoric and policies speak otherwise. Those are incredibly anti-woke.

(Check out this article on CNN.com)

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/13/politics/desantis-florida-schools-anti-woke-education-agenda/index.html 

Should be an interesting school year though, given what little new curriculum can actually be safely taught and imparted and that parents are given free reign to call out and file suit against teachers now.

Somehow the school doesn't seem like such a safe space any more.

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Should New SCOTUS Appointees Be Impeached For Committing Perjury During Confirmation Hearings?

That's the argument. Now we'll meet those contestants:

1)  Neil Gorsuch.  

Research and documentation is available on Justice Gorsuch and basically what it boils down to is that in his opinion, during his confirmation hearings in the Senate, he agreed that Roe v. Wade was settled law and precedent as far as the Supreme Court was concerned.

The Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch being sworn in for Confirmation Hearing testimony.

2) Brett Kavanaugh.  

Senator Diane Feinstein, during his Confirmation Hearings,  asked Kavanaugh what he meant by “settled law” and whether he believed Roe v. Wade to be correct law. Kavanaugh said he believed it was “settled as a precedent of the Supreme Court” and should be “entitled the respect under principles of stare decisis,” the notion that precedents should not be overturned without strong reason.

Kavanaugh did not answer Feinstein directly, instead pivoting to how he understood “how passionate and how deeply people feel about this issue.” He went on at length to talk about how Planned Parenthood v. Casey had reaffirmed Roe, making it “a precedent on precedent.” (Precedent ON precedent) That's important because he's saying it's settled, over and done with... twice.

The Honorable Brett Kavanaugh being sworn in for Confirmation Hearing testimony.

3) Amy Coney Barrett.  

During the second day of her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett drew criticism for her use of the phrase "sexual preference" while facing questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

In response to a question from Senator Dianne Feinstein, about whether the Constitution affords gay people the right to marry, Barrett, who dodged the question, said she has "never discriminated on the basis of sexual preference and would not ever discriminate on the basis of sexual preference."

Several hours later, Senator Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, chastised Barrett for using the term, calling it "offensive and outdated."

"It's used by anti-LGBTQ activists to suggest that sexual orientation is a choice.  It is not. Sexual orientation is a key part of a person's identity," Hirono said. "That sexual orientation is both a normal expression of human sexuality and immutable was a key part of the majority's opinion in Obergefell."

The Honorable Amy Coney Barrett being sworn in for Confirmation Hearing testimony.

Pretty astonishing that in 2020, a 47 year old, White female in a position as a Circuit Court judge would use a term like "sexual preference" to refer to LGBTQ individuals, apparently naive or just stupid about such important things in the 21st century. (See separate blog post about Justice Barrett)

(Link: https://tomb2010.blogspot.com/2020/11/newly-confirmed-supreme-court-justice.html)

To be clear, NO, Justice Barrett's comments regarding LGBTQ individuals is not about abortion rights, however, IF SCOTUS is so flippant and trigger-ready to dismiss 50 years, one half century of legal, established precedent, imagine what else they'd be willing and eager to do.

So now, having all three committed perjury during their Confirmation Hearings, should they be impeached?  And can they be impeached?  

The short answers are "Yes", and "Maybe". 

The U.S. House of Representatives has the authority to impeach a federal judge by a simple majority vote under Article I of the Constitution. However, a justice cannot be removed from office without a trial in the Senate and only if two-thirds of senators vote to convict, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

So, like a regular impeachment trial, similar to those that the orange-obese-man-child-pretending-to-be-a-leader, the impeachment process would begin in the House and end in the Senate.

 

We can only hope this moves forward, since SCOTUS is taking us so far back in time. 

 

Friday, June 24, 2022

50 Years Of Legal Precedent Overturned

Reproductive health just got a whole lot harder and a whole lot scarier for women in the United States.

In a 6 to 3 ruling by SCOTUS on June 24, 2022, the conservative court drew a line in the sand, making abortions harder to obtain and in many states illegal.

And to be clear, NO, abortions and abortion rights are NOT part of the Constitution, but again, for 50 years they have been legal with a long history/precedence set by the Supreme Court.  

No more.

Remember:   Once those rights are taken away, they can never be completely restored.

In the United States in 2022, guns have more rights than women, school children and books.   

Think about that.

 

It's a very dark day in America.

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Republicans

Republicans are all too quick to NOT regulate what's important for the country:

  • Air pollution
  • Wall Street Banks
  • Guns
  • Clean drinking water
  • Oil companies

Abortions?  NO.  No, sir.  We cannot allow any woman anywhere to give up her unborn child. Period.

No hypocrisy there, right?  

Or another way to look at it:

"It's okay if we (Republicans) do it, but NEVER okay if you (Democrats) do it."

I believe that's called a double-standard.

One last little thought:

 

They don't take responsibility for ANYTHING

but they have an excuse for EVERYTHING.

Friday, May 27, 2022

Think About The Hypocrisy

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Republicans, listen up:

Fix this mess you've created with guns.  The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution is more important to you than your own children.

You've got BLOOD on your hands now. 

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

We've Moved On From "Thoughts & Prayers" To Banning Books Over Banning Guns

 We've Moved On From "Thoughts & Prayers" To Banning Books Over Banning Guns.

The wealthiest nation on the planet, and yet every single day we knowingly, naively and somewhat stupidly send our most precious, sacred gifts, our children off to school knowing full well that there WILL BE ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING today somewhere in our country.  That IS a fact.

This was NOT an issue 20, 30 or even 40 years ago and yet today in 2022, well into the 21st Century, it's just a fact-of-life.

Why?  Complacency that, nope, we cannot do a single thing to fix gun violence because it would infringe upon the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.  That's part of it.  A big part to be sure.

Senator Chris Murphy, (D) from Connecticut, asked on the Senate floor recently, "What are we doing?", in reference to gun violence and why aren't we doing something?

Complacency. Sleeping with the NRA.  Allowing the NRA to pad the wallets of the majority of Republican and some Democratic senators and House members in D.C. 

The NRA for its part, always consistently pushes for more guns in schools, as well as more armed security guards/officers, because nothing says "Safe Space" like guys/gals in uniform with a loaded AK-47 by each and every school exit.  NRA, it's a school NOT a prison.

The lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick telling Beto O'Rourke that... well, you can see what he said.

NOW, is NEVER the time to talk about guns, gun control, sensible, realistic gun safety measures if you're a Republican... anywhere, not just in Texas.  And did you notice, it's primarily old White men pulling the strings and calling ALL of the shots. For her part, Teddy Cruz, should he ashamed since he's part Hispanic... I'm guessing just the name part.

Sandy Hook wasn't enough. The Pulse nightclub wasn't enough.  Parkland/Marjorie Stoneman Douglas wasn't enough.  Columbine wasn't enough. And now, clearly Uvalde, Texas is still NOT enough.

It kinda makes you wonder what sort of "thoughts and prayers", Rep. Gonzales is sharing with his constituents there in Uvalde, Texas. "Pray that we never lose our guns to those Leftists.  Our kids?  Sure, why not?"

Here's a thought, in the spirit of peaceful protests:

Keep your child home from school for one week and when asked why... tell them.  UNLESS and UNTIL something is done about these mass shootings, I want my child at home where he/she is guaranteed to be safe.  Yes, I am suggesting that you keep your child home from school to show school officials, and just maybe our representatives in D.C. how serious we are about NOT having our precious gifts, our children, become fish in a barrel to be hunted.

I think what needs to happen is for more and more Republicans to be the victims of these mass shootings, and specifically more Republicans in Congress, both the House and Senate.

Maybe then we'll see some real, long-term change occur?

 

D  O    S  O  M  E  T  H  I  N  G  !!!