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more proof trumpanzees can't answer the basic question....
Where has all of the declassified info about Hunter Biden been?
Where has all of the declassified info about Hunter Biden been?
If you're dumb enough to vote for Biden you deserve no answers to your questions. You are obviously not intelligent enough to converse with on an adult level.Are the trumpanzees claiming the POTUS chose not to declassify all of the government records on Hunter Biden?
Or was that an oversight?
You're finished because you have no answer for being dumb enough to believe
Where's the info trumpanzees?
Where's the info trumpanzees?
Are you "pure" enough for the trumpanzee party?
I've always been amused with the trumpanzee set being so fixed on the term RINO since there are so many of them according the trump supporters one should wonder why they don't just go and start their own party rather than continue to associate with them damn RINOs
Well now there's a new level of stupid....TINOs Line up trumpanzees and prove your purity!!!
I've always been amused with the trumpanzee set being so fixed on the term RINO since there are so many of them according the trump supporters one should wonder why they don't just go and start their own party rather than continue to associate with them damn RINOs
Well now there's a new level of stupid....TINOs
Line up trumpanzees and prove your purity!!!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/co...audi-investment-jared-kushners-firm-rcna31805
House Oversight investigating $2B Saudi investment in Jared Kushner's firm
Kushner formed an investment firm right after Trump left office, and six months later, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, controlled by the crown prince, invested $2 billion.
June 3, 2022, 9:21 AM EDT
By Rebecca Shabad
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into a $2 billion investment by the Saudi government into a firm formed by Jared Kushner after he left the White House last year.
Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., wrote in a letter to Kushner that her committee is looking into the investment by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, which is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, into Kushner's firm Affinity.
The probe will focus on whether Kushner's personal financial interests improperly influenced U.S. foreign policy while he served in the White House under his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, Maloney wrote in the letter.
"Your support for Saudi interests was unwavering, even as Congress and the rest of the world closely scrutinized the country’s human rights abuses in Yemen, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi assassins tied to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on political dissidents at home," Maloney wrote.
Representatives for Kushner and Affinity did not immediately return requests for comment. A request for comment from the Saudi Public Investment Fund also was not immediately returned.
The New York Times first reported the committee's investigation. In a statement to the newspaper, a spokesman for Kushner said, “While achieving six peace deals in the Middle East, Mr. Kushner fully abided by all legal and ethical guidelines both during and after his government service.”
Maloney said the investigation will help inform the committee about whether federal ethics laws need to be strengthened so that senior public officials can't take advantage of their government roles to benefit financially.
She noted that Kushner created his investment firm the day after Trump left the White House in January 2021 and the Saudi government gave it the $2 billion six months later.
"The Committee is concerned by your decision to solicit billions of dollars from the Saudi government immediately following your significant involvement in shaping U.S.-Saudi relations," Maloney said, adding that Kushner's close relationship with the crown prince as well as his pro-Saudi positions during the Trump administration and the Saudi government's funding "create the appearance of a quid pro quo for your foreign policy work during the Trump Administration."
Maloney said she wants Kushner and his firm to produce documents, including records and personal communications, by June 16.
House Oversight investigating $2B Saudi investment in Jared Kushner's firm
Kushner formed an investment firm right after Trump left office, and six months later, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, controlled by the crown prince, invested $2 billion.
June 3, 2022, 9:21 AM EDT
By Rebecca Shabad
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into a $2 billion investment by the Saudi government into a firm formed by Jared Kushner after he left the White House last year.
Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., wrote in a letter to Kushner that her committee is looking into the investment by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, which is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, into Kushner's firm Affinity.
The probe will focus on whether Kushner's personal financial interests improperly influenced U.S. foreign policy while he served in the White House under his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, Maloney wrote in the letter.
"Your support for Saudi interests was unwavering, even as Congress and the rest of the world closely scrutinized the country’s human rights abuses in Yemen, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi assassins tied to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on political dissidents at home," Maloney wrote.
Representatives for Kushner and Affinity did not immediately return requests for comment. A request for comment from the Saudi Public Investment Fund also was not immediately returned.
The New York Times first reported the committee's investigation. In a statement to the newspaper, a spokesman for Kushner said, “While achieving six peace deals in the Middle East, Mr. Kushner fully abided by all legal and ethical guidelines both during and after his government service.”
Maloney said the investigation will help inform the committee about whether federal ethics laws need to be strengthened so that senior public officials can't take advantage of their government roles to benefit financially.
She noted that Kushner created his investment firm the day after Trump left the White House in January 2021 and the Saudi government gave it the $2 billion six months later.
"The Committee is concerned by your decision to solicit billions of dollars from the Saudi government immediately following your significant involvement in shaping U.S.-Saudi relations," Maloney said, adding that Kushner's close relationship with the crown prince as well as his pro-Saudi positions during the Trump administration and the Saudi government's funding "create the appearance of a quid pro quo for your foreign policy work during the Trump Administration."
Maloney said she wants Kushner and his firm to produce documents, including records and personal communications, by June 16.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/co...audi-investment-jared-kushners-firm-rcna31805
House Oversight investigating $2B Saudi investment in Jared Kushner's firm
Kushner formed an investment firm right after Trump left office, and six months later, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, controlled by the crown prince, invested $2 billion.
June 3, 2022, 9:21 AM EDT
By Rebecca Shabad
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into a $2 billion investment by the Saudi government into a firm formed by Jared Kushner after he left the White House last year.
Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., wrote in a letter to Kushner that her committee is looking into the investment by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, which is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, into Kushner's firm Affinity.
The probe will focus on whether Kushner's personal financial interests improperly influenced U.S. foreign policy while he served in the White House under his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, Maloney wrote in the letter.
"Your support for Saudi interests was unwavering, even as Congress and the rest of the world closely scrutinized the country’s human rights abuses in Yemen, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi assassins tied to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on political dissidents at home," Maloney wrote.
Representatives for Kushner and Affinity did not immediately return requests for comment. A request for comment from the Saudi Public Investment Fund also was not immediately returned.
The New York Times first reported the committee's investigation. In a statement to the newspaper, a spokesman for Kushner said, “While achieving six peace deals in the Middle East, Mr. Kushner fully abided by all legal and ethical guidelines both during and after his government service.”
Maloney said the investigation will help inform the committee about whether federal ethics laws need to be strengthened so that senior public officials can't take advantage of their government roles to benefit financially.
She noted that Kushner created his investment firm the day after Trump left the White House in January 2021 and the Saudi government gave it the $2 billion six months later.
"The Committee is concerned by your decision to solicit billions of dollars from the Saudi government immediately following your significant involvement in shaping U.S.-Saudi relations," Maloney said, adding that Kushner's close relationship with the crown prince as well as his pro-Saudi positions during the Trump administration and the Saudi government's funding "create the appearance of a quid pro quo for your foreign policy work during the Trump Administration."
Maloney said she wants Kushner and his firm to produce documents, including records and personal communications, by June 16.
House Oversight investigating $2B Saudi investment in Jared Kushner's firm
Kushner formed an investment firm right after Trump left office, and six months later, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, controlled by the crown prince, invested $2 billion.
June 3, 2022, 9:21 AM EDT
By Rebecca Shabad
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into a $2 billion investment by the Saudi government into a firm formed by Jared Kushner after he left the White House last year.
Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., wrote in a letter to Kushner that her committee is looking into the investment by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, which is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, into Kushner's firm Affinity.
The probe will focus on whether Kushner's personal financial interests improperly influenced U.S. foreign policy while he served in the White House under his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, Maloney wrote in the letter.
"Your support for Saudi interests was unwavering, even as Congress and the rest of the world closely scrutinized the country’s human rights abuses in Yemen, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi assassins tied to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on political dissidents at home," Maloney wrote.
Representatives for Kushner and Affinity did not immediately return requests for comment. A request for comment from the Saudi Public Investment Fund also was not immediately returned.
The New York Times first reported the committee's investigation. In a statement to the newspaper, a spokesman for Kushner said, “While achieving six peace deals in the Middle East, Mr. Kushner fully abided by all legal and ethical guidelines both during and after his government service.”
Maloney said the investigation will help inform the committee about whether federal ethics laws need to be strengthened so that senior public officials can't take advantage of their government roles to benefit financially.
She noted that Kushner created his investment firm the day after Trump left the White House in January 2021 and the Saudi government gave it the $2 billion six months later.
"The Committee is concerned by your decision to solicit billions of dollars from the Saudi government immediately following your significant involvement in shaping U.S.-Saudi relations," Maloney said, adding that Kushner's close relationship with the crown prince as well as his pro-Saudi positions during the Trump administration and the Saudi government's funding "create the appearance of a quid pro quo for your foreign policy work during the Trump Administration."
Maloney said she wants Kushner and his firm to produce documents, including records and personal communications, by June 16.
Bolton: Trump explanations on classified documents show ‘real level of desperation’
Former national security adviser John Bolton said in a new interview that former President Trump’s defense after the FBI retrieved classified documents from his Mar-a-Lago estate “shows a rea…
thehill.com
BY ZACH SCHONFELD - 08/15/22 10:35 AM ET
Former national security adviser John Bolton said in a new interview that former President Trump’s defense after the FBI retrieved classified documents from his Mar-a-Lago estate “shows a real level of desperation.”
“When somebody begins to concoct lies like this, it shows a real level of desperation,” Bolton, who served under Trump from 2018 to 2019, told The New York Times.
The now-unsealed search warrant and property receipt indicate the FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents from the Florida estate, including one set labeled as “various classified/TS/SCI documents,” meaning top secret/sensitive compartmentalized information that is required to be viewed in secure facilities.
Trump has said he unilaterally declassified the documents using his presidential authority. Other Trump officials have publicly said the former president had a standing order that any documents taken from the Oval Office to the residence were immediately declassified.
However, Bolton told the Times he had never been told of such an order during his time in the White House or afterward.
“I was never briefed on any such order, procedure, policy when I came in,” Bolton said.
“If he were to say something like that, you would have to memorialize that, so that people would know it existed,” Bolton added.
Authorities said the FBI’s search, which has attracted significant scrutiny and criticism from Trump and his allies, was in connection with its investigation into whether Trump violated the Espionage Act, unlawfully concealed or removed public records or obstructed an investigation.
Bolton told the Times that officials had set up secure facilities at Mar-a-Lago and a property in Bedminster, N.J., both of which Trump regularly visited while president, to view sensitive material, meaning the documents could be viewed while remaining classified.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/politics/rudy-giuliani-georgia-presidential-election-probe/index.html
Updated 2:58 PM ET, Mon August 15, 2022
Rudy Giuliani has been told by prosecutors in Georgia that he is a target of the special purpose grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies violated the law in their efforts to flip the 2020 election results in Georgia.
A prosecutor from the Fulton County District Attorney's office called Giuliani's Georgia counsel on Monday to inform him that Giuliani is now considered a target of their investigation, said Bob Costello, another attorney for Giuliani.
"This comes on the heels of us asking him probably six or seven times" whether Giuliani was a target, Costello said. He said the district attorney's office previously declined to answer that question.
Giuliani being told by prosecutors that he is the target of the investigation was first reported by The New York Times. The district attorney's office declined to comment to CNN for this story.
Costello said Giuliani will still appear Wednesday before the special grand jury but declined to say whether his client would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Giuliani, who served as an attorney for Trump during the 2020 election, was ordered by an Atlanta-area judge to appear in person in front of the special grand jury this week.
Giuliani was subpoenaed in July, and a New York judge ordered the former mayor to testify as a witness before the special grand jury in Georgia after he failed to appear at a hearing in New York about blocking the subpoena. The former New York mayor also unsuccessfully tried to delay his appearance, saying he shouldn't fly after he underwent heart stent surgery last month.
Giuliani met with Georgia state legislators three times in December 2020 in the aftermath of the presidential election -- twice in person and once remotely. During the meetings, Giuliani spread conspiracy theories about widespread irregularities and fraud in the state. Among his many false claims, Giuliani accused two Atlanta election workers of smuggling fraudulent ballots for Joe Biden in suitcases.
Democratic state legislators previously recounted to CNN grand jury testimony they were asked to give in the district attorney's probe that covered Giuliani's conduct. They said they testified about Giuliani's appearance at a December 3, 2020, Georgia Senate subcommittee hearing, during which Giuliani pushed false claims of mass election fraud.
Numerous state and federal officials have debunked Giuliani's claims of fraud in Georgia, a state that Biden won by nearly 12,000 votes. Byung "Bjay" Pak, the former top federal prosecutor for the Northern District of Georgia, was among those who testified before the US House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection that Giuliani's claims of election fraud in Fulton County had been investigated by federal authorities and found to be untrue.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, has detailed the far-reaching scope of the investigation, saying that it includes potential "solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and any involvement in violence or threats related to the election's administration."
On Monday, a federal judge also rejected a bid by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to quash entirely a grand jury subpoena in Willis' investigation. The judge sent the dispute back to a state court for further proceedings.
Rudy Giuliani told by prosecutors he is a target in Georgia 2020 presidential election probe
By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNNUpdated 2:58 PM ET, Mon August 15, 2022
Rudy Giuliani has been told by prosecutors in Georgia that he is a target of the special purpose grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies violated the law in their efforts to flip the 2020 election results in Georgia.
A prosecutor from the Fulton County District Attorney's office called Giuliani's Georgia counsel on Monday to inform him that Giuliani is now considered a target of their investigation, said Bob Costello, another attorney for Giuliani.
"This comes on the heels of us asking him probably six or seven times" whether Giuliani was a target, Costello said. He said the district attorney's office previously declined to answer that question.
Giuliani being told by prosecutors that he is the target of the investigation was first reported by The New York Times. The district attorney's office declined to comment to CNN for this story.
Costello said Giuliani will still appear Wednesday before the special grand jury but declined to say whether his client would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Giuliani, who served as an attorney for Trump during the 2020 election, was ordered by an Atlanta-area judge to appear in person in front of the special grand jury this week.
Giuliani was subpoenaed in July, and a New York judge ordered the former mayor to testify as a witness before the special grand jury in Georgia after he failed to appear at a hearing in New York about blocking the subpoena. The former New York mayor also unsuccessfully tried to delay his appearance, saying he shouldn't fly after he underwent heart stent surgery last month.
Giuliani met with Georgia state legislators three times in December 2020 in the aftermath of the presidential election -- twice in person and once remotely. During the meetings, Giuliani spread conspiracy theories about widespread irregularities and fraud in the state. Among his many false claims, Giuliani accused two Atlanta election workers of smuggling fraudulent ballots for Joe Biden in suitcases.
Democratic state legislators previously recounted to CNN grand jury testimony they were asked to give in the district attorney's probe that covered Giuliani's conduct. They said they testified about Giuliani's appearance at a December 3, 2020, Georgia Senate subcommittee hearing, during which Giuliani pushed false claims of mass election fraud.
Numerous state and federal officials have debunked Giuliani's claims of fraud in Georgia, a state that Biden won by nearly 12,000 votes. Byung "Bjay" Pak, the former top federal prosecutor for the Northern District of Georgia, was among those who testified before the US House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection that Giuliani's claims of election fraud in Fulton County had been investigated by federal authorities and found to be untrue.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, has detailed the far-reaching scope of the investigation, saying that it includes potential "solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and any involvement in violence or threats related to the election's administration."
On Monday, a federal judge also rejected a bid by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to quash entirely a grand jury subpoena in Willis' investigation. The judge sent the dispute back to a state court for further proceedings.
https://triblive.com/news/world/judge-sen-graham-must-testify-in-georgia-election-probe/
Judge: Sen. Graham must testify in Georgia election probe
Associated Press
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 9:02 a.m.
ATLANTA — A federal judge on Monday said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws while trying to overturn his narrow 2020 general election loss in the state.
Attorneys for Graham, R-S.C., had argued that his position as a U.S. senator provided him immunity from having to appear before the investigative panel and asked the judge to quash his subpoena. But U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May wrote in an order Monday that immunities related to his role as a senator do not protect him in this case, and he must appear before the special grand jury on Aug. 23.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the investigation last year, and a special grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May at her request. Last month she filed petitions seeking to compel testimony from seven Trump advisers and associates.
Prosecutors have indicated they want to ask Graham about phone calls they say he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff in the weeks following the election.
Graham had argued that a provision of the Constitution provides absolute protection against a senator being questioned about legislative acts. But the judge found there are “considerable areas of potential grand jury inquiry” that fall outside that provision’s scope. The judge also rejected Graham’s argument that the principle of “sovereign immunity” protects a senator from being summoned by a state prosecutor.
Graham also argued that Willis, a Democrat, had not demonstrated extraordinary circumstances necessary to compel testimony from a high-ranking official. But the judge disagreed, finding that Willis has shown “extraordinary circumstances and a special need” for Graham’s testimony on issues related to alleged attempt to influence or disrupt the election in Georgia.
Kevin Bishop, a Graham spokesman, said Monday the senator had “nothing on the ruling yet” in terms of comment but referred to Graham’s comments when asked about the probe last week. During a news conference in Columbia, S.C., Graham said, “We will take this as far as we need to take it” when asked about his efforts to fight appearing to testify.
“I was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and had to vote on certifying an election,” Graham told reporters. “This is ridiculous. This weaponization of the law needs to stop. So I will use the courts. We will go as far as we need to go and do whatever needs to be done to make sure that people like me can do their jobs without fear of some county prosecutor coming after you.”
During the calls cited by Willis, Graham “questioned Secretary Raffensperger and his staff about reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump,” Willis wrote in a petition.
Graham also “made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by known affiliates of the Trump Campaign,” she wrote.
Republican and Democratic state election officials, courts and even Trump’s attorney general found there was no evidence of any voter fraud sufficient to affect the outcome of his 2020 presidential election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Judge: Sen. Graham must testify in Georgia election probe
Associated Press
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 9:02 a.m.
ATLANTA — A federal judge on Monday said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws while trying to overturn his narrow 2020 general election loss in the state.
Attorneys for Graham, R-S.C., had argued that his position as a U.S. senator provided him immunity from having to appear before the investigative panel and asked the judge to quash his subpoena. But U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May wrote in an order Monday that immunities related to his role as a senator do not protect him in this case, and he must appear before the special grand jury on Aug. 23.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the investigation last year, and a special grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May at her request. Last month she filed petitions seeking to compel testimony from seven Trump advisers and associates.
Prosecutors have indicated they want to ask Graham about phone calls they say he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff in the weeks following the election.
Graham had argued that a provision of the Constitution provides absolute protection against a senator being questioned about legislative acts. But the judge found there are “considerable areas of potential grand jury inquiry” that fall outside that provision’s scope. The judge also rejected Graham’s argument that the principle of “sovereign immunity” protects a senator from being summoned by a state prosecutor.
Graham also argued that Willis, a Democrat, had not demonstrated extraordinary circumstances necessary to compel testimony from a high-ranking official. But the judge disagreed, finding that Willis has shown “extraordinary circumstances and a special need” for Graham’s testimony on issues related to alleged attempt to influence or disrupt the election in Georgia.
Kevin Bishop, a Graham spokesman, said Monday the senator had “nothing on the ruling yet” in terms of comment but referred to Graham’s comments when asked about the probe last week. During a news conference in Columbia, S.C., Graham said, “We will take this as far as we need to take it” when asked about his efforts to fight appearing to testify.
“I was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and had to vote on certifying an election,” Graham told reporters. “This is ridiculous. This weaponization of the law needs to stop. So I will use the courts. We will go as far as we need to go and do whatever needs to be done to make sure that people like me can do their jobs without fear of some county prosecutor coming after you.”
During the calls cited by Willis, Graham “questioned Secretary Raffensperger and his staff about reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump,” Willis wrote in a petition.
Graham also “made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by known affiliates of the Trump Campaign,” she wrote.
Republican and Democratic state election officials, courts and even Trump’s attorney general found there was no evidence of any voter fraud sufficient to affect the outcome of his 2020 presidential election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Why? Are the FBI agents skeert? Everyone else is in the open….the SCOTUS, congress, executive branch. Are we to believe the FBI is more defenseless than the rest of the federal government?
I agree with this. The judge name was inevitable but the agents is on Trump and Breitbart.
Now there we go...these 2 are open advocates of political violence
Throwing aside the Constitution for personal benefit wasn't all that hard, see?
They were all over defund the police when the fringe left said it but they are ignoring defund the FBI from the fringe right. Politics is definitely unique.
Who said anything about Violence? Last time I heard anything about violence the democrats were laughing it off because it was only Brett Kavanaugh.
But toddler tittay twister Pedo Peter……
“He’s a fine example of what a POTUS should be!”
Biden getting things done.But toddler tittay twister Pedo Peter……
“He’s a fine example of what a POTUS should be!”
Passing bipartisan bills
Dealing with climate change
Gas prices lowered
Maybe the best president in my lifetime.
And at least you didn’t deny Trump is scum. I think everyone realizes it by now.
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GOP fighting to keep institutionalized racism in place...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-asked-block-ruling-222107749.html
Supreme Court asked to block ruling reinstating election method found to be racially discriminatory
A group of Black voters in Georgia on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a judge’s order barring the state’s method for choosing members of a regulatory panel after the judge found it to be racially discriminatory.
The request comes after a federal appeals court halted an Atlanta-based judge’s order that Georgia devise a new approach to selecting members to Georgia’s Public Service Commission, which oversees the price of electricity and other utilities.
The order, by Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Steven Grimberg, found that Georgia’s practice of using statewide, at-large elections to fill seats on the panel illegally dilutes the vote of Black citizens.
Under Georgia’s longstanding approach, candidates for the Public Service Commission must reside in one of the five districts they are running to represent, yet voters from across Georgia may cast ballots for all five seats.
The group’s request to the Supreme Court on Monday comes after the U.S Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last week voted 2-1 to halt Grimberg’s ruling, finding it was issued too close to the November election, when two of the commission’s five seats are up for a vote.
The request by the group of Black voters was submitted to Justice Clarence Thomas, who handles emergencies matters arising from Georgia. They asked that the court block the 11th Circuit ruling before the end of the week to allow the state time to alter its electoral process ahead of the November vote.
“Georgia is home to millions of Black citizens whose voting power has been unlawfully diluted by the at-large method of electing Public Service Commissioners,” the group wrote in their Monday court filing. “That will continue for yet another election cycle unless this Court intervenes now to stop it.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-asked-block-ruling-222107749.html
Supreme Court asked to block ruling reinstating election method found to be racially discriminatory
A group of Black voters in Georgia on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a judge’s order barring the state’s method for choosing members of a regulatory panel after the judge found it to be racially discriminatory.
The request comes after a federal appeals court halted an Atlanta-based judge’s order that Georgia devise a new approach to selecting members to Georgia’s Public Service Commission, which oversees the price of electricity and other utilities.
The order, by Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Steven Grimberg, found that Georgia’s practice of using statewide, at-large elections to fill seats on the panel illegally dilutes the vote of Black citizens.
Under Georgia’s longstanding approach, candidates for the Public Service Commission must reside in one of the five districts they are running to represent, yet voters from across Georgia may cast ballots for all five seats.
The group’s request to the Supreme Court on Monday comes after the U.S Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last week voted 2-1 to halt Grimberg’s ruling, finding it was issued too close to the November election, when two of the commission’s five seats are up for a vote.
The request by the group of Black voters was submitted to Justice Clarence Thomas, who handles emergencies matters arising from Georgia. They asked that the court block the 11th Circuit ruling before the end of the week to allow the state time to alter its electoral process ahead of the November vote.
“Georgia is home to millions of Black citizens whose voting power has been unlawfully diluted by the at-large method of electing Public Service Commissioners,” the group wrote in their Monday court filing. “That will continue for yet another election cycle unless this Court intervenes now to stop it.”
Perhaps they disagree that the method is racially discriminatory? Just a guess.
This could be a headline from MSNBC. Well done.
Sounds like quotas. The electorate cannot be trusted? We must protect them from themselves???
Sounds reasonable as long as the districts are set up based on geography (and their different sources of public utilities) as opposed to being based on demographics.
This sort of thinking divides us when we desperately need thinking that brings us together.
Have your districts based on geography (where lines are drawn based on different utility realities) and then trust people to vote based on their self-interests...not based on their skin color.
This could be a headline from MSNBC. Well done.
Sounds like quotas. The electorate cannot be trusted? We must protect them from themselves???
Sounds reasonable as long as the districts are set up based on geography (and their different sources of public utilities) as opposed to being based on demographics.
This sort of thinking divides us when we desperately need thinking that brings us together.
Have your districts based on geography (where lines are drawn based on different utility realities) and then trust people to vote based on their self-interests...not based on their skin color.
I don't think you understand what's being challenged here...
The fact the system is racially discriminatory isn't being challenged
The trump appointed judge has already ruled that
The GOP is challenging whether or not Georgia should be allowed to put a non racially discriminatory system in place
The fact the system is racially discriminatory isn't being challenged
The trump appointed judge has already ruled that
The GOP is challenging whether or not Georgia should be allowed to put a non racially discriminatory system in place
And what did you do when when trumpanzees were trying to kidnap & kill the Governor of Michigan?
Insert [hypocritical silence here]
