He discussed doing it last week. It raises long-term questions about presidential power. By Matt Rothschild - Dec 23rd, 2020 12:02 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Donald Trump. Photo from whitehouse.gov.
History will record that on Friday, Dec. 18,
Donald Trump held a discussion in the Oval Office about imposing martial law.
Martial law!
Disgraced Gen.
Michael Flynn was in the Oval Office urging Trump to engage in this grotesquely unconstitutional and anti-constitutional maneuver. So was Trump’s lawyer,
This will leave the ultimate stain on Trump’s reputation, along with the blood of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who died of COVID due to his negligence and narcissism.
Pay Attention to the Risk of Martial Law
The latest ravings of our tyrannical President highlight a true threat to democracy.
Martial law!
To even consider imposing martial law should be anathema to anyone who respects democracy and is sworn to uphold the Constitution.
Disgraced General Michael Flynn was in the Oval Office urging Trump to engage in this grotesquely unconstitutional and anti-constitutional maneuver. So was Trumpâs lawyer, Sidney Powell.
This will leave the ultimate stain on Trumpâs reputation, along with the blood of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who died of COVID-19 due to his negligence and narcissism.
Governor asks for direct federal aid to states and local governments
Gov. Laura Kelly today asked the Congressional delegation from Kansas to continue to push for additional funding for state and local governments.
Direct aid to state and local governments to support critical services was not included in the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill that passed the Senate last night and the House earlier, the governor said at a 4 p.m. news conference Tuesday.
“Without that funding we risk having to make further budget cuts,” Gov. Kelly said.
She said she was grateful for the relief bill that passed, providing funding to individuals, small businesses, vaccine distribution, extension of unemployment benefits and extension of the amount of time to use the CARES Act funding. But states and municipal governments did not receive direct aid.
Congress approved the Fiscal Year 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill in action late Monday night in the omnibus package that included all 12 appropriation measures. The bill contains a total of $23.395 billion in total base discretionary funding for agriculture.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. says as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, his top priority is supporting producers and providing them with the necessary tools to overcome challenges from weather to low commodity prices to the uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Click for full bill summary.
“We worked hard to pass an agriculture funding bill that funds the farm safety net, provides access to capital and invests in our rural communities,” Hoeven says. “This funding, which is in addition to our work on disaster and COVID assistance, will provide farm country with important tools to help them succeed.”
facts, but as a way of conspicuously distancing itself from the policies of the past, even the ones that work. in short, it has too often put symbolism over security. this is a very dangerous route. and it reflects a deeper problem, namely, the return of the old idea that terrorism should be treated as a law enforcement matter. an administration that puts the attorney general in charge of interrogating, detaining, and trying foreign combatants has a pre-9/11 mind-set. an administration that puts the attorney general in charge of interrogating detainees has a pre-9/11 mind-set? president bush, 2003, homeland security presidential directive security presidential directive five. responsibility for criminal investigations of terrorist acts inside the united states. in his letter to mcconnell today, referencing that directive, attorney general eric holder also reminded mr. mcconnell just how many terrorists captured on u.s. soil