This op-ed is for all the Democrats who criticized the 191 Republican representatives who did not vote to impeach Donald Trump and the 43 Republican senators who did not vote guilty. It’s easy, even justified, to say they acted cowardly and disregarded the plain facts, but we have since witnessed the wrath of the Republican […]
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It doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about ministers, lawyers or politicians, people say things that are either stunningly tone deaf or stunningly brazen or just plain dumb. Here are some examples. *** “It’s important that he thinks you’re hot.” –Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark, in his sermon at the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Mo.,
Yep, people really said these things Read Post »
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump asked Black Americans why they support the Democratic Party: “Look how much African American communities have suffered under Democratic control. . . . What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump? … You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no
Democrats can’t afford to take the Black vote for granted Read Post »
Let’s admit it. Like it or not, state judges are politicians, and their party affiliation should be shown on general ballots, just like it is for every other politician. Party affiliation is not disclosed on judicial ballots because we like the fiction that judicial races are nonpartisan and, perhaps we’re even a little enamored of the
Let’s admit that state judges are politicians Read Post »
Shannon Hardin talks about how he got involved in politics, the inspiration he received from former mayor Michael Coleman, racial issues, police reform and the future he sees for Columbus Listen to the conversation from the Lawyer Up! podcast. ____________________________________________________ Lawyer Up! is produced by Behal Law Group lawyers Jack D’Aurora and John Gonzales ______________________________________________________________________________
Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) talks about how the movement to repeal HB 6 has slowed to virtual stand still. What’s the problem? In large part, gerrymandering and dark money. Listen to the conversation. _________________________________________________________________ Lawyer Up! is produced by Jack D’Aurora and John Gonzales, partners in The Behal Law Group ______________________________________________________________________________
State Rep. Allison Russo on HB 6, gerrymandering and dark money Read Post »
In the 2016 presidential election, roughly 100 million eligible voters — not untypical — did not vote. Who are these people, and why don’t they vote? Pew Research concluded in 2006 that Americans who either vote rarely or aren’t registered to vote are much more likely than regular or intermittent voters to believe that voting
Who are the people who don’t vote and why don’t they? Read Post »
In failing to react quickly to the coronavirus, Donald Trump’s blunder rivals that of General Maurice Gamelin, commander of the French Army at the start of World War Two. Shortly before Germany invaded France, Gamelin received intelligence reports the Germans were headed toward the Ardennes forest. Convinced the Ardennes could not be penetrated, Gamelin disregarded
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One of President Trump’s defenses to his impeachment is that he withheld aid from Ukraine because of his concern for corruption in the country. But there’s a significant fact he doesn’t mention. According to Trump, then-Vice President Joe Biden told Ukraine’s president at the time, Petro Poroshenko, the U.S. would withhold $1 billion in loan
Trump’s defense skips over an important fact Read Post »
I’m intrigued by the theology of Paula White, President Trump’s new spiritual adviser. Let me give you a couple snippets of her belief system and then contrast them with Richard Rohr, a Catholic priest and author. Most striking about White is that she knows what God wants for us politically. If you don’t support
Trump’s spiritual adviser has a direct line to God Read Post »
Is it smart to fight fire with fire in politics? Some months back, Congresswoman Maxine Waters urged her constituents to be uncivil to Republicans in public. A restaurant owner in Northern Virginia asked White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave. Protesters disrupted the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. Hillary Clinton said that Democrats should
Forget the sharp attitude. Offer coffee instead. Read Post »
If you haven’t noticed, Congress doesn’t represent a cross-section of America. Its members comprise a narrow sector of the nation, and that’s a problem for reasons I’ll discuss in a minute. First, let’s look at the numbers. Non-Hispanic whites make up 61 percent of our population, but 80 percent of representatives and senators are white.
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