U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit and Trump bid to undo election loss
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Alfred de Zayas’ take on the US elections – interview to the Swiss-German journal “Zeitgeschehen im Fokus”
“In a democracy the citizen must demand genuine policy choices and a right to shape that policy. Voting for corporate figureheads is not democracy”
My take on the US elections – interview to the Swiss-German journal “Zeitgeschehen im Fokus”
Seeking ‘Biggest Incident of Voter Nullification’ in US History, 18 Republican AGs Back Texas Effort to Overturn Biden Win
Texas doesn’t have standing to raise these claims as it has no say over how other states choose electors; it could raise these issues in other cases and does not need to go straight to the Supreme Court; it waited too late to sue; the remedy Texas suggests of disenfranchising tens of millions of voters after the fact is unconstitutional; there’s no reason to believe the voting conducted in any of the states was done unconstitutionally; it’s too late for the Supreme Court to grant a remedy even if the claims were meritorious (they are not).
Richard Hasen, University of California Law Professor
Legal experts quickly push back on Texas AG’s attempt to overturn election
Legal experts quickly push back on Texas AG’s attempt to overturn election
Under federal law, election disputes are supposed to be resolved by six days before the Electoral College meets, a deadline known as safe harbor, which is today. The electors officially cast their ballots for president on Monday.
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With case pending in state court, Wisconsin is only state to miss election safe-harbor deadline
Paxton, who is under a federal bribery investigation, alleges Wisconsin “exploited” the coronavirus pandemic to ignore election rules, which affected the outcome of the Nov. 3 election.
“Think of the irony. We have a Texas Attorney General who is being investigated by the FBI for various improprieties … and he teams up with President Trump to try to take away the votes of the people of Wisconsin,” Gov. Tony Evers told reporters on Tuesday. “It’s irony but it’s not funny irony. It’s extraordinarily sad.”
Can your boss make you get a COVID vaccine? Probably
Can your boss make you get a COVID vaccine? Probably
The advent of the vaccines is great news for the country. But it also creates a quandary for employers who are already navigating tricky legal issues related to COVID, such as whether they can require workers to come into the office. In the case of the vaccines, can companies force employees to get a shot?
The short answer is yes. According to Jonathan Segal, a partner at Duane Morris who specializes in employment law, the legal bar for mandatory vaccinations requires showing a “strong business necessity.” And given the nature of the pandemic, companies should be able to clear that bar.
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There is also the question of who should pay for am employee to get a COVID vaccine. According to Segal, if the coming vaccine is not free, the law does not obligate employers to pay for the cost of a mandatory shot. Nonetheless, he argues they should do so, both because it is the ethical thing to do and since it will make it easier to ensure compliance. (Meanwhile, some politicians argue the U.S. should pay Americans $1,500 to get one).
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Employers start preparing for the coronavirus vaccine with a question: Can we require it?
Capitalism, Nationalism, and Militarism: A History of American Fascism
Donald Trump’s Mein Kampf & Lin Wood and Michael Flynn Call For Military Coup
The Democrats fear not Trump’s threats of violence and dictatorship, but the mass popular revolt that would be touched off if Trump actually attempts to carry out his long-threatened election coup. The Democrats know very well that America is a social powder keg, deeply divided between the fabulously wealthy financial aristocracy, which both Democrats and Republicans serve, and the vast majority of the population, struggling to survive.
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Will Parler Users Treat Its ‘Glitch’ That Hid Georgia Election Content The Same Way They Treated A Twitter Glitch? and Roger Stone’s Write In Trump for GA Campaign
I find it hilarious that the same crew who insists that Twitter/Facebook are “censoring” them, immediately spins around and insists that it’s totally obvious that Parler must remove “trolls, hate speech and harassment” without recognizing their own hypocrisy.
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Roger Stone-Tied Group Claims Dems Are Framing Them as Republican Party Turncoats
Yes, Parler has the right to censor/moderate, but I find it ironic!
Is the election over yet? As court battles dwindle, here’s a timeline for transition
Is the election over yet? As court battles dwindle, here’s a timeline for transition
“Voters, not lawyers, choose the president. Ballots, not briefs, decide elections,” Bibas said in the opinion, which also denied the campaign’s request to stop the state from certifying its results, a demand he called “breathtaking.”
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