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How about some lawsuits against Amendment 80 supporters.
Please…do, go on…
There are 2 active campaign finance complaints against Colorado Dawn, the committee that probably paid for the A-80 text messages. Basically, they're about lack of disclosure on the texts and failing to file as an issue committee. I'm wondering what else lawsuits might accomplish. I think they probably misrepresented Hick and the CEA president by making it look like they supported A-80, and haven't seen any legal action or complaints on those fronts.
Voters told us they wanted fighters. These Amendment 80 supporters stole others identities, twisted their words, used their likeness without permission, they lied using someone elses good names. GET MAD!
The electorate thinks we are weak and responding to this by saying “I’m wondering what else lawsuits might accomplish”. Gee wilikers wonder what else they can get away with.
I wasn't clear enough. I was wondering specifically who should sue, on what grounds, and would there be a reasonable chance of success. I'm personally mad and spoke out on Pols about what Colorado Dawn was doing when the whole thing was actually going on, but "mad" doesn't always make going to court worth it. I'll still say if someone has a good legal case plus the capacity to spend time and money following a case through to a conclusion, by all means sue! I hope at least CEA does, I'd imagine Hick has bigger fish to fry.
Right. Who has standing to sue? What are the potential claims? Defamation? If so, it's a long shot and good luck proving damages. Probably the best that happens is the administrative process plays out and the offending PAC gets fined.
Send a picture of your wife saying she supports the murder of dolphins to all her work colleagues. Who could sue? It's such a mystery.
The point isn't the lawsuit, the point is the fight. The point is discovery. The point is the press conference screaming righteous indignation.
Chicken shit liberal bs of hoping for a government fine that won't do anything just tells the electorate Democrats are weak.
Please don’t pretend to be dumb and make me have to list Kevin Vick…
After 30+ years of litigation experience, including litigating campaign finance violation cases, I think I know a thing or two about the process. But do go on.
Hard Truths we Must Face
I've read your post a few times and I think we're on the same page, but with different words.
Many of us need to not get out of our echo chambers as much as we need to start poking holes in the right-wing echo chamber. Hell, they started their own social media platforms and news organizations just to strengthen their echo chamber! You say that the majority of Trump's support was based on economy and immigration. I see that the majority of Trump's votes came from fear and ignorance, especially about the economy and immigration. I say this as someone who is also fairly ignorant about macro-economics and immigration policy.
However we will be unable to poke holes in the right-wing echo chamber if they just see us calling all of them Racists and Sexists and Transphobes and all around assholes. We need to find ways to ally ourselves and the people who voted for Trump who are not those things and we won't be able to do that if they feel insulted and demeaned.
It won't be easy to do, and it won't be for everyone to do, but it's the only way I can see for Americans to fight against hate. The alternative is that Conservatives and Liberals continue to be afraid and ignorant of each other until we dehumanize each other so much that we just start killing each other. I don't want that.
Well, it appears Putin is giving Trump's choker chain a gentle tug, just so Trump knows who's the bigger bully.
I wonder if the golden shower videos will not be far behind?
Josh Marshall rants at Polital Pundits' exaggerated claims.
Here's the rant:
In Colorado, Trump "improved" to less of an electoral rout. Comparing final numbers from 2020 to what the SoS site shows for 2024, Trump voters moved
Just saw a post saying Habba-Dabba-Doo might be in the running for White House press secretary.