Category Archives: The Rule of Law

The Surreal Nature of the Recent Trump Indictment Is an Indictment of Our Judicial System

Posted on August 7, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

What I find surreal about the recent Trump indictment is that everyone knows Trump did what he is accused of doing, with the exception of some delusional conservatives. The January 6th congressional hearings illustrated in further detail what many of … Continue reading →

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The Trump Indictment Isn’t about Free Speech

Posted on August 4, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s about a conspiracy to unlawfully overturn an election. David Dayen notes the obvious (boldface mine): …they claim that you cannot criminalize free speech, even as special counsel Jack Smith took pains to say in the complaint that Trump could … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Indictment

Posted on August 2, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

In no particular order: Yesterday was not a Solemn or Sad Day. January 6, the day of the Insurrection, was a sad day. Yesterday was a good day, even a joyous one. Given all of the misery he caused–not to … Continue reading →

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He’s Just an Insider Threat

Posted on June 14, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the things about living in D.C. is one can encounter the rules and regulations of official Wor-Shing-Tun quite often–many people have to (or have had to) deal with various federal workplace policies. As information technology becomes more critical, … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts About That Indictment

Posted on June 12, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Bed, bath, and beyond a reasonable doubt In no particular order: Upon further reflection, I’m concerned that Judge Aileen “Loose” Cannon is the judge, not so much because she is a partisan hack (though she is), but because she is … Continue reading →

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The Court’s Disdain

Posted on June 2, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

In a must-read piece, Jason Chafetz brings the heat (boldface mine): In all of these areas and in plenty more, the justices have seized for themselves an active role in governance. But perhaps even more consequentially, in doing so, they … Continue reading →

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Justice Thomas and the Chevron (Un)Defense

Posted on May 16, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the sort-of defenses of Crow Holdings LLC attorney and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ inappropriate financial relationships with billionaire Harlan Crow is that Thomas believed this crapola anyway. Well, hold your horses, Sparky, because it appears Thomas went … Continue reading →

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Democrats Should Censure Trump

Posted on May 10, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

There are people who are far smarter than I am opining about the implications of a New York jury finding Trump culpable of sexual assault in a civil case. But seeing the Republican reaction to the verdict makes it clear … Continue reading →

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Trump and the Missing Eight Words

Posted on May 8, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

S.V. Date has a must-read article about the role most news outlets have played in the normalization of Trump’s auto-golpe (self-coup; boldface mine): Donald Trump is the only president who used the threat of violence and then actual violence in … Continue reading →

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On Kasmaryck and Rubicons

Posted on April 10, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Many, including some asshole with a blog, have noted that there has to be a judicial decision that is so egregious, so unfounded in law, evidence, and precedent, and so harmful that the other co-equal branches of government simply tell … Continue reading →

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