How does ‘indefinite detention’ sound? From Peter Wade at the Rolling Stone:
DOJ Wants to Suspend Certain Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency
The Trump Department of Justice has asked Congress to craft legislation allowing chief judges to indefinitely hold people without trial and suspend other constitutionally-protected rights during coronavirus and other emergencies, according to a report by Politico’s Betsy Woodruff Swan.
While the asks from the Department of Justice will likely not come to fruition with a Democratically-controlled House of Representatives, they demonstrate how much this White House has a frightening disregard for rights enumerated in the Constitution. …
Nothing in store for immigrants?
[The DOJ] also asked Congress to pass a law saying that immigrants who test positive for COVID-19 cannot qualify as asylum seekers.
Make Guantanamo Great Again…
The Theme Song of the Trump Corona Task Force.
that’s …perfect. doesn’t it feel we don’t ha don’t have much time left?
The problem with using Benny Hill is that Benny Hill was actually funny. This is more like the Keystone Kops to the tune of the Imperial March.
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. -Rahm Emanuel
I find myself kinda impressed with the sheer balls and tenacity but then I kick myself because being tenacious in being wrong is an awful thing and utterly unworthy.
“Consistency is the key to success.”
Ok, but what if you consistently suck?
“How the White House plans to fight the COVID-19 outbreak”
Trick question: they do not.
Someone tries to talk sense
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/call-trump-officials-police-chief-pleads-stop-testing/story?id=69739541&cid=clicksource_4380645_4_three_posts_card_hed&fbclid=IwAR08MxEAMxAfQkLf7a3rfsJ7wLZCegGEtIuPGppb0dcubpzFF50NM-vgbkk
Here is some of my ideas:
1)Trump, resign. Immediately. Hell, retroactively. GTFO.
2)Senators aren’t essential so they shouldn’t be priority for testing. Fuck ’em.