“No man ever thought of impeaching a man for an opinion.” — Gov. Edmund Randolph, speaking for the Constitution at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, 1788
Edmund Randolph would have been astonished at Day #2 of the Trump impeachment trial, as the prosecutors repeatedly called for conviction because Trump had dared to express his opinions. One of those opinions, floated before the election, was that he’d win if the balloting was conducted fairly. Thus, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) charged Trump with telling “his supporters, the only way he could lose the election is if it was stolen. … He truly made his base belief [sic] that the only way he could lose was if the election was rigged.” What’s the political reality? First, candidates on the campaign trail routinely predict victory, even when they know the odds are stacked heavily against them. It’s an expression of confidence. Any admission of uncertainty on this score is virtually a concession statement. And we all know that if Trump had admitted the slightest possibility of defeat in an honest election, within minutes the mainstream media would have been proclaiming his imminent political demise. Democrat Prosecutors Make Opinions Impeachable (theepochtimes.com)
Are Executive Orders the will of the people?
In a potential sign of the hurdles to come, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sent a warning shot during one of his first floor speeches back in the minority. Republicans, he warned, were willing to work with Biden but also wouldn’t be shy about blocking bills they don’t support. Because of the 60-vote legislative filibuster, Democrats will need at least 10 GOP senators to pass most things.
This would work well as a autonomous controller, my only dilemma is that logging is necessary feature of these things to know they are working properly.
The COVID numbers getting reasonable.
Narrative: I’m skipping the time bullets today. I’m up very early, sipp’n coffee and working on my blog. Reading for a minute about the Trump Impeachment trial. Went to lunch with some buddies from work at the Braves’ Stadium.
Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.
I am very angry with CF, we’ve had this long running drama about letters and I am slap wore out trying to get them to do their part. I am going the rounds with CF and I am pretty angry at them. I told them to be honest, if I am 100th in line or what I want isn’t going to happen for months. Tell me!
Tomorrow: Saturday.
Retirement: We’ve spent 10K on an air conditioner, need to make that up.
Purchases: Conservation mode, we’re more than 3 paychecks in the hole.
Repairs:
Religion: We were called to read the book Crossing the Line, i am on chapter 5.
Family News: Going day by day.
Arts:
Travel: Florida travel looks well out of reach!
Taxes: I need to finish them.
Pi News: Love em, but no time to play with them.
Media: No Instagram posts today I’ve made a couple posts to FB EcoFlow R600 Group.
Injuries: No injuries.
Accomplishments: None.
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To