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Dear Senator Hawley's Staff--
I'm sure you're loyal to your boss, but this man incited violence and you helped him. There is no "following orders" defense that will save you. You are part of this now.
And it is so much more serious than him simply "raising concerns."
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Sadly, much of the media and many members of the Washington establishment want to deceive Americans into thinking those who raised concerns incited violence, simply by voicing the concern. That\u2019s false. And the allegation itself is corrosive and dangerous. https://t.co/drhsK54MzQ pic.twitter.com/rEk9G5DOo5
— Senator Hawley Press Office (@SenHawleyPress) January 13, 2021
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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At first he threw the whole kitchen sink out there--BigTech, ballot harvesting, poll watchers, counting, etc.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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And then after introducing it--he cared so much about it he worked to get ZERO cosponsors and no committee hearing.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Just like when he was Missouri's Attorney General.
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https://t.co/q7kQUOOMWH
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Joshua is ready for election integrity--in all caps.
Using his newly filed bill to garner him press. Working harder to get the press than to pass the bill--which is the point. It's not about policy, it's about politicking.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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He calls the 2020 election a "debacle."
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Joshua knew this and he did not care about the truth.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Objections were held not to overturn the election--but to discuss the rampant voter suppression of African Americans.
Senator Boxer did not question Bush's win.
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Some objected because of Russian interference--but Vice President Joe Biden gaveled them down. He told members of his own party that it was "over."
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https://t.co/60owITKX1G
The defining characteristic here is that Democrats NEVER tried to overturn the elections in 2004 or 2016.
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https://t.co/0hJVm8oaxT
The defining characteristic is that Democrats made objections based on facts with the intent of improving democracy.
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He literally says he's objecting because (i) Pennsylvania didn't follow its own laws--but as a US Senator from Missouri that is not in his jurisdiction.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the Flames.
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He says he's objecting because (iii) there should be investigations--as a Senator he could make that happen *without* objecting at all. But he hasn't.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Calling for action. Calling for revolt. Calling for confrontation.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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And the tweet he is retweeting *actually says* that these votes are in opposition to Biden's electoral victory.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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This was never merely an academic exercise on separation of powers issues under the Pennsylvanian Constitution.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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When asked whether he's responsible for telling the truth--that Biden will be President--Hawley stutters.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
https://t.co/ZRa4J8OlsS
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Hawley lies about the protest, saying people tried to pound open his door, vandalized his home, and threatened his family---none of this happened.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Hawley back peddles--insisting he only questioned about "the way elections were conducted" in Pennsylvania.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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He did not merely raise a concern--he inspired an army and they attacked our US Capitol.
Sowing doubt. Fanning the flames.
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He continues to lie about Pennsylvania and that further legitimizes the violence at the Capitol.
He continues to put forward the lie that Democrats have done what he is doing.
He continues to sow doubt while fanning the flames.
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He is an ongoing present danger and that is why he must be removed from the US Senate, investigated, and prosecuted for his previous 10 weeks of incitement built on baseless claims.
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More from Lindsey Simmons
Joshua Hawley, Missouri's Junior Senator, is an autocrat in waiting.
His arrogance and ambition prohibit any allegiance to morality or character.
Thus far, his plan to seize the presidency has fallen into place.
An explanation in photographs.
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Joshua grew up in the next town over from mine, in Lexington, Missouri. A a teenager he wrote a column for the local paper, where he perfected his political condescension.
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By the time he reached high-school, however, he attended an elite private high-school 60 miles away in Kansas City.
This is a piece of his history he works to erase as he builds up his counterfeit image as a rural farm boy from a small town who grew up farming.
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After graduating from Rockhurst High School, he attended Stanford University where he wrote for the Stanford Review--a libertarian publication founded by Peter Thiel..
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(Full Link: https://t.co/zixs1HazLk)
Hawley's writing during his early 20s reveals that he wished for the curriculum at Stanford and other "liberal institutions" to change and to incorporate more conservative moral values.
This led him to create the "Freedom Forum."
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His arrogance and ambition prohibit any allegiance to morality or character.
Thus far, his plan to seize the presidency has fallen into place.
An explanation in photographs.
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Joshua grew up in the next town over from mine, in Lexington, Missouri. A a teenager he wrote a column for the local paper, where he perfected his political condescension.
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By the time he reached high-school, however, he attended an elite private high-school 60 miles away in Kansas City.
This is a piece of his history he works to erase as he builds up his counterfeit image as a rural farm boy from a small town who grew up farming.
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After graduating from Rockhurst High School, he attended Stanford University where he wrote for the Stanford Review--a libertarian publication founded by Peter Thiel..
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(Full Link: https://t.co/zixs1HazLk)
Hawley's writing during his early 20s reveals that he wished for the curriculum at Stanford and other "liberal institutions" to change and to incorporate more conservative moral values.
This led him to create the "Freedom Forum."
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More from Government
How does a government put a legislation on 'hold'? Is there any constitutional mechanism for the executive to 'pause' a validly passed legislation? Genuine Koshan.
So a committee of 'wise men/women' selected by the SC will stand in judgement over the law passed by
Here is the thing - a law can be stayed based on usual methods, it can be held unconstitutional based on violation of the Constitution. There is no shortcut to this based on the say so of even a large number of people, merely because they are loud.
Tomorrow can all the income tax payers also gather up at whichever maidan and ask for repealing the income tax law? It hurts us and we can protest quite loudly.
How can a law be stayed or over-turned based on the nuisance value of the protestors? It is anarchy to allow that.
CJI: our intention is to see if we can bring about an amicable resolution to the problem. That is why we asked you why don't you put the #FarmBills on hold. You want time for negotiation. If there is some sense of responsibility showing that you will not implement the laws
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) January 11, 2021
So a committee of 'wise men/women' selected by the SC will stand in judgement over the law passed by
CJI: .....then we can form a committee with ICAR members to look into this. Till then you can continue to put the law on hold. Why will you insist on continuing the law anyhow
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) January 11, 2021
Here is the thing - a law can be stayed based on usual methods, it can be held unconstitutional based on violation of the Constitution. There is no shortcut to this based on the say so of even a large number of people, merely because they are loud.
AG Venugopal: none of the petitions point to any provision of three farm acts stating that it is unconstitutional
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) January 11, 2021
CJI: we are not declaring it unconstitutional
AG: laws cannot be stayed. This is drastic
Tomorrow can all the income tax payers also gather up at whichever maidan and ask for repealing the income tax law? It hurts us and we can protest quite loudly.
How can a law be stayed or over-turned based on the nuisance value of the protestors? It is anarchy to allow that.
The Financial Governance Committee (#FGC) has issued a damning advisory note concerning the #FGS Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources' (MPMR's) oil & gas licensing efforts.
Current approach provides "poor value for money...that may last for 40 years or more."
(thread)
The FGC raises concerns over "incomplete compliance with the FGS legal framework, and inadequate protection of FGS’s financial interests." Current MPMR approach risks "future legal and/or compensation claims against FGS."
The FGS makes seven principal recommendations. #7: "PSA negotiations do not prioritise short-term revenue (i.e. signature bonuses) at the expense of longer-term value."
The note confirms that Coastline Exploration (https://t.co/YztVl7wCZi) -- a company formed in 2018 and based in the Cayman Islands -- is in fact a rebranding of the discredited Soma Oil & Gas.
"Minimum bidder qualifications are set at relatively low thresholds... By comparison, the 2019 tender protocol required that a bidder include at least one party who has drilled multiple offshore exploration wells."
Grandfathering in "Coastline"? 🤔
Current approach provides "poor value for money...that may last for 40 years or more."
(thread)
The FGC raises concerns over "incomplete compliance with the FGS legal framework, and inadequate protection of FGS’s financial interests." Current MPMR approach risks "future legal and/or compensation claims against FGS."
The FGS makes seven principal recommendations. #7: "PSA negotiations do not prioritise short-term revenue (i.e. signature bonuses) at the expense of longer-term value."
The note confirms that Coastline Exploration (https://t.co/YztVl7wCZi) -- a company formed in 2018 and based in the Cayman Islands -- is in fact a rebranding of the discredited Soma Oil & Gas.
"Minimum bidder qualifications are set at relatively low thresholds... By comparison, the 2019 tender protocol required that a bidder include at least one party who has drilled multiple offshore exploration wells."
Grandfathering in "Coastline"? 🤔
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