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Thursday, June 27, 2019

DEMS DA BREAKS

Upon request, we open up the blog to comments about the Democratic debate which is being held here in Miami. 
If you watched the debate last night and saw the problem during the switch of moderators when the microphones of everyone including the people back stage went hot, you may not be aware of what caused the snafu. It turns out the microphones were plugged into a control panel that was connected to the power outlet by an extension. One of the extension cords also in the wall was followed out of the studio, out of the building, and to an illegal duplex in Hialeah. 


There are also two important Supreme court decisions today. 
The court ruled  in Rucho v. Common Cause that Judges cannot hear gerrymandering issues. Therefore a new congressional district that snakes through Doral, Penscaola, Two Egg,* and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, cannot be challenged in court. 

However, in a surprising decision (Department of Commerce v. New York, here), CJ Roberts joined with the court's liberal wing and held that the Commerce Department's inclusion of a citizenship question in the census was improper. Roberts noted that the Commerce Department defended the inclusion of the citizenship question based solely on the assertion that the answer will assist the Department of Justice in enforcing the Voting Rights Act.  Roberts noted one eeiney, weeney, tiny, problem, that being that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross asked to have the citizenship question included within a week of taking office. It was then months later that Commerce employees began emailing bewildered Justice Department officials asking them they weren't they worried about the voting rights act and shouldn't Commerce do something to help like including a citizenship question in the census. 

Invoking the ancient and rarely used legal doctrine of "Liar Liar Pants On Fire" (literally "Bullshit") Roberts wrote:  "Several points, considered together, reveal a significant mismatch between the decision (of Commerce Secretary Ross) and the rationale he provided." 

"Mismatch". Nice word. We are going to use it: "Judge, there is a "mismatch" between the facts of this case and what the prosecutor just told you."


* Two Egg, Florida bills itself as "The Capital of the New South". Really. 



5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mayor Pete
Mayor Pete
He thinks fast on his feet
He's smart and smooth and thin, not plump
He's the only one who can beat that fatso trump.

Eye on Q said...

Several candidates made the required trek to offer supplications to the Q. Seeking his support, including his substantial bundling abilities.

Anonymous said...

This is when this community misses the Ren (a venue). A spectacular gastro-pub offering world class food in a friendly environment.

Anonymous said...

Isn't Two Egg near Mayo, Fl. ?

Anonymous said...

Press Release from the Florida Bar:

Yesterday at the Florida Bar Judicial Luncheon, Eleventh Circuit Judge Andrea R. Wolfson was named the recipient of the William M. Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism Award, given annually by The Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and the Standing Committee on Professionalism.

The purpose of the award is to recognize an active judge who best exemplifies strength of character, service, and competence as a jurist, lawyer, and public servant. Judge Wolfson demonstrates the ideals of professionalism and justice while inspiring others to do the same, according to the center.

Early in her career she established a reputation as “courteous, professional, well-prepared, respectful, and fair…never compromising her ethics,” said Rebecca Bandy, director of the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism.

Judge Wolfson is currently assigned to criminal court, mentors young attorneys, and serves in many capacities in the local and legal community. She also serves as co-chair of the 11th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee, teaches a mock trial course at the new judges’ college each year, and speaks to voluntary bar associations and various organizations about the mandatory professionalism requirements implemented by The Florida Supreme Court.