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Nancy Pelosi: It was 'sad' for Mitch McConnell to 'humiliate' Chief Justice John Roberts with witness vote
"It is a sad day for America to see Senator McConnell humiliate the Chief Justice of the United States into presiding over a vote which rejected our nation's judicial NORMS, precedents and institutions which uphold the Constitution and the rule of law," Pelosi said Saturday on Twitter.
That thar is some Polish- or Ukranian-style judicial independent-ism, yassah. And there's more!
Contrary to claims by Trump and some Republican allies, House Democrats did seek testimony from Bolton, but he declined to appear for his deposition under White House orders.
Former Trump adviser Bolton threatened to sue if subpoenaed to testify in impeachment probe: committee (7 Nov 2019)
The House did not issue a subpoena because, Democrats said, it would only prolong the process.

Schumer, Amd. 1296

Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to the resolution  S.Res. 488
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, pursuant to rules V and VI of the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials, the Chief Justice of the United States, through the  Secretary of the Senate, shall issue a subpoena for the taking of testimony of John Robert Bolton, and the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to utilize the services of the Deputy Sergeant at Arms or any other employee of the Senate in serving the subpoena authorized to be issued by this section.
Schumer, Amd. 1297
Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to the resolution  S.Res. 488
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, pursuant to rules V and VI of the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials, the Chief Justice of the United States, through the Secretary of the Senate, shall issue a subpoena for the taking of testimony on oral deposition and subsequent testimony before the Senate of John Robert Bolton, and the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to utilize the services of the Deputy Sergeant at Arms or any other employee of the Senate in serving the subpoena authorized to be issued by this paragraph.
Van Hollen, Amd. 1298
Mr. VAN HOLLEN proposed an amendment to the resolution S.Res. 488, to provide for related procedures
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this  resolution, the Presiding Officer shall issue a subpoena for any witness or any document that a  Senator or a party moves to subpoena if the Presiding Officer determines that the witness or document is likely to have probative evidence relevant to either article of impeachment before the Senate, and, consistent with the authority of the Presiding Officer to rule on all questions of evidence, shall rule on any assertion of privilege.
by Cat on Sat Feb 1st, 2020 at 10:51:07 PM EST
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She, directing her "surrogates," did it again: erroneously ascribe unlawful conduct to lawful conduct, in this case, an original, derivative art work protected by US copyright statute.

Trump celebrates, Pelosi fumes as Facebook and Twitter refuse to take down altered video

Facebook and Twitter have refused to take down a video posted by President Donald Trump that was edited to make it appear that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up his speech when the president was saluting a Tuskegee airman during the State of the Union rather than at the end of his address. ... The spat became public Friday when Pelosi's deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted: "The latest fake video of Speaker Pelosi is deliberately designed to mislead and lie to the American people, and every day that these platforms refuse to take it down is another reminder that they care more about their shareholders' interests than the public's interests."
Also headlined "the edited Pelosi video", the "misleading video of Nancy Pelosi" by other sympathetic publishers. Trump's 5-minute self-promo titled "Powerful American Stories Ripped to Shreds by Nancy Pelosi" is here. Pelosi's video recorded gesture was not altered; it was duplicated thirteen (13) times and inserted between each dubious achievement proclaimed by Trump in his video recorded SOTU speech. As for blaxploitation features attending regalia and reportage ...

File with "The narcissism of minor differences"

by Cat on Sat Feb 8th, 2020 at 06:58:16 AM EST
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archived My mom will 'cut your head off and you won't even know you're bleeding' archived Is Ro Khanna "progressive"?
by Cat on Sat Feb 8th, 2020 at 11:12:05 PM EST
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Video of Pelosi brings renewed attention to 'cheapfakes', formerly-known-as instant replay to sportsfans worldwide
Pelosi did tear the pages of her copy of the speech -- but only after it was finished, and not throughout the address, as the video depicts.
stop. the. presses.
Researchers worry the video's "selective editing" could mislead people if social media companies don't step in and properly label or regulate similar videos.
Wakanda is real.
by Cat on Mon Feb 10th, 2020 at 08:20:46 PM EST
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