Law, Power, and Justice

WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2024

Richard Haas is much more conservative than he seems on Morning Joe. A new book by Paola Ramos with interesting insights about the new Latino right. Israel. Eric Adams’ continuing corruption scandal. Georgia vote Counting.

BOOK: Paola Ramos, “Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What it Means.”

Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America by Paola Ramos

A new generation of Latinos are young, English speaking, and wanting to be and be seen as part of America.  Thus, they join the assumed resentment for new immigrants and loudly claiming their status as Americans.

An alarming percentage of the Latino population is saying they will vote for Trump.

MSNBC: Morning Joe

• Long time guest (Richard Haas) joins the chorus that Ukraine should make peace by accepting the theft of a quarter of their country.  (Note: Bull Shit).
• Zelensky was at the UN for Biden’s speech yesterday.

Democracy Now (9/25/24)

• People have fled south Lebanon.  The death toll of the current attack is high.  Interviews with Gallant indicate that Israel is ready to assemble troops to possibly go into Southern Lebanon. 
• (Note: Israelis are notoriously risk averse, and fatality averse. 
• More shootings in the West Bank.
• Gabriel Boric,, President of Chile, spoke at the UN.  (Young man).  Says he will not choose between Hamas or the destruction of the Palestinians.  (Note: Seems an interesting figure, worth researching.)
• Continued Russian attacks of Ukraine. 
• Harris’ office was defaced with gunfire overnight.
• Manchin says he will not support Harris for president.  (Note: It will be great to see the back of this SOB).
• Bribery investigation in Eric Adam’s government. 
• Execution in Missouri despite evidence that he was wrongfully convicted.  Supreme Court denied stay.
• Another case in Texas about execution. 
• The death toll is about 600 in the attacks across Southern Lebanon.

Georgia: AMVO

Sharlene Alexander, Submitted a petition to the State Election Board.  They passed it.

• Hand count of the ballots is called for in the new rule. Reconcile the number of ballots with what the machine is reporting.  There is no tally, just total of pieces of paper.
• Exact signature match on Absentee Ballots is out, Alexander says.   
• She maintains that drop boxes have to be “watched.”  (Note: By whom, in what manner?)
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