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July 29, 2022
Inflation and wage data suggest US prices will keep climbing
AP NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation surged in June and workers’ average wages accelerated in the spring — signs that Americans won’t likely feel any relief from rising prices anytime soon and that the Federal Reserve will feel compelled to further raise borrowing costs.
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades. Much of the increase was driven by energy and food.
On a month-to-month basis, too, prices surged 1% in June, the biggest such rise since 2005. Even excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices climbed 0.6% from May to June.
Employees’ wages, excluding government workers, jumped 1.6% in the April-June quarter, matching a record high reached last fall. Higher wages tend to fuel inflation if companies pass their higher labor costs on to their customers, as they often do.
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades. Much of the increase was driven by energy and food.
On a month-to-month basis, too, prices surged 1% in June, the biggest such rise since 2005. Even excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices climbed 0.6% from May to June.
Employees’ wages, excluding government workers, jumped 1.6% in the April-June quarter, matching a record high reached last fall. Higher wages tend to fuel inflation if companies pass their higher labor costs on to their customers, as they often do.
July 29, 2022
TO: Interested Parties FR: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee DT: 07.29.22
Nearly 100 days until Election Day, the American people face a stark choice: House Democrats’ record of delivering for the American people, defending freedom, and fighting for justice, or MAGA Republicans’ dangerous and extreme agenda.
House Democrats Are Delivering At Home And Defending Freedom House Democrats will win this election district-by-district, in part thanks to a track record of delivering at home. From historic investments in new roads and bridges, to record job creation and small business relief, to increased funding for police and public services, House Democrats are making an impact where their constituents can feel it.
While MAGA Republicans are hellbent on passing a nationwide abortion ban, coddling insurrectionists to gain power for themselves, and cowering to the gun lobby, Democrats are fighting hard to protect Americans’ freedom and the American people know it.
AMERICANS REJECT MAGA REPUBLICANS’ ATTACK ON FREEDOM, GENERIC BALLOT SHIFTS TOWARDS DEMOCRATS Since the Republican-appointed Supreme Court’s devastating decision to rip away a woman’s right to access an abortion, multiple public polls of the generic ballot show a shift towards Democrats. Voters know Democrats are the only party that will protect their freedom. Recent polling from Civis Analytics shows a post-Dobbs shift of three percentage points over the last four weeks.
This shift, coupled with Frontline Democrats' consistent overperformance relative to the generic ballot, puts battleground candidates with a strong message of defending freedom, fighting for justice, and delivering at home in a strong position headed into November.
THE CASE FOR HOUSE DEMOCRATS: WE DELIVER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE House Democrats will build on our progress when American voters send us back to Washington to fight for them.
We put more than 600+ million shots in arms to put the worst of the pandemic behind us, kept families and small businesses afloat and got people back to work with the American Rescue Plan.
We made historic investments building American infrastructure that will create millions of jobs, and passed more than 800 bills in Congress to reform and fund police, protect women’s right to make decisions about their own bodies, protect Americans from rampant gun violence, and lower costs for working families.
Voters know House Democrats' have a record of delivering for the American people by investing in the economy, creating millions of good jobs, building America, fixing tough problems, protecting people’s freedom, and fighting for justice.
➔ Investing in the economy: Democrats delivered on the American Rescue Plan, which kept millions of businesses afloat, got Americans back on the job, kids back in schools, and put 600 million+ shots in arms to put the worst of the pandemic behind us.
➔ Creating millions of jobs building America: Thanks to President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, we’re investing $1 trillion to create at least 5 million good-paying jobs building new roads and bridges, ports and airports, increasing access to high speed internet, and strengthening our energy independence.
➔ Fixing tough problems: Democrats know war in Europe and a global supply chain crisis means real challenges for American families. That’s why we voted to stop big oil companies from price gouging at the pump, released millions of barrels from the strategic reserve to lower costs, and rushed to get more baby formula on the shelves amid a national shortage. Now, gas prices are declining at a record pace.
➔ Protecting people’s freedom: Instead of attacking people’s rights, Democrats are fighting to protect a woman's freedom to make decisions about her own body and the right of Americans to vote without political influence on the outcome of an election.
➔ Fighting for justice: House Democrats passed criminal justice reform to protect Americans, particularly Black Americans, from mistreatment at the hands of officers who violate public trust, end hair discrimination at school and work, stop Asian hate, sweeping gun safety legislation, and are fighting to prevent domestic terrorism and mass murder like the heinous crimes that occurred in El Paso, Buffalo, Uvalde, Atlanta, Orlando, and far too many other communities.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE THE RESOURCES AND CANDIDATES TO DEFEAT MAGA REPUBLICAN EXTREMISM House Democrats have battle-tested incumbents and rockstar candidates with the records of accomplishment and the personal profiles to win. Thanks to their legislative record – bringing a combined $400 million home to their districts for community projects and delivering even more through long-term infrastructure investments – voters can see how Democrats are delivering in their local communities.
Record Grassroots Fundraising Shows Enthusiasm To Hold Majority Since the start of the cycle, the DCCC has raised nearly $240 million, $33 million more than at this same point in the 2020 cycle. Grassroots supporters are fired up and have contributed nearly 5 million times with an average gift of $26. Meanwhile, MAGA Republicans are bleeding grassroots support because moderate Republican voters are fed up with the party in Washington. Democrats are ready to put the most efficient campaign dollars to work – Democratic Frontline Members hold a collective $157 million in cash on hand and Democratic challengers have more than $20 million cash on hand. With sustained fundraising, House Democrats will have the resources we need to spread our message of delivering for the American people and defining extremist MAGA Republicans.
House Democrats Are Delivering In Local Communities Frontline Democrats are running on their strong records of delivering for their districts. From Rep. Sanford “Big Check” Bishop (GA-02), to Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), to Southern Nevada’s Democrats Dina Titus (NV-01), Susie Lee (NV-03), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) and everywhere in between, Democrats are bringing home much-needed investments in their communities going towards critical infrastructure, school, and law enforcement projects. Frontliners are also leading on major House-passed legislation that’s providing relief to families across the country, like Rep. Jahana Hayes’ (CT-05) bill to address the baby formula shortage and Rep. Angie Craig’s (MN-02) bill to cap insulin prices at $35.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE THE GROUND GAME TO WIN Organizing And Protecting The vote This cycle, DCCC began organizing in communities across the battlefield in the spring of the off-year, earlier than ever before. Today, there are more than 100 organizing staff working in 60+ headquarters offices across the country engaging local organizations and voters to learn what’s on voters’ minds and get folks registered and ready to vote for Democrats this November.
As Republicans wage war on Americans’ right to vote, Democrats are doubling down on protecting the right to vote. Our seven-figure national voter protection strategy is already at work ensuring every voter can safely and easily exercise their right to participate in American democracy with more information about how to vote, where to vote, and how to protect their vote if there are problems or irregularities.
Building Our Base Investments House Democrats know engaging our base is critical to victory in November. That’s why we’ve committed more than $30 million to learning from, reaching, and persuading voters of color. This spring, DCCC launched our earliest-ever Black outreach campaign in Virginia, made a historic investment in Juntos Together to combat disinformation targeting Hispanic and Latino voters, and kicked-off a seven figure effort to reach AAPI voters across the battleground. These efforts are matched by earlier-than-ever research in multiple languages to better understand the needs of our communities.
DEMOCRATS FACE BAD CANDIDATES AND MAGA REPUBLICANS THAT WILL MAKE AMERICA WORSE OFF MAGA Republicans are hellbent on banning abortion nationwide and rolling back the right to contraception. Across the country, House Democrats face off against Republicans like Tom Barrett (MI-07), who voted to kill 5,000 auto jobs in Lansing, Yesli Vega (VA-07), who publicly doubted whether rape could cause pregnancy, and inserection attendenders J.R Majewski (OH-09), Sandy Smith (NC-01), and Derrick Van Orden (WI-03).
If extremist MAGA Republicans gain control of Washington they’ll keep hurting people to protect their power. Americans will be sicker, poorer, have fewer freedoms, live in a less democratic country, be more divided, and our families will be less safe:
➔ Sicker: Republicans want to end Medicare in five years, make it harder to access affordable health care, and protect Big Pharma profits over people’s lives.
➔ Poorer: Republicans want to raise taxes on half of all Americans while giving tax cuts to the wealthy. They don’t think hard-working Americans have enough “skin in the game,” and they even vote against efforts to stop big oil companies from price gouging at the pump.
➔ Fewer freedoms: Republicans are on the brink of implenting a nationwide abortion ban and are flighting to roll back access to contraception.
➔ Less democratic: Republicans have already shown their willingness to throw out the results of an election and now some are hellbent on passing laws that will make it possible for them to throw out results even after the election has been certified.
➔ More divided: Even as Americans were gunned down in Buffalo, Republican leadership continues to foment hateful conspiracies like the “great replacement theory” to build support in the darkest corners of America.
➔ Less safe: Despite their hysterical rhetoric, House Republicans voted against funding police and blocked police reform. And they’ve turned the safety of our children, families, and communities over to the gun lobby instead of backing common sense gun reform.
Republicans have made clear exactly what they’ll do if they gain control of Washington, We’re going to make sure voters know it.
BOTTOM LINE: House Democrats have the candidates, resources, accomplishments, and ground game to win this November. Voters know we are the party of freedom, justice, and prosperity. This November, we can stop extremist MAGA Republicans’ dangerous lurch toward a sicker, poorer, less free, less democratic, more divided, and less safe America.
DCCC 100 days out memo
Voters Face Stark Choice In Countdown To Election Day: House Democrats’ Record of Delivering For The American People VS. MAGA Republicans’ Dangerous, Extreme AgendaTO: Interested Parties FR: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee DT: 07.29.22
Nearly 100 days until Election Day, the American people face a stark choice: House Democrats’ record of delivering for the American people, defending freedom, and fighting for justice, or MAGA Republicans’ dangerous and extreme agenda.
House Democrats Are Delivering At Home And Defending Freedom House Democrats will win this election district-by-district, in part thanks to a track record of delivering at home. From historic investments in new roads and bridges, to record job creation and small business relief, to increased funding for police and public services, House Democrats are making an impact where their constituents can feel it.
While MAGA Republicans are hellbent on passing a nationwide abortion ban, coddling insurrectionists to gain power for themselves, and cowering to the gun lobby, Democrats are fighting hard to protect Americans’ freedom and the American people know it.
AMERICANS REJECT MAGA REPUBLICANS’ ATTACK ON FREEDOM, GENERIC BALLOT SHIFTS TOWARDS DEMOCRATS Since the Republican-appointed Supreme Court’s devastating decision to rip away a woman’s right to access an abortion, multiple public polls of the generic ballot show a shift towards Democrats. Voters know Democrats are the only party that will protect their freedom. Recent polling from Civis Analytics shows a post-Dobbs shift of three percentage points over the last four weeks.
This shift, coupled with Frontline Democrats' consistent overperformance relative to the generic ballot, puts battleground candidates with a strong message of defending freedom, fighting for justice, and delivering at home in a strong position headed into November.
THE CASE FOR HOUSE DEMOCRATS: WE DELIVER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE House Democrats will build on our progress when American voters send us back to Washington to fight for them.
We put more than 600+ million shots in arms to put the worst of the pandemic behind us, kept families and small businesses afloat and got people back to work with the American Rescue Plan.
We made historic investments building American infrastructure that will create millions of jobs, and passed more than 800 bills in Congress to reform and fund police, protect women’s right to make decisions about their own bodies, protect Americans from rampant gun violence, and lower costs for working families.
Voters know House Democrats' have a record of delivering for the American people by investing in the economy, creating millions of good jobs, building America, fixing tough problems, protecting people’s freedom, and fighting for justice.
➔ Investing in the economy: Democrats delivered on the American Rescue Plan, which kept millions of businesses afloat, got Americans back on the job, kids back in schools, and put 600 million+ shots in arms to put the worst of the pandemic behind us.
➔ Creating millions of jobs building America: Thanks to President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, we’re investing $1 trillion to create at least 5 million good-paying jobs building new roads and bridges, ports and airports, increasing access to high speed internet, and strengthening our energy independence.
➔ Fixing tough problems: Democrats know war in Europe and a global supply chain crisis means real challenges for American families. That’s why we voted to stop big oil companies from price gouging at the pump, released millions of barrels from the strategic reserve to lower costs, and rushed to get more baby formula on the shelves amid a national shortage. Now, gas prices are declining at a record pace.
➔ Protecting people’s freedom: Instead of attacking people’s rights, Democrats are fighting to protect a woman's freedom to make decisions about her own body and the right of Americans to vote without political influence on the outcome of an election.
➔ Fighting for justice: House Democrats passed criminal justice reform to protect Americans, particularly Black Americans, from mistreatment at the hands of officers who violate public trust, end hair discrimination at school and work, stop Asian hate, sweeping gun safety legislation, and are fighting to prevent domestic terrorism and mass murder like the heinous crimes that occurred in El Paso, Buffalo, Uvalde, Atlanta, Orlando, and far too many other communities.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE THE RESOURCES AND CANDIDATES TO DEFEAT MAGA REPUBLICAN EXTREMISM House Democrats have battle-tested incumbents and rockstar candidates with the records of accomplishment and the personal profiles to win. Thanks to their legislative record – bringing a combined $400 million home to their districts for community projects and delivering even more through long-term infrastructure investments – voters can see how Democrats are delivering in their local communities.
Record Grassroots Fundraising Shows Enthusiasm To Hold Majority Since the start of the cycle, the DCCC has raised nearly $240 million, $33 million more than at this same point in the 2020 cycle. Grassroots supporters are fired up and have contributed nearly 5 million times with an average gift of $26. Meanwhile, MAGA Republicans are bleeding grassroots support because moderate Republican voters are fed up with the party in Washington. Democrats are ready to put the most efficient campaign dollars to work – Democratic Frontline Members hold a collective $157 million in cash on hand and Democratic challengers have more than $20 million cash on hand. With sustained fundraising, House Democrats will have the resources we need to spread our message of delivering for the American people and defining extremist MAGA Republicans.
House Democrats Are Delivering In Local Communities Frontline Democrats are running on their strong records of delivering for their districts. From Rep. Sanford “Big Check” Bishop (GA-02), to Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), to Southern Nevada’s Democrats Dina Titus (NV-01), Susie Lee (NV-03), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) and everywhere in between, Democrats are bringing home much-needed investments in their communities going towards critical infrastructure, school, and law enforcement projects. Frontliners are also leading on major House-passed legislation that’s providing relief to families across the country, like Rep. Jahana Hayes’ (CT-05) bill to address the baby formula shortage and Rep. Angie Craig’s (MN-02) bill to cap insulin prices at $35.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE THE GROUND GAME TO WIN Organizing And Protecting The vote This cycle, DCCC began organizing in communities across the battlefield in the spring of the off-year, earlier than ever before. Today, there are more than 100 organizing staff working in 60+ headquarters offices across the country engaging local organizations and voters to learn what’s on voters’ minds and get folks registered and ready to vote for Democrats this November.
As Republicans wage war on Americans’ right to vote, Democrats are doubling down on protecting the right to vote. Our seven-figure national voter protection strategy is already at work ensuring every voter can safely and easily exercise their right to participate in American democracy with more information about how to vote, where to vote, and how to protect their vote if there are problems or irregularities.
Building Our Base Investments House Democrats know engaging our base is critical to victory in November. That’s why we’ve committed more than $30 million to learning from, reaching, and persuading voters of color. This spring, DCCC launched our earliest-ever Black outreach campaign in Virginia, made a historic investment in Juntos Together to combat disinformation targeting Hispanic and Latino voters, and kicked-off a seven figure effort to reach AAPI voters across the battleground. These efforts are matched by earlier-than-ever research in multiple languages to better understand the needs of our communities.
DEMOCRATS FACE BAD CANDIDATES AND MAGA REPUBLICANS THAT WILL MAKE AMERICA WORSE OFF MAGA Republicans are hellbent on banning abortion nationwide and rolling back the right to contraception. Across the country, House Democrats face off against Republicans like Tom Barrett (MI-07), who voted to kill 5,000 auto jobs in Lansing, Yesli Vega (VA-07), who publicly doubted whether rape could cause pregnancy, and inserection attendenders J.R Majewski (OH-09), Sandy Smith (NC-01), and Derrick Van Orden (WI-03).
If extremist MAGA Republicans gain control of Washington they’ll keep hurting people to protect their power. Americans will be sicker, poorer, have fewer freedoms, live in a less democratic country, be more divided, and our families will be less safe:
➔ Sicker: Republicans want to end Medicare in five years, make it harder to access affordable health care, and protect Big Pharma profits over people’s lives.
➔ Poorer: Republicans want to raise taxes on half of all Americans while giving tax cuts to the wealthy. They don’t think hard-working Americans have enough “skin in the game,” and they even vote against efforts to stop big oil companies from price gouging at the pump.
➔ Fewer freedoms: Republicans are on the brink of implenting a nationwide abortion ban and are flighting to roll back access to contraception.
➔ Less democratic: Republicans have already shown their willingness to throw out the results of an election and now some are hellbent on passing laws that will make it possible for them to throw out results even after the election has been certified.
➔ More divided: Even as Americans were gunned down in Buffalo, Republican leadership continues to foment hateful conspiracies like the “great replacement theory” to build support in the darkest corners of America.
➔ Less safe: Despite their hysterical rhetoric, House Republicans voted against funding police and blocked police reform. And they’ve turned the safety of our children, families, and communities over to the gun lobby instead of backing common sense gun reform.
Republicans have made clear exactly what they’ll do if they gain control of Washington, We’re going to make sure voters know it.
BOTTOM LINE: House Democrats have the candidates, resources, accomplishments, and ground game to win this November. Voters know we are the party of freedom, justice, and prosperity. This November, we can stop extremist MAGA Republicans’ dangerous lurch toward a sicker, poorer, less free, less democratic, more divided, and less safe America.
July 29, 2022
My friend Laurie Garrett has had her Twitter account spoofed.
(for those who are new, Laurie is a Pulitzer prize winning journalist and MSNBC Science Contributor).
The fake account is @LaurieG13982273.
If you have a Twitter account, she would appreciate it if you could report the fake account to Twitter (select MORE menu, then REPORT account, then IMPERSONATED OR SHOWN A DECEPTIVE IDENTITY.
July 29, 2022
(Excel format)
Feel free to use it as you see fit.
My House candidate selection model...
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_vDi_pRwXvtc_IJgsCIJJOsLm7oVND-D/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109090151044711680673&rtpof=true&sd=true(Excel format)
Feel free to use it as you see fit.
July 28, 2022
Josh Hawley is writing book on masculinity. Senator's 'Manhood' goes on sale next May.
Kansas City StarMissouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is writing a book called Manhood: The Masculine Virtues Americans Need, building off a speech he gave at a conservative conference claiming the political left is waging a war on masculinity.
“The American Founders believed that a republic depends on certain masculine virtues,” the book’s description on Amazon says. “Senator Josh Hawley thinks they were right. In a bold new book, he calls on American men to stand up and embrace their God-given responsibility as husbands, fathers, and citizens.”
His office did not respond to a request for comment. The book’s announcement comes after Hawley was mocked by the U.S. House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which showed a video of him running out of the U.S. Senate chamber as lawmakers, reporters and staff were being evacuated.
“The American Founders believed that a republic depends on certain masculine virtues,” the book’s description on Amazon says. “Senator Josh Hawley thinks they were right. In a bold new book, he calls on American men to stand up and embrace their God-given responsibility as husbands, fathers, and citizens.”
His office did not respond to a request for comment. The book’s announcement comes after Hawley was mocked by the U.S. House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which showed a video of him running out of the U.S. Senate chamber as lawmakers, reporters and staff were being evacuated.
July 28, 2022
This Twitter sniping is fun for the base voters and probably raises some cash, but I'd like to see more focus on actual issues that PA voters are thinking about.
(nb: I sat in on a call with Fetterman this week, and the two issues's he talked about were marijuana legalization and student debt. Yes, those are issues young voters care about, but I'd like to think had already had those voters in the bank)
I'm not thrilled at the Fetterman campaign's current strategy
John Fetterman Enlists New Jersey Legend Steven Van Zandt To Troll Dr. Oz
Looks like Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman has taken another trip to New Jersey in his neverending effort to troll his Republican rival, former TV doctor Mehmet Oz.
Fetterman on Tuesday posted a video of the New Jersey legend, musician-actor Steven Van Zandt, telling Oz to ― and we’re paraphrasing here ― get back to where he belongs.
Van Zandt, of course, touches on a favorite Fetterman campaign theme alleging that Oz actually lives in New Jersey, not Pennsylvania.
https://news.yahoo.com/john-fetterman-enlists-jersey-legend-182736058.html
Looks like Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman has taken another trip to New Jersey in his neverending effort to troll his Republican rival, former TV doctor Mehmet Oz.
Fetterman on Tuesday posted a video of the New Jersey legend, musician-actor Steven Van Zandt, telling Oz to ― and we’re paraphrasing here ― get back to where he belongs.
Van Zandt, of course, touches on a favorite Fetterman campaign theme alleging that Oz actually lives in New Jersey, not Pennsylvania.
https://news.yahoo.com/john-fetterman-enlists-jersey-legend-182736058.html
This Twitter sniping is fun for the base voters and probably raises some cash, but I'd like to see more focus on actual issues that PA voters are thinking about.
(nb: I sat in on a call with Fetterman this week, and the two issues's he talked about were marijuana legalization and student debt. Yes, those are issues young voters care about, but I'd like to think had already had those voters in the bank)
July 28, 2022
How Donald Trump appeals to men secretly insecure about their manhood
Washington PostFrom boasting about the size of his penis on national television to releasing records of his high testosterone levels, President Trump’s rhetoric and behavior exude machismo. His behavior also seems to have struck a chord with some male voters. See, for example, the “Donald Trump: Finally Someone With Balls” T-shirts common at Trump rallies.
But our research suggests that Trump is not necessarily attracting male supporters who are as confidently masculine as the president presents himself to be. Instead, Trump appears to appeal more to men who are secretly insecure about their manhood. We call this the “fragile masculinity hypothesis.” Here is some of our evidence.
Research shows that many men feel pressure to look and behave in stereotypically masculine ways — or risk losing their status as “real men.” Masculine expectations are socialized from early childhood and can motivate men to embrace traditional male behaviors while avoiding even the hint of femininity. This unforgiving standard of maleness makes some men worry that they’re falling short. These men are said to experience “fragile masculinity.”
The political process provides a way that fragile men can reaffirm their masculinity. By supporting tough politicians and policies, men can reassure others (and themselves) of their own manliness. For example, sociologist Robb Willer has shown that men whose sense of masculinity was threatened increased their support for aggressive foreign policy.
But our research suggests that Trump is not necessarily attracting male supporters who are as confidently masculine as the president presents himself to be. Instead, Trump appears to appeal more to men who are secretly insecure about their manhood. We call this the “fragile masculinity hypothesis.” Here is some of our evidence.
Research shows that many men feel pressure to look and behave in stereotypically masculine ways — or risk losing their status as “real men.” Masculine expectations are socialized from early childhood and can motivate men to embrace traditional male behaviors while avoiding even the hint of femininity. This unforgiving standard of maleness makes some men worry that they’re falling short. These men are said to experience “fragile masculinity.”
The political process provides a way that fragile men can reaffirm their masculinity. By supporting tough politicians and policies, men can reassure others (and themselves) of their own manliness. For example, sociologist Robb Willer has shown that men whose sense of masculinity was threatened increased their support for aggressive foreign policy.
July 28, 2022
Hundreds of supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr danced and sang in parliament after storming Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone in protest at a rival bloc’s nomination for prime minister.
Police fired barrages of teargas in a bid to stop the protesters from breaching the gates of the heavily fortified Green Zone, but the crowds surged forward and entered parliament.
“I am against the corrupt officials who are in power,” said protester Mohamed Ali, a 41-year-old day labourer, one of the hundreds who entered the zone that is home to both government buildings and diplomatic missions, before later leaving peacefully.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/28/hundreds-of-protesters-storm-iraq-parliament-in-support-of-cleric-moqtada-al-sadr
Now where did this idea come from?
Hundreds of protesters storm Iraq parliament in support of cleric Moqtada al-SadrHundreds of supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr danced and sang in parliament after storming Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone in protest at a rival bloc’s nomination for prime minister.
Police fired barrages of teargas in a bid to stop the protesters from breaching the gates of the heavily fortified Green Zone, but the crowds surged forward and entered parliament.
“I am against the corrupt officials who are in power,” said protester Mohamed Ali, a 41-year-old day labourer, one of the hundreds who entered the zone that is home to both government buildings and diplomatic missions, before later leaving peacefully.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/28/hundreds-of-protesters-storm-iraq-parliament-in-support-of-cleric-moqtada-al-sadr
July 27, 2022
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3575349-democrats-introduce-bill-to-enact-term-limits-for-supreme-court-justices/
Democrats introduce bill to enact term limits for Supreme Court justices
Source: The Hill
A group of House Democrats introduced a bill on Tuesday to enact term limits for Supreme Court justices, arguing that the move will “restore legitimacy and independence to the nation’s highest court.”
The legislation, titled the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act, would authorize the president to nominate Supreme Court justices every two years — in the first and third years after a presidential election. The justices who have been on the court the longest will be moved to senior status first.
If confirmed by the Senate, those individuals would serve a maximum 18 years on the bench. After their tenures are complete, the Supreme Court justices would retire from active service and assume senior status.
...snip...
Under senior status, justices will still hold their office on the Supreme Court, which includes official duties and pay. If the number of justices dips below nine at some point — because of a vacancy, disability or disqualification — the justice who most recently attained senior status would serve as the ninth associate justice.
The legislation, titled the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act, would authorize the president to nominate Supreme Court justices every two years — in the first and third years after a presidential election. The justices who have been on the court the longest will be moved to senior status first.
If confirmed by the Senate, those individuals would serve a maximum 18 years on the bench. After their tenures are complete, the Supreme Court justices would retire from active service and assume senior status.
...snip...
Under senior status, justices will still hold their office on the Supreme Court, which includes official duties and pay. If the number of justices dips below nine at some point — because of a vacancy, disability or disqualification — the justice who most recently attained senior status would serve as the ninth associate justice.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3575349-democrats-introduce-bill-to-enact-term-limits-for-supreme-court-justices/
July 27, 2022
Liz Cheney (WY-AL) campaign ad: "Serious"
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