Update no.1118

 Update from the Sunland

No.1118

12.6.23 – 18.6.23

Blog version:  http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/

 

To all,

 

The follow-up news items:

-- In the wake of the obstruction of justice indictment against [the person who shall no longer be named] [1117], he does what he does best; he lies, creates false scenarios, obfuscates, and accuses the government of conspiracy against him. And then, he repeats those lies a bazillion times to as many people who will listen in hopes of achieving the Goebbels’ objective threshold—convince as many people as possible that his lies must be correct. What he refuses to acknowledge is the prime, if not sole, difference between his conduct in the classified documents case and all other presidents and senior officials who improperly held classified materials remains his refusal to hand over the documents and follow the proper process for adjudication. He does NOT decide; he is not a king, a dictator (although a wannabe variant), or potentate. It is his obstruction and continued obstruction that separates his conduct from all others. He was an employee of We, the People; he was obligated to follow the proper procedures. And, more importantly, those documents belong to the government and We, the People—NOT to him in any way, form, method, or means, period, full stop.

As a former Marine pilot and intelligence officer, I handled a substantial number and wide variety of TS-SCI documents and materials. I had to repeatedly get my security clearance and access evaluated and approved. Thousands of officers in all the services had to do exactly the same thing. We know precisely what it means to handle these sensitive materials. I publicly condemned Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private server fiasco [760]; at the time and I still believe Clinton deserved to be prosecuted for interference with federal document retention laws. I can only surmise that the Department of Justice did not have sufficient evidence “beyond a reasonable doubt” to prosecute her. Clinton’s transgression pales in comparison to Tiny’s persistent obstruction.

Of particular note, of the hundreds of improperly retained documents, including classified documents seized by the FBI under a judicially approved search warrant, the Special Counsel chose only 31 of the most egregious documents to charge him.

Further, hey, Tiny read the Constitution; the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are NOT part of the Judiciary.  You will be tried in a court of law under the Judiciary. You will have your constitutionally protected right to defend yourself by the rules of evidence. There is only one reason you will soon be in the dock—you willfully violated numerous federal laws. You are NOT a victim; you are the rightfully accused perpetrator.

This case is NOT a witch hunt, the deep state, the Justice Department, the FBI, or anyone or anything else. It is the law, period, full stop, drop the mic.

 

On Tuesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Paula Walensky (née Bersoff), MD, MPH, testified before the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. During questioning, the infamous firebrand Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia stated, “I don’t want my staff educated. You should educate the American people about what you’ve done of 1.5 million reports because they feel like you’ve done nothing and continue to say ‘safe and effective.’” [emphasis mine]

Exactly! This is precisely why I publicly state that the fBICP and MAGA bunch prefer ignorance over knowledge, fantasy over facts, and lies over truth. They do not want to know the facts, the truth. Their preferred conspiracy theories tell them everything they want to know. They need fear, ‘them,’ boogeymen, and adversaries in order to retain their grip on a vigorous minority. However, fear or resentment of the others is not sufficient for their loyal minority; they must attack and destroy everything that opposes them or even strives to provide balanced action. The fBICP must energetically discourage the others and them from voting. The fBICP fulfills its objective with ignorance; they do not want anyone thinking of alternatives. They deserve to be relegated to the dustbin of history. We must vote.

 

Comments and contributions from Update no.1117:

Comment to the Blog:

“The Chump finally sees his actions catching up with him regardless of the bluster and bullshit he and his followers continue to spout. As in Watergate, the most serious charges will be around the cover-up. The national security implications may cost him part of the base that his other charges haven’t.

“Oklahoma’s approval of tax money for a Catholic school is “an establishment of religion” specifically forbidden by the First Amendment of the Constitution.

“Unfortunately, the Constitution doesn’t directly address anything about political parties, including gerrymandering. The electoral process established there has other flaws as well.”

My response to the Blog:

Yeah! The issue, as illustrated in the indictment, is not about the possession of classified documents; it is predominantly about obstruction of justice. A woman, clearly a Tiny supporter, was interviewed on CNN and publicly stated she did not care about the obstruction indictment; she and others were going to vote for Tiny whether he was on the ballot or not; they would write him in. His demonstrably cavalier handling of highly classified material may well cost him some support—those dedicated to national security. Anyone who has gone through the clearance process and handled TS and TS-SCI information knows precisely what the requirements are and the threat unauthorized exposure represents. Yet, it will only take one (1) juror with the mindset of that woman noted above to hang the jury.

It will be interesting to see how this Supreme Court decides the Oklahoma religion case. I suspect we shall bear witness to a grandiose display of hypocrisy. They may well attempt to parse the words of the first clause of the 1^stAmendment—the indefinite versus a definite article.

Indeed! Taking strict constructionism to the extreme, the U.S. Constitution does not address many critical topics like equality, freedom, privacy, ethics, respect, integrity, honesty, et al. There are men like Tiny (he is certainly not the only one), who are sociopaths with no morality or moral compass to stop them from taking advantage of the trust represented in the Constitution. Conversely, there are more than a few voters who do not care a hoot about morality; they like the orange man, and that is all they need, like good women who are drawn to bad men.

 

Another contribution:

“Interesting exchange with the old country. Wish for more exchanges with your USA correspondents.

“Thanks for the minimal nod in favor of the Electoral College.

IMHO, this institution is the only thing keeping our country from being the United States of the Pacific/Atlantic Coasts.”

My reply:

All respectful contributors are welcome to add their opinions to this public forum. I do not discriminate by any one or combinations of the social factors, including national origin. I cannot induce U.S.A. contributions, but they are always welcome . . . as long as they are respectful. No Tiny ad hominem attacks, period, full stop!

The Electoral College is an interesting debate topic, especially in the predicament we find ourselves today. I have long defended the constitutional provisions of Article II, Section 1, and the 12^th Amendment, but not without reservation or criticism. The Electoral College, while well intentioned, has yet to fulfill its purpose as a buffer against capricious voting. You may well be correct. We may well face the ultimate test in the 2024 presidential election. We shall see.

The intransigence of political calcification is pushing us to fracture, or worse, the dissolution of our democracy that has survived for a quarter of a millennium.

 

My very best wishes to all.  Take care of yourselves and each other.

Cheers,

Cap                  :-)