Abortion Rights Protected

In the U.S. legal system, there is a principle that compels judges to respect the precedent established by prior decisions on similar cases. This principle is known as “stare decisis” (Latin). This means that courts should adhere to precedent, and not stir the pot on matters already settled.

The above explanation copied from legaldictionary.net explains the reason Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts voted with the four “liberal” judges on the Supreme Court in blocking Louisiana’s anti-abortion law. Precedent was set by the striking down a similar law passed by Texas and the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe versus Wade. Jeffrey Toobin, a legal analyst on CNN, explained this in this linked video.

Our legal system is derived from United Kingdom common law and has been adopted by most of the world. Unfortunately that was the reason laws allowing separate but equal in the schools and other Jim Crow laws took decades to overturn.

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. These laws were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by White Democratic-dominated state legislatures to disenfranchise and remove political and economic gains made by Blacks during the Reconstruction period. The Jim Crow laws were enforced until 1965.

Ferndell, Griffith Park, Los Angeles California

Four best photos taken with my new Panasonic DMC-FZ1000 camera. Much higher pixel count photos than those taken with older models that have a smaller sensor. The result is sharper pictures. Click the link.

The dell is a narrow canyon and the trail is less than a mile in length. The small creek helps keep the plant life lush.

https://www.twenty20.com/collections/d561752b-b4c2-4aba-b75c-7b298350b7be

Trump’s Winning Strategy – Fear

The coronavirus is surging. The latest BLS weekly jobs report shows new unemployment claims at just short of 1.5 million people, and the NYT/Siena polling survey shows Trump behind in most key battleground states. But Donald Trump has a plan.

It’s called FEAR.

Unable to run for re-election based on a flourishing economy Trump has chosen to rally his supporters by claiming that radical left wing groups and the Democratic Party are determined to bring down America.

At the Tulsa rally Mr. Trump said, “In Joe Biden’s America, rioters, looters and criminal aliens have more rights than law abiding citizens.” “Joe Biden will always let you down,”

Trump will argue that Mr. Biden is no longer in charge of his own campaign. Mr. Biden is a puppet being propped up by radical forces desperate to topple America as we all know it. A “Trojan Horse for socialism,” Mr. Trump said at the Tulsa rally.

The requirement to wear masks for health protection and stay at home orders are power hungry lefties who want to control everything in your life.

Joe Biden wants to allow hordes of illegal aliens who are most likely rapists and thieves into our country.

In the end Donald J. Trump will argue “I alone will protect you against all the unseen forces who want to destroy America.”

October 26, 2020: Will this strategy still work with COVID-19 surging and the stop market heading south?

Qanon says nothing can stop what is coming – The Prophecies of Q

Most QAnon supporters say they believe “Q” is an anonymous government official sharing information about a secret battle between Trump and a powerful cabal of Democratic politicians, liberal celebrities and the “deep state.”

The conspiracy posts, first shared through the website 4chan in 2017, also hint at a much darker plot in which many of those figures control a worldwide child sex-trafficking ring.

“The basis of the QAnon theory is that a group of high-level officials close to Trump are leaking cryptic messages” about the secret conspiracy involving Democrats, the media and the “deep state,” View said. Believers view Trump “as savior of not just the country, but humankind,” and the person “who’s going to expose the Satan-loving deep state pedophiles once and for all,” he said.

“They are very worshipful of the current leader of the Republican Party,” who, View noted, “rose to political prominence on the back of ‘birtherism,'” the unfounded conspiracy theory that alleged that Obama was an illegitimate president because he was born in Kenya. Obama was born in Hawaii.

This article that appeared in the June 2020 addition of The Atlantic is all about the conspiracy theorists that are a part of American life. Longer than anything I would write for this blog but worth your time.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/qanon-nothing-can-stop-what-is-coming/610567/

Coronavirus in the United States is NOT Going Away

The daily rate of new coronavirus cases has topped 30,000 for the first time in seven weeks.

This is the daily report of new cases and deaths from the coronavirus starting June 1. The virus has killed more than 120,000 people. More than 2.2 million people have been victims of the disease. With new campaign rallies starting June 20, I can only imagine what the new case and death rates will be in coming weeks.

June 1 New Cases: 22,153 New Deaths: 731

June 2 New Cases: 21,882 New Deaths: 1,136

June 3 New Cases: 20,578 New Deaths: 1,084

June 4 New Cases: 22,268 New Deaths: 1,032

June 5 New Cases: 25,393 New Deaths: 975

June 6 New Cases: 22,836 New Deaths: 706

June 7 New Cases: 18,905 New Deaths: 373

June 8 New Cases: 19,044 New Deaths: 586

June 9 New Cases: 19,056 New Deaths: 1,093

June 10 New Cases: 20,852 New Deaths: 982

June 11 New Cases: 23,300 New Deaths: 904

June 12 New Cases: 27,221 New Deaths: 791

June 13 New Cases: 25,302 New Deaths: 702

June 14 New Cases: 19,920 New Deaths: 331

June 15 New Cases: 20,722 New Deaths: 425

June 16 New Cases: 25,450 New Deaths: 849

June 17 New Cases: 26,071 New Deaths: 809

June 18 New Cases: 27,924 New Deaths: 747

June 19 New Cases: 33,539 New Deaths: 719

Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Donald Trump is Livid

Living in his own world Donald Trump believes everything is wonderful. Poll numbers are all up. The coronavirus is going away (On Wednesday Trump said “It’s dying out.”) The economy is in a rapid recovery.

Unfortunately none of that is true. A new Fox News poll shows that Biden is ahead of Trump by a 12 point margin, as racism, coronavirus, and unemployment are top-of-mind for 2020 voters. New virus cases have been trending upward reaching almost 28,000 cases today. John Bolton, his former very conservative adviser, has joined a group of highly respected former members of the Trump cabinet condemning him as a moron and unfit to serve in the roll of president. Another 1.5 million people filed for unemployment benefits this past week. To add to his dismay he has lost two cases in the Supreme Court (LGBTQ protection against employer discrimination and preserving DACA).

To make himself feel better he is having a campaign rally in an enclosed arena in Tulsa Oklahoma where no masks will be required and social distancing will not be enforced.

If you are concerned about Trump’s health check the bunker.

The Lincoln Project

At the very least you have to watch this video. The real problem is Joe Biden does suffer from communication problems too. Why are we willing to put this country’s fate in the hands of doddering old men?

Why did Trump have a secretive, midnight run to Walter Reed Medical Center? It’s time we talk about it. #TrumpIsNotWell pic.twitter.com/c8g97n61s5

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 16, 2020

The Virus is Gone and other Fairy Tales

On Monday, Vice President Pence urged governors to take increased testing into account for increased cases. And on Tuesday, he penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal claiming there is “no second wave” of coronavirus. Pence also traveled to Iowa Tuesday, where he had lunch at a local restaurant with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and made remarks at Winnebago Industries touting US “recovery.”

Donald Trump and his henchman Mike Pence say the virus is over so it must be true. After all they are president and vice president of the United States. Trump is quoted as saying ‘If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any.’ They would never lie to the American people. The White press secretary said she would never lie.

Of course the reported data is all fake news. The new cases is really just better testing. That is the reason the number of cases is exaggerated. Besides the media loves to create panic. After all those liberal news outlets are making lots of money with their non-stop reporting of illnesses and deaths. We know that our own projections of deaths is part of the deep state and cannot be trusted.

You can’t trust Dr. Anthony Fauci. He after all is just a pointy headed scientist who knows nothing about life.

Believe us when we tell you the virus will be gone in weeks.

Now good night children. As your leaders we know what is best for you so plan on going shopping tomorrow and have dinner out. Nighty night!

First Day of Reopening – Westfield Topanga Mall

I was surprised to see so many cars parked in the northside Owensmouth garage. It was a hot day. I took a walk around the lower level. At least one half of all the stores were closed. Target and Macy’s was open but Nordstrom’s was closed. H&M had all the mannequins undressed and there were stacked boxes of merchandise so I guess they will not be re-opening. Jimmy Choo’s had no merchandise on the shelves which probably means they too are closing. Some stores had notification of their planned openings and others posted on the doors they would be opening soon. Of course all the eateries and cholatiers were closed.

This is not my video but definitely tells the story.