Shahid Buttar: The Crisis Is Constitutional By Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. November 9, 2020 Shahid Buttar: The Crisis Is Constitutional2020-11-092020-11-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/shahidcrop_1-e1604950735818.jpeg200px200px The presidential election has been called for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. I speak with Constitutional lawyer and activist Shahid Buttar about what that means for our work on issues of social justice, his campaign to challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her congressional seat, and critical issues of the day such as the media, democracy, militarization and mass surveillance. Buttar points out that the crises we face are more than political. The United States is in a Constitutional crisis […]
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has paid an unexpected visit to a detention center in Minsk, meeting incarcerated members of the so-called ‘Coordination council of the opposition’. The unusual move was reported by local media on Saturday, with a short video from the meeting emerging on social media later in the day. Members of the opposition ‘council’ were detained over calls to overthrow the government amid the unrest that followed the contested August 9 presidential election. The activists are currently being held at the pre-trial detention center of the Belarus State Security Committee (KGB) in Minsk. Among other things, Lukashenko touched upon […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080435729_0:31:3072:1759_1200x675_80_0_0_5d3e7363ca472f8b60b964dd05ed62f3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202009171080481753-peruvian-constitutional-court-says-to-hold-hearing-on-presidents-impeachment-on-thursday/ BUENOS AIRES, September 17 (Sputnik) – The Peruvian Constitutional Court said that it would hold on Thursday a hearing on the launched impeachment of President Martin Vizcarra. On Friday, Peru’s Congress voted to start impeachment hearings against Vizcarra over his “moral incapacity” to perform professional duties amid alleged obstruction of justice on his part. On Monday, the Council of Ministers asked the Constitutional Court to voice its position on the launched proceedings. “The Plenum of the Supreme Court will consider on Thursday, September 17, a request … regarding the presidential post, submitted by the […]
Portland: Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights By Dara Lind, ProPublica. July 30, 2020 Portland: Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights2020-07-302020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/portland-protester-enveloped-in-tear-gas-hold-american-flag.-e1595781541158.jpg200px200px Above photo: Portland protester enveloped in tear gas holds US flag on July 21. By Nathan Howard/Getty Images. “Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests.” A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.” Federal authorities are using a new tactic in their battle against protesters in Portland, Oregon: arrest them on offenses as minor as “failing to obey” an […]
The right-wing populist political party has been considering legal action against Chancellor Angela Merkel since February, when she attacked Thuringia Minister-President Thomas Kemmerich for depending on AfD support, prompting him to resign. Alternative for Germany (German: Alternative fur Deutschland, AfD) has filed complaints against Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government with the Federal Constitutional Court for their role in the Thuringian state government crisis, asking the court to determine whether they had done something illegal. AfD’s complaints are related to comments made by Chancellor Merkel in February during a trip abroad, during which she said that the election results in Thuringia’s […]
Protesters Attacked By Police Are Suing To Vindicate Their Constitutional Rights By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. July 21, 2020 Protesters Attacked By Police Are Suing To Vindicate Their Constitutional Rights2020-07-212020-07-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/nypd-approach-protest-outside-of-city-hall-july-1-2020-e1595348264323.png200px200px Above photo: NYPD approach protest outside of City Hall, July 1, 2020. By David Dee Delgado for Getty Images. Protesters demonstrating against white supremacy and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s public lynching have been met with illegal repression by law enforcement. Police have utilized toxic chemical and sonic weapons, dangerous projectiles, intrusive surveillance, physical violence and “kettling” to trap demonstrators after dispersal orders are given. In a study conducted by the University of Chicago Law School’s International […]
Moscow police have detained 132 people taking part in an unauthorized rally against the recently-adopted constitutional amendments. A similar protest was also held in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city. About 1,000 people gathered at the Pushkin Square in central Moscow on Wednesday evening, according to Novaya Gazeta estimates. The protesters were gathering signatures in favor of revoking the constitutional amendments, green-lighted by a nationwide vote earlier this month with solid support of nearly 78 percent. They have already been approved by the legislators as well. While the gathering was unauthorized, law enforcement did not intervene at first. The police only acted […]
Seven Russian senators have introduced a package of bills that would prohibit same-sex marriage, ban gay couples from adopting children, and prevent people from getting married after gender reassignment. Led by Senator Elena Mizulina, the head of the Senate’s committee on updating the country’s ‘Family Code’, the proposals follow in the footsteps of Russia’s constitutional amendments which officially defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. In March, the country’s Constitutional Court deemed the changes to be lawful, but insisted that it does not remove the state’s obligation to respect differences, including in regards to sexual orientation. Also […]
For much of Donald Trump’s presidency, the phrase “Imagine if Obama had” served as a reminder of the double standards and hypocrisy required to defend Trump’s rhetoric and actions. But when it comes to the most recent example of hypocritical corruption, the pardoning of his longtime friend and “partner-in-crime” Roger Stone—who was convicted of lying to Congress and witness tampering in the course of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Trump —we can look back a few more years and ask, “What if Bill Clinton did it?” And we can answer that question, by virtue of the fact that Clinton actually […]
The Supreme Court decides Electoral College voters are required to support presidential candidate who wins state. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP The Supreme Court decides Electoral College voters are required to support presidential candidate who wins state. Susan Walsh/AP The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Monday state laws that remove or fine Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support. The vote was unanimous. The court majority said that to do otherwise would risk chaos, potentially putting the outcome of the 2020 election in doubt, and opening up new […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107977/70/1079777035_0:96:3376:1995_1200x675_80_0_0_bc04e96770b7f46d601aa69c717e407d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/russia/202007031079783816-putin-signs-decree-to-introduce-constitutional-amendments-after-all-russian-vote/ A week-long referendum on introducing an array of amendments to the Russian Constitution concluded on 1 July with 77.92% of citizens voting in favour of adopting the changes to the basic law. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree authorising the introduction of changes to the country’s constitution, stressing during an online press conference that he has done so only because these amendments were supported by the majority of Russian citizens. The amendments will take effect on 4 July, the Kremlin clarified. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
Vice President Mike Pence defended President Donald Trump’s drive to hold rallies with sparse public health measures Friday, even as officials and health experts are sounding alarm bells that a resurgent coronavirus is causing problems in states across the country. “Well, the freedom of speech, the right to peaceably assemble is enshrined in the Constitution of the United States and we have an election coming up this fall,” Pence said when asked how the administration could justify the events. “And President Trump and I believe that taking proper steps, we’ve created screening at recent events and giving people the very best […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures this morning. The New York City Mayor is asking President Trump for $7 billion to bail out his city following years of failed far left policy and the recent coronavirus pandemic. During the discussion Maria Bartiromo asked Comrade de Blasio about New York City’s illegal sanctuary city policies. De Blasio argued his sanctuary city policies are “Constitutional.”Wow. TRENDING: Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Calls American Soldiers ‘Bitches’ Who Are ‘Killing Innocent Children Abroad’ (VIDEO) Mayor de Blasio: We follow the rule of law in this city and we […]