First, let's go to the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.02.21 where The Geller Reports President Trump Suggests All States Should Go To Paper Ballots, Same-Day In-Person Voting, & Voter ID. Not a bad idea, but it's not going to happen. States have the right to determine their own election procedures, and blue states, at a minimum, will try to keep the potential for fraud open. Cleta Mitchell at Am Great reminds us Real Progress Is Not What Progressives Have in Mind "The facts speak for themselves and the numbers do not add up to black voter suppression in America today." Meanwhile Politico whines about The election gambit that’s sending Georgia Democrats into a frenzy (it wasn't far to go.) "A lesser known provision of the state’s restrictive new voting law could enable Republicans to execute pieces of the Trump playbook that failed in 2020." Having the state take over the elections in counties with questionable practices. As I noted above, the US Constitution grants states the rights to run their own elections. If they choose to cede that to counties, that's their right, but if they see counties abusing the privilege, they have the right to step in. Though, not if Merrick Garland DOJ has their way. Anxious reports a First look: Beto launching "drive-to-you" voter registration tool. I wonder how many of the people they drive to register won't really exist?
Jacob Chansley, the horned “insurrectionist” known as the “QAnon Shaman”—and arguably the face of the January 6 protest—has accepted a plea deal for walking his actions at the Capitol. Funny, what a person will agree to when he’s kept in jail for eight months.All of which would either have been dismissed or subject to a small fine at the Trump inauguration or the Kavannaugh hearings. At Big League Politics, A Jan. 6 Political Prisoner is Targeted for Imprisonment by Federal Thugs for Accessing News Updates on His Phone
Chansley, dressed in a wrap he apparently borrowed from Fred Flintstone—and heavily armed with a bullhorn—was seen in numerous videos in the Capitol NOT fighting with cops. The terms of his plea deal haven’t been released yet, nor has his sentence. Chansley has been in jail since January 9.
FACT-O-RAMA! The Department of Justice (DOJ) has admitted to possessing pictures of Capitol Police fist-bumping Trumpsters in the Capitol and posing for pictures with them as well.
The feds indicted Chansley on six counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, entering a restricted building, violent entry, disorderly conduct in a restricted building, and picketing inside the Capitol building.
Douglas Jensen, a Jan. 6 political prisoner, may be locked up very soon for accessing news videos on a smartphone.Is it for using the internet at all, or merely for violating YouTube monopoly with anti-anti-freedom Rumble? Politico, Prosecutors: Jan. 6 rioters committed more than 1,000 assaults on police "The new statistic underscores the violence of the attack and the fact that prosecutors are still hunting for dozens, if not hundreds, of suspects." I'm sure they're counting rather generously. Now where is all the exculpatory video that you haven't released?
Federal thugs are calling for Jensen’s pretrial release to be revoked, putting him behind bars pending trial, because he looked at videos from the Rumble alt-video platform in his garage at his own home.
“A mere thirty days after his release from the D.C. Jail, defendant Douglas Jensen was found alone, in his garage, using a WiFi-connected iPhone to stream news from Rumble,” U.S. authorities wrote in their motion to lock Jensen up.
“When confronted about this obvious violation of his release conditions, defendant provided his Pretrial Services Officer with one excuse after another,” they added.
The storm of secret subpoenas also seems to run against the thrust of recent Supreme Court decision, Trump v. Mazars, which addressed congressional subpoenas seeking personal information of the president. In sending the case back for further consideration, the court recognized the broad authority of Congress to issue subpoenas; however, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that congressional subpoenas must address a “valid legislative purpose” and be “related to, and in furtherance of, a legitimate task of the Congress.”
The “task” at hand in this subpoena storm is highly questionable. The announcement follows an extensive investigation by the FBI and the Justice Department which reportedly did not find any planned insurrection on Jan. 6. The vast majority of the tens of thousands of protesters were not charged. Of the roughly 570 people arrested, virtually all face relatively minor charges for trespass or parading. Only 40 face conspiracy charges. As with violent protests in places like Portland and Seattle, a small percentage of Jan. 6 protesters came prepared and eager for violence and property destruction.
The FBI has already seized the phone records for those arrested, including the small number facing more serious charges. Nevertheless, according to media reports, they found that “90 to 95 percent of these are one-off cases … There was no grand scheme with Roger Stone and Alex Jones and all of these people to storm the Capitol and take hostages.”
Moreover, despite federal investigations, neither the FBI nor Congress found any evidence to support the much publicized claims of Democratic members that Republican colleagues helped plan or supplied access or “reconnaissance” tours to “insurrectionists.”
John Sexton at Hot Hair has news from the real insurrection, There was a preliminary hearing this week for a BLM activist who drove over two people last year
Fellow activists claimed Turner hadn’t intended to harm anyone but was surrounded by Trump supporters and became afraid for her own safety. But things got worse for Turner in January of this year when authorities announced they were adding new charges based on video of a previous rally in Seal Beach where Turner was seen beating a man with a stick.
News Busters, CensorTrack With TR: Big Tech SILENCES Congressman, Mourning Mother At Da Wire, Left Doesn’t Just Want to Censor You on Social Media. It Also Wants to Close Your Bank Accounts. I'm not sure I trust them with my money.
Bongino recently announced the creation of AlignPay, a new platform that pledges to process the digital payments of organizations, regardless of their political beliefs. The launch of AlignPay highlights an important point: One of the most effective ways for conservatives to counter censorship is to develop, support, and promote alternative platforms, thereby providing users with greater choice.
Matt Taibbi has A Brief Response to NPR Trashing Free Speech. NPR delenda est.
Sara Carter notices Rep. Cheney dubbed vice chair of Jan 6th commission, Nancy's girl. NewsMax, Freedom Caucus Wants to Boot Reps. Kinzinger, Liz Cheney Out of GOP and at Mediaite, Adam Kinzinger Makes Fun of Marjorie Taylor Greene For Demanding His Ouster From the GOP. Why bother, it appears the voters are likely to do it first.
AllahPundit is pleased that GOP hopes of ousting Gavin Newsom are fading in the California recall election? Again; why bother. Californians voted themselves into the mess.
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