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gldstwmn's JournalHouse passes 'born alive' abortion bill
House Republicans are spotlighting the issue of abortion as they roll out their legislative agenda in the new Congress a move that comes after the Supreme Courts highly consequential decision last summer to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
The GOP-led House voted on Wednesday to pass a bill that would require health care providers to try to preserve the life of an infant in the rare case that a baby is born alive during or after an attempted abortion. The bill is not expected to be taken up in the Democratic-controlled Senate, but passage in the House serves as a messaging opportunity for the new Republican majority. The vote was 220 to 210.
Under the bill, health providers who fail to comply with the requirements for care could face fines or up to five years in prison. The bill would not impose penalties on the mother and would grant the mother protection from any kind of prosecution.
Protesters hold signs as they rally in support of Planned Parenthood.
Meet the group protecting patients from protesters outside abortion clinics
Opponents have argued that such measures restrict abortion access by threatening health care providers. It is already considered homicide in the US to intentionally kill an infant that is born alive.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/politics/house-abortion-bill/index.html
22-year-old killed by Colorado deputy acted in self-defense, committed no crime, grand jury finds
Indictment detailing allegations against Deputy Andrew Buen and Sgt. Kyle Gould unsealed Monday
The 22-year-old Boulder man killed by a Clear Creek County sheriffs deputy in June had committed no crime and acted in self-defense before the deputy shot him while he sat in his car, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday.
The Fifth Judicial Districts grand jury on Wednesday indicted two of the deputies involved in Christian Glass death, though specific details of the allegations against the men initially had been kept secret.
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At that point, no one on the scene had made a determination that there was probable cause or reasonable suspicion that a crime had been committed or was being committed, the indictment states.
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The grand jury found that Buen spoke to Glass in a verbally aggressive manner. The jury also wrote that Williams and Idaho Springs police Officer Brittany Morrow tried to coax Glass out with their words and in an understanding way.
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/28/christian-glass-indictment-grand-jury/
Clear Creek County sheriff's deputies indicted, fired over shooting death of Christian Glass
The 22-year-old Boulder man was killed after calling 911 for help near Silver Plume last June
Two Clear Creek County sheriffs deputies involved in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Boulder man who called for help after crashing his car were indicted by a grand jury Wednesday and fired, authorities said.
The Clear Creek Sheriffs Office announced the indictment and firing of Andrew Buen and Kyle Gould on Wednesday night, saying, in a news release, that it was part of a painful but necessary process.
Court records show Buen, who shot and killed Christian Glass, was indicted on charges of second-degree murder, official misconduct and reckless endangerment. The grand jury indicted Gould on charges of criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.
Fifth Judicial District Chief Judge Paul Dunkelman sealed the indictment and issued arrest warrants Wednesday for Buen and Gould, according to a news release from the 5th Judicial district attorneys office. Bail is set at $50,000 for Buen and $2,500 for Gould.
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/23/christian-glass-shooting-deputies-indicited-fired/ via @denverpost
Trump now raging against Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, bizarrely says his name 'sounds Chinese'
Apologies for the source but I could not resist. His ongoing meltdown has been quite enjoyable. Also it appears Murdoch is done with TFG.
https://nypost.com/2022/11/11/trump-turns-rage-on-va-gov-youngkin-says-name-sounds-chinese/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow
WASHINGTON Former President Donald Trump ranted Friday against Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, saying his last name Sounds Chinese and claiming the governor couldnt have won without me last year.
Young Kin (now thats an interesting take. Sounds Chinese, doesnt it?) in Virginia couldnt have won without me, the 45th president said series of posts on Truth Social. I Endorsed him, did a very big Trump Rally for him telephonically, got MAGA to Vote for him or he couldnt have come close to winning.
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Fridays bizarre statement followed a Thursday broadside from Trump aimed at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of the real estate moguls expected announcement on Nov. 15 that he will run for the White House in 2024.
Now that the Election in Florida is over, and everything went quite well, shouldnt it be said that in 2020, I got 1.1 Million more votes in Florida than Ron D got this year, 5.7 Million to 4.6 Million? Just asking?
Boebert's race might not be recounted
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert held her lead over challenger Adam Frisch into the fourth day of ballot counting in the 2022 midterm elections, with an ever-shrinking number of ballots yet to be counted.
The congresswoman took the lead in the race Thursday afternoon and gained momentum since then. As of 8 a.m. Friday, she was ahead by 1,122 votes, representing just a fraction of a percent margin between the two candidates, according to the Secretary of States Office.
The race is not yet over, out-of-state and overseas ballots can still be counted so long as they arrive by Wednesday, and ballots requiring additional verification can be fixed until then as well. And if the race ends with a slim-enough margin it will trigger an automatic recount, which would last into December.
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But Boeberts current lead sits above the automatic recount threshold of approximately 810 votes.
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/11/lauren-boebert-adam-frisch-recount-colorado-election-results/
Texas Supreme Court ruling opens possibility that late Harris County ballots won't be counted
After several Harris County polling places opened late, a state district judge ordered voting locations there to stay open until 8 p.m. But the states highest civil court blocked that ruling.
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday set the stage for a legal fight over whether to count ballots Harris County voters cast during an extended hour of voting ordered by a lower court.
That lower court ordered that the states most populous county extend voting hours until 8 p.m. after several polling places were delayed in opening. The states highest civil court blocked that ruling and ordered Harris County to separate ballots cast by voters who were not in line by 7 p.m., the normal cutoff for voting in Texas. The Supreme Courts order followed a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to reverse the lower courts order. The Supreme Court posted the order on Twitter at 8:30 p.m.
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The order to keep polls open an extra hour at nearly 800 polling places came after the Texas Organizing Project sued Harris County, citing issues at numerous polling locations that opened more than one hour late Tuesday. Many Harris County voting locations also experienced voting machine malfunctions that caused delays and temporary closures throughout the day, the lawsuit claimed. The county did not fight the request for extra voting time.
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Harris County has regularly come under the scrutiny of Texas Republicans in the last few election cycles. The county was at the center of sweeping Republican legislation passed in 2021 to further restrict the states voting process and narrow local control of elections. That new law, known as Senate Bill 1, banned methods championed by Harris County in the first major election during the pandemic 24-hour voting and drive-thru voting, both of which were disproportionately used by voters of color.
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/08/texas-harris-county-polls-close-8-pm/
"Trump is livid" and "screaming at everyone," after last night's disappointing midterm results
https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1590341634709131265?s=20&t=xJAOhXB8c9X-cJYf3G9ZJAWhat is going on in Texas?
https://twitter.com/bluedogprinting/status/1590181692110577665?s=20&t=MRGnO5-PtmaOOkLET51IIwLook at our Dems go!
https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1590179315441815553?s=20&t=MRGnO5-PtmaOOkLET51IIwhttps://twitter.com/ElectionCenter_/status/1590147158656790531?s=20&t=MRGnO5-PtmaOOkLET51IIw
https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1590166696722976768?s=20&t=MRGnO5-PtmaOOkLET51IIw
https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1590150079272615937?s=20&t=3-ulYplMN10fKvJC40GN5g
https://twitter.com/NARAL/status/1590157556097646593?s=20&t=MRGnO5-PtmaOOkLET51IIw
https://twitter.com/politico/status/1590148643415543808?s=20&t=MRGnO5-PtmaOOkLET51IIw
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