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K “The Great American Race (‘GAR’) begins in earnest this month. America consigns two years to select its Great Kahuna whereas Australia only devotes a more reasonable two months.”
J “And the race is rigged at every turn and twist on the track. Some candidates such as Bernie in 2016 find that the ‘D’ division of the ‘War and Wall Street Party’ itself operates a rigged preliminary heat. Many citizens are forced to drive a long distance to get to the betting window and/or are required to stand in a long line. Some citizens do not even get to bet on a horse at all. The Great Voting Gauntlet (‘GVG’) dissuades and discourages many citizens.”
K “The Great American Race (‘GAR’) is also the Great American Crime (‘GAC’).”
J “Do the GAR and the GAC add up to the GAG (‘Great American Game’)?”
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J “The Supreme Court agreed last Friday to take up some of the unresolved questions regarding partisan gerrymandering. The two cases consider rulings involving maps in North Carolina and Maryland drawn by Republicans and Democrats, respectively, so extreme that the lower courts say they violated the rights of voters.”
K “Perhaps we are off and running.”
J “Or on and stopping.”
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K “The way I see it, the courts are the people’s second to the last resort before the people resort to the streets. If the Court abdicates its duty to address the matter with ballots, the people will at some time address the matter with bullets. The Executive branch is effete and enervated yet admittedly still too powerful. The Legislative branch is a product and a by-product of the problem. The answers are not easy or elegant. Failure to address the problem and provide a partial answer is a complete failure and capitulation. The suite or the street, that is the question.”
J The way I see it, the courts are the people’s second to the last resort before the people resort to the streets. If the Court abdicates its duty to address the matter with ballots, the people will at some time address the matter with bullets. The Executive branch is effete and enervated yet admittedly still too powerful. The Legislative branch is a product and a by-product of the problem. The answers are not easy or elegant. Failure to address the problem and provide a partial answer is a complete failure and capitulation. The suite or the street, that is the question.”
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K “The Court of last resort may be the court of second to the last resort.”
J “Unless the populace just does not care or does not understand.”
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[See the e-commentary at “Partisan Gerrymandering: From Ballots To Bullets? Oh, And Happy National Voter Registration Day! (September 24, 2018)” and “Five Red Rich Republican ‘Catholic’ Corporatist ‘White’ Boys . . . Versus . . . Four Blue Comfortable Democratic ‘Jewish’ Individualist White ‘Girls’ . . . And All By-Products Of The S.I.C. (October 2, 2017)”.]
Bumper stickers of the week:
Election Day should be a national holiday
The suite or the street, that is the question.
GAR + GAC = GAG
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