It may safely be received as an axiom in our political system, that the State governments will, in all possible contingencies, afford complete security against invasions of the public liberty by the national authority. ... They can discover the danger at a distance; and possessing all the organs of civil power, and the confidence of the people, they can at once adopt a regular plan of opposition, in which they can combine all the resources of the community. They can readily communicate with each other in the different States, and unite their common forces for the protection of their common liberty.

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First cast:
"Back in February 2017, Trump tweeted a criticism of the "so-called judge" who blocked the enforcement of his travel ban. Why does the president have to listen to what the courts say? We're going to tell the story of a key moment in history when the president (Truman, in this case) and the court strongly disagreed."

"If we're losing upper middle class, suburban seats in the South to a 30-year-old progressive liberal, we would be foolish not to be deeply concerned about the possibility that would exist for a tidal wave election for Democrats in 2018," said Chip Lake, a Georgia-based Republican strategist and former Capitol Hill chief of staff.

Some fear the catalytic effect a GOP loss would have on the Democratic opposition, which has been raising money and recruiting candidates at a breakneck pace since Trump's inauguration.

"If Ossoff wins, you're going to see the floodgates open, with Democrats recruiting candidates in races from governor to county commission," said Randy Evans, an influential Republican National Committeeman from Georgia

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Moniz, however, focused on Roy's final moments when he wavered, stepping out of the truck -- and Carter told him to "Get back in." The judge said that although Carter knew Roy was in trouble, she took no action.

"The implications of this conviction go far beyond the tragic circumstances of Mr. Roy's death," Matthew Segal, legal director at the ACLU of Massachusetts, said in a statement. "If allowed to stand, Ms. Carter's conviction could chill important and worthwhile end-of-life discussions between loved ones across the Commonwealth."

boy,  the similarity of the deflections and denials is down right eerie.

i just couldnt help thinking about what Clapper said recently

Jun 7, 2017 - "I think [if] you compare the two, that Watergate pales really in my view compared to what we're confronting now," Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper

"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
- Dean Vernon Wormer (John Vernon) to Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman (Stephen Furst), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

Perhaps best known for his role as Flounder, the good-natured but otherwise hapless Delta House fraternity pledge in director John Landis' raucous 1978 smash hit comedy "National Lampoon's Animal House," Furst died yesterday as a result of complications from diabetes. In addition to his acting and comedy career, he also served as a longtime spokesperson for the American Diabetes Foundation.

His sons Nathan and Griffin ask that we remember him with laughter. And so we shall.