#Court of Governors

[insidecroydon]

Houlding's decided not to hang on at the failing Foundation

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The man behind the closure of one of the Whitgift Foundation’s three large schools will be standing down from the troubled  property developers’ governors. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES On his way out: Christopher Houlding has presided over rapid decline in Whitgift Foundation finances Christopher Houlding is to step down as the chair of the “Court of Governors” at the troubled…

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"The gerrymandering alone undermines Wisconsin’s status as a democracy. If a majority of the people cannot, under any realistic circumstances, elect a legislative majority of their choosing, then it’s hard to say whether they actually govern themselves."

--Jamelle Bouie, Opinion Columnist, The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie points out the disturbing way that Republicans in Wisconsin have basically destroyed democratic representative government on all levels by:

Creating an unbreakable gerrymander to ensure a Republican legislative majority, even if more people vote for Democrats.

Weakening the power of a Democratic governor,.

Targeting a liberal Wisconsin supreme court justice for removal or suspension so that the state SC won't have the power to rule against gerrymandered districting maps, and won't be able to prevent a 19th century ban on abortion from becoming law.

This is chilling. Below are some excerpts from the column:

For more than a decade, dating back to the Republican triumph in the 2010 midterm elections, Wisconsin Republicans have held their State Legislature in an iron lock, forged by a gerrymander so stark that nothing short of a supermajority of the voting public could break it. [...] In 2018, this gerrymander proved strong enough to allow Wisconsin Republicans to win a supermajority of seats in the Assembly despite losing the vote for every statewide office and the statewide legislative vote by 8 percentage points, 54 to 46. No matter how much Wisconsin voters might want to elect a Democratic Legislature, the Republican gerrymander won’t allow them to. [...] Using their gerrymandered majority, Wisconsin Republicans have done everything in their power to undermine, subvert or even nullify the public’s attempt to chart a course away from the Republican Party. In 2018, for example, Wisconsin voters put Tony Evers, a Democrat, in the governor’s mansion, sweeping the incumbent, Scott Walker, out of office. immediately, Wisconsin Republicans introduced legislation to weaken the state’s executive branch, curbing the authority that Walker had exercised as governor. Earlier this year, Wisconsin voters took another step toward ending a decade of Republican minority rule in the Legislature by electing Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal Milwaukee county judge, to the State Supreme Court, in one of the most high-profile and expensive judicial elections in American history. [...] “Republicans in Wisconsin are coalescing around the prospect of impeaching a newly seated liberal justice on the state’s Supreme Court,” my newsroom colleague Reid J. Epstein reports. “The push, just five weeks after Justice Janet Protasiewicz joined the court and before she has heard a single case, serves as a last-ditch effort to stop the new 4-to-3 liberal majority from throwing out Republican-drawn state legislative maps and legalizing abortion in Wisconsin.” Republicans have more than enough votes in the Wisconsin State Assembly to impeach Justice Protasiewicz and just enough votes in the State Senate — a two-thirds majority — to remove her. But removal would allow Governor Evers to appoint another liberal jurist, which is why Republicans don’t plan to convict and remove Protasiewicz. If, instead, the Republican-led State Senate chooses not to act on impeachment, Justice Protasiewicz is suspended but not removed. The court would then revert to a 3-3 deadlock, very likely preserving the Republican gerrymander and keeping a 19th-century abortion law, which bans the procedure, on the books. If successful, Wisconsin Republicans will have created, in effect, an unbreakable hold on state government. With their gerrymander in place, they have an almost permanent grip on the State Legislature, with supermajorities in both chambers. With these majorities, they can limit the reach and power of any Democrat elected to statewide office and remove — or neutralize — any justice who might rule against the gerrymander. [color/emphasis added[

"It’s that breathtaking contempt for the people of Wisconsin — who have voted, since 2018, for a more liberal State Legislature and a more liberal State Supreme Court and a more liberal governor, with the full powers of his office available to him — that makes the Wisconsin Republican Party the most openly authoritarian in the country."

--Jamelle Bouie, Opinion Columnist, The New York Times

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[jon-snows-man-bun]

Me drafting my next chapter and trying to close all the velaris plot holes

[stephen-barry]

'We didn’t answer': Florida Governor DeSantis is not taking VP Harris’ calls about the storms because they 'seem political'

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Utah Begins The School Year By Banning 13 Books, Including Works by Margaret Atwood and Judy Blume

Utah Begins The School Year By Banning 13 Books, Including Works by Margaret Atwood and Judy Blume #Books #Politics #Censorship #Writers #Creators

It’s that time of the year again, kids going back to school and as always, we have another statewide book ban on our hands. That’s right, the Utah State Board of Education has begun the school year by ordering schools to begin removing 13 books that include works by Judy Blume, Rupi Kaur, Sarah J. Maas, Margaret Atwood, and other authors for content that the state has deemed to be pornographic or…

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Archduke Albert VII

Artist: Attributed to Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)

After: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Date: c. 1615

Medium: Oil on wood

Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria

Archduke Albert VIII

Albert VII (1559–1621), the son of Emperor Maximilian II and the Infanta Maria (a sister of King Philip II of Spain) was raised at the Spanish court and destined for a career in the church. Appointed governor of the Netherlands in 1595, he married Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, the daughter of the Spanish king. The couple became the sovereign regents of the Spanish Netherlands, and following the conclusion of an armistice in 1609, their reign was marked by peace and prosperity. They commissioned numerous works from Rubens, who was court painter.

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living in georgia during an election year is Something

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Thank you Governor Whitmer and Michigan for removing female reproductive bodies from the criminal code.

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Remember Khaliifah Marcellus Williams! A black Muslim man falsely accused. Remember that he's innocent. Remember that the governor of Missouri, mike Parson who had the opportunity to save this man's life, decided not to. Remember all but three supreme court justices decided his life wasn't worth saving either. Remember his face. Remember his Last words. And remember how fucked up this country is

Rest in peace Marcellus

[d1anna]

you can also send a fax to the governor's office here! you can send five free faxes a day and you just need to confirm your fax in your email for it to be sent. you can use a call script from the innocence project here or use this script from ismatu.gwendolyn on instagram that was transcribed in the comments:

Dear Governor Parson, My name is ______ and I’m a concerned citizen writing on behalf of Marcellus Williams, who is scheduled to be executed tomorrow, Sept 24th, 2024, for a crime that DNA proves that he did not commit. The Saint Louis County Prosecuting Attorney received these DNA results and filed a motion to vacate Mr. Williams’ conviction because he believed the DNA proved clear and concise evidence that Mr. Williams DID NOT commit the crime, yet he is still slated for execution in less than 24 hours. I urge you to stay the execution to avoid a giant moral blight on the face of the great state of Missouri. Thank you for reading, Sincerely, ______

An innocent man is due to be executed today.

Marcellus Williams is due to be executed for a crime, which DNA evidence proves he did not commit. If you haven't already, please sign this petition and text, call, email the governer right now before it's too late.

[gurutrends]

Former Governor Boni Haruna denies allegations of bribery in the 2004 Appeal Court

The accusations, which Haruna denounced as defamatory, were directed at the judiciary, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and his persona. He advised the public to read court rulings that are accessible to the public in order to comprehend the reasoning behind the ruling. The Appeal Panel’s retired justice, James Ogebe, also rejected the bribery claims, calling the Tribunal’s ruling…

[kevinmmiller]

"A League of Their Own"

Part of My Forthcoming Political Memoir “Time of My Life” (tentative) Baseball which was something that I enjoyed as a kid. And a sport that I still enthusiastically incorporate into my life. Had, by the fourth grade, become something which I knew could carry the day. And, eventually propel me into the local, and national media’s spotlight. In Tampa, Florida. And the surrounding area. One of the…

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Confusion As Court Adjourns Appeals On Rivers State Political Crisis, Orders PDP To Clarify Legal Representation

A mild drama played out before the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday, as two senior lawyers locked horns over the case that is seeking to sack the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly that are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike. Trouble ensued after a special panel the appellate court constituted to hear all the matters…

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22 Year Anniversary Historic March Across Dixie

(A big salute to HK and all of those who participated. Maybe it’s time to do this again. Since we’re all a bit older maybe we could do 10 miles a day instead of 20? – DD) View Source: Sunday, October 13, 2024 would mark to the day the 22 year anniversary held at the Landmark Crown Jewel of the City of Asheville “the Zebulon Baird Vance Cenotaph ” that a gathering of citizens, organizations,…