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Section VIII:
General Functions of the VCU IRB
Title 8:
Suspensions and Terminations of Previously Approved Research
Effective Date:
Revision History:
06-20-00; 07-26-00; 09-20-01; 06-07-04 as VI-2; 04-30-06; 06-21-06; 01-3-08
Policy Statement
The VCU IRB has the authority to suspend or terminate approval of research that is associated with serious or continuing noncompliance with regulations and/or VCU IRB requirements or that has been associated with serious harm or risk to participants. Any suspension or termination of approval shall include a statement of the reasons for the IRB's action and shall be reported promptly to the investigator, appropriate institutional officials, regulatory authorities, and the department or agency supporting the research [in accordance with 45 CFR §46.113, 21 CFR §56.113, 45 CFR §46.103(b)(5)(ii), and 21 CFR §56.108(b)(3)].
- Suspension of previously approved research: The suspension of previously approved research is defined as temporarily discontinuing approved interventions with human participants for research purposes. Options include: 1) suspension of new enrollment but continuation of previously enrolled participants, 2) suspension of research activities at a particular performance site under VCU jurisdiction, 3) suspension of a particular activity within the approved research protocol, or 4) suspension of all research interventions.
- Termination of previously approved research: The termination of previously approved research is defined as indefinitely (possibly permanently) discontinuing any interventions with human participants for research purposes.
Procedures and Guidance
- Circumstances Alerting the IRB to Consider Suspension or Termination:
Circumstances (including allegations with supporting evidence) that may result in suspension or termination of previously approved research:
- When research is not conducted in compliance with IRB requirements. If such noncompliance is determined to be serious or continuing, the IRB will take action to protect human subjects, which may include suspension or termination.
- When research is associated with serious unanticipated risk or harm to participants or others. If the IRB determines that the risk or harm of the unanticipated problem seriously threatens the health status or well-being of subjects or others, the study may be suspended or terminated.
Alternatively, when the conduct of the research rises to the level of either of the above two circumstances, the investigator may voluntarily stop research activities, thereby preventing an imposed suspension or termination, until such time as the circumstances are resolved. Upon favorable IRB evaluation of the circumstances, the investigator may be permitted to continue research activities with or without modification. If the IRB's evaluation is not favorable, suspension or termination of research activities may by issued by the IRB.
- Suspension/Termination Procedure and Documentation:
VCU utilizes one of the following three methods for suspending or terminating previously approved research. Each method allows for the group or individual to take swift and immediate action in order to ensure the immediate protection of research participants:
- Administrative Suspensions and Terminations can be put into effect by the Director of the ORSP and/or the Vice President for Research. The preceding events and the imposed action are reviewed for on-going status at the next convened IRB meeting.
- Expedited IRB Suspensions and Terminations can be put into effect by the Chairperson (or Vice Chairperson). The preceding events and the imposed action are reviewed for on-going status at the next convened IRB meeting.
- IRB Full Board Suspensions and Terminations are put into effect by board action within a board meeting, where the board members vote to take this action.
In all cases, regardless of the point of origin of the suspension or termination, the following procedure, which is overseen by the ORSP, applies:
Every effort should be made to contact the principal investigator promptly (including the use of phone, fax, and email). Official written notice of the suspension or terminations must be provided to the principal investigator shortly after informal communication of same. If a suspension or termination is imposed by Administration, the IRB Chair/Vice-Chair, or the convened IRB, the Chair/Vice-Chair together with ORSP ensure that the PI is quickly informed according to the criteria below:
- Effective date of suspension or termination;
- Reason for suspension or termination;
- Corrective actions necessary, request for corrective actions, or instructions for closure of the study, as appropriate;
- Who the notice is copied to (including OSP, Departmental Chairperson or Dean, IRB, ORSP Director, and federal oversight agencies as required); and
- Specific instructions pertaining to currently enrolled research participants, including language to ensure that:
- Current participants are notified that the study has been suspended and/or terminated;
- Procedures to ensure that withdrawal of enrolled participants considers the rights and welfare of participants;
- When follow-up of participants for safety reasons is permitted/required by the IRB, the participants should be so informed; and
- When follow-up of participants is permitted/required by the IRB for safety reasons, any unanticipated events/outcomes should be reported to the IRB and the sponsor.
Suspension imposed on some or all of the research protocol may be lifted when, and if, the IRB finds that subjects are adequately protected from risk in order to continue in the study safely. Suspension may also be lifted when, and if, the IRB finds that the corrective action plan has been adequately addressed such that subjects are fully protected and events preceding the suspension are unlikely to recur.
- Suspensions or Terminations Imposed by External IRBs:
- Western IRB: Suspensions or terminations imposed by Western IRB (WIRB) on VCU investigators and protocols will be communicated with the VCU Office for Research Subject Protections (ORSP). ORSP determines the extent to which the VCU IRB and/or Administration become involved in deliberations related to suspensions or terminations for protocols reviewed by WIRB. ORSP is responsible for appropriate reporting to regulatory entities and others if not already done so by WIRB. See VCU IRB WPP#: VI-3: Investigations and Reporting of Unanticipated Problems, Serious or Continuing Non-Compliance, Suspensions, and Terminations.
- NCI Central IRB: Suspensions or terminations imposed by NCI Central IRB (CIRB) on VCU investigators and protocols will be communicated with the VCU Office for Research Subject Protections (ORSP). ORSP determines the extent to which the VCU IRB and/or Administration become involved in deliberations related to suspensions or terminations for protocols reviewed by CIRB. CIRB is responsible for reporting to appropriate regulatory authorities and sponsors.
45 CFR §46.103(b)(5)(ii)
21 CFR §56.108(b)(3)
FDA Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators and Sponsors: IRB Continuing Review After Clinical Investigation Approval
AAHRPP Tip Sheet: Suspensions and Terminations of Previously Approved Research
VCU IRB WPP#: VI-3: Investigations and Reporting of Unanticipated Problems, Serious or Continuing Non-Compliance, Suspensions, and Terminations


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Members from the Licensing Team at Newry and Mourne District Council and Niall Adams from Tascomi, delivered a presentation about mobile-working at an Association of Public Sector Excellence (APSE) seminar last Friday.
The Newry and Mourne staff outlined the great benefits which use of the Licensing App, developed in partnership with Tascomi, has brought to their department including a 30% reduction in office processes per Officer. The app has enabled better scheduling, reduction of dead travel time and optimised time out of the office. Fintan Quinn, Senior Licenscing Officer, descibed how:
- It has helped with enforcement issues as officers have access to the previous history relating to a case.
- A 90% reduction in paper has made a significant contribution to achieve STEM targets.
- Communications are emailed directly from the web-based system and received documentation is scanned and stored in the system, accessible by officers via the app remotely. Removal of duplication of data entry and leading to enhanced administration process and service delivery.
- Use of the App saves server space and I.T. resources
Fintan and Niall both described how working in partnership to develop the app ensured that the final result has provided staff with a solution that addressed a number of issues which were hindering the most efficient working practices. The catalyst to move towards mobile working was a flood in their office a couple of years ago, whereby paper files and records were damaged. Now records are both stored and accessed electronically, bringing a significant reduction in costs.
The presentation and experience of Newry and Mourne District Council gave delegates from various local authorities a great example of how perceived barriers to the adoption of mobile-working can be overcome. For further details please contact moc.imocsatnull@ofni

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More info on Diabetic Foot International Programs
The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot together with the Diabetic Foot Society of India (DFSI) and the Muhimbili University College Of Health Sciences Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUCHS), have initiated a foot care project called "Step by Step, improving diabetic foot care in the developing world" in 2003. The World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) financially made this possible.
Among others successful projects,a programmes in the Caribbean region were financed by Rotary Clubs in several countries (lead by the Rotary Club of Ledbury, UK), Rotary International and IDF.
The Step-by-Step programme (SbS) is a two-year project. Teams consisting of a doctor and a nurse or paramedic, are invited to attend a basic and an advanced course. During the two years data collection is mandatory. The goal is to improve educational skills and the management of diabetic foot problems. By doing so this has created a cascade effect and sustainability in the region/country. An experienced national and international faculty is responsible for teaching and the practical sessions. Medical equipment and educational materials are provided to all participants. Very successfully pilot programmes and studies were held in India and Tanzania in 2004 and 2005 . More recent publication(s) have shown that well executed SbS programmes have a significant reduction in amputation rate. (more info...)
Pictures founding of the Step-by-Step project
Train-the-Foot-Trainer ( TtFT) Program: "How to set up a Step-by-Step Project"
From Step-by-Step programmes to Train-the-Foot Trainer Courses
How to set up a Step-by-Step program
The spin-off effect of the Step-by-Step (SbS) courses is significant. This programme was successfully first introduced in 2004 and per December 2012 in over a dozen other countries implemented since. Because of its success there is a rapidly and increasing demand for these programmes in countries throughout the world. As a result it was felt that in order to sustain this good initiative a new model had to be adopted, which was robust both financial and in manpower terms.
For this reason the Step-by-Step Development and Research Group (SSDRG) of the IWGFD initiated at the end of 2010 the idea of developing the Train-the-Foot-Trainer program; How to set up a Step-by-Step project, aimed to reach more regions in a shorter period and to respond in an efficient way the demands.
The first pilot project was held as TtFT course in the SACA (South and Central America) region in Brasilia, Brazil, from 5-8 December 2012.
Train-the-Foot-Trainer program, how to set up a Step-by-Step project
Brasilia, Brazil 5-8 12 2012
First TtFT course: participants, faculty, sponsors and observers
Given the enormous success in the past decade of the Step-by-Step programs (SbS), the Step-by-Step Development and Research Group (SSDRG) of the IWGFD initiated at the end of 2010 the idea of developing a Train-the-Foot-Trainer program, how to set up a Step-by-Step project, aimed to reach more regions in a shorter period and to respond in an efficient way the demands. As a result the first Train-the-Foot-Trainer (TtFT) course was held in Brasilia, Brazil 5-8 December 2012. This was the first of a series planned to be executed in several regions around the world.
Content of the course
The course consisted of 4 major parts:
- General considerations as history, background, overview of the significant success of the SbS projects to reduce the number of amputations throughout the world, aspects of attitude and motivation.
- Content and procedures, how to install the basic course of the SbS program in ones own country.
- Content and procedures, how to install the advanced course of the SbS program.
- How to successfully implement the SbS program, to create sustainability, how to proceed with data collection, regional networking, publicity and create further awareness. Special information on funding of these programs was given.
IWGDF, IDF DFP, SACA region, SBD (Brazilian Diabetes Association), FAP (Fundaςão de Apoio a Pesquisa-Foot Acquisition Program-) and ADB (Associãςao dos Diabético do Brasil)
Local faculty
-Dr Hermelinda Pedrosa, (local chair), Brazil
-Dr Daniel Braver, (chair GLEPED), Argentina
-Dr Nalini Campillo, Dominica
-Dr Geisa Macedo, Brazil
-Dr Yamile Jubiz, Columbia
International Faculty
-Dr Kristien van Acker, (international chair), Belgium
-Professor Vilma Urbančič, Slovenia
-Dr Stephan Morbach, Germany
-Pod Mr Neil Baker, UK
-Dr ZG Abbas, Tanzania
-Pod Ms Simone McConnie, Barbados
-Mr John Greedy (Rot Club of Ledbury),UK
Advisory Board
Dr Manuel Vera Gonzalez, (chair IDF SACA region), Cuba
Dr Karel Bakker, (chair IWGDF/IDF DFP), the Netherlands
59 people (of which 15 observers) from 14 countries of the SACA region participated in the course. The course was given in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
This first TtFT course was a great success. It was a truly interactive program, the workshops in smaller groups were very well received, and the teaching lectures by the so experienced faculty members performed were very much appreciated. To all participants tools were given to install SbS programs in their own countries as well as guidelines for implementation and data collection to create sustainability. Educational materials (books, videos for patients and health care workers, poster materials and IWGDF Diabetic Foot guidelines 2011) were presented to all country representatives.
The participants felt inspired by the course and grateful to receive enough motivation, to try to install programs in their own countries to improve the management and prevention of diabetic foot.
Future steps
Tentatively the time schedule for implementation was defined as follows: feedback report on implementation plans to be delivered in june 2013. To be followed by a basic course in their countries before June 2014. Subsequently data collection will be started to be followed again by the advanced course before the end of June 2015. International and Local Faculty members will help to guide and monitor this process.
This course was financially made possible by unrestricted grants from the IDF, the SBD, ADB, FAP and the following industrial sponsors: Woerwag, Podartis, Molnlycke, Sanofi-Aventis, Servier and Medical Monofilament Mfg.
The organizers are grateful to the Brazilian Diabetes Associations (SBD and ADB) and the local faculty for hosting the course in Brasilia.
Dr Kristien Van Acker, Belgium: email@example.com
Dr Karel Bakker, the Neteherlands: firstname.lastname@example.com
Diabetic Foot Care Education Programme
Training of certified Diabetic Foot Care Assistants (DFCAss)
The IDF DFP / International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) offers proposals for foot care training courses to educate certified Diabetic Foot Care Assistants (DFCAss).
It is felt that there is a great need for diabetic foot education to be available in every country. It is therefore recognized that in countries where podiatry does not exist, interested health professionals should be offered a standardized form of diabetic foot care education to implement in their healthcare setting as an adjunct to their professional responsibilities. In the absence of podiatry the need for affordable and practical diabetic foot care education below the level of podiatry has to be recognized by designing suitable programmes to improve care.
The courses are not designed to be offered either to podiatrists or be run in countries where podiatrists practice. The exceptions to this are where podiatrists who wish to become Course Leaders will undertake the courses themselves. However it is envisaged that there may be a demand for courses where the few podiatrists there are in practice cannot cope with the number of diabetic foot patients.
Successful courses to address local diabetic foot care issues are already in practice in a few countries but with the DFCAss courses offered by the IWGDF working group on Diabetic Foot Care Education (DFCE) the aim is not to detract from courses already in place but offer a standardized international course that any country with no podiatry services can apply to undertake, rather than have to set-up their own individual courses.
Please find the full Diabetic Foot Care Education Programme – For the training of certified Diabetic Foot Care Assisants in this download.
Launched September 2008
Both in the Czech Republic in 2009 (Prof Alexandra Jirkovska) and in Slovenia in 2011 (Prof Vilma Urbančič) the DFCAss curriculum has been introduced already.
DFCAss course in Prague, 03-12-2009, Prof. Alexandra Jirkovska introduces the course.
Sue Tulley, Abu Dhabi, UAE: email@example.com
Margreet van Putten, the Netherlands: email@example.com
Vilma Urbančič-Rovan, Slovenia: email@example.com
Karel Bakker, the Netherlands: email@example.com
- Tulley S, Foster A, van Putten M, Urbancic-Rovan V, Bakker K (2009)
Diabetic foot care training in developing countries: Addressing the skills shortage. The Diabetic Foot Journal 12(1): 14–22


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The ANC won the parliamentary vote of confidence in a messy way -- fewer than half of the National Assembly's members voted to keep Zuma, slightly fewer than that voted him down.
The ANC will claim victory. The party's critics, and Zuma's critics in the ruling alliance will remind the ANC that perhaps thirty MPs defected from its ranks, confirming that the party is divided. As if we didn't know.
Whatever the spin, Zuma survives once more. A large majority of ANC members of the National Assembly support his continuation in power. We will never know who voted how. That's what a parliamentary secret ballot means. What combination of factors –- self-interest, party loyalty, anti-opposition animus, taboo -– motivated them to vote for Zuma and his cabinet remains a mystery.
Here is a consoling thought for Zuma critics. The consequences of Zuma being voted out by secret ballot would not necessarily have been good. Zuma's many rural and KwaZulu-Natal supporters would have cried 'constitutional coup'. The move would have been highly divisive. This outcome may be better for constitutional stability.
This result leaves the ANC looking more fragile than before despite its victory; the opposition can hope to exploit this fragility further in months and years ahead. It can do so without having to fend off charges that it gained its victory by subterfuge.
And support for ANC might erode more quickly with Zuma leading it than it would otherwise. Zuma will not be the ANC's president in 2019, but the party will have suffered further damage if he is still in power on the eve of the election.
The ANC's capacity for what Susan Booysen calls 'regeneration' should not be underestimated.
If Dlamini-Zuma takes over as party leader in December, she may suffer the electoral punishment in 2019 that voters never got to deliver to Zuma in person -– or at least never got to deliver outside the big cities.
Still, the ANC's capacity for what Susan Booysen calls 'regeneration' should not be underestimated. If Zuma doesn't get to anoint a successor at the electoral conference in December, the party will be able to present a fresh face in 2019.
Doing that worked well enough post-Mbeki, when Zuma was, if not a fresh face, then at least a balm to the wounds of many Mbeki critics and a boon for the ANC in KZN and rural areas.
The regeneration of the ANC would not be good news for opposition parties, but at least in this scenario, the Zupta kleptocracy will have suffered a huge blow, perhaps an irreversible one.
A more worrying legacy for the country is that of the secret ballot itself. Speakers at the national, provincial and municipal level will now be tempted to employ this device against opponents, with their right to do so affirmed or refuted by courts that will be drawn into repeated partisan battles.
The ANC's use of a secret ballot of municipal councillors to rob a DA-led coalition of its electoral victory in Mogale City offers a window onto how this could all backfire on opposition parties.
The parliamentary secret ballot is a far from obviously democratic idea, and my cynical view is that opposition parties supported it in an opportunistic way.
Notwithstanding this, the Constitutional Court decided to wade into a constitutional lacuna, and into democratic theory, by, in effect, steering the parliamentary speaker to endorse a secret ballot.
It decided that the greater good of bringing a rogue executive to account should trump the principle that parliamentarians are accountable to voters, either directly or, in a party-list system, indirectly via parties.
The ANC's use of a secret ballot of municipal councillors to rob a DA-led coalition of its electoral victory in Mogale City offers a window onto how this could all backfire on opposition parties, just like floor crossing did.


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When you bring your vehicle to The X Shop, the repair will be completed by our qualified, experienced technicians and backed by our lifetime guarantee. We'll carefully restore your vehicle's safety features, including airbags and crumple zones. Our computerized Standox paint systems offer superior color-matching capabilities to restore your vehicle's cosmetic appearance, and our paint booths use cutting-edge ventilation systems to ensure a flawless finish.
We inspect the repair at several quality check points throughout the process to ensure that we deliver on our service promise. Once the repair is complete, the vehicle is thoroughly inspected once more before we return it to you.
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The X Shop Collision and Detailing Center, provides quality workmanship and a lifetime guarantee on all repairs. We are your collision auto body and detailing center repair destination to get your vehicle back on the road safely. Automotive Collision Repair: Using the latest in collision repair technology, we restore the structural integrity of your vehicle. Our collision repair services include auto body work, automotive painting, frame straightening, as well as referring any internal damage to a dealership to bring your vehicle back to its pre-accident condition to any dealership.
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Our high quality automotive Standox paint, computerized color matching system and 3M shop materials, will help you restore the appearance of your vehicle as new again.
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DRP Program with Triple S works a little different, but our professionals will help you as well in the repair process. We can take care of some of the insurance due diligence to make your claims process easier. The X Shop is very proud of being part of this pioneer company in our island.
We work with every major insurance company in our territory, just let us know which one it is and we will help you through your claims process.
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We stand behind every repair we complete. That's why we are proud to offer a Lifetime Guarantee on all of our work. For as long as you own the vehicle, you can rest assured that should anything happen to the repair we completed, we'll make it right.
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The X Shop guarantees the repairs made to your vehicle, as reflected in your final estimate, against any defects of workmanship for as long as you own your vehicle. Our warranty does not cover defects or damages related to rust, abuse, a subsequent Auto Body or theft, stone chips, scratches, or improper care and/or maintenance. If you need paint maintenance or detail on your car don't hesitate to get an appointment and we assure that your car will come out like new again.


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As you can see from the list at the end of this post, our latest Boston Organics box held a bounty of local summer produce. Filled with nostalgia at the sight of it, I craved a New England farm-stand supper like the ones we often had in my youth: ripe tomatoes, snappy green beans, and fresh, just-picked corn on the cob, with nothing but a little salt and butter, and homemade crusty bread to sop up the juices. Ah, but that was then. This is now: my husband doesn't share my mania for vegetables, and, in truth, we both could use a better-balanced dinner than the ones that beckon from my memories.
For the first course, I made a delicate Cream of Summer Tomato Soup with Corn and Crème Fraîche, also using the bell peppers, onion, garlic and pea shoots from the Boston Organics crate. More of the mild organic Spanish onion went into the Spiced Cheddar and Onion Spread, which I broiled on French bread for our modest entrée, accompanied by spicy, garlicky Refrigerator Pickled Dilly Beans, and a simple romaine salad. I wish I could say we had fresh, local blackberries with some of the leftover crème fraîche for dessert: we should have, but life is imperfect, after all. The best I can do is to recommend that you do so. I found an intriguing recipe for shortcake biscuits recently, that I promise to try and then post, so you can have them with your berries and cream!
Boston Organics Dogma Box for 8/4/10
Corn (MA)
Cucumbers (MA)
Bell Peppers (MA)
Kale (MA)
Mixed Summer Squash (MA)
Romaine Lettuce (MA)
Spanish Onions (MA)
Hardneck Garlic (MA)
Green Beans (MA)
Salad Tomatoes (MA)
Pea Shoots (MA)
Obviously I didn't use all the items in the box for my meal. (In fact, I traded all the kale and most of the zucchini to my friend Sherry, who splits the box with me, in return for more tomatoes, corn, and lettuce.) I was thinking of this menu challenge as a combination of the classic MasterChef "mystery box" challenge, and the kind of test where a chef is required to create dishes according to a theme—and playing fast and loose with the rules of both. Hey, give me a break: it's summer!
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Offering modern, spacious hotel accommodation in Louth, the standard hotel rooms at the d Hotel are contemporary and comfortable, providing all the practicalities you need when travelling for business or pleasure.
Standard rooms have a king size double bed or 2 singles, are non smoking and are 26 sq meters in size.
Rooms come with the usual amenities you would expect of a 4 star hotel and each offers fluffy duvets and pillows with crisp white linen for the perfect nights sleep!
Room amentities include:
- 32' Plasma screen TV
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Tea/Coffee making facilities
- Mini Fridge
- In-room safe
- Hairdryer
- Toiletries
- Large desk
- 24 hour in-room dining
- Iron & ironing board on request
- Business Desk
- Complimentary use of Mini Gym on the 2nd floor
- Laundry and dry cleaning service
- Babysitting service available on request
Please note our bedrooms do not have air-conditioning, however all rooms are equipped with portable fans.
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I have been reading a lot lately, when I ride the bus too and from work. I've enjoyed all the new books I've read, but recently I've started to go back and re-read older favorites. It has been a thrill to rediscover the magic in these books that I have read many times.
One of my absolute favorite books of all time is Song in the Silence by Elizabeth Kerner. It is the author's first book, but you would never know it by reading it. From the very first page, it pulls you into its world. It is fairly classical mid-high fantasy, right down to the pseudo-feudal society that's far nicer for the lowest levels of society than they would ever really be.
But it is written so well, and in such an unusual style that it just works. To start with, it's written from a first person perspective, as if the main character was actually telling you the story. It's highly engaging, and works better than I ever would have anticipated. Also, the main character shares a trait that I believe many of us Fantasy and Sci Fi readers share. She longs to go adventuring, and her dearest and fondest dream is to go meet the True Dragons.
I won't spoil the book for those who haven't read it, but I will highly reccomend it.


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Looking for something to fill your empty summer schedule?
Prehistoric Inc. is looking for volunteers to support our staff at the Orange County Fair July 15- August 14.
During this event Prehistoric Inc. provides an educational and interactive reptile booth for fair guests. Volunteer responsibilities would include engaging customers while promoting our company, interactive photos and reptile ownership. The second responsibility in this position is running the photo area where volunteers will be required to process transactions, photograph guests, and pose an 8-12 ft Burmese python.
Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age (parental consent is needed under 18 years of age) and reliable transportation. This position requires someone with great communication skills, the willingness to engage customers to promote sales, and a basic knowledge of reptiles.
Volunteers will get to spend time interacting directly with animals and guests along with a pass to enjoy the Orange County Fair.
Love Reptiles? Love the Orange County Fair? Love People?
Apply to be a volunteer by sending an email with contact information, resume, and availability to email@example.com
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There Aren't Any Pledged Delegates
Monday, March 14, 2016
There Aren't Any Pledged Delegates
Gerard N. Magliocca
Just to build on a point that I made in an earlier post, what might happen if Donald Trump does not win a majority of the delegates heading into the Republican National Convention is far from clear because that body can adopt any rules that it wants to count its votes.
The Rules Committee would have a lot of power here, but expectations and wishes of the voters (and candidates to some extent) will play a large role here. And, if no candidate has the requisite majority, a fairly likely result would still be a first ballot giving each the chance to vote for their candidate to have them express the interests of those who voted for them. Then, a rule can cover what might happen on the second ballot with each candidate instructing their delegates as the candidates deem proper.
Still think it's irrelevant: Trump is on track to win on the first ballot. He may not come in with an absolute majority of pledged delegates, but the delegates for the candidates who've dropped out by the convention are free to vote for whoever on the first ballot, and he won't need many of their votes to go over the top.
"the delegates for the candidates who've dropped out by the convention are free to vote for whoever on the first ballot"
Depending on what the Rules Committee determines.
The article notes in fact that some states have laws pledging delegates to vote for the candidates selected by the voters. Do the laws say that if a candidate "suspends" their campaign, which is an informal move, that rules don't apply?
I note, e.g., that in 2012 that Ron Paul and Santorum received some votes at the convention. Santorum announced he was suspending his campaign in April. He personally released the delegates he had, so yes, only a few of them voted for him. But, if he didn't release them, did the rules say they were 'free' to vote for whomever?
The very fact that Trump would need votes from delegates pledged to candidates who've dropped out, demonstrates that he is not now "on track" to win on the first ballot. If he has a very good day tomorrow, though, he might well be then.
If he arrives at the convention short five delegates, the odds that only 4 of the free delegates will vote for him on the first ballot are pretty slim. Especially when Carson, who is fairly well respected by Republicans, has endorsed him. I think it's worth recognizing that.
Realistically, if he arrives at the convention only short in the single digits, it's about as good as having an absolute majority.
One big problem with all these contested convention scenarios is that this is all going to occur on live television. (And all the networks are going to rediscover their love of covering political conventions if Cleveland is contested.)
So any attempt to change party rules to deny Trump the nomination is going to be broadcast live as it happens. With all the pissed off Trump supporters talking to any reporter they can find about it.
If I were an RNC official, I'd be scared to death of that scenario.
If Trump has a majority of delegates, the chances of rule change freeing the delegates in the first round has a chance of passing between nil and none. Disenfranchising the voters is such a manner would tear apart the party and guarantee both a Trump independent run and a Clinton victory.
The more likely and interesting scenario is if Kasich and/or Rubio stay in after Tuesday and Trump enters the convention with a plurality of delegates insufficient to secure the nomination, but is the only candidate who has won enough states outright to be placed on the first ballot - the Romney Rule. Will the convention change the Romney Rule to allow in one or more of the other active candidates? What will the unpledged delegates do with or without such a rule change?
Here is Team Cruz's strategy to secure a plurality to majority of the delegates for their candidate and prevent the above scenario from occurring.
"The most important time during the Republican Convention could be the week leading up to the convention.
That is when GOP delegates and Republican National Committee members will gather to work out the rules governing the four-day gathering this summer."
I'm not sure how much this will be televised.
I'm not sure how much this will be televised.
# posted by Blogger Joe : 4:41 PM
The part where Trump's thugs take over the convention hall will probably be televised.
The delegates are all party members and not Trump's fanboys.
This is why it will be very difficult for Trump to win once the delegates start being released under the current party rules after the first ballot.
I'm not talking about his delegates. You saw what happened this weekend. What do you think is going to happen if he has more delegates than anyone else and they try to take the nomination away from him?
Dude, this past week featured multiple totalitarian mobs feeling the Bern and attempting to silence Trump. If the GOP denied Trump the nomination, these political gangsters would cheer, not riot.
Trump supporters do not engage in mob violence. At most, individual Trump fanboys have scuffled with the assh_oles heckling their idol. They will not be storming the RNC.
Day started well for Trump:
"He has a point"
"I have to look at what is practical. I didn't see a path for Kasich, who I like, or for Rubio, who I like. As far as Cruz is concerned, I don't think he's going to be able to draw independents and Democrats unless he has some kind of miraculous change," he continued. "Is there another scenario that I would have preferred? Yes, but that scenario isn't available."
Joe, that's exciting news for followers of 23 Karat-top White Citizens United Republican leading presidential candidate Donald Trump.
With Global Warming, might the Marianas soon be, in financial parlance, "under water" like Trump W(h)ine, Trump Stakes (sic, for Vampire billionaires), and Trump Vodka?
And is BB suggesting that The Donald suffers from trench mouth?
Carson: ""I have to look at what is practical. I didn't see a path for Kasich, who I like, or for Rubio, who I like. As far as Cruz is concerned, I don't think he's going to be able to draw independents and Democrats unless he has some kind of miraculous change."
That is interesting since Cruz and Carson's policies are nearly indistinguishable. Cruz is more policy savvy and a far better public speaker.
In any case, all the current Republican candidates apart from Trump are leading Hillary in Dem leaning registered voter polling whose 2012 demographics look nothing like the actual voting so far in 2016. Among likely 2016 voters, the deeply unpopular Clinton would lose to Cruz, Kasich or Rubio in a head to head contest.
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"They will not be storming the RNC."
If Trump goes to the convention with a majority of delegates, and they find some way to deny him the nomination anyway, or if he's neck and neck with Cruz, and they find some way to give the nomination to somebody else, that's going to change.
A lot of Republicans harbor a deep hatred towards the party establishment, but are open to the possiblity that the party can be reformed. They steal this year's Presidential nomination, I think we can give up on that prospect, and set destroying the Republican party, at least the national party, as a goal.
I don't think the Republican Party would deny Trump the nomination if he obtained a majority of the delegates but some of his supporters -- Trump already is speaking about "arbitrary" majority rules to cover himself if this occurs -- will toss out "steal" if he wins like 48% and doesn't get the nomination.
They've got a guy on the rules committee going around talking up the idea that the delegates aren't bound even on the first ballot. So, don't rule out their attempting to steal the nomination, they're clearly thinking about doing it, and throwing out trial balloons.
And, like I said, if he doesn't make 50%, the only alternative to him that wouldn't tear the party apart would be Cruz.
Who knows what Trump supporters will do at the BALLOT BOX box if their idol loses the nomination. However, there is little chance they will attempt to recreate the 1968 Chicago DNC.
set destroying the Republican party, at least the national party, as a goal.
At last a goal that Brett and I can share. :)
Oh, I expect that, in that eventuality, the Democratic party will be laboring mightily to preserve the GOP.
A two party system WILL have two parties, and if the GOP went the way of the Whigs, something else would replace it. The Democratic party hardly wants the GOP replaced with an effective opposition party. It's very much in their interest to preserve the GOP in a pathologically broken state.
Some "guy" is "going around" saying something so "they" are thinking about it? Okay.
I don't think it likely but ruling anything out at this point is probably not worth the candle -- you know, CYA and all that. Still, the candidates already are saying if Trump wins the most votes (Cruz joked "unless he shoots someone on the street"), they would support him as the nominee. So, yes, I doubt otherwise.
If Trump doesn't get the nomination, yes, figure it would be Cruz.
I meant "a majority."
Mark Field is not a typical person even if the Democrats wanted to treat a sick Republican Party as the Ottoman Empire was said to be in the 19th Century by the powers of Europe. He's all principled and stuff.
"Some guy" being a member of the rules committee in this case. That is to say, one of the guys who actually gets to decide these sorts of things, rather than a random guy off the street.
Just trial balloons at this point, and they're drawing enough fire that I suspect they'll reconsider the notion. But, yes, they are thinking about doing it.
However, there is little chance they will attempt to recreate the 1968 Chicago DNC.
# posted by Blogger Bart DePalma : 2:06 PM
That would get great ratings. Trump is all about the ratings.
SPAM I AM! continues his open shilling for Ted Cruz and is revealing recently some possible nastiness about Donald Trump. Brett at an earlier thread seemed to be riding the coattails of SPAM I AM! on Cruz. But on this thread, Brett seems to have reverted to his natural candidate Donald Trump (aka White Citizens United camp). Those with a little time might take a peek at a fairly lengthy essay over at TomDispatch.com:
by Bob Dreyfuss with the provocative title: "Will the Donald Rally the Militia and the Right-to-Carry Movement?" Note in particular the section headed "The Second Amendment Society."
I have not been participating in these recent threads to any significant extent, as I have been thinking back to the 1968 presidential campaign. While Nixon was tricky, he did not openly toss political bombs as have Trump and the other GOP hopefuls in this 2016 campaign. The furor of course was at the Democrats' convention in 1968, what with the anti-Vietnam movement. I do not look forward to a repeat this year of anything like that. This memory of the 1968 Democrat convention came to mind as I read Dreyfuss' essay. The world is more of a tinder box today than it was in 1968.
Those who take the time to read Dreyfuss' essay (including the Introduction by Tom Englehardt) might consider if the essay profiles any of the usual suspects.
Rubio is out; from the commentary, sounds like his delegates are unbound though as noted the rules can change there. Rubio, Carson (a handful) and some unbound states/areas is now somewhere around 250 though some of those will be selected before the convention by my understanding.
It has had problems in the past ad-wise.
Who knows what Trump supporters will do at the BALLOT BOX box if their idol loses the nomination. However, there is little chance they will attempt to recreate the 1968 Chicago DNC.
I could very well see at least some Trump supporters violently rioting in Cleveland if they perceive the party to have stolen the nomination from him.
Rubio is out
Kasich did his job denying Trump the Ohio delegates. Now, he needs to suspend his campaign for the good of the party and the country.
If Kasich refuses to get out, Cruz needs to offer him the VP or any other position he wants in a Cruz administration to get on board the #nevertrump bandwagon.
I doubt that Kasich has any interest in helping Cruz. Cruz is widely despised. At this point Kasich probably sees himself as the GOP's best chance of winning, and he's probably right.
Cruz still has a shot to win Missouri, which would make him a winner of 2/13 of the Old Confederacy. And, Cruz/Kasich split the anti-Trump vote in Illinois. Wonder how that will work in the NE and the West Coast.
Mr. W:
Once again, Rubio and Kasich are dividing the vote in states that the exit polling says Cruz would win easily one-on-one against Trump.
Rubio has done the honorable thing and withdrawn. Kasch needs to enjoy his only win in the primaries tonight and withdraw tomorrow. Katich's remaining in the race is Trump's clearest path to the nomination.
There's no way Kasich is getting out, Bart.
I do take your point that if he did get out, Cruz would have a chance-- though I would stress, only a chance-- of beating Trump. The reason I say only a chance is because the remaining states are actually mostly states that Trump is stronger in than Cruz. But what you are saying is at least possible.
The problem is, this is where the chickens of Cruz come home to roost. A bunch of key party actors basically despise Cruz. If that were not true, the logic of what you are saying would actually be seen as unimpeachable. But they hate him, and there's a fair number of key Republican party actors who would love to see Ted Cruz lose even if it means Donald Trump wins. So the push to get Kasich out is going to be half-hearted, and plenty of people are going to be saying Kasich should stay in and Cruz and Kasich should try to work together to beat Trump in different states, leading to a contested convention.
I think in the end, Trump is your nominee.
"Rubio has done the honorable thing and withdrawn."
But dishonorably late. Is there anything more pathetic than waiting to do the right thing until it's too late? If you never do it, it might at least be said in your defense that you weren't aware it was the right thing to do.
"A bunch of key party actors basically despise Cruz. If that were not true, the logic of what you are saying would actually be seen as unimpeachable."
I wouldn't go so far as to say any candidate those "key party actors" would despise would be desirable, but no candidate worth electing is going to be liked by them. They want something different from what the party's voters want, and they hate anybody who'd deliver what the party's base is asking for.
If Cruz were actually liked or respected by them, it would be a bad sign.
Bart, you seem to me to be standing on the deck of a sinking U.S.S. Cruz with your arms around the mast pulling upward with all your might. Why so much effort? Do you think Cruz, who has shown a very limited regional appeal despite his substantial war chest would be a good nominee? Think about this: Has there ever, at least in the modern era, been a GOP nominee that performed as pathetically as Cruz did in the key swing states of Florida and Ohio?
The race goes on to Arizona and Utah, but then the next big prize is New York. Good luck there Mr. 'New York Values' Rafael!
They want something different from what the party's voters want, and they hate anybody who'd deliver what the party's base is asking for.
# posted by Blogger Brett : 5:20 AM
What, exactly, is the "base" asking for that the "key party actors" refuse to give them? The only thing the "key party actors" really care about is lowering taxes for the wealthy.
No, they also care about a supply of cheap labor that doesn't dare report being abused because they're subject to deportation.
Perhaps SPAM I AM!'s Cruzaffliction may evolve into (drum roll) ... "TRUMPTED!" in recognition of "The Great White."
And Mr. W's casting of SPAM I AM! a la Leonardo DiCaprio as the star of the upcoming made-for-TV movie "The Sinking of U.S.[sic, Canada] S. Cruz" documenting the "CRUZ CANADACY" is brilliant. [Movie subtitle: MASTED!"]
Mr. Why so much effort?
Both the progressive Democrat and GOP establishments are wed to a corrupt and failing system. The GOP (and the Democrats when they are interested in a national majority) campaign right and govern left.
Apart from Paul, Cruz is the only one who understands the problem and attempted to govern the same way he campaigned. I disagree with Paul's isolationist foreign policy.
The alternative is a progressive plutocrat RINO who is part of the corruption.
Do you think Cruz, who has shown a very limited regional appeal despite his substantial war chest would be a good nominee?
During the general election, Cruz would defeat Clinton in a walk in a one-on-one election. The only way the deeply unpopular Clinton wins is if Trump goes independent or (maybe) one-on-one against Trump.
Has there ever, at least in the modern era, been a GOP nominee that performed as pathetically as Cruz did in the key swing states of Florida and Ohio?
Cruz would have won Ohio and been competitive in FL one-on-one with Trump without the home state candidates drawing away the non-Trump vote.
The Texas senator has two problems: (1) Cruz is the second choice behind Trump among most of the anti-establishment vote that he was depending on to win the primaries and election, and (2) the non-Trump majority is being split three ways with Kasich and Rubio.
The latter problem goes away if Kasich withdraws.
Once the latter problem is solved, Cruz has a path to the nomination and the former problem disappears in the general election if Trump does not run as an Independent.
It is more than possible that Kasich's pride and/or establishment fear of Cruz will keep Kasich in to give the nomination to Trump. Although he trashes party outreach to hispanics, Trump is FAR closer to the establishment than Cruz and has been playing the corruption game for decades.
There is little more Cruz can do apart from offering Kasich a deal to get out.
No, they also care about a supply of cheap labor that doesn't dare report being abused because they're subject to deportation.
# posted by Blogger Brett : 8:58 AM
You're kind of pale for a farm worker.
Here's the thing. The "key party actors" aren't going to deport 11 million migrants and build a giant wall because they can't do it. Neither can Trump. It's just an act to get you to vote for them.
During the general election, Cruz would defeat Clinton in a walk in a one-on-one election.
# posted by Blogger Bart DePalma : 9:13 AM
You are delusional. Cruz is a despicable troll whose "ideas" are incredibly unpopular.
"You're kind of pale for a farm worker."
At 57 I'm kind of old and out of shape for a farm worker. Doesn't mean I didn't put in 12 hour days working on the farm on the other side of the river when I was a teen. Right next to Mexican migrant laborers.
Picking radishes at agricultural sub minimum wage is a great motivator to do well in college and get a desk job.
Amen brother.
I did construction and warehouse work, then was a grunt in the Army, to earn my way through college to get that desk job.
I actually miss the physical work and now have to pay a gym to get in my workouts.
Picking radishes at agricultural sub minimum wage is a great motivator to do well in college and get a desk job.
# posted by Blogger Brett : 9:28 AM
So your motivation for building the wall is really racism, and not some threat to your job. Amiriteoramirite?
SPAM I AM! informs us:
"The Texas senator has two problems: (1) Cruz is the second choice behind Trump among most of the anti-establishment vote that he was depending on to win the primaries and election, and (2) the non-Trump majority is being split three ways with Kasich and Rubio."
Alas, SPAM I AM! ignores (inter alia) a third problem: SPAM I AM!'s advocacy of the "CRUZ CANADACY."
Migrants coming to this country and taking crappy jobs is nothing new. It's been happening since the country was founded.
"I think you'd have riots," Trump said on CNN.
He must be talking about the victory celebration when he is elected president.
I think Dilan's analysis is convincing.
Mr. W. notes "Cruz, who has shown a very limited regional appeal," which includes in the South, which you'd think would be his prime battleground. Cruz should have been the won racking up plurality/significant victories there while Trump had more success elsewhere. But, didn't happen. The appeal apparently is the "Texas region" with stray states here and there.
This underlines why it is curious Rubio had some obligation to step out earlier. He did split the vote some places, but so did Cruz (e.g., Rubio vs. Trump could have won VA), while long term having a better chance of winning the general. The Democrats personally wanted Cruz or Trump over him. If the establishment was pushing him in particular, it isn't realistically too shameful for him to want to stay in until his home state voted.
It is noted that it would have been a bad thing if Cruz was liked by the establishment. The issue, as Dilan noted, is more the breadth of the dislike. Plus, it is that again, he didn't get enough support from the voters. A double whammy. If outsider is the name of the game, perhaps some voters remembered he is a U.S. senator who previously was in the Texan government and if he had his druthers, he would have been part of the Bush Administration.
Brett's work history aside, I do wonder how many of Trump's supporters really are pushing to do it over undocumented workers that Republican government officials have aided and abetted by not doing too much to limit supply. A wall being as sensible as the Star Wars idea in the Reagan Administration, that is likely to continue though a Trump/Cruz Administration might make things somewhat harder for such people.
"So your motivation for building the wall is really racism, and not some threat to your job. Amiriteoramirite?"
No, my motivation is that I don't think a country with sky high unemployment for unskilled citizens ought to be importing unskilled laborers. And if it's going to, it ought to be by some legal mechanism, so that they're able to call the police if their employers abuse them.
When I was a teen, I worked at a variety of jobs; Picking radishes, night janitor at the local Vlasic plant. My brother had a prime job working for a local landscaper, laying sod.
Unskilled Americans can't get those sorts of jobs today. You can't compete with illegal laborers whose biggest appeal is that they can't call the police if they're cheated.
I got that college education, today I'm a reasonably well paid engineer, and illegal immigration probably lowers my costs. Illegal immigrants aren't competing with ME for a job. It's the poor they're competing with.
If I were going to oppose immigration to benefit myself, it's skilled immigration I'd oppose. And I don't, I want the brain drain turned up to 11. I only oppose H-1B visas because it's a modern form of indentured servitude. Those guys should get real visas.
No, my motivation is that I don't think a country with sky high unemployment for unskilled citizens ought to be importing unskilled laborers. And if it's going to, it ought to be by some legal mechanism, so that they're able to call the police if their employers abuse them.
# posted by Blogger Brett : 10:09 AM
We're not importing them. Migrants actually started going back south when Bush drove the economy off a cliff. As for the legal mechanism, the "base" shut that option down and almost destroyed Rubio's political career. So don't tell me that it isn't racism.
Migrants coming to this country and taking crappy jobs is nothing new. It's been happening since the country was founded.
Even before that. When George III tried to limit immigration, that became one of the charges against him in the Declaration of Independence: "He has endeavored to prevent the population of these states; for that purpose obstructing the laws for naturalization of foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migration hither...."
Rubio wasn't proposing a legal mechanism for migrant workers, like the former "bracero" program. He was proposing to reward people who'd broken our laws with legal residence, and eventually citizenship. While doing nothing to keep more people from entering the country illegally.
Look, unskilled citizens have an insanely high unemployment rate at present. This is due to a number of reasons, but the most blatant is that we're importing unskilled laborers, and then arranging for their (il)legal status to be such that they will be more desirable employees than citizens.
Why would anyone who cares for the poor want to make it harder for them to get jobs?
Rubio wasn't proposing a legal mechanism for migrant workers, like the former "bracero" program. He was proposing to reward people who'd broken our laws with legal residence, and eventually citizenship. While doing nothing to keep more people from entering the country illegally.
# posted by Blogger Brett : 10:59 AM
That is a big steaming pile. The deal involved wasting huge sums of money to try to keep migrants out. The problem is that there is no amount of money that will convince the "base" that enough is being done to keep the brown horde out. Racism. Enjoy your political exile. It's going to be a long one.
Even before that. When George III tried to limit immigration, that became one of the charges against him in the Declaration of Independence: "He has endeavored to prevent the population of these states; for that purpose obstructing the laws for naturalization of foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migration hither...."
# posted by Blogger Mark Field : 10:55 AM
I was going to say "since day 2", but I didn't know when the 2nd boat actually arrived.
Mark Field with his appeals to history again. Doesn't he know that we can't rely on what past actors believed but have to go by current understanding?
Brett's support for more government to help the needy is duly noted though Rubio's proposal did include aspects to secure the border and add means to target those here without sanction. So, "doing nothing" and similar language continues to be "not the way I think is enough" or "the right way" or some analogue.
It's Judge Merrick Garland.
" The deal involved wasting huge sums of money to try to keep migrants out."
The deal involved increasing incentives for migrants to come here, and the usual worthless promises to do something about keeping them from responding to those incentives.
You can't discuss this as though there weren't a decades long history of broken promises to secure the border. You don't get to trade an amnesty for enforcement when nobody in their right mind believes the promise of enforcement.
What is it about liberals, that they expect the public to not remember that they'd already been lied to, and just believe the latest lie?
There won't be any grand bargain on immigration. Bargains are based on trust, and there is no trust. It would be irrational to extend any trust on this topic. Lucy has snatched the football away too many times.
Secure the border, and in a few years we might discuss what to do with the people who'd entered illegally before that was done. Who to grant a route to citizenship, who to deport.
But for now, only securing the border is on the table. Nothing more is open for discussion.
But for now, only securing the border is on the table. Nothing more is open for discussion.
# posted by Blogger Brett : 11:33 AM
Brett, for the "base" there is no such thing as a secure border. The demographics will not end well for you. Enjoy your time in political exile. You won't be part of the discussion.
Garland? Strikes me as a politically stupid pick. The GOP is going to be intransigent either way, they want this to be political so he should have chosen a qualified minority or woman and let them obstruct him/her and reap the political consequences. Stupid move on Obama's part.
"and then arranging for their (il)legal status to be such that they will be more desirable employees than citizens."
So wouldn't you support giving them a legal status so they don't have that 'advantage' over the poor native workers you're concerned about?
"So wouldn't you support giving them a legal status so they don't have that 'advantage' over the poor native workers you're concerned about?"
That would partially solve the problem, as low skilled American workers would be then competing with low skilled Mexican workers on a level basis, rather than the latter being given an edge.
But, when the unemployment rate among low skilled American workers is this bad, why should they be required to compete with Mexican workers even on a level basis? US government policy should be based on what is best for Americans, which the interests of foreigners only a side constraint. It isn't in the interest of poor Americans to have any unskilled immigration into the country.
There are lots of poor Americans who are African American and Hispanic, but only the white ones vote for the people who want to build a wall. It does not appear that economics is the driving force for the wall..
I was going to say "since day 2", but I didn't know when the 2nd boat actually arrived.
If we limit it to permanent settlements, I'm pretty sure it was 1608 at Jamestown. I had an ancestor on that boat.
I think Garland's a reasonable choice under the circumstances. He's unexceptionable (unimpeachable?) in his qualifications. The Senate is now in the position of blocking his nomination in order to preserve the spot for either Hillary or Il Douche. Other than the latter's partisans, I can't see how the Senators can defend that.
I think "stupid move" is too harsh.
Putting aside it isn't clear what they all told him behind the scenes about their desire to be cannon fodder, the leading candidates generally had various problems. Paul Watford, the black judge, was subject to a tough confirmation fight for his appeals slot. Republicans could easily tar him as a controversial pick w/o even b.s.-ing that much. Kelly has basically only defense attorney experience -- with a few more years of court of appeals experience, she'd make an ideal choice.
Sri. S. was who I thought he'd choose, but again putting aside his own thoughts, he is under 50 with limited court of appeals experience. That is seen as disqualifying these days. Plus, politically, simply don't know how useful an Indian-American would be. Nominating a young district court judge with a defense background also is dubious. Garland is the good government choice and there simply no credible reason for the Republicans to just block him except political. Most will, which hopefully will hurt them.
And, even there, later this year, it might be politically sensible for them to actually confirm him. Obama comes off as reasonable and a supporter of sane government, which has always been his brand, so to replace you know SCALIA, I can see Garland.
You know, what Mark Field said, with more words.
I actually think there is a small chance he'll be confirmed. But, if he's not, that only helps the next time -- hey, we tried to be reasonable ... and this will pay political dividends with the alternatives, on balance, not helping much more there.
Also, this is about Obama too. It isn't just political. Like Sotomayor and Kagan, this is a hindsight "Obama type" choice.
"It isn't in the interest of poor Americans to have any unskilled immigration into the country."
I think, e.g., welcoming refugees is in our interest to some extent given what this country stands for, including economic refugees who will work hard and produce a new batch of American citizens like the immigrant streams of the past. But, maybe we aren't great enough to compete, and more government is needed there.
It isn't in the interest of poor Americans to have any unskilled immigration into the country.
# posted by Blogger Brett : 12:02 PM
Someone should tell those poor Americans that welcoming poor immigrants is kinda our thing. There's even a statue. And a poem.
"So when Brett talks about the interests of poor Americans, he's only talking about the white ones."
The hallucinatory version of me that lives inside your head is a nasty piece of work, no doubt about that. I'd really hate to meet him in person. But, since he only exists inside your head, fortunately that's never going to happen.
Garland is about what I expected out of Obama, somebody reliably hostile to the 2nd amendment. In my view, hostility to a basic, enumerated civil liberty is a disqualification in even a circuit court judge, let alone a Supreme court justice.
But I understand hostility to several basic constitutional rights has become a litmus test for Supreme court nominees on the left.
"Reliable hostile" and "hostility" here means "how I understand rights." Again, both sides believe that occurs, it turns on one's position on the rights in question. It is both a "left" and "right" thing in that regard.
This article suggests a thing that is relied upon for this reliability was that when a novel application of the 2A -- that ran contra to every other appeals court's understanding except for the 5th Cir though even they upheld the restriction at issue -- was decided 2-1 by the D.C. Court of Appeals, along with others (including a conservative judge), he voted for a rehearing. Following Supreme Court precedent is sort of the job of a court of appeals judge.
(gun registry matter also addressed)
The fact someone Obama nominated is not satisfactory to a person who thought Heller was too weak is not surprising though. It's but one issue among a myriad of rights but don't think a Justice Garland would change the basic dynamic of Heller, which allows -- to the dislike of various conservatives -- many gun regulations.
Yes, "how I understand rights." As in, he doesn't understand this right to actually exist in any meaningful form.
"but don't think a Justice Garland would change the basic dynamic of Heller,"
Of course he would. The first time a test case came along, Heller would get reversed, 5-4. That's a pretty big change in the dynamic.
Yes, if you don't mind the 2nd amendment being razor bladed out of the Bill of Rights, there's nothing terribly objectionable about him. That is not, much to the disgust of the Democratic party, a widespread viewpoint.
Garland appears to be a standard progressive jurist with a bent toward law enforcement, which likely explains his vote to have an en banc hearing on the Heller decision to reinstate DC's firearm prohibition.
Obama probably chose Garland because he routinely rubber stamps bureaucratic decrees and will likely defend those of the Obama bureaucracy.
Obama probably nominated a white male with a law enforcement bent to make him as attractive as possible to a GOP Senate who is likely worried that Trump will win the nomination and lose the general election.
The hallucinatory version of me that lives inside your head
# posted by Blogger Brett : 12:54 PM
Hallucinations have nothing to do with it. There are lots of poor Americans. Only the white ones vote for a wall.
An Examination of Minority Voters' Views on Immigration
"In contrast to the leadership of many ethnic advocacy groups, most members of minority groups think immigration is too high.
•African-Americans: 68 percent said it is too high; 4 percent said too low; 14 percent just right.
Most members of minority groups do not feel that illegal immigration is caused by limits on legal immigration as many ethnic advocacy groups argue; instead, members feel it's due to a lack of enforcement.
•African-Americans: 16 percent said not enough legal immigration; 70 percent said inadequate enforcement.
When asked to choose between enforcement that would cause illegal immigrants in the country to go home or offering them a pathway to citizenship with conditions, most members of minority groups choose enforcement.
•African-Americans: 50 percent support enforcement; 30 percent support conditional legalization."
Granted, they didn't ask specifically about a wall.
Of course, you'll respond that they vote for Democrats, who are against a wall. That's true, there's a large disconnect between the voting habits of blacks, and their policy preferences. The Democratic party will be in deep trouble if blacks ever take an objective look at which party actually agrees with them on most things.
Of course, you'll respond that they vote for Democrats, who are against a wall. That's true, there's a large disconnect between the voting habits of blacks, and their policy preferences. The Democratic party will be in deep trouble if blacks ever take an objective look at which party actually agrees with them on most things.
# posted by Blogger Brett : 2:43 PM
Yes, I'll respond that they consistently vote for people that are against building a wall. And, no, the Democratic party is not ever going to be in trouble on this issue with minorities, because the chance that minorities are going to throw their support to a bunch of racist assholes is pretty close to ZERO.
There are ways to help people that are poor that don't involve building a wall. Hispanics and African Americans seem to understand this. Lots of poor whites don't. The GOP has been playing them. Well, a better con artist has just arrived.
Of course there are ways to help the poor that don't involve a wall. The problem for the poor is that the Democratic party prefers ways of "helping" the poor, that leaves them poor, and maintains/expands their numbers. The last thing the Democratic party wants, is to help the poor into not being poor anymore.
They might start voting Republican...
The problem for the poor is that the Democratic party prefers ways of "helping" the poor, that leaves them poor, and maintains/expands their numbers. The last thing the Democratic party wants, is to help the poor into not being poor anymore.
They might start voting Republican...
# posted by Blogger Brett : 3:07 PM
You are a delusional nutcase. And unless you get a grip on reality, this game does not end well for you.
The GOP convention machinations have begun.
Reportedly, the Trump people have alienated the state parties by either ignoring or threatening them, and have made no effort to ensure that the delegates pledged to Trump actually support Trump.
Unnamed "other parties" (assume at least Team Cruz) are busy working the state parties to get their supporters pledged as Trump delegates.
Brett might have saw my reply; if not, well, it's well trod ground, including my disagreements. So, deleted the long reply. Let me just add that reading Jack Balkin's piece, my understanding was off by his lights -- a candidate has to have a majority of delegates, not a plurality, of eight states/regions like Puerto Rico to be a possible nominee at the convention. Cruz only meets that in four states though decent odds he will meet it by the time of the convention.
GOP sources have been telling Fox News that the so called Romney Rule is not mandatory and will be reconsidered by the RNC rules committee.
No surprise there.
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The theme for this years festival is Two Newcastles Searching for a Shared Context. The theme is contextualised around an international exchange with the Newcastle Arts Festival, Northern Ireland and Newcastle Creative Network, South Africa, supported by funds from the SA-UK Seasons 2014 & 2015, which is a partnership between the Department of Arts & Culture, South Africa and the British Council. The Newcastle Creative Network has made the encouragement of young people into creative practice an important part of our work. NCN is passionate about seeing young people succeed in all their creative undertakings while changing their lives and enlivening the community for the better through their creative ideas and cultural innovation.
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Will Cavemen see upset with Delphi?
TIM CREASON Tribune Correspondent
February 5, 2008
In the 13 years that the IHSAA has conducted a team state wrestling tournament, the winner of the Clay regional has never failed to reach the state finals. What more is there to say, really, about Wednesday's team semistate meet at Rochester? It's No. 3-ranked Mishawaka vs. No. 16 Delphi for a trip to the state tournament in Greenwood on Feb. 23. There's not much question about the outcome. The Cavemen (27-1) fully expect to win their ninth consecutive semistate championship. Delphi (24-9)
Judge OKs Delphi bankruptcy plan
January 22, 2008
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) Â? A judge said Tuesday he would approve the bankruptcy exit plan of auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. once it drastically reduces the total payout of cash bonuses to top executives. The Troy, Mich.-based company's plan is a reorganization blueprint that largely shifts its manufacturing to cheaper overseas plants and eliminates tens of thousands of union jobs in the U.S. Delphi hopes to emerge from court protection before the end of March but must first secure exit financing in a tough credit market.
Coroner says Delphi man's death not linked to mushrooms
June 15, 2007
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) ? The death of a man whose relatives thought may have eaten poisonous mushrooms was actually caused by a lung condition, a coroner said. John C. Morgan, 51, died May 8 at his home near Delphi. Family members had said they suspected Morgan either had an allergic reaction to mushrooms he and his fiancee ate the night before or that a poisonous mushroom was accidentally mixed into the batch. Carroll County Coroner Jerry Reinke had been skeptical that the mushrooms killed Morgan as his fiancee did not become ill. Reinke said Thursday that the completed autopsy report listed the cause of death as acute pulmonary edema.
Granger resident survives crash
September 26, 2011
DELPHI, Ind. - Two teenagers have died after a fiery, nearly head-on crash in northern Indiana. The Carroll County Sheriff's Department said the crash about 5:40 a.m. Sunday left 18-year-old LeAnna Martin dead at the scene. Seventeen-year-old Aubrey Whistler died hours later at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Both girls were from Logansport. The sheriff's department said the car Martin was driving drifted left of center on a curving grade on Indiana 25 about two miles north of Delphi and into the path of a second vehicle driven by 43-year-old Jeffrey Wittig of Granger.
Indiana HS poll
February 5, 2008
1. Mater Dei 389 2. Perry Meridian 385 3. Mishawaka 382 4. Crown Point 376 5. Bellmont 347 6. Elkhart Memorial 312 7. Lawrence North 294 8. Avon 244 9. Peru 221 10. Columbus North 176 11. Merrillville 155 12. Floyd Central 149 13. Southmont 133 14. New Haven 131 15. South Dearborn 122 16. Delphi 120 17. Cathedral 88 18. Evansville Reitz 82 19. Castle 77 20T. New Palestine, SB Riley 71 Also receiving votes: Bloomington South, Carmel, Chesterton,...
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October 26, 2007
Friday nightÂ?s high school football scores: INDIANA SECTIONALS St. JosephÂ?s 41, Culver Military Academy 7 Goshen 35, Adams 21 Penn 28, Mishawaka 0 Jimtown 35, Fairfield 27 Cass 27, Bremen 13 Warsaw 14, Fort Wayne South 7 North Miami 41, Culver 13 Delphi 24, Winamac 12 MICHIGAN DISTRICTS Cassopolis 21, Lake Michigan Catholic 6 (Game postponed with 1:45 remaining in...
Wentzel 45th
December 31, 2006
MISHAWAKA -- Freda and Leonard Wentzel of 13765 Hill Road celebrated their 45th anniversary with a family dinner Nov. 22 at Buca di Beppo, Indianapolis. Leonard Wentzel and Freda Whitney married Nov. 22, 1961, at Delphi (Ind.) Lutheran Church. They have two daughters, Paula Krug of Indianapolis and Diane Sirota of Bloomington, Ind. They also have five grandchildren. Mr. Wentzel retired in 2000 after 30 years as a framing contractor. Mrs. Wentzel retired in 1996 as bursar and director of payroll after 38 years with Indiana University South Bend.
Bill J. Walker
January 13, 2007
WARSAW - Bill J. Walker, 79, died at 5 a.m. Friday in Mason's Health Care. Survivors include his wife, Rita L. (Papiana); daughters, Lynne Walker of South Bend and Rosemary Marburger of Indianapolis; son, James of Delphi, IN; and two brothers, John of Columbia City and Jerry of Pitson, PA. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in Ttitus Funeral Home, where a Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m.
HS Wrestling/Regional Tourneys
February 3, 2009
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday Where: Tribune-area teams are competing at two sites Advancement: Winning teams advance to IHSAA state finals at Greenwood on Saturday, Feb. 28. Admission: $6 At JIMTOWN Mat 1: Plymouth (14-11) vs. Mishawaka (26-0) Mat 2: East Noble (12-5) vs. Elkhart Memorial (13-0) Note: Top-ranked and undefeated Mishawaka will likely face No. 15-ranked and undefeated Elkhart Memorial in the championship round. Both teams made it to the state finals last year.
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June 10, 2006
Delphi reaches agreement with UAW, GM on buyouts DETROIT (AP) -- Delphi Corp. on Friday announced a deal with the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. to offer buyouts to all hourly employees and said the agreement represented significant progress in broader negotiations aimed at avoiding a strike. The buyouts greatly expand early retirement incentives announced in March and mean that all UAW-represented employees will be offered something if they want to exit the company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Ex-Delphi chief fined in SEC case
November 2, 2011
DETROIT -- The former chief executive of auto-parts maker Delphi has been ordered to pay $215,000 for misrepresenting a financial transaction with General Motors back in 2000. The decision Monday by Detroit federal Judge Avern Cohn comes months after a jury said J.T. Battenberg III was liable for bookkeeping errors and misrepresentations to accountants. Battenberg was cleared of more serious civil charges of financial fraud. The case centered on a $237 million transaction involving warranty costs with Delphi Corp.'s former parent, General Motors.
Granger resident survives crash
September 26, 2011
DELPHI, Ind. - Two teenagers have died after a fiery, nearly head-on crash in northern Indiana. The Carroll County Sheriff's Department said the crash about 5:40 a.m. Sunday left 18-year-old LeAnna Martin dead at the scene. Seventeen-year-old Aubrey Whistler died hours later at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Both girls were from Logansport. The sheriff's department said the car Martin was driving drifted left of center on a curving grade on Indiana 25 about two miles north of Delphi and into the path of a second vehicle driven by 43-year-old Jeffrey Wittig of Granger.
Retraining might be recovery key
By TED EVANOFF The Indianapolis Star
October 25, 2010
Seated in a college classroom in Kokomo, Rod Patterson listens intently as a professor describes how motors power an electric car. A middle-aged senior manufacturing engineer, Patterson is no ordinary student. He's part of the larger transition in the Indiana economy. Across the state, companies are trying to find what comes next to lift them up from the shattered remains of the recession. Delphi, a 1,500-employee auto-parts maker in Kokomo, has sent Patterson and 287 other engineers it employs back to school for an hour or two each week to study electric autos.
HS Basketball: Scores
November 29, 2009
BOYS BASKETBALL Anderson 57, Taylor 51 Batesville 51, Jac-Cen-Del 44 Blackford 51, Union Co. 40 Bluffton 77, Ft. Wayne Snider 66 Carroll (Allen) 48, Ft. Wayne Elmhurst 47 Columbus North 83, Hauser 47 Connersville 69, Cambridge City 52 Corydon 73, Lanesville 55 Culver 42, W. Central 34 Danville 61, Tri-West 56 Eastern (Greene) 51, Bloomfield 49 Lakeland 65, E. Noble 49 Mishawaka 59, Chesterton 57 N. Decatur 78, Milan 55 N. Miami 85, Caston 49 New Castle 58, New Palestine 43 Noblesville 67, Warren Central 47 Northeastern 71, Tri 54 Northwestern 88, Tri-Central 78 Oak Hill 74, Manchester 59 Plymouth 51, Bremen 43 Seton Catholic 49, Union (Modoc)
Street remains down in dumps Investors...
March 4, 2009
NEW YORK Street remains down in dumps Investors bruised by Wall Street's latest rout found little reason to pile back into the market. The Dow fell 37.27, or 0.6 percent, to 6,726.02. The index is now down more than 52 percent from its record of 14,164.53 set in October 2007. Broader stock indicators also fell. The S&P 500 index slid 4.49, or 0.6 percent, to 696.33. The Nasdaq composite index fell 1.84, or 0.1 percent, to 1,321.01. ELKHART Damon sales are still rolling along Damon Motor Coach, a Thor Industries subsidiary, has gained market share even during tough economic times.
Fitzgerald feasts again
TIM CREASON Tribune Correspondent
February 15, 2009
MERRILLVILLE -- Craig Fitzgerald jumped off the awards stand and lumbered toward the locker room. "I finally get to eat," laughed the John Glenn senior. "I've been looking forward to this all day. " Winning has become so common for the Falcon heavyweight that a post-match meal has become almost as exciting as collecting another blue ribbon. Forty-five times, Fitzgerald has walked onto a mat this season, and 45 times he has walked off a winner, including his toughest match so far, the championship of Saturday's Merrillville individual semistate.
HS Wrestling/Regional Tourneys
February 3, 2009
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday Where: Tribune-area teams are competing at two sites Advancement: Winning teams advance to IHSAA state finals at Greenwood on Saturday, Feb. 28. Admission: $6 At JIMTOWN Mat 1: Plymouth (14-11) vs. Mishawaka (26-0) Mat 2: East Noble (12-5) vs. Elkhart Memorial (13-0) Note: Top-ranked and undefeated Mishawaka will likely face No. 15-ranked and undefeated Elkhart Memorial in the championship round. Both teams made it to the state finals last year.
Chrysler closing all 30 plants for one month
December 17, 2008
DETROIT (AP) Â? Chrysler says it will close all 30 of its manufacturing plants for a month starting Friday. There are Chrysler plants in Kokomo, Ind., that employ about 5,000 people. The company needs to match production to slowing demand and conserve cash. Tighter credit markets are keeping would-be buyers away from their showrooms, Chrysler says. Dealers are unable to close sales for buyers due to a lack of financing, and estimate that 20 to 25 percent of their volume has been lost due to the credit situation.
HS Football: Schedule
October 8, 2008
HS sectionals INDIANA Games played on Oct. 24 Times TBA Class 5-A Sectional 1 Crown Point at Merrillville Lake Central at Munster Michigan City at Chesterton Portage at Valparaiso Sectional 2 Elkhart Memorial at LaPorte Goshen at Adams Elkhart Central at Penn Riley at Mishawaka Sectional 3 F.W. Northrop at F.W. South Huntington North at Warsaw Homestead at F.W. Snider F.W. North at...
Innovation Park gets general contractor...
October 1, 2008
SOUTH BEND Innovation Park gets general contractor Shiel Sexton Co. Inc., based in Indianapolis, is the general contractor for Innovation Park at Notre Dame, the new research park under construction south of the University of Notre Dame. Phase 1 of the project -- the first building -- is expected to cost $14 million to $15 million. The university handled the bid process and selected the contractor. KOKOMO Tax breaks OK'd for Delphi project The Kokomo City Council has approved $160 million in tax breaks for Delphi Corp.
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More reports of bears out and about in the valley are coming in.
Arnaud Ourcival sent us this fantastic photo of a black bear in its natural habitat.
Ourcival says he took the shot Tuesday evening, "we spotted a black bear cub and his mother last evening at kilometre 4 on Myra Forest Service Road, and we took this beautiful picture."
Trenton Grover also sent us a note saying, "just a heads up for everyone hiking in Kal Lake Provincial Park, my mother was hiking there today (Tuesday) and ran across a black bear."
Grover says the bear bolted quickly and disappeared into the tree line along the trail near the outhouses at the first parking lot.
Conservation officers remind everyone to be aware of bears, especially at this time of year when they have cubs and they are scrounging for food.


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