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Where to put Rokita’s “historical monument”

Posted by Mark Small on November 15, 2026 at 10:37am 0 Comments

IN Atty Gen’l Todd Rokita reported in a Facebook (“FB”) post that he and his “team” are in “a legal campaign to end a 26-year legal battle.” We should infer use of “legal” [FN1] - twice - was intentional. Rokita shucked Jesus, yet is part of this iteration of the gop, thus 1/19

Rokita has problems w/morality, common decency & coherent underlying theme. His FB post omits Jesus Christ or “God.” He calls the stone “a donated historical monument”: secular. [FN2] His “Christian”…

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Trying to recruit delegates for the State convention....

Posted by Mark Small on November 9, 2026 at 6:41pm 0 Comments

Some may be confused by news that IN Lt Gov Micah Beckwith will “seek reelection.” A person who runs for office or seeks reelection is the person on the ballot. No one says, “I’m running for Vice President”: too many variables, most obvious being lead on the ticket, not voters, 1/13

picks the “running mate.” There are good reasons for Hoosiers to cringe when told Beckwith has two years left in his term of office. Beckwith makes people hope Gov Braun, vile though he is, stays in…

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Hoosiers who want to stop IN Lt Gov Beckwith’s “re-election” should...

Posted by Mark Small on November 7, 2026 at 11:08pm 0 Comments

IN Gov Mike Braun has demonstrated he can ignore the best interests of Hoosiers as well as any career hacks. Braun jumped when the current occupant of the Oval Office demanded IN redraw Congressional districts. People effectively disenfranchised in part (Dems) [FN1] 1/14

were to be fully disenfranchised. [FN2] IN’s poor face crises in housing. The General Assembly made being homeless a criminal offense. [FN3] Braun held up, a la trump, that bill after he signed it into law. [FN4]…

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When an incompetent and corrupt potus will not listen to advice, the Senate has a duty to withhold its consent

Posted by Mark Small on November 5, 2026 at 9:07am 0 Comments

On 11/4/26, someone reposted a FB post from “phoenixrisingdead”:

“REMEMBER THE MCCONNELL RULE

After the Democrats take control of the senate

tonight - AND THEY WILL - no Trump judicial

nominations can be confirmed.

Not for the supreme court.

Not for any federal bench.” 1/18

Among replies: “We don't need to do dirty deals like that. All we have to do is insist that the candidates answer every question and have a strong track record that is in line with the…

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