"What I’m focused on is the stuff that has an impact on the illegal actions the administration is taking: doing the oversight... fighting in the courts, and fighting in the court of public opinion."
Thank you! I always appreciate your start-to-finish coverage of events like this. That said, Rep. Magaziner is a huge disappointment as to where he "stands" on so many key issues. His waffling on the two House ICE resolutions is sadly typical. "... but EVERYbody was voting yes!!!" is not a justification. Nor is "... only symbolic." Actually, what it symbolizes is Magaziner's utter lack of political courage, not to say his performative public interfaces where he is in control. I wrote to him, called his office and contacted him on Instagram to PLEAD for him to join the 11 Reps (ELEVEN!!!) who simply supported the right of the Madleen crew to bring aid to Gaza - perhaps we might call that a "symbolic vote," since Israel was going to intercede no matter what the US House said about it. Magaziner ignored my three separate requests for a response to my contact. Too busy counting his AIPAC contributions, I suppose.
William, I think that is unfair to Magaziner, the resolution is of little real importance and is primarily about a horrific attempt to burn people alive, that it was done by someone here illegally may be of some relevance. Magaziner almost always votes OK on bills that matter.
And the Madless was less about bringing aid to Gaza (desperately needed but which really requires both sides to agree to a ceasefire, Hamas has rejected the last plan showing both sides need to pressured) than it was a publicity stunt of little value for Gazans. But he should have replied to you
It's the MadLEEN, not the Madless... but that shows how much attention you pay to things... and as for "publicity stunt" - well, the mind just boggles at the smugness and self-satisfaction that remark radiates.
Thank you! I always appreciate your start-to-finish coverage of events like this. That said, Rep. Magaziner is a huge disappointment as to where he "stands" on so many key issues. His waffling on the two House ICE resolutions is sadly typical. "... but EVERYbody was voting yes!!!" is not a justification. Nor is "... only symbolic." Actually, what it symbolizes is Magaziner's utter lack of political courage, not to say his performative public interfaces where he is in control. I wrote to him, called his office and contacted him on Instagram to PLEAD for him to join the 11 Reps (ELEVEN!!!) who simply supported the right of the Madleen crew to bring aid to Gaza - perhaps we might call that a "symbolic vote," since Israel was going to intercede no matter what the US House said about it. Magaziner ignored my three separate requests for a response to my contact. Too busy counting his AIPAC contributions, I suppose.
William, I think that is unfair to Magaziner, the resolution is of little real importance and is primarily about a horrific attempt to burn people alive, that it was done by someone here illegally may be of some relevance. Magaziner almost always votes OK on bills that matter.
And the Madless was less about bringing aid to Gaza (desperately needed but which really requires both sides to agree to a ceasefire, Hamas has rejected the last plan showing both sides need to pressured) than it was a publicity stunt of little value for Gazans. But he should have replied to you
It's the MadLEEN, not the Madless... but that shows how much attention you pay to things... and as for "publicity stunt" - well, the mind just boggles at the smugness and self-satisfaction that remark radiates.