Letters: Sen. Kennedy should be held accountable for his actions
The News-Star (Monroe) 1/29/2021 Monroe News-Star
Congress is constitutionally empowered to count the electoral votes as certified by the states, but not second-guess much less overturn those votes. Being a well-educated lawyer, Louisiana’s Senator Kennedy knows that. Nevertheless, and borrowing from his own metaphor, that didn’t stop him from “taking a Great Dane-sized whiz down the leg” of the U.S. Constitution.
That’s in effect what he did when he voted to challenge Biden’s electoral victory. As an honor graduate from a prestigious law school, Kennedy knew better. He knew, like 94 other senators including Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, that an attempt to kill rather than count Biden’s electoral votes would be a violation of his oath of office. Nevertheless, Kennedy kicked up his hind leg and, along with a few other stray dogs from the Senate, defiled the Constitution
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YouTube extends ban on Trump ahead of inauguration
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Weeklong suspension on Trump channel was set to lift on the eve of Joe Biden taking the oath of office.
Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday confirmed it extended a ban on new video being added to US President Donald Trump s channel due to the potential for inciting violence.
The weeklong suspension of uploading or streaming live video to Trump s channel had been set to lift on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden taking the oath of office. In light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, the Donald J. Trump channel will be prevented from uploading new videos or livestreams for an additional minimum of seven days, YouTube said in response to an AFP inquiry.
YouTube Extends Ban on Donald Trump’s Channel Ahead of US Presidential Inauguration
YouTube last week suspended Trump s channel for at least seven days and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence. By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 20 January 2021 09:32 IST
YouTube last week suspended Trump s channel for at least seven days and removed a video violating policy
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Twitter went a step further by deleting Trump s account
Trump also was hit with suspensions by services like Snapchat and Twitch
Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday confirmed it extended a ban on new video being added to US President Donald Trump s channel due to the potential for inciting violence.
YouTube extends Donald Trump s channel suspension over inauguration violence concerns
AFP / Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 08:30 IST
Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday confirmed it extended a ban on new video being added to US President
Donald Trump s channel due to the potential for inciting violence.
The weeklong suspension of uploading or streaming live video to Trump s channel had been set to lift on the eve of President-elect
Joe Biden taking the oath of office. In light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, the Donald J. Trump channel will be prevented from uploading new videos or livestreams for an additional minimum of seven days, YouTube said in response to an AFP inquiry.