The investigation into what happened at the Capitol will need to include deep financial forensics to determine the extent to which it was an Astroturf Rebellion
NEW: A web of pro-Trump dark money groups organized the rally that led to the deadly Capitol Hill riot
— Brian Schwartz (@schwartzbCNBC) January 9, 2021
- Women for America First hosted what they called a "caravan" to D.C. for the rally
- Pro-Trump vendor Event Strategies led production https://t.co/wwPaiQLy5l
The organization that works to elect Republican state AG's -- many of whom joined the failed Texas lawsuit -- sent robocalls telling people to march on the Capitol ahead of Wednesday's unrest, @NBCNews reports. https://t.co/hPVF4CM1Da
— Bryan Lowry (@BryanLowry3) January 9, 2021
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CJI: our intention is to see if we can bring about an amicable resolution to the problem. That is why we asked you why don't you put the #FarmBills on hold. You want time for negotiation. If there is some sense of responsibility showing that you will not implement the laws
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) January 11, 2021
So a committee of 'wise men/women' selected by the SC will stand in judgement over the law passed by
CJI: .....then we can form a committee with ICAR members to look into this. Till then you can continue to put the law on hold. Why will you insist on continuing the law anyhow
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) January 11, 2021
Here is the thing - a law can be stayed based on usual methods, it can be held unconstitutional based on violation of the Constitution. There is no shortcut to this based on the say so of even a large number of people, merely because they are loud.
AG Venugopal: none of the petitions point to any provision of three farm acts stating that it is unconstitutional
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) January 11, 2021
CJI: we are not declaring it unconstitutional
AG: laws cannot be stayed. This is drastic
Tomorrow can all the income tax payers also gather up at whichever maidan and ask for repealing the income tax law? It hurts us and we can protest quite loudly.
How can a law be stayed or over-turned based on the nuisance value of the protestors? It is anarchy to allow that.