“Ultimately, it is the citizens who enforce the law.” Justice Anthony Kennedy

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/msnbc-rachel-maddow-audio

I do not know how long this audio of last night’s show will be avaiable, but it is remarkable. So much happened last week and over the weekend. Perhaps the most startling is the reaction of White House employees to the killing in Parkland as a “reprieve” from what they consider an assault by the press focus on their mistakes.

Perhaps birds of a feather do not jus flock together but exclude those who do not fit in. How else do we end up with a building full of clueless paranoid people?

Whether Kelly will actually remove everyone without a security clearance will be interesting to watch.

At some point what you know will have to trump whom you know, don’t you think?

Yes, the Religiou States of America are the heirs of the Confederacy and tax exemption is evidence of their supremacy.
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Good morning, James et al

The BN has a story on its web site about the “opening” of the county’s borders to the Irma refugees. I’m thinking somebody in the organization has what Germans call a “groessen wahn.” English speakers call it megalomania, but the Latin roots make it sound more impressive than it is.

Anyway, although the headline refers to it not being business as usual for the returnees, the body of the report leaves out the word “not.” Somebody’s subconscious decided to tell the truth about everything being turned upside down as usual. It turns out that all three waste water plants are still operating on generators. It seems that the sewer system is not a high priority for Georgia Power, just as the replacement of rotting power poles isn’t.

The County is starting to prepare shelters for returnees who can’t get into their homes. Selden Park is one site mentioned. Mattingale Park has no suitable structures, so that’s not an excuse that would account for a contingent from the state prison having been deployed there yesterday for cleanup, nor for the trimming of some broken branches by a Parks and Recreation crew, including a supervisor.

Why is everything in Glynn county either premature or too late? Don’t answer, that is a rhetorical question.

What I wanted to mention is that the main reason I attended the last scheduled meeting of the JWSC, which it turned out had been cancelled without notice on their web site, was because on their agenda was a report on the Academy Street plant, an expected letter from EPD and the utility’s proposed response. Also, it now seems that laying the sewer line way under Dunbar Creek was not only motivated by a desire not to disturb the marsh but by a realization that the bridge over the Creek was/is fragile and they didn’t want to mess with it. Irma has (supposedly) made the need of repairs obvious (the bridge is closed to traffic) and now maybe they can get FEMA to pay for it. Much subterfuge seems to be motivated by the quest for dollars from Washington.

Lots of fun ahead.

Hannah

HUGE congrats to Kevin Cavanaugh, State Senator-elect ! We held his signs at our polling place for several hours today…the turnout was fantastic for a mid-summer special election. Our town ran out of ballots, used all absentee ballots on hand, and had to resort to ballot copies, which needed to be hand-counted. This is a major upset and big victory for the working people in our state ! Proud of Kevin and his positive campaign !
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