July 4, 1776 The Unanimous Declaration Of Independence Of The Thirteen United States of America
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/04/2021 07:39 AM
Philadelphia, PA...When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation....
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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Law. Justice Alito Delivered the Opinion of the Court.
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/02/2021 07:33 AM
Washington, DC...In these cases, we are called upon for the first time to apply §2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to regulations that govern how ballots are collected and counted. Arizona law generally makes it very easy to vote. All voters may vote by mail or in person for nearly a month before election day, but Arizona imposes two restrictions that are claimed to be unlawful. First, in some counties, voters who choose to cast a ballot in person on election day must vote in their own precincts or else their ballots will not be counted. Second, mail-in ballots cannot be collected by anyone other than an election official, a mail carrier, or a voter’s family member, household member, or caregiver. After a trial, a District Court upheld these rules, as did a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But an en banc court, by a divided vote, found them to be unlawful.
Washington, DC...Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 850,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, public and private education, professional and business services, retail trade, and other services.
NSA, Partners Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Brute Force Global Cyber Campaign
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/02/2021 09:48 AM
Fort Meade, MD...The National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a Cybersecurity Advisory today exposing malicious cyber activities by Russian military intelligence against U.S. and global organizations, starting from mid-2019 and likely ongoing. This advisory is being released as part of NSA's routine and continuing cybersecurity mission to warn network defenders of nation state threats.
Fourth of July Expected to Be Busy in the Eldorado National Forest, but Fireworks are Prohibited
Posted by: News_Desk on 07/01/2021 12:20 AM
Placerville, CA... Holiday weekends are always an active time for human caused fire starts, and an important reminder that fireworks are prohibited on public lands – every forest, every campsite, every day. Campfire restrictions are currently in effect due to severe drought conditions and will remain in effect for the duration of the 2021 fire season.
Pelosi Includes Liz Cheney as Member of Select Committee to Investigate January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/01/2021 09:32 AM
Washington, D.C....Speaker Nancy Pelosi today named her appointments to a bipartisan Select Committee to examine and report upon the facts and causes relating to the terrorist mob attack on the United States Capitol Complex on January 6th, 2021.
McCarthy on Disturbing Trend at National Security Agency
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/01/2021 10:03 AM
Washington, D.C....House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement on why he’s asked House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Devin Nunes (CA-22) to investigate the National Security Agency: “For the past several months, I have seen a disturbing trend at the National Security Agency.
House GOP Leader on 100 Years of the Chinese Communist Party
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/01/2021 10:14 AM
Washington, D.C...Today, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement condemning their gruesome legacy and highlighting the importance of holding them accountable:
Senate Republicans Champion Gas Tax Relief as CA Rates Climb to 51 Cents a Gallon
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/01/2021 01:04 PM
Sacramento, CA...Starting today, California drivers will pay more at the pump when another hike in the state gas tax takes effects. At a time when the state is experiencing a historic surplus and highest in the nation gas prices, Senate Republicans proposed a Holiday Gas Tax for the fiscal year which would give taxpayers a break by using the massive budget surplus to pay for infrastructure projects usually funded by the gas tax.
Gubernatorial Recall Election Date Set for September 14, 2021
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/01/2021 03:52 PM
Sacramento, CA...Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis issued a proclamation today declaring a special gubernatorial recall election on September 14, 2021 to determine whether Gavin Newsom, Governor of the State of California, shall be recalled, and if the majority vote on the question is to recall, to elect a successor.
