Part One: our regular check in with Scott Braddock editor of the Quorum Report, the Voice of Texas, Dean of the Austin press corps
We note the fight over who can get a mail-in ballot in Texas amid the pandemic. Meantime, some Democrats in Dallas have filed a criminal complaint against AG Ken Paxton – they claim he’s misleading elections officials about who qualifies for a mail-in ballot amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There is much to change about Texas’ attitude toward vote by mail.
Addtional reading:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/texas-attorney-general-mail-ballots-coronavirus/index.html
– Now that we’re in a new phase of opening Texas businesses, there are questions about enforcement after the legal gymnastics used last week to get a Dallas hair salon owner out of jail
https://thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/497509-texas-sees-1000-new-coronavirus-cases-for-5-days-in-a-row
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/13/texas-bars-reopen/
Musk, Texas governor talk about potential Tesla move to Lone Star state
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tesla-texas/musk-texas-governor-talk-about-potential-tesla-move-to-lone-star-state-idUSKBN22P06O
Part Two:
we chat with Bill Curry, former democratic nominee for Governor of Connecticut, advisor to Bill Clinton, columnist at Salon.com” and a progressive commentator.
We discuss the upcoming election, and what Biden can do to appear more presidential than Trump. The courts have proven to be political apparatchicks, and subverting judicial principles at all levels, bringing up opinions not rooted in the law. What should be done?
Additional reading:
Wisconsin Gov. Slams Ruling That Overturns Stay-At-Home Order: We’ll Have More Deaths
“It is a mess,” declared Democrat Tony Evers, who warned Wisconsin is now “in the Wild West.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wisconsin-governor-tony-evers-coronavirus-lockdown-wild-west_n_5ebcfc97c5b60ff1a4b2d641
