{"id":32849,"date":"2018-06-25T12:42:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=32849"},"modified":"2018-06-25T12:42:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:42:36","slug":"open-thread-6-25-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/25\/open-thread-6-25-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 6\/25\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday Wendy and I worked so hard, and it was so damn hot, that I was unable to wind down and get to sleep until well after midnight, so I spent the morning napping instead of researching.  Therefore this is my only article today, and I will not be sending links messages at Care2.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzles<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today’s took me 7:01 (average 7:41).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>President Trump on Sunday explicitly advocated for depriving undocumented immigrants of their due-process rights, arguing that people who cross the border into the United States illegally are invaders and must immediately be deported without trial or an appearance before a judge.<\/p>\n

In the Republican Reich, let the Constitution be damned. RESIST<\/strong>!! VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>2. Driver\u2019s license offices are closed in black areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The year after the photo identification law took effect, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency announced that it would close 31 driver\u2019s license offices<\/a>, one of the primary places where Alabamians could obtain photo identification. The closings were in response to budget cuts, but there was a clear racial pattern.<\/p>\n

This is the second of seven ways Alabama Republicans have made it harder to vote. Click through for the other six. RESIST<\/strong>!! VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>Rep. John Carter (R-Tex.) hasn\u2019t won a race by fewer than 20 points in a decade. Veteran MJ Hegar (D) is trying to change that, and she made a big splash over the last few days with an ad that includes a subtle but brutal jab at Carter.<\/p>\n

Hegar served three tours in Afghanistan and later successfully lobbied the Obama administration to lift the ban on women serving in combat.<\/p>\n

In a new ad \u201cDoors<\/a>\u201d \u2014 which you can watch above [below] \u2014 Hegar shows viewers how she opened \u201cdoors\u201d throughout her career, facing many that slammed in her face. Behind one closed door was Carter, who she says in the ad she tried to lobby to lift the combat ban.<\/p>\n