Mackinac Island
There is one in every crowd.
Nancy Pelosi’s weird (and wrong) views about impeachment - CNN Ross Garber:
The whole point of an impeachment process is to conduct a fair evaluation of the facts and constitutional standard. Initiating an impeachment process also provides a forum for the public to learn about the relevant facts and the constitutional burdens.
Source: Nancy Pelosi’s weird (and wrong) views about impeachment - CNN
Two duck families by the pond.
Last year I wrote about Apple’s plans to enable iOS apps to run on MacOS, comparing it to what Google has done for Android on Chrome OS. Today I can officially run Android apps on Chrome OS, but not yet iOS on Mac. An interesting subplot added during WWDC this year is iPadOS, which is clearly an acknowledgement that there are UI elements more appropriate for tablets than phones.
Nancy Pelosi is proving to be no different than Mitch McConnell. If the Republic falls, history will record both has having contributed significantly to the fall.
The Rhododendron is blossoming
Today’s wildlife picture is a duck family in the pond in our condo complex.
I was not sure our Rhododendron would blossom like this, but she is a survivor.
I recently crossed the 200 page mark on my wiki. Here are the recent changes.
Last year I wrote about the Pad and Quill Oxford Case for my iPad Pro 10.5. A year later I can report that I am very happy with the case. The leather has broke in nicely the the “bump” you get when folding the cover back behind the iPad has smoothed out. I have not removed the iPad from the case as much as I anticipated. Part of me wishes for the same case for the iPad Mini, but I do like using the Mini without a case.
I caught as much of Apple’s WWDC 2019 keynote as I could, and consolidated what I have found from various web sites on my wiki. I am looking forward to trying out the new iPadOS.
CNET says that Apple may have added mouse support to iPadOS. Talk about burying the lede if true. I wonder, however, whether that includes support for Bluetooth mice?
For A President, Congress Is The Law
I wonder, if the Republicans controlled the House, whether there would already be an impreachment inquiry open. Mueller served the role as investigator, collecting evidence and documenting his findings. The Constitution gives the House the job of prosecuting attorney (not the Attorney General) in determining whether to charge the President with a crime, which for the President has the unique label of impreachment.
A Republican inquiry would review the evidence, formally declare there is none to bring charges, and then the case is closed. Until the House says it is closed, the case is not closed no matter what Trump or Barr says. That is the Constitution.
To uphold their oath to the Constitution, Democrats in the House must open the impeachment inquiry and determine whether or not to vote articles of impeachment. They must be willing to take the political risk, if that exists, to fulfill their role in our government. It’s not about politics, it’s about the rule of law.
In fact, I think Congress should produce new presidential special consule legislation that states that all presidential special consule investigations require an impeachment inquiry to formalize the conclusions of the investigation.
If the criminal justice system cannot bring charges against a sitting president then Congress has to take serious this responsibility. That is unless Congress thinks the President really is above the law.
A year later my main complaint about micro.blog remains, it is still too difficult for me as an Android user to post pictures to my blog.
Justice Thomas appears to be trying to make the case that abortion is a tool being used to control human breeding, or what is called eugenics. I thought a woman chooses to have an abortion because she is pregnant.
The temperature here has dropped more than ten degrees in the last several hours.
We’re Running Windows Apps on a Chromebook With the Droplet Computing Beta for Chrome OS
Windows-based containers to run Windows apps on Chromebooks appear to be closer to reality thanks to Crostini. Like the author of this article, I am a little hard pressed to think what Windows only app I need to run.
Continue to be surprised by the number of deer I see in our suburban condominium complex. This one was munching on freshly cut grass during my afternoon walk.
