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. Midterm Elections are tomorrow, Nov 8th, the long campaign season is done. It’s time for those of us who haven’t voted yet to get to the polls and vote in person! 41.9 million votes were cast early and by mail so far.

· We will look at three stories that show how the far right will use the power if they gain control of House and/or Senate:

· Scotus will be considering a Nursing Home case that would eliminate the filing of lawsuits for mistreatment of residents.

· We fact check a Michigan ballot initiative that reportedly would remove the Photo ID requirement for voting, but does it?

· We look at a Louisiana effort to exclude mixed race citizens to reduce the numbers of voters that aren’t Black or Black/White mixed race. 

This past week Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was brutally attacked by an intruder in their home in San Francisco and suffered serious head and other injuries after being struck by the assailant with a hammer. We will talk about the climate of political violence in our country that leads up to such horrible events.

·         We are just 9 days from the midterms and over 20 million early votes have already been cast nationwide. We look at the states with the highest vote tallies to date and review the call for all registered voters to GET OUT AND VOTE!

·         Using the example of a simple Bike Travel Lane bill for Philadelphia PA, we examine how the Republicans are adopting tactics to isolate the State AG and why we so more “poison pill” types of legislation being introduced at the Federal, State and even Local levels.

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This week on FiredUp

- At some point early next year, #Covid vaccines will no longer be free unless you have certain types of medical coverage. What will they cost and what are the choices?

- You can’t escape them. They’re everywhere. We’re talking about #polls, political polls. 

- As we look at polls, recent ones suggest that Republicans are likely to control the #House and could likely gain the #Senate as well. 

- We will give you the surprising facts on #slavery and #indentured servitude in the USA in 2022.

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This week on FiredUp!

- More drama over Gov DeSantis shipping asylum seeking immigrants from Texas to Massachusetts. Now a Texas Sheriff is proposing charges against the Florida Governor for transporting them under false pretenses, which could lead to them getting nonimmigrant status visas and remaining in the US until their court dates.

- Former President Trump says he would consider appearing before the Jan 6th Committee to testify “if it would be done under his terms”. Specifically, he wants his testimony broadcast live and in real time. Others have testified live only after their taped depositions have been shown during the live hearings. No formal reply has been given by either side in the matter.

- The Supreme Court is expected to announce soon when they will hear arguments on the Moore v. Harper case out of North Carolina which will address the legality of the Independent State Legislature Rule which would give the legislature of the State near unassailable control over federal elections and likely lock in one-party rule in the states.

- We discuss the Georgia Senate debate between Warnock and Walker and how both candidates did or did not get their (or any) message out.

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In this episode of FiredUp

· What qualifications should a Senator or Congressperson have? We question why no one asks candidates “What qualifies you to be a Senator or House Representative?” We look at what the Constitution requires. Is that enough?

· Georgia on my mind – We look at Herschel Walker and his baggage. Is what Georgia NEEDS in a US Senator? Voters in the Peach state need to look closely at what they are voting for next month.

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This Week on FiredUp 

·         Justice Katanji Brown-Jackson takes her seat on the US Supreme Court making history as the first African-American female Supreme Court Justice.

·         We look at the first round of cases that SCOTUS will take up in the new session starting Oct 3rd. As predicted, the court is taking direct aim at racial admissions to colleges, strengthening gerrymandering and redistricting initiatives, stripping rights to reverse convictions in certain cases and more.

·         We look at how Florida Rep Matt Gaetz and Sen, Marco Rubio have fought against aid for Florida relief from Hurricane Ian.

·         We deliver more information on being registered to vote and the critical importance of the down ballot in the upcoming elections in November and in 2024.

ICYMI it's Monday. But don't be sad, we got new content from FiredUp to get you through the day! 

We are just 43 days away from Midterm elections. Tune in as Steve breaks down the latest and greatest in the political playing field. 

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This week on the FiredUp Podcast

·         A New voter restriction from Republicans using mailers and low response rates to drive voter roll purges on a national basis.

·         More details on the asylum seekers shipped from Texas to Massachusetts by Florida Gov DeSantis. Is this legal or another political stunt?

·         Reports on Bus drivers instructed not to provide any information to New York officials on refugees being transported from the south.

·         Report from Breitbart News – could Martha’s Vineyard house 6 Million refugees? Steve weighs in based on the many summers he spent on the island.

This week on FiredUp:

- Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on September 8th. We pay our respects to the longest serving Monarch in the history of the United Kingdom.

- This past Sunday was the 21st anniversary of the Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and the passenger-thwarted attempt that crashed in a field in central PA. We honor the memory of those we lost and the brave souls that foiled the third attempt.

- We are focusing this episode on a discussion of Independent State Legislature Theory. A concept promoted by some ultra conservatives as a means to gain and exercise near total control over the voting process in this country. If brought into existence, the State Legislatures would have the ability to select their own Slate of Electors to choose the President and Vice-President of the United States. We look at what it is and where it came from.

This week on the FiredUp Podcast:

·         The GOP has set its sights in restricting citizen access to launch ballot initiatives at the state lev3el. This action is to roadblock efforts by the citizens to get laws enacted that may not align with Republican beliefs – such as voter access, enshrining abortion rights into state constitutions, etc.

·         Dallas TX parents are challenging the new law allowing private-funded “In God We Trust” posters, including sending alternate posters that meet the basic requirements of the law but add touches that speak a more inclusive language such as rainbow lettering and subtle stars in the background. Litigation in court is almost certain.

·         Also, Jim Crow laws are still alive, 130 years later, with initiatives in Florida and Mississippi as voting access restrictions, poll taxes and other methods of disenfranchising voters (primarily Black) continue to this day.

·         More information about the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago under the DOJ search warrant have come to light, including 43 empty folders with classification markers on them. This is causing great concern among Intelligence Agencies wondering what if anything was in those folders.

·         It also came to light that The Donald didn’t trust the method of destroying classified documents used by the Pentagon. He resorted to his own methods (remember the clogged toilets?).

·         Finally we raise the question, looking back at what transpired in the Julian Assange and Edward Snowden situations, Federal arrest warrants and exile in countries without extradition treaties with the US, what will happen with the Donald?