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A Trump-Thomas ticket would be a game-changer for 2024

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Donald Trump has yet to announce his vice presidential running mate, a decision he doesn't take lightly. While there are many fine Republicans, Trump should consider only two: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Here is some unsolicited advice, respectfully submitted.

Thomas has been a pillar of the American republic for nearly half a century. No one has demonstrated more political courage, except for President Trump, than Justice Thomas. Normally, it would be fine to leave Thomas on the Supreme Court. But our republic is broken, and we are in a revolutionary moment that requires thinking outside the box. This election will decide the future of the country. Why not go all in with the two finest political figures we have: Donald Trump and Clarence Thomas?

If the MAGA base and the political right in America unite, they will have a fighting chance to turn this around.

Intellectually, Thomas has demonstrated an unparalleled devotion to the principles of the American founding. His application of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to the legal and political crisis we find ourselves in today has had a profound and enduring impact on American jurisprudence. His understanding of the natural law and his common-sense legal opinions have reshaped the court in decisive ways.

Politically, Thomas is in a unique position. He is an elder statesman whom both the American people and the Republican political class respect. The MAGA base and traditional Republican Party members look to Thomas as a bulwark of traditional American morality and common sense.

Not only does he represent the best of American constitutional thinking, but he is also an eminently good man with a good and lovely wife. Millions already love Trump, and a Trump-Thomas ticket would generate unprecedented energy. Thomas is the kind of man for whom millions of Americans — especially Christians — would tirelessly walk precincts. The reason is simple: The MAGA base wants a running mate for President Trump who is authentically MAGA, not a pretender like Nikki Haley or Doug Burgum.

And at the most fundamental political level, the Democrats, should they have the majority, would not dream of impeaching President Trump with Vice President Clarence Thomas in the wings. For whom else could that be said?

Some will say that a Trump-Thomas ticket is crazy because Justice Thomas would have to give up his seat on the court. This is true, but unless overwhelming numbers of Americans vote for President Trump in November and overcome attempts to steal the election, Democrats will win the White House, along with the House of Representatives and Senate. They will then pack the Supreme Court, making Justice Thomas a minority view. If victorious, who better to advise President Trump on the future of the court than Vice President Thomas?

But, of course, Trump may not be able to pry Thomas from the court. In that case, the other choice is a nod to practical electoral politics: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. It is well known that Trump and Kemp are not the best of friends. To put it mildly, they did not see eye to eye on how the 2020 election was conducted in the Peach State.

Some might say Kemp didn’t fully apply his experience and proficiency as a former Georgia secretary of state to ensure a fraud-free 2020 election, impacted by changes to election laws due to COVID-19 lockdowns. This could be remedied in 2024. Kemp is one of the most skilled politicians in the country. If he were on the national ticket, he would ensure a free and fair election in Georgia. Under these circumstances, President Trump could win the state’s crucial 16 electoral votes. No other potential running mate offers this possibility.

It's true Kemp represents a more establishment part of the Republican Party. Bringing this faction back into the fold to join President Trump's MAGA base is crucial. In politics, unity is assumed come election time, but that was not the case in 2020 and 2022. If President Trump is to return to the White House, party unity is indispensable in 2024.

Many within the MAGA base will be appalled by such a selection. However, this is about political math. Georgia’s 16 electoral votes are critical. While Kemp has many establishment tendencies and is not MAGA on several issues, he is a traditional conservative on illegal immigration and gun rights. He was also among the best governors in the country during the COVID-19 lockdowns, keeping schools open and businesses running.

Whatever differences Republicans may have, the country is being torn apart. It may already be too late to reverse course. One thing is for sure: If the MAGA base and the political right in America unite, they will have a fighting chance to turn this around.

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'A gift to MAGA election deniers': New Georgia law requires absentee ballots to be counted, reported on Election Night

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A new voting reform bill in Georgia, just signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, would require all absentee ballots to be tabulated and the results reported on Election Night.

On Monday, Kemp signed SB 189, which makes several significant changes to Georgia's election procedures. The bill removed some possible conflicts of interest between the secretary of state, the state Board of Elections, and those involved with counting ballots; compels homeless residents to list their county register's office as their mailing address; prevents voters from using a P.O. box or private mailbox service as proof of residency; and requires individuals who have voted or registered to vote in another state or district to re-register in their original district before they will be allowed to cast a ballot there, WSBTV.com reported.

"Public confidence in elections is paramount to keeping civil order and facilitating transfers of power from one party to another."

The bill also explicitly requires all absentee ballots to be counted and reported within one hour of the polls closing on Election Day:

All absentee ballots that have been verified and accepted ... by the Monday prior to the day of the primary, election, or runoffshall be tabulated and the results reported by no later than 8:00 P.M. on the day of such primary, election, or runoff or within one hour of the closing of all polls in such county, whichever occurs later.

This new rule is so noteworthy that Jeremiah Poff of the Washington Examiner claimed that it "will do wonders for election integrity in the Peach State" and that "every state should pass" a measure like it. "Public confidence in elections is paramount to keeping civil order and facilitating transfers of power from one party to another. Counting votes in a timely and accurate manner is essential to keeping that confidence," Poff wrote.

However, many on the left are less enthusiastic about the new bill. Fair Fight Action, an organization reportedly founded by twice-failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, called it "a gift to MAGA election deniers" and claimed it will embolden "right-wing activists in their efforts to kick Black and brown voters off the rolls."

Andrea Young, executive director of the ACLU of Georgia, likewise called the bill "a step back for voters’ rights and voting access." "This bill will require already overburdened election workers to spend time processing unnecessary voter challenges," Young said in a statement.

Some of the bill's changes will not be implemented for months or even years to come, but most of them — including the new rules regarding absentee ballots — go into effect in July.

A spokesperson for Gov. Kemp did not provide USA Today a statement about the new bill but did confirm to the outlet that Kemp signed it on Monday.

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Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE and jails to check immigration status of inmates

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill on Wednesday that requires local law enforcement officials to cooperate with federal immigration agents and mandates that jails check inmates’ immigration statuses.

House Bill 1105, sponsored by Georgia State Rep. Jesse Petrea (R), requires the Department of Corrections to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detainer requests for individuals in custody who are suspected of having entered the country illegally.

Local law enforcement agencies that refuse to cooperate with ICE officials could lose state funding under the new law.

Additionally, the Department of Corrections commissioner must share on the department's public website a “report of aggregate data on the immigration status, offenses, and home countries of inmates who are confined under the authority of the department who are not citizens of the United States and to whom the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division of the Department of Homeland Security has issued immigration detainer notices.”

The bill also prevents local governments within the state from enacting “sanctuary policies,” defined as any regulations prohibiting local officials from “complying with an immigration detainer notice or communicating or cooperating with federal officials or local law enforcement officers with regard to reporting immigration status information.”

Most of the legislation’s provisions are set to take effect immediately.

Kemp signed a separate bill, Senate Bill 63, requiring cash bail for 30 additional offenses. It also restricts individuals and entities from posting cash bonds more than three times per year. The bill will take effect July 1.

On Wednesday, Kemp stated that HB 1105 “became one of our top priorities following the senseless death of Laken Riley at the hands of someone in this country illegally who had already been arrested even after crossing the border,” the Associated Press reported.

Earlier this year, José Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan national in the country illegally, was charged with the abduction and murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia.

“If you enter our country illegally and proceed to commit further crimes in our communities, we will not allow your crimes to go unanswered,” Kemp added.

Georgia Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R) stated that the signing of SB 63 “will support law enforcement officers who are doing their jobs to keep our state safe and ensure criminal offenders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent.”

“We will not allow criminals to roam free in our streets. These bills continue our efforts to keep Georgians safe,” he stated.

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Georgia House Guts Bill That Would Have Given Election Board Power To Investigate Secretary Of State

Georgia's GOP-led House derailed a bill that would have given the State Election Board authority to investigate the secretary of state.

Trump’s long list of legal entanglements is about far more than just keeping him out of the White House

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Monday marked the bond deadline for Trump’s $454 million civil business fraud judgment, but right before the sand in the hourglass ran out, Trump won an appeal to have the bond reduced to $175 million, which he said he’d gladly pay in cash.

While this is certainly good news for the former president, he’s still entangled in numerous other lawsuits.

“I feel like I need a flowchart at this point of all of the different cases against Donald Trump,” sighs Sara Gonzales. “They have literally weaponized every single judicial branch system that they can to try to throw their political opponent in jail.”

According to Kyle Rittenhouse, the reason for the never-ending list of Trump trials is because “they’re scared.”

“They're just like, ‘No, no, no – we don't need Trump to come in and fix what we messed up already,” he tells Sara.

Sara agrees, adding, “That's what you have to do when you can't run on your own policy.”

“What is there? Higher gas prices, higher grocery bills – higher everything; botched withdrawal in Afghanistan, allowing over ten million unvetted strangers into the interior of the country. What do you run on other than ‘orange man bad’ at this point?” she asks.

“It's not only designed to break him ... but also, it’s an intimidation tactic to stop anyone else from running for office,” says Blaze contributor Matthew Marsden.

But there’s yet another reason they’re targeting him – and it’s perhaps the most sinister of all.

Nobody has articulated it better than Trump himself.

“In the end, they're not coming after me. They're coming after you — and I'm just standing in their way," he said last year, following the announcement of the seven indictments related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.

“I’m sure you can speak to that, Kyle,” says Sara.

“Absolutely ... If they're willing to make up all these lies and put a former sitting president on trial, what are these Soros-funded DAs going to do to everyday people like me or you? They're going to come after us,” says Kyle.

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