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Friday, October 23, 2020

THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: LETTING THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, AND THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT, OFF THE HOOK.

The Special Counsel defined "coordination" as an "agreement-tacit or express-between the Trump Campaign and the Russian government on election interference."

IF THIS IS THE ONLY DEFINITION USED, THE SPECIAL COUNSELS REPORT CLEARS UP NOTHING AND OPENS
UP SOME DISTURBING POSSIBILITIES.

HOW SO?


IF WE ACCEPT THAT THE ABOVE DEFINITION IS THE 

SOLE MEASUREMENT FOR PROSECUTION, IT LEAVES US WITH  THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE SCENARIOS:
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SCENARIO #1- A RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OPERATIVE ENLISTS A TRUMP CAMPAIGN WORKER WITH A PLAN TO AID DONALD TRUMP, BY GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION THAT IS ANECDOTAL IN NATURE, AND FULL OF INNUENDO AND UNSUBSTANTIATED INFORMATION.

SCENARIO #2- A TRUMP ELECTION OFFICIAL APPROACHES A RUSSIAN NATIONAL,WHO CONDUCTS BUSINESS IN THE U.S. THE REASON? HE ASKS THE BUSINESSMAN IF HE COULD OBTAIN "SPECIAL INFORMATION" THAT WOULD AID DONALD TRUMP IN WINNING THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.


THESE ARE EXAMPLES, NOT ACCUSATIONS. THE POINT IS THIS: IF SCENARIOS LIKE THIS, OR OTHER SIMILAR ONES DID 
OCCUR, NO LEGAL ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN BY THE SPECIAL COUNSEL. WHY? BECAUSE IN NEITHER CASE WAS THE DEFINITION OF PROSECUTORIAL CONDUCT MET.


REMEMBER, IN THE ABOVE DEFINITION, THE "TRUMP CAMPAIGN," AND THE "RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT" HAD TO

BOTH BE INVOLVED, NOT JUST ONE. THE EXAMPLES OF A TRUMP CAMPAIGN WORKER, OR A RUSSIAN BUSINESSMAN,
SHOW US THAT "COLLUSION," OR "ELECTION INTERFERENCE" COULD OCCUR. HOWEVER, THE CONCLUSION OF THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN BEING INNOCENT OF SUCH ACCUSATIONS, AS THE SUMMARY LETTER IMPLIES, WOULD BE VALID, EVEN IF CRIMINAL ACTS WERE PRESENT IN BOTH SCENARIOS.

THE CONCLUSION IS SIMPLY THIS: THE DEFINITION USED BY THE MUELLER COMMITTEE IS SO NARROW, WHEN REFERRING TO "COORDINATION" TO VIOLATE ELECTION LAW(S), THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT, AND JUST ABOUT ANYONE ELSE COULD HAVE COMMITTED ACTS OF "CONSPIRACY" OR "ELECTION INTERFERENCE", BUT WOULD NOT BE CHARGED UNLESS THERE WAS A FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO. 

THIS DOES NOT EXCLUDE AGENTS OF ONE, OR BOTH, ACTING INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE "OFFICIAL " APPROVAL OF THE LEADESHIP. IN FACT, AGENTS OF ONE OR BOTH COULD HAVE BEEN "ENCOURAGED" TO ACT IN A CERTAIN MANNER TO BENEFIT THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, BUT WITHOUT AN ACKNOWLEDGED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE "OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP," NO ONE COULD BE CHARGED CRIMINALLY. THIS EXTREMELY NARROW DEFINITION ESSENTIALLY MADE "CONSPIRACY", "COORDINATION", OR "ELECTION INTERFERENCE" PERFECTLY LEGAL.

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Leading Edge Fellowship: Opportunities for PhDs in religion, theology, and ethics. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION.

 

 

American Council of Learned Societies

Dear DAVID,

 

The American Council of Learned Societies is now accepting applications for the second competition of the Leading Edge Fellowship program. In this cycle of the program, the fellowships will support recent PhDs with research expertise in religious studies, theology, ethics, and related fields as they pursue research, help communities respond to issues caused by the COVID-19 crisis, and advance public understanding of the pandemic. This initiative is made possible through the support of the Henry Luce Foundation.

 

The deadline for applications is Monday, November 2, 2020, by 9 pm EST. The application consists of a résumé, cover letter, professional references, and an application questionnaire. (No reference letters are required.) Fellows receive stipends of $60,000 per year, health insurance, and professional development funding.

 

Leading Edge Fellowships will begin in January or February 2021 and will be held remotely for the duration of the fellowship term. Applicants may be considered for up to two of the fellowship projects offered in this competition:

  • African Communities Together (New York, NY) – Mapping African Immigrant Communities Post-2020
  • American Friends Service Committee (Newark, NJ) – Testimonies of the Detained: Understanding the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Incarcerated People
  • Breakthrough (New York, NY) – Assessing the Cultural Impact of Our Stories: In Vivid Color, a Multimedia Project
  • Common Cause (Washington, DC) – Private vs. Public Interests: Sheriffs’ Elections and Mass Incarceration
  • Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) (Washington, DC) – Advocating for Ethics and Money-in-Politics Reform Using Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Freedom for Immigrants (Los Angeles, CA) – The Global Dimension of Immigration Detention
  • Kairos Center for Religion, Rights, and Social Justice (New York, NY) – Analyzing the Impact of COVID-19 on Poor and Low-Income People to Transform Conditions on the Ground
  • National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC) – Ethical Considerations: COVID-19 Vaccine Research
  • PublicSource (Pittsburgh, PA) – Reporting on Faith and Religion in Pittsburgh Amid the Pandemic
  • Southern Coalition for Social Justice (Durham, NC) – Collateral Consequences: COVID-19 and the Criminal Justice System in North Carolina
  • The Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL) – The Third Edition of Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy

To be eligible, applicants must have a PhD that was/will be conferred by their university between September 1, 2016, and December 31, 2020, and must have successfully defended their dissertations by November 2, 2020. Applicants’ PhDs may be in any field in the humanities or humanistic social sciences, provided that their research contributes to the understanding of religion, theology, or ethics. US citizenship or permanent residency is not required, but applicants must be authorized to work legally in the United States. Neither ACLS nor the partner organization can sponsor fellows for visas. See the program FAQ for further information.

 

Applications will be accepted only through the ACLS online application system and must be submitted by November 2, 2020 at 9 pm EST. Applicants should not contact any of the organizations directly. Please visit the ACLS website for complete position descriptions, eligibility criteria, and application information.

 

Questions about the program may be addressed to fellowships@acls.org.

 

Sincerely,

 

John Paul Christy

Senior Director, US Programs

American Council of Learned Societies

 

The American Philosophical Association

University of Delaware

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