Some Americans Rejected VP Kamala Harris For President and Elected a Criminal & Twice Impeached Former President To the White House/Alsobrooks Heads To The Senate/ New BOE members
Some Americans Rejected VP Kamala Harris For President and Elected a Criminal & Twice Impeached Former President To the White House/Alsobrooks Heads To The Senate/ New BOE members
Multiple think pieces have been written about why and how Vice President Kamala Harris lost her candidacy for President of the United States when there was so much hope that she would win. We know the obvious: Some Americans voted to put a criminal back into the White House.
We are in this position because our government failed to put a criminal in prison. In a surprising move, the Department of Justice has decided to suspend its cases against Trump.
From The Conversation:
“On Aug. 1 2023, Jack Smith (special prosecuter) charged Trump with four crimes pertaining to federal election interference in connection with events prior to and on Jan. 6 2021. Trump’s lawyers argued he was immune from prosecution because he acted in his official capacity as president. The Supreme Court stepped in and raised the bar for prosecuting presidents.
Along ideological lines, the court decided that presidents have “absolute immunity” for their “core constitutional powers” and “presumptive immunity” for all other official acts. The case was handed back to the trial court to determine if the charges should be partly or wholly dismissed.”
Though those charges have been dropped, the cases in Georgia and New York aren’t. He still has to appear in court for those cases.
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Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech at Howard University. There she conceded that she’d lost the presidency. Additionally, during her speech, she challenged and encouraged Americans to continue to fight for what is right. Kamala will certify the election in January. Harris has run for president two times. It’s not clear what Harris will do after her time in office.
County Executive Alsobrooks has been elected to the Senate
Change has come to our state. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has been elected to the U.S. Senate. In Prince George’s County, Alsobrooks received, according to the latest data, 260, 281 votes while Hogan received 51,657 votes.
Alsobrooks will be the first Black woman from Maryland elected to the Senate. In her speech after the win, she said:
“ I must give credit to the unfailing God I serve,” said Alsobrooks to a cheering crowd. “ [God’s] grace has been sufficient at every turn. I don’t have enough words to say thank you to God - whose faith has been unfailing. Just a moment ago, I received a call from Governor Hogan congratulating me on tonight's victory, offering his congratulations. I know that we both share a very deep love and commitment to Maryland. So, I certainly want to thank him so much for his service. Now, I want to start with something so obvious. This couldn't be overstated. But tonight absolutely could not have been possible without you, without every single person in this room and the people of Maryland. So to the people of Maryland, thank you so very much.”
You can view the rest of the speech here. See below.
Who Will Lead the County?
Based on The Greenbelt News Review’s article, Alsobrooks’ election to the Senate will have an impact on the position of county executive.
Reminder: “Further complicating this election season is County Executive Angela Alsobrooks’ U.S. Senate campaign. If she wins in November against former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and resigns before December 5, a special election will fill her seat. If she resigns after December 5 (senators are sworn in January 3), the county charter says the county council has 14 days to appoint her replacement. If they don’t act within that time, the charter directs that the council chair (Ivey) “shall succeed to the Office for the balance of the unexpired term.” If Ivey is appointed to County Executive, yet a second special election will be needed to fill her at-large seat.”
Angela Alsobrooks will be sworn in on Jan. 3. According to the charter, if she does resign before Dec. 5, it will trigger a special election.
“Allyson Wilson, communications director in the county executive’s office, said Wednesday that Alsobrooks has not decided when she will step down,” according to Maryland Matters.
There’s more:
“If the executive seat is vacant, the county charter states that the position would be filled by the chief administrative officer while the council, or the voters, deliberate on choosing a new executive. Tara H. Jackson, the current chief administrative officer, would serve as acting county executive in that case.”
Newly Elected In Prince George’s County
Glenn Ivey remains District 4 Representative in Congress.
Glenn Ivey (D): 179,398
George McDermott (R): 22,667
District 5
Steny Hoyer remains U.S. Rep
Hoyer (D): 93, 989
Michelle Talkington (R): 12,322
District 8
Jamie Raskin (D): 3
Cheryl Riley (R): 2
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County Council-at-large
Jolene Ivey (D): 263, 231
Michael Riker (R): 37,644
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Judge of the Appellate Court
Anne K Albright (voted for continuance in office)
yes: 252,515
No: 31,312
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Kevin F. Arthur (voted for continuance in office)
yes: 240,382
no: 38,357
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Andrea M. Leahy (voted for continuance in office)
yes: 250,563
No: 30,265
Board of Education
District 1
Tiffini L. Andorful: 19,132
Donna S. Barriteau: 10,255
Other Write-Ins: 222
District 4
Shayla D. Adams-Stafford: 23,954
Write-Ins: 304
District 5
Robin Brown: 26,319
Zipporah Miller: 19,756
Write-Ins: 236
District 7
Kenneth F. Harris, II: 15,747
Phelton C. Moss: 16,645
Sharon McKlveen (Write In): 00.00%
Write-Ins: 99
District 8
Zakyia Goins-McCants: 16,026
Angela R. Jones: 16,428
Write-Ins: 172