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Clark County teachers Impeachment trial OUR POINT OF VIEW union endorses socialist begins with furor The Alpine Hotel: Bernie Sanders over rules its slumlords and victims PAGE 2 PAGE 4 PAGE 14 Volume 21, Issue 48 January 22-28, 2020 Las Vegas lasvegastribune.com “ITRIBUNE may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” — Voltaire NEPA rules changes will benefit the economy and environment By Thomas Mitchell the National Environmental Policy and Sean McGarvey, president of President Donald Trump an- Act (NEPA) of 1970, aiming to cut North America’s Building Trades nounced this past week that his the approval time for such projects Unions — argued that the changes Council on Environmental Quality in half. would actually benefit the envi- is streamlining the rules for major The council published the ronment. infrastructure projects — such as changes in the Federal Register on “Consistent with its environ- roads, bridges, pipelines and power Friday, setting in motion a 60-day mental mission, modernizing NEPA transmission lines — required by comment period. The changes are will accelerate projects that im- widely expected to be challenged in prove the efficiency of our trans- the courts by the usual self-styled portation and distribution systems, My Point environmental groups. thereby reducing traffic congestion Businesses and labor unions and associated emissions,” Dono- hailed the proposal as long overdue, hue and McGarvey write. “It will of View but environmental groups assailed also spur investment in renewable By Rolando Larraz it, saying the changes would con- energy sources and transmission Once again Peter Guzman and tribute to climate change. infrastructure, much of which is Otto Merida invited me to lunch In an opinion piece penned for subject to delays by current NEPA and they did not even allow me to The Hill — Tom Donohue, CEO of procedures. And timelier imple- leave the tip; we had a wonderful President Trump announces changes to NEPA rules. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, (See NEPA, Page 2) time remembering the old Las Ve- gas days and reminisced very little about politics, but what little we The homeless war continues did reminisce about politics will remain private and out of the public By Rolando Larraz do what we do — put it out on the knowledge. Las Vegas Tribune sidewalk. The invitation was to celebrate No more Mr. Nice Guy! From The sidewalk belongs to the my return to the airtime of Radio now on, coming to work and finding city, so if the city does not know Tribune with my radio show Face a homeless person at the front door how to clean up the mess from the the Tribune that was off the air for sleeping — and who then gets upset homeless, the city should be shown one whole year. because he is being woken up and how, since they are responsible for And speaking of my return to the starts throwing things out before he picking up their trash, their entire airwaves, I am happy to announce takes a pee — is a thing of the past. mess and their dirty laundry. that Peter Guzman and Otto Meri- From now on every time a busi- If City Councilwoman Olivia da, President and former President ness person sees someone sleeping Diaz wants to protect homeless of the Latin Chamber of Commerce at their front door they will likely people who interfere and interrupt of Las Vegas, will be my guests on pick up all their belongings and (See Homeless War, Page 4) that Face The Tribune radio show on January 27. It promises to be a good show The Women’s March: Anti-Trump/ because both Guzman and Merida had been the target of my political Anti-America/Anti-Rights Movement critics in the past and now they are coming back to face the Tribune. By Wetonia Bridges-Houlihan dogs can hear with no clear logic And on to another topic, I just Las Vegas Tribune among the thousands of them. They got out off the telephone with my Since we are in the wake of the scream for justice for women’s dear friend Jerry Cocci in Buffalo Women’s March, we see the world rights while carrying a Palestinian New York who was telling me that grab hold of the utmost hypocritical flag. They scream for equality but Gianni Russo, The Hollywood movement since the hashtag #ME- cry victim when equal standards Godfather, will be in Buffalo this TOO movement hit Hollywood are expected as equal performance. March and they both are going to Trending status: The Women’s Ironic, isn’t it? be doing the Face The Tribune radio March. Full of feminism ready to Women call out of work to show when they call in. pounce, but with no real message protest for gender pay, to prove If I am excited about my return behind it. they deserve the same pay as the to Face The Tribune, even more am The Women’s March really took man—who, by the way, is work- I excited about my participation as hold after Trump won the Presi- ing while the women protest…. second banana on the new show dency in the 2016 election. It was HA-HA!... that’s what some call that will debut on Radio Tribune, at that moment the whiteknuckling “Liberal Logic.” Morning Java with Wetonia Bridg- of feminists could be felt around With that said, these pink pussy- es-Houlihan, and she has asked me the globe. We had to put a label on hat-wearing individuals march for to be her co-host for those thirty them, so we called them Social Jus- so-called “equality,” for so-called minutes of real java with a little tice Warriors. (SJW). They seem to “humanity,” and for so-called bit of everything. I am honored for offer up the high pitched cries only (See Women’s March, Page 8) the invitation and said YES faster than I could get up from my chair at my age. Trump defenders argue president Now onto a more serious issue; what is more serious than judicial can’t be removed for abuse of power elections where the life and the By Zack Budryk of President Andrew Johnson. freedom of many humans are at The Hill “So I am making an argument stake? Attorney Alan Dershowitz, who much like the argument made by One hundred and thirty-seven will serve as counsel to President the great Justice Curtis,” he said. names have been placed on the Trump in his impeachment trial, “And to call them absurdist is to, ballots; many of them have no one said Sunday that a president cannot you know, insult one of the greatest running against them and many be impeached and removed from jurists in American history. The ar- of the most corrupt judges did not office for abuse of power, arguing gument is a strong one. The Senate have anyone with the courage to the position negates the need for should hear it.” run against them. WHY IS THAT? additional witnesses. Dershowitz’s “absurdist” refer- Because those good and honest Dershowitz said on ABC’s “This ence was in response to comments judges are so afraid to put their Week” Sunday that the argument by House Intelligence Committee names on the same ballot as the echoed that of Supreme Court Jus- Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who corrupt judges and possibly become tice Benjamin Curtis in his defense (See Abuse of Power, Page 4) victims of their retaliation if they do not win, and they will most likely not win because corruption Ripping the Loincloth off the Little Caucus that Couldn’t usually wins. By Chuck Muth Well, as you’re about to see, That is why we need to make Part two of a series those two losses can’t possibly be sure that the election of our judges In Part I of “Ripping the Loin- used as “proof” that “Jill can’t win.” does not depend on the attorneys, cloth Off the Little Caucus that But first, a little baseball story… the legal community and their Couldn’t” I noted the claim being Last October - around the same employees and family members be- flung around by certain members of time the Little Caucus that Couldn’t cause they are going to control the the Nevada Republican Assembly was pushing the notion that Jill results of who stays on the bench Caucus that former conservative couldn’t win after two losses — the and who does not. Assemblywoman Jill Dickman Houston Astros lost their first two I still remember a judge who, “can’t win” back her District 31 games of the World Series to the during the last judicial election seat. Washington Nationals. asked one of the attorneys repre- They point to the fact that she At home. senting a litigant to “approach” the lost her re-election bids in 2016 and And all the experts said it was bench and ask how it was that he 2018; saying that proves there’s no over. NO WAY the Astros could (See My Point of View, Page 2) way she can win in 2020. (See Caucus Exposed, Page 6) Page 2 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / January 22-28, 2020 How the Democrats lie to the nation By Tribune Media Group The Republican Party needs to An email to a registered Repub- realize that the country is in a very lican from a woman calling herself dangerous situation because their Sophia read as follows: “According collective voice could become to our records, you’re marked as a MUTE if they allow the American likely Democratic voter.