What A Constitutional Crisis Looks Like: A Legislative Branch Bowing Down To A Tyrant.

What A Constitutional Crisis Looks Like: A Legislative Branch Bowing Down To A Tyrant.

It’s happening right before our eyes. And none of it should be surprising. Trump is indeed acting like a dictator, the wealthiest man on the planet, not elected by anyone, has declared war on federal civil servants, and Congress, charged in the Constitution with keeping a check on the presidency, has willingly abdicated that authority. It is by definition a Constitutional crisis.

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361. Use The Difficulty

361. Use The Difficulty

We all face hard times, bad times, tough times, struggles, obstacles, suffering, roadblocks, and hardships. We all do. Every day. Every week. It's as true as the breath we take every day. We have a ch...

29 Mar 202415min

360. Be Like Joe Lieberman

360. Be Like Joe Lieberman

When I was in Congress, I didn't appreciate Joe Lieberman's collegiality and compromise. Those were dirty words to me back then. Our politics now is ugly, divisive and uncompromising. How do we fix it...

28 Mar 20249min

359. Too Many of us are untethered to the truth

359. Too Many of us are untethered to the truth

Too many Americans embrace conspiracies wherever they turn. Too many Americans refuse to believe basic truths. Our institutions, the media, our politicians, but yes, also "too many Americans" are to b...

27 Mar 20248min

358. It's A Club

358. It's A Club

They all belong to the same club. The politicians, Republican and Democrat, the people who work for the politicians, and the cable news talking heads. They all belong to the same elitist, DC/NYC insid...

25 Mar 20249min

357. An Old Guy & A Gen Z Gal Chat

357. An Old Guy & A Gen Z Gal Chat

I think Gen Z could use a respectful kick in the butt. She thinks my generation doesn't understand and is too judgmental. I sat down with Sara Brick, a freshman at the University of Delaware for a gov...

22 Mar 20241h 6min

356. Defeat Trump. Reform Our Politics In that order

356. Defeat Trump. Reform Our Politics In that order

Yes our politics is broken. Our political system is broken. We need HUGE reform. More parties, open primaries, and on, and on...but that all has to come AFTER 2024. Trump is an existential threat to o...

22 Mar 20248min

355. He's not funny, he's scary

355. He's not funny, he's scary

I don't like talking about the horserace when it comes to Trump. He's an existential threat to our democracy. He's utterly un American. He's humanly incapable of empathy. There's nothing funny about a...

20 Mar 202410min

354. If The Feds Aren't Doing Their Job...

354. If The Feds Aren't Doing Their Job...

The Supreme Court today ruled that Texas could continue to enforce their controversial law of arresting people who enter their state illegally. Good. It was the correct ruling. If the Feds aren't doin...

19 Mar 20249min

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