Glenn Greenwald has some theories. [NOTE: Although Greenwald doesn’t talk about this, I was just wondering how many Americans have any knowledge of what the words “Reichstag Fire” might mean. For those who know their history, the parallels can be … Continue reading →
Commenter “D. Cohen” describes a problem: One big lack in the constitution is a statement about how small a state can be… Suppose political party A controls a state and both houses of Congress. It can then, constitutionally, have its … Continue reading →
If COVID had never happened and everything else had remained the same, I believe that Trump would have been re-elected. After all, the economy was going well, and none of the left’s attacks on him had really gained traction. Plus, … Continue reading →
The left may not have trashed Martin Luther King’s statues, but they’ve done an excellent job of trashing his message and his legacy. I cannot help but think that King would weep if he were alive today and could see … Continue reading →
Could the following process have been successfully stopped by GOP challenges prior to the 2020 election? I don’t see how that could have been done in states in which the office of Secretary of State was held by a Democrat. … Continue reading →
We’ve really only barely begun to get the fuller story on what happened on January 6 at the Capitol. But the House was in such an all-fired hurry to stab at Moby Dick Trump that they couldn’t wait for some … Continue reading →
From a coment by “Eris Guy”: The Left/Communist/Democrats have been calling Republicans “Nazis” since Wendell Willkie. (Can you imagine claiming — or worse believing — Willkie is a Nazi.) It’s a slow, steady drip of hate until the water becomes … Continue reading →
The charge is “incitement to insurrection.” Which is appropriately Orwellian, since there was neither “incitement” (see this) nor an “insurrection” – except to the degree that any protest against the government that involves any violence at all could be labeled … Continue reading →
I came across two older posts of mine yesterday, and decided they are worth revisiting in light of recent events. The first is from December 12, 2016, about a month after Trump’s election. Here are some selected quotes from it: … Continue reading →
Common sense would dictate that the answer is “of course not.” Impeachment and conviction is a remedy with the purpose of removing someone from office. However, one can find a lawyer to argue whatever is expedient. And so it is … Continue reading →
This video of lawyers David Freiheit and Robert Barnes is long. but I strongly suggest you watch about an hour and a half of it anyway – or as much as you can – from the part where I’ve cued … Continue reading →
For close to seventy years the Democrats and the left have been bleating about how awful Tailgunner Joe was. The term was synonymous for “intolerant power-mad tyrant.” But as with so many things the left claims, it turns out that … Continue reading →