I have to admit, Roberts’ statement here does seem stupid in the extreme. Also, the idea that a sitting president can’t be charged with a crime is asinine; it’s antithetical to the idea of democracy.
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Democracies Are Fragile
What Frank Herbert says here is true. It seems to be another way of saying what Plato did: “Only those who don’t want power are qualified to hold it.” Perhaps this is the reason that democracies have a finite shelf …
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Conversation Between the Founding Fathers
Senior energy analyst Glen Doty remarks: This made me smile. And a reader adds: “No felons” seemed pretty obvious. Didn’t know we had to write that one down. The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution contemplates the idea that voters may …
Dear Governor Walz
Governor Walz: I like you, but: 1) While I hate quibbling over the nuances of words, I wouldn’t use the word “marred” here. Dining room tables are “marred” when someone drops a knife on them. Families are “torn apart” when …
Trump Not Needed or Wanted in Chicago
As shown at left, not everyone in the United States government is letting Trump order him around like a slave. Of course, JB Pritzker is the governor of a progressive state and is speaking about Chicago, a large and extremely …
Our Limited Reverence for the Wishes of the Founding Fathers
As shown at left, the United States has, in large measure, abandoned the idea that our government act in accord with the U.S. Constitution and the wishes of the men who came together to found this nation. We’re all waiting …
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Why Trump Is Mobilizing the U.S. Military in Washington D.C.
Given that the crime rate is so much higher in the red states, what’s the fascination with punishing cities that are controlled by democrats?
Trump Certainly Has “Owned the Libs”
By exerting the absolute power that Trump believes comes along with the U.S. presidency, he has most definitely thrown most Americans into a snit. Strangely, we preferred the representative democracy we had before.
What You Call What’s Happening in the United States if it Were Going on Elsewhere?
Good question. It depends on what country. Sure, we wouldn’t want to see this anywhere in the developed world. In the developing world, we would probably say, “It’s just one more step towards world fascism, but in some country of …
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What’s Happening in the World
When my wife asked me just now what is happening in the world, I told her that it’s just an extension of what we’ve been seeing. In the United States, for instance, Trump and his loyalists are using whatever tactics …
