Tag: Constitution
The Supreme Court’s conflict with the Constitution
”Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.” ---Noam Chomsky
Our government framework...
On freedom, revolution, and the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom
The Bundy brothers are in jail. LaVoy Finicum is dead. The rest of the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom at Malheur have either gone back...
The Bundys’ rhetoric widened the divide between rural and mainstream America
In what is now the waning veracity of the illegal takeover and occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, there are discussions...
How many Bundys does it take to screw in a light...
Question: How many Bundys does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Answer: Three. One to screw in the bulb, one to hold the...
Skirting constitutional requirements and presidential qualifications
Written by Richard D. Skidmore
When it comes to Donald Trump's presidential qualifications, he appears to have walked into a bipartisan wall by calling for...
‘Crippled America’ flawlessly encapsulates the offensive wildness of Donald Trump
Through the exhausting 200-page novel "Crippled America," Donald Trump steers you erratically from topic to topic as you’re forced to sit helplessly in the passenger seat. The overall...
The evolution of government
Plato, in his “Republic,” advanced a theory that rightfully defined the evolution of government. All governments, said Plato, go through five stages or regimes...
Because the First Amendment, that’s why
According to a Tweet by Arik Hesseldahl, the reader-supported online publication Mother Jones "won what may be the most important media law court case...
Pesky facts the religious right ought to know
When conversing with individuals or groups who lay claim to an association or membership to the conservative and religious right in this country, there...
Birthright citizenship does not apply to children of immigrants or foreigners
I have read arguments by liberal lawyers that are sheer nonsense. The liberal establishment and their law school professors express their pseudo-political but liberal...