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Devil’s Advocate

January 20, 2020

hy is Alan laughing? Once upon a time it was assumed that he was familiar with the legal system and acquainted with the Constitution. What happened? Money? Missing the spotlight? Wanting to run with the fast crowd? Dementia?

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Put Him Out to Pasture

December 28, 2019

t’s time. It’s well past time for the Republicans to act responsibly. Put him out to pasture or put him out of his misery — pick the metaphor you prefer. Whether you like him or loathe him, it’s difficult to deny that Trump has neither the qualifications nor the temperament for nor any comprehension of […]

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Above the Law

July 25, 2019

ing John is one of my ancestors. Yeah, I know. That’s nothing to brag about. All of those stories of Robin Hood are fictitious but Johnny deserves his reputation as possibly the worst king in the history of England. Is it just coincidence that he is the lead-in to an article about the worst president […]

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Trump vs Ameica

February 17, 2019

rump is trying to usurp, and essentially eliminate, the Congress. Though logic is not in his vocabulary, the next logical step would be for him to treat the Supreme Court with similar ignorance and contempt.

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What Democracy?

January 24, 2019

hear complaints that “they” are destroying our constitutional democracy. Are they really? Is there a democracy to destroy? I want one. You want one. As there is none, we will have to create one.

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Take Off Your Shoes

September 19, 2018

ou may need to take off your shoes to count the brain cells represented in this diverse pack of white men and Lindsey Graham. In counting how many are familiar with such qualities as integrity, a sense of decency or a familiarity with truth, you might as well put your shoes back on and add […]

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Legal Scholar?

September 6, 2018

rett is a legal scholar and expert on a Constitution that appears unrelated to the one handed down by the Founding Fathers. I can think of only one other nominee as poorly qualified for the Supreme Court as Brett Kavanaugh. That would be Harriet Miers.

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Illegals

March 21, 2015

hey could go by many names. The 47 clowns. The 47 idiots. The 47 racists. The 47 bozos. The 47 incompetents. The 47 nincompoops. Take your choice. Or, I would suggest we refer to them at The Illegals. It’s appropriate.

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Will Holder Act on the Logan Act?

March 16, 2015

hen federal law is violated, it is the responsibility of the  Attorney General to indict those violating the law. That seems simple enough. There should be no question. But, will Eric Holder indict the 47 senators scofflaws that, in their contempt for the Constitution, the law, the president and the nation, arrogantly demonstrated their ignorance […]

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Cowards, Traitors and Idiots

March 11, 2015

ere I was, all ready to write letters of thanks to the two senators from my home state. Silly me. Why would I even contemplate such an uncharacteristic act? I saw where Senators Coker and Lamar Alexander were among the seven Republican members of the Senate that did not sign the outrageous letter to the […]

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