“If Trump can disappear them, he can disappear you.”—Robert Reich The war on due process is here.
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BEYOND THE LAW: WHAT IT MEANS TO WEAPONIZE THE GOVERNMENT
“This is war.”—President Trump
President Trump’s declaration of war as a justification for using wartime powers to sidestep constitutional protections is indeed a war, but it is a war waged by the president against dissent, against due process, and against the very foundations of our constitutional republic.
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THE DEATH OF FREE SPEECH IN AMERICA?
There should be little doubt in anyone’s mind that the “wag the dog” relationship between the United States and Israel has done terrible damage to American institutions and constitutional liberties.
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WHEN DISSENT BECOMES A CRIME: THE WAR ON POLITICAL SPEECH BEGINS
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police state.
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THE DEEP STATE’S WAR ON TRUTH—WAGED WITH DOUBLESPEAK, DELUSION AND PROPAGANDA
“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” — George Orwell
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THE DEEP STATE WINS AGAIN: ALL THE WAYS ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ KEEP LOSING OUR FREEDOMS
Almost one month into the Trump presidency, and the Constitution and the entire section on the various branches of government and how they work together are still missing from the White House website.
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A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS: CAN THE RULE OF LAW SURVIVE THIS PRESIDENCY?
This has all the makings of a constitutional crisis. According to law professor Amanda Frost, “a constitutional crisis occurs when one branch of government, usually the executive, ‘blatantly, flagrantly and regularly exceeds its constitutional authority—and the other branches are either unable or unwilling to stop it.’”
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JAILHOUSE ‘BLESSED ARE THE PEACEKEEPERS’ MOTTO SPARKS DEBATE OVER ‘SEPARATION’ OF CHURCH AND STATE
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A battle over the separation of church and state is brewing in Isabella County, Michigan, where the local sheriff's office is facing demands to remove a “Blessed are the peacekeepers for they shall be called the children of God” quote from the wall of its new jail.
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THE CONSTITUTION HAS GONE AWOL: FROM PRESIDENTIAL POWER GRABS TO MARTIAL LAW
That didn’t take long. Within days of Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights disappeared from the White House’s website.
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WHAT TRUMP SHOULD DO
On the war front, Trump should simply walk away from conflict with Iran and Russia. Wars distract from domestic matters and will prevent focus on making America great again.