Category Archives: Politics

Donald Trump’s Six Stages Of Doom | FiveThirtyEight

The recent polling surge by Donald Trump has launched a thousand stories about Trump’s “unprecedented campaign.” But it’s nothing all that unusual: Similar surges occurred for almost every Republic… Source: Donald Trump’s Six Stages Of Doom | FiveThirtyEight At the … Continue reading

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Trump and the Real Problem in American Politics

A friend recently commented this regarding Donald Trump in another venue. Politics is a repugnant endeavor…America and the world needs a president who will rule by decree like Obama, only in the other direction… While I understand where he’s coming … Continue reading

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Americans favor Supreme Court term limits – Reuters/Ipsos poll – Yahoo News Canada

Most Americans would support imposing a term limit on the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices, who now serve for life, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll has found in the aftermath of major rulings by the court on Obamacare and gay marriage. … Continue reading

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Spain’s ‘gag law’ brought into force amid protests – The Local

The controversial public security law comes into force on Wednesday amid fears that it will limit freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest. Source: Spain’s ‘gag law’ brought into force amid protests – The Local I had warned … Continue reading

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Illinois facing partial government shutdown amid fiscal crisis | Fox News

Illinois is facing at least a partial shutdown after lawmakers failed to pass a budget by a Tuesday-at-midnight deadline. Source: Illinois facing partial government shutdown amid fiscal crisis | Fox News They are calling this temporary.  Is there any way … Continue reading

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Proposed regulation could keep 3D-printed gun blueprints offline for good | Fox News

You can’t stop the signal, Mal.  Everything goes somewhere, and I go everywhere. This isn’t actually a new story for those who follow 2nd Amendment issues, but the rest of you need to be aware of this as well.  It … Continue reading

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Well, that didn’t take long…

Not an hour ago I posted on some thoughts about the SCOTUS decision.  Just reviewing the news for today, I have come across the following: On SCOTUS: Jindal: ‘Let’s just get rid of the court’ Can the Supreme Court be … Continue reading

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More thoughts on recent SCOTUS decisions

I have seen a lot of comments lately about how the Supreme Court has made Obamacare legal or made same sex marriage legal. SCOTUS did *not* make it legal.  If fact, there are several precedents for the other branches to ignore the … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts About the Possibility of a Second Civil War – TTAG

Since 1855, the U.S. political scene has been divided between Democrats and Republicans. While there’s no question which party works harder to degrade and destroy Americans’ natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms, I reckon the two-party political divide is a distinction … Continue reading

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First take the flag, then take the guns

          Bill Press: First take the flag, then take the guns Doesn’t ANYONE read Santayana anymore???

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