Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. ~Posse Comitatus Act … Read more
In the past few weeks, current events have grabbed my attention and taken me away from the topic of demands for more civics education in schools. In an August post, “Civics Advocate, Heal Thyself,” I argued much of the research on which this movement is based asked the wrong questions. To understand the Constitution and … Read more
The purpose of today’s post is not to make light of the second attempt to assassinate former president Donald Trump. Political violence, under any circumstances, is not acceptable in a democracy where their vote is the only weapon citizens should wield. Nor do I have the definitive answer how the Secret Service can guarantee the … Read more
The Past Is Prologue. ~William Shakespeare/The Tempest For those with very short-term memory issues, let me remind you of the three key elements in the conspiracy between Donald Trump and America Media, Inc. publisher David Pecker for which Trump was convicted on 34 felony charges. Publish good stories about Trump. Kill bad stories about Trump. … Read more
Like many anxious Americans, I spent much of this past week flipping between MSNBC and CNN looking for the best coverage of the Trump falsified business records/hush money/election interference trial. MSNBC provided the best analysis with its stable of experienced former prosecutors and defense lawyers including Lisa Rubin, Neal Katyal, Harry Littman, Joyce Vance and … Read more