American Perspective - (part one)

 

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

 

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

(ed. note: we understand this is a long read, but we believe it essential and worth your investment of time. )

 

President Joe Biden repeated his contempt for the United States Constitution during his visit to New York City on 2-3-22. In presenting his case for an assault on the second amendment, he again spewed his vitriol that “no amendment is absolute.”

Our exasperation at his ignorance has prompted us to address his idiocy with but a single question.

Mr. President, which of the following amendments do you believe is subject to your warped view of the rights entrusted to the American people?

Our thanks to ARCHIVE.GOV for supplying the actual composition and notes.

Again, Mr. President, all we ask is for you to pick just one.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of
grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the
people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the
owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but
upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

 

Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a
presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval
forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall
any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor
shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived
of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken
for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial,
by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,
which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the
nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to
have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance
of counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the
right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise
reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common
law.

Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or
disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to
the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

 

 

Amendment XI

Passed by Congress March 4, 1794. Ratified February 7, 1795.

Note: Article III, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by amendment 11.

The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.

 

Amendment XII

Passed by Congress December 9, 1803. Ratified June 15, 1804.

Note: A portion of Article II, section 1 of the Constitution was superseded by the 12th amendment.

The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; -- the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; -- The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. [And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. --]* The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. *Superseded by section 3 of the 20th amendment.

 

Amendmment XIII

Passed by Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865.

Note: A portion of Article IV, section 2, of the Constitution was superseded by the 13th amendment.

Section 1.

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

Amendment XIV

Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868.

Note: Article I, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of the 14th amendment.

Section 1.

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Section 2.

Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age,* and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.

Section 3.

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Section 4.

The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

Section 5.

The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

*Changed by section 1 of the 26th amendment.

 

Amendment XV

Passed by Congress February 26, 1869. Ratified February 3, 1870.

Section 1.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude--

Section 2.

The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

Amendment XVI

Passed by Congress July 2, 1909. Ratified February 3, 1913.

Note: Article I, section 9, of the Constitution was modified by amendment 16.

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

 

Amendment XVII

Passed by Congress May 13, 1912. Ratified April 8, 1913.

Note: Article I, section 3, of the Constitution was modified by the 17th amendment.

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.

 

Amendment XVIII

Passed by Congress December 18, 1917. Ratified January 16, 1919. Repealed by amendment 21.

Section 1.

After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.

Section 2.

The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Section 3.

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.

 

Amendment XIX

Passed by Congress June 4, 1919. Ratified August 18, 1920.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

Amendment XX

Passed by Congress March 2, 1932. Ratified January 23, 1933.

Note: Article I, section 4, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of this amendment. In addition, a portion of the 12th amendment was superseded by section 3.

Section 1.

The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

Section 2.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

Section 3.

If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

Section 4.

The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.

Section 5.

Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.

Section 6.

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.

 

Amendment XXI

Passed by Congress February 20, 1933. Ratified December 5, 1933.

Section 1.

The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

Section 2.

The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.

Section 3.

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.

 

Amendment XXII

Passed by Congress March 21, 1947. Ratified February 27, 1951.

Section 1.

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

Section 2.

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.

 

Amendment XXIII

Passed by Congress June 16, 1960. Ratified March 29, 1961.

Section 1.

The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:

A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.

Section 2.

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

Amendment XXIV

Passed by Congress August 27, 1962. Ratified January 23, 1964.

Section 1.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

Section 2.

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

Amendment XXV

Passed by Congress July 6, 1965. Ratified February 10, 1967.

Note: Article II, section 1, of the Constitution was affected by the 25th amendment.

Section 1.

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section 2.

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Section 3.

Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

Section 4.

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

 

Amendment XXVI

Passed by Congress March 23, 1971. Ratified July 1, 1971.

Note: Amendment 14, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 1 of the 26th amendment.

Section 1.

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

Section 2.

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

Amendment XXVII

Originally proposed Sept. 25, 1789. Ratified May 7, 1992.

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

 

 

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In Defense Of The Right To Speak & To Be Heard

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

 

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

( ed. Note: while a case could be made that the topic which follows is an absolute first amendment situation, we believe handing this subject to a guest commentator will provide a better way to explore the discussion)

 

Whoopi Goldberg was suspended this evening - 2/1/22 -  for comments she made on the television show ‘The View’. The video and transcript correctly reflect that Whoopi said that the Holocaust was not a matter of race, but rather an issue of man’s inhumanity to man.

 

This is not a defense of her comments but rather a reminder for America to remember some insightful and powerful writing.

 

To wit:

 

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

 

That seems to be rather transparent. It applies to ALL Americans. Whether you like or dislike her, agree with her politics or find them anathema to your view of how things should be, she has every right to express her opinion.

This nation used to hold as an undocumented constitutional right that I might disagree with every fiber of our being what you are saying but I will defend with my life your right to say it.

Whoopi has had a lifetime body of work that apparently means nothing. People should remember that when Mel Gibson had his drunken tirade it was Whoopi who immediately came out and said she would not accept claims he was a racist based on his comments. Her reasoning was simple. She said she knew the man, as a human being, and he was no racist. She spoke her truth. As an aside, Danny Glover, Gibson’s co-star in the ‘Lethal Weapon’ franchise remained silent. Was Glover willing to work with a racist, or did he fear the mob. Whoopi used to have a late-night talk show, where she and her guests just talked. They had real conversations, and they ran the gamut of the political spectrum.

She later attempted to clarify that she was referring to the fact that the Nazis and Jews were white, so race was not the issue. We will not attempt to give creedence to her statement, but the opportunity to discuss was lost. Consider if Whoopi had invited the curators of the Holocaust museum to an event where she expressed what she meant and then listened to where her perception was flawed. Anti-Semitism is still an issue, and an honest dialogue would have helped immensely. It seems, however, that nobody wants to listen, just demand satisfaction of their bloodlust. The same holds for Roseanne Barr. She used her television show to be a springboard for explorations of racism, domestic violence, anti-gay ignorance, and a whole host of issues too numerous to mention. She was deemed a societal leper for unacceptable tweets. Her body of work was never discussed. Destroy her for mean tweets.

The same could be said for the Joe Rogan – Neil Young nonsense. It could have been a wonderful exercise in communication. Rogan has a three hour a day podcast. Invite Neil on for the entire show and let them see if they could come to a mutual understanding. Instead, sides have been taken and ignorance on both sides has been given the ability to flourish.

It is important to understand that we are not supporting what Whoopi said, but rather without equivocation supporting her right to speak and to be heard.

The sixth amendment provides for the accused to be afforded the right to a trial of their peers. The founders and framers understood the importance of taking the accused entire life into account when deciding on guilt or innocence. If we found ourselves in Whoopi’s position, would we hope to be judged by those who knew us best, or by a social media mob.

Whoopi is not Al Campanis. For those unfamiliar with Al, take a few minutes and look him up.

He deserved what he got.

Whoopi does not.

You may disagree with this post, but we will defend with our lives your right to say so without fear of retribution.

Because this is America.

 

 

 

 

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Memo: Confusion & A Question

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

 

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

 

To: President Joe Biden

From: The Madison Conservative

Subj: Confusion and a question

 

Dear Mr. President,

We understand you’re busy so we’ll try and make this quick. This whole situation with Russia massing troops on the Ukrainian border is of course troublesome and no doubt is occupying most of your time. Nobody wants to see countries invaded, but given Ukraine is not a member of NATO, and the EU, especially Germany, seems content to avoid engaging in the issue, why are so many in the political class being so apoplectic about it? You gave away our energy independence, and then gave permission to Russia to complete their pipeline in order to become the largest energy supplier to Europe. We’re not sure what all of this has to do with Ukraine, but it leads us to a single question we believe needs to be answered, the sooner the better.

Does Ukraine have some special hold on you?

We mean no disrespect, sir, but something surely seems amiss when it comes to you and Ukraine.

Please consider the following.

Your son Hunter, who had absolutely no energy management experience or skill, somehow secured a position on the board of Ukraine’s largest natural gas company, Burisma.  Now to be fair, given you were vice-president at the time, you would have to forgive folks from thinking that giving a high-priced job to an unqualified individual with powerful connections might sound just a bit unethical. Naturally, officials in the Ukrainian government must have thought so as well, and those suspicions formed the basis of their investigation into Burisma.

You have demonstrated your frustration and anger when you believe you have been misquoted, so to avoid raising your ire, here is the quote you gave with respect to the lead Ukrainian investigator. In your own words, as you regaled your audience on the particulars:

 

“I said, ‘You’re not getting the billion.’ I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and said: ‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money,’” you recalled telling Prime Minister Poroshenko.

“Well, son of a bitch, he got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time,”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdHWU5jDQ2w

To be honest Mr. President, a Vice-president of the United States injecting himself into such an issue which involves a family member sure sounds unethical to a lot of the electorate. It smacks of a bully pushing people around for his own pleasure.

An ugly presentation to be sure.

You spoke about President Trump being a dictator for asking the head of another country to investigate a political rival of his. You whined that such a request was a stain on this nation and thus you supported the impeachment and removal from office of President Trump.  Trump’s explanation for asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate you was that you tried to quash an investigation into a Ukrainian company on whose board of directors Hunter served. If you check the tape from which we quoted, that’s exactly what you did, and what you bragged about. It seems disgustingly hypocritical to claim somebody is a stain on democracy who was simply attempting to bring clarity to what you acknowledged you did.

You and the political left pounced on Trumps phone call with the Ukrainian leader as the foundation for his imbecilic impeachment.

You had a conversation this week with the Ukrainian Prime Minister on the issue of Russia, and the reporting is in absolute conflict. It could be cleared up if you would do as Trump did and release the transcript of the call.

Summing up, you and your son have engaged in questionable dealings with Ukraine, a phone call to Ukraine was used to impeach a United States President, and you are using Ukraine as an instigation to foment fear throughout the western world.

We have a single question, Mr. President.

What is it with you and Ukraine?

A nation waits for the answer.

 

 

 

 

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The Supreme Court - 1/26/22

 

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

 

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

On January 26^th, 2022, it was announced that Associate Justice Stephen Breyer would be retiring at the end of the court’s term in June 2023.Bottom of Form

The Supreme Court is the third arm of American government, the body that was intended to ensure that neither the Executive branch – the President, and the Legislative – the House and Senate, did not attempt to assert more power and control than was their due within the framework of the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court was intended to be the impartial arbiter of Justice. They were not to be swayed by political winds, hence their lifetime appointments. There have of course, been Courts that may have slanted more liberal and more conservative.

Consider for the moment a football field, hash lines and all. As presented within Americas governing document an understanding that the court should never be beyond the forty-yard line in either direction. What has happened is that both parties have had majorities standing on their respective 1 yard lines, doing all they can to pull the court in their direction, believing that a central-centered court is an untenable situation.  In short, they are trying to ensure that Lady Justice will be able to sneak a peek under her blindfold.

Luckily for America, neither party has been successful in their attempts to pull the court past that discussed forty-yard defining position.

Sadly, the Court has begun showing signs of engaging in moments of political partiality.

Consider the recent arguments before the Court on the constitutionality of the Biden administration vaccine mandates. The three left-centric Justices all made comments during oral arguments that belied they partisanship. Justice Elena Kagan commented that mandating the vaccines was the policy "most geared" to help stop Covid-19.

A Supreme Court Justice should not feel emboldened to offer either medical or legislative commentary while seated on the bench deciding an issue of law. It is a dangerous precedent to afford this right to any judge, anywhere.

 

Not to be outdone, Justice Stephen Breyer offered additional commentary that had nothing to do with the United States Constitution. He intoned that the mandates imposed by Biden through the back-door OSHA gambit was needed because “hospitals are full almost to the point of maximum” and that “750 million new cases” had been reported in the US yesterday.

As noted, a Supreme Court Justice should focus on the Constitution and the law, no wildly erroneous drivel. As a side note, the population of the United States is roughly 350 million. Forgive us the snark, but we believe that if everybody had gotten Covid TWICE the day before, surely it would have made the evening news.

The most egregious case of judicial misconduct was given by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. In attempting to validate her belief that the illegal mandates were in fact constitutional, she proffered these comments. “Omicron is as deadly as Delta … we have hospitals that are almost at full capacity with people severely ill on ventilators.”

“We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition,” Sotomayor added, “and many on ventilators.” Absolutely none of it was remotely true. Research from across the political media spectrum determined that the number of children hospitalized was closer to 3,500.

Apparently blinded by political ideology, the three Justices voted to anoint the mandates as legal. Luckily, they were overruled by the six Justices who have apparently actually read the Constitution.

Where this all brings us is to the Breyer vacancy.  We understand and support the axiom that elections have consequences, so Joe Biden, as president, will have the opportunity to appoint a Supreme Court Justice. We will address the confirmation hearings when they approach.

Our concern is that somehow selecting Justices is no longer focused on obtaining a candidate who is among the best and brightest. On the campaign trail, Biden made the absolutely pandering for votes decision to promise if elected, he would nominate a woman of color to the bench.

The Madison Conservative will acknowledge we have a heightened passion and reverence for the United States Constitution.

We cannot fathom why any politician would make such an outright stupid comment.

The extreme political left – those still screeching on the 1-yard line – are now clamoring for Biden to honor his pledge, and as expected, he has said he will indeed choose a woman of color.

This is alarming for several reasons.

1 – In one fell swoop, he has removed more than half of the eligible candidates from consideration.

2 – He has guaranteed to add to the national division. No doubt any questioning of the nominee will be blasted as racist, and not congressional due diligence.

3  - He has assured that a cloud of preference surrounds the new Justice. She will be forever tainted with the belief she was chosen for gender and pigment qualifications alone. Absolutely unfair, but the fact is such situations, perception becomes reality.

4 – Biden has again demonstrated his bold-faced disdain for his presidential oath. If he had kept his mouth shut on the issue, it is believable that the best qualified candidate would be a woman of color, and as such the national debate could begin on her judicial philosophy. Biden’s choice to no longer “preserve, protect and defend’ the Constitution for his own personal power should disgust every citizen.

Biden demonstrated his cowardice by abandoning Americans behind Taliban lines in his retreat from Afghanistan. His actions and choices are now risking Americans here at home.

 

 

 

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