Posts by John Atherton
Speaker Mike Johnson said, “Look, there’s a lot of energy in the country, and a lot of popular sentiment, that the demand to impose Sharia law in America is a serious problem.” Is this grandstanding, a hidden message, or do they use grandstanding to hide their message?
Last June Trump said he obliterated Iran’s nuclear capabilities. He repeated the boast many times. Apparently, in 8 months Iran has unobliterarted its nuclear bomb capability since our military is busy reoliterating it today. Obliteration just isn’t what it used to be.
Trump wants a ballroom citing national security and a simple argument: ballrooms are protected play spaces. The ballroom resembles a fenced sandbox. A $400,000 sandbox, but a sandbox, nonetheless. Guests can safely play. Trump exiled respectable reporters from the White House, so he’ll get positive coverage of his ballroom playdates. Is it necessary?
We have a system of checks and balances to protect us from just such an abuse of power. If we can’t check Trump’s unbalanced language, then we should redefine him into civilian status and return to the rule of law.