Former GOP Congressman David Jolly noted that the true Constitutional crisis is that this Congress apparently will refuse to do its duty to restrain an out of control President, if necessary by impeachment in the House and removal from office in the Senate.
Nine years ago, JD Vance was Antifa, when he called Trump "America's Hitler."
This was before Vance, like many others, abandoned all of his principles and became a groveling sycophantic follower of Trump, in pursuit of political power.
But the 2016 version of JD Vance tried to warn us:
RFK Jr. Is Dismantling Public Health. A Fringe Theory May Explain Why. The Health and Human Services secretary has long embraced anti-scientific ideas that run counter to germ theory, the basis of treating infectious diseases www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
During the measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019--following a reduction in vaccinations that was encouraged by RFK, Jr.--one out of every 150 infants age 6 to 11 months died from the measles.
"Enlisted members of the armed forces swear their oath to those appointed over them; an officer swears an oath not to a person but to the Constitution. The distinction is important."
With a handful of honorable exceptions, like Liz Cheney, after Trump was elected in 2016 and then reelected in 2024, the GOP has largely been defined by their profiles in cowardice in response to Trump's authoritarian actions, generally abandoning their principles as they became groveling sycophants
Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."
Many don’t realize that the 1st people Hitler sent to concentration camps weren’t Jewish citizens, but political opponents. When Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, giving them “long sentences” – take him seriously.
In my public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe” (www.ricksteves.com/fascism), we learn from Europeans whose families lived through fascism that a strong democracy requires vigilant and engaged citizens. We are all participants, we are all responsible, and freedom isn’t guaranteed.
With a handful of honorable exceptions, like Liz Cheney, after Trump was elected in 2016 and then reelected in 2024, the GOP has largely been defined by their profiles in cowardice in response to Trump's authoritarian actions, generally abandoning their principles as they became groveling sycophants
The 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa followed a drop--encouraged by RFK Jr.-- in vax rates. More than one in 150 babies age 6 to 11 months died from the measles during the outbreak.
RFK Jr. Is Dismantling Public Health. A Fringe Theory May Explain Why. The Health and Human Services secretary has long embraced anti-scientific ideas that run counter to germ theory, the basis of treating infectious diseases www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
