On July 10th, 2018 the Senate voted 96 to 2 in favor of re-affirming the United States commitment to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). This is following meetings of Trump with our NATO allies, where he berates them time and again. He claims that the Germans are under Russian control because they buy
The President isn’t the only one who takes an oath. Representatives and Senators upon taking office must swear, “I, (name of Member), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
President Trump has repeatedly urged the Senate Majority Leader (Mitch McConnell) to use the nuclear option. What is that? I have rewritten this first paragraph six times. I am not a good enough writer to thoroughly explain supermajorities and when they are used. I think that I am good at explaining things, so it just
This whole thing of the “Trumpets” going along with every word, lie, or incomprehensible babbling, reminds me of a story I read as a child titled, The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. Basically, a con man convinces the King that his “birthday suit” is a robe made of the finest materials on Earth. The
