If anything is going to save this democracy IT WILL DEFINITELY BE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. The term "POLITICALLY Motivated" has lost its negative meaning for this most fearful Proactive Progressive PROUD DEMOCRAT.
THANKS TO ALL PPPDs for Keeping the Lights Burning in America's Darkness Days.
I'm so grateful for The Brennan Center's dedication to humanity, truth, pragmatism and the USA.
I live in a sober living house and have been in recovery for 4 plus years. A few comments based on my personal experiences.
When Brett Kavanaugh was grilled by Senators during his confirmation hearings he said "It was only beer." In my alcoholic mind, this is a code phrase for "Where is the Jack Daniels?"
Secondly, each morning during my exercise routine, I look directly at a copy of da Vinci's "The Last Supper". Here is a man (Jesus) whom the Romans saw as a threat. The Romans might have used the word "them/they" to describe Jesus and his followers. "He" (Jesus) was then prosecuted for his religious beliefs.
You could substitute immigrants, trans, gay, women, etc. for "them" or "him/her" today and will the outcome be Crucifixion? Probably not but who knows in the current environment.
I find it odd and disturbing that some "Christians" support persecuting them/they/he/her and do not recognize the similarity to Jesus. The MAGApublican Christians probably ignore this analogy because it impacts their goal of implementing a "Christian" government.
Thank you, New York Times, for as usual publishing a story that is too late. What exactly can anyone do now? I and people I read and follow have been advocating court expansion and reform—real reform, starting with Congress taking back control of the docket—since McConnell stole Obama’s Supreme Court pick. Biden’s blue ribbon panel was a joke meant to appease us “kooks.” The GOP has had great success with drumming up interest in the Supreme Court with its base. Will anyone make the court an issue for the opposition in the midterms?
We need term limits on the court, an ENFORCEABLE code of ethics and 13 justices for the 13 districts. It ain't rocket science! We need for Democrats to win big in the midterms and start fixing things.
SC6 as I call it seems to tell what they think at every turn.
When they don’t want to go on record their repoerta are often. Vague or contradictory. When they want to write new law( which is not thier jobs, which is the immunity case) I remember when Sauer made that immunity argument that a prez wouldn’t be hand tied if he didn’t have total immunity.
I thought at the time what a silky argument.
Hey, I guess I was wrong. I’ve lived 6 decades but it seems that in that one sentence that’s what SC6 decided they heard this and went oh man good idea.
Thr truth is your ambition to get to SC is not about you. Anyone who grandiose for the job in this way is completely nuts.
Term limits must happen going forward, each side of congress wants to keep their 2/3 vote and also not so the right thing.
The right thing is what is and will keep America solvent and globally relevant.
Not individual goal. Thomas, Alito will retire under trump. ( I’m just waiting for that day).
SC should always be 1/2 R n D and honestly should be in 1/3; R, D, I.
Trump and his team now own all three federal branches of government. And, Donald Trump owns the largest nuclear arsenal in the world. I won’t belabor the ramifications.
I urge the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to draft a Plan of Action (POA) that is designed to bolster the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the US voting public. I have confidence that given the opportunity, average people will Turn-On information that informs and gives credence to the business of legislation. I propose the DNC give the public the opportunity to gradually grow into a well-informed voter.
I live in a well-educated neighborhood in Montgomery County, Maryland, just full of Democrats. Yet, not one can tell me what bill(s) are sponsored by our legislators or what current bill is anyone’s top priority. Much less how that bill will impact the lives of their families, friends or nameless others.
There's few who expect the citizens to accumulate any benefit from the next four years of MAGA’S Bloodsport Politicians. But if we Democrats expect an improvement eventually, now is the time to design the strategy to revive democracy for the working class in our government. Republicans swore their Oath to Newt Gingrich’s Bloodsport Playbook decades ago and they are exactly where they planned to be. The DNC must counter with their own strategy for a 20 Year Plan of Action To Return Government To A Well-informed, Compitent Citizen's Mass Majority. Yes, I assume, we will have a United States in 20 years.
Democratic Legislators must have confidence that their Constituents are capable of grasping the legislative processes. It's the process of legislation that has potential; a C-SPAN like Info-Soap-Opra that is informative and inspirational. Give the public the opportunity to grow into well-informed voters who comprehend the process and purposes of legislation. No "news media" or Town Hall distractions but purposeful White Paper focus with legislative goals defined explaining how the legislation will impact constituents. Expect the Spin Machine and be prepared. Get the publics or at least your constituents' buy-in.
A 20 years of a pro-Democratic Policy Plan of Action beats Newt Gingrich’s Bloodsport Playbook!
Expose the USA Citizen to Reality. You will get what you expect.
As I pondered the fate of the former home of the brave, the realities of today (January 13th 2025), I suppose I’m a little more concerned with all the tomorrows in what is now called The United States of America. Though my friends and acquaintances can focus on feeding those two (or 22, or 222) people in Montgomery County Maryland who have no food to eat and are therefore starving, I am more concerned with humanity, that's the global humanity, and the fate that secular and global humanity will face over the next 20 years. Yep, I have no hope or desire to watch as that 20 years explodes into reality and I’m quite comfortable knowing that I will no longer exist. My time is coming to a close, scientifically and literally. Yes, my neighbors are concerned about those two people who are too proud, busy or incapable of dialing 911 to request the help of a licensed social worker who can quite literally feed them. But, then how will these friends gain accolades, comrodery, self-validation? It's not in their best interest to point the starving to a long-term solution that’s readily available due to our legislators’ actions. Nevertheless, I do wish that their efforts we're not focused on convincing me that they’re angelic. Useful for a limited group, but no long-term solution.
To me it’s clear that the United States cannot help Ukrainians and should not help Israelis. While Ukrainians die simply due to Russian Leader Putin’s aggression (and the hubris of planting US missiles on the Russian border), and Russia's international criminal actions including INVASION OF UKRAINE, the same is true regarding the actions of Israel Zionist Netanyahu’s leadership that mimics Adolf Hitler’s Nazi genocide. For over 70 years, Israel internationally seeks and accomplishes genocide throughout the Middle East. With little or no provocation; yes, Muslims have to defend themselves from AGRESSION and Murder. In every instance, Joe Biden the president that was elected merely 4 years ago has proven to be a complete failure in every aspect of foreign policy and he has also bequeathed America’s highest honor on none other than the Pope of the Vatican, the Pope of Catholicism which makes President Biden, in my opinion, the most contestable and incompetent Democrat president since Lyndon Baines Johnson. I say that because Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democrat from Texas) not only lied to the American people (with the full cooperation of Congress’ Majority) constantly and continuously about the war in Vietnam which ravaged the nation of courageous young men for over 15 years but also for Mr. Johnson’s cover up of the Israeli actions during its so-called Six Day War, a war which was never a war, but a Russian-type aggressive action to liquidate every Palestinian living in their own country of Palestine, with the weapons provided by the US government and Johnson’s coverup of Israel’s intentional attack on the USS Liberty which took the lives of defenceless US Sailors and Marines whose purpose on that voyage was Treaty Verification.
Therefore, as depressed and traumatized as I am with the inauguration of a sadistic, supremacist, SELF-PROCLAIMED DICTATOR elected president of the United States by an overwhelming majority of his MAGA followers, I can see that the election of Trump was inevitable given that the mass majority of what is now known as Americans have no virtue, no problem solving skills, no self will, and no interests in humanity for themselves or their offspring much less for any other human being on this earth. So let’s just wait and see what happens. There’s the possibility that the next generation of human beings see the self-destructive nature of their forefathers and their MAGA mothers, and the upcoming generation will go to war, either literally or figuratively, to win back the opportunity to establish a more perfect union on the land which, through the genocide of the Native Tribes, is now called The United States. Uh, I can only hope that this is the future of my now self-destructed Democratic Republic of the United States.
Yes, Senator Chris Murphy, we need new blood with more tenacity, intelligentce, and healthy determination.
Thank you . I’ve been alarmed at the dissolution of basic principles by the Supreme Courts Justices. (Republican appointees) .
It appears that they’ve signed onto the Project 2025, non values system.
I hope to see more resistance to these policies of the Court .
If anything is going to save this democracy IT WILL DEFINITELY BE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. The term "POLITICALLY Motivated" has lost its negative meaning for this most fearful Proactive Progressive PROUD DEMOCRAT.
THANKS TO ALL PPPDs for Keeping the Lights Burning in America's Darkness Days.
I'm so grateful for The Brennan Center's dedication to humanity, truth, pragmatism and the USA.
I live in a sober living house and have been in recovery for 4 plus years. A few comments based on my personal experiences.
When Brett Kavanaugh was grilled by Senators during his confirmation hearings he said "It was only beer." In my alcoholic mind, this is a code phrase for "Where is the Jack Daniels?"
Secondly, each morning during my exercise routine, I look directly at a copy of da Vinci's "The Last Supper". Here is a man (Jesus) whom the Romans saw as a threat. The Romans might have used the word "them/they" to describe Jesus and his followers. "He" (Jesus) was then prosecuted for his religious beliefs.
You could substitute immigrants, trans, gay, women, etc. for "them" or "him/her" today and will the outcome be Crucifixion? Probably not but who knows in the current environment.
I find it odd and disturbing that some "Christians" support persecuting them/they/he/her and do not recognize the similarity to Jesus. The MAGApublican Christians probably ignore this analogy because it impacts their goal of implementing a "Christian" government.
Thank you, New York Times, for as usual publishing a story that is too late. What exactly can anyone do now? I and people I read and follow have been advocating court expansion and reform—real reform, starting with Congress taking back control of the docket—since McConnell stole Obama’s Supreme Court pick. Biden’s blue ribbon panel was a joke meant to appease us “kooks.” The GOP has had great success with drumming up interest in the Supreme Court with its base. Will anyone make the court an issue for the opposition in the midterms?
We need term limits on the court, an ENFORCEABLE code of ethics and 13 justices for the 13 districts. It ain't rocket science! We need for Democrats to win big in the midterms and start fixing things.
SC6 as I call it seems to tell what they think at every turn.
When they don’t want to go on record their repoerta are often. Vague or contradictory. When they want to write new law( which is not thier jobs, which is the immunity case) I remember when Sauer made that immunity argument that a prez wouldn’t be hand tied if he didn’t have total immunity.
I thought at the time what a silky argument.
Hey, I guess I was wrong. I’ve lived 6 decades but it seems that in that one sentence that’s what SC6 decided they heard this and went oh man good idea.
Thr truth is your ambition to get to SC is not about you. Anyone who grandiose for the job in this way is completely nuts.
Term limits must happen going forward, each side of congress wants to keep their 2/3 vote and also not so the right thing.
The right thing is what is and will keep America solvent and globally relevant.
Not individual goal. Thomas, Alito will retire under trump. ( I’m just waiting for that day).
SC should always be 1/2 R n D and honestly should be in 1/3; R, D, I.
As long as we have these parties.
Trump and his team now own all three federal branches of government. And, Donald Trump owns the largest nuclear arsenal in the world. I won’t belabor the ramifications.
I urge the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to draft a Plan of Action (POA) that is designed to bolster the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the US voting public. I have confidence that given the opportunity, average people will Turn-On information that informs and gives credence to the business of legislation. I propose the DNC give the public the opportunity to gradually grow into a well-informed voter.
I live in a well-educated neighborhood in Montgomery County, Maryland, just full of Democrats. Yet, not one can tell me what bill(s) are sponsored by our legislators or what current bill is anyone’s top priority. Much less how that bill will impact the lives of their families, friends or nameless others.
There's few who expect the citizens to accumulate any benefit from the next four years of MAGA’S Bloodsport Politicians. But if we Democrats expect an improvement eventually, now is the time to design the strategy to revive democracy for the working class in our government. Republicans swore their Oath to Newt Gingrich’s Bloodsport Playbook decades ago and they are exactly where they planned to be. The DNC must counter with their own strategy for a 20 Year Plan of Action To Return Government To A Well-informed, Compitent Citizen's Mass Majority. Yes, I assume, we will have a United States in 20 years.
Democratic Legislators must have confidence that their Constituents are capable of grasping the legislative processes. It's the process of legislation that has potential; a C-SPAN like Info-Soap-Opra that is informative and inspirational. Give the public the opportunity to grow into well-informed voters who comprehend the process and purposes of legislation. No "news media" or Town Hall distractions but purposeful White Paper focus with legislative goals defined explaining how the legislation will impact constituents. Expect the Spin Machine and be prepared. Get the publics or at least your constituents' buy-in.
A 20 years of a pro-Democratic Policy Plan of Action beats Newt Gingrich’s Bloodsport Playbook!
Expose the USA Citizen to Reality. You will get what you expect.
As I pondered the fate of the former home of the brave, the realities of today (January 13th 2025), I suppose I’m a little more concerned with all the tomorrows in what is now called The United States of America. Though my friends and acquaintances can focus on feeding those two (or 22, or 222) people in Montgomery County Maryland who have no food to eat and are therefore starving, I am more concerned with humanity, that's the global humanity, and the fate that secular and global humanity will face over the next 20 years. Yep, I have no hope or desire to watch as that 20 years explodes into reality and I’m quite comfortable knowing that I will no longer exist. My time is coming to a close, scientifically and literally. Yes, my neighbors are concerned about those two people who are too proud, busy or incapable of dialing 911 to request the help of a licensed social worker who can quite literally feed them. But, then how will these friends gain accolades, comrodery, self-validation? It's not in their best interest to point the starving to a long-term solution that’s readily available due to our legislators’ actions. Nevertheless, I do wish that their efforts we're not focused on convincing me that they’re angelic. Useful for a limited group, but no long-term solution.
To me it’s clear that the United States cannot help Ukrainians and should not help Israelis. While Ukrainians die simply due to Russian Leader Putin’s aggression (and the hubris of planting US missiles on the Russian border), and Russia's international criminal actions including INVASION OF UKRAINE, the same is true regarding the actions of Israel Zionist Netanyahu’s leadership that mimics Adolf Hitler’s Nazi genocide. For over 70 years, Israel internationally seeks and accomplishes genocide throughout the Middle East. With little or no provocation; yes, Muslims have to defend themselves from AGRESSION and Murder. In every instance, Joe Biden the president that was elected merely 4 years ago has proven to be a complete failure in every aspect of foreign policy and he has also bequeathed America’s highest honor on none other than the Pope of the Vatican, the Pope of Catholicism which makes President Biden, in my opinion, the most contestable and incompetent Democrat president since Lyndon Baines Johnson. I say that because Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democrat from Texas) not only lied to the American people (with the full cooperation of Congress’ Majority) constantly and continuously about the war in Vietnam which ravaged the nation of courageous young men for over 15 years but also for Mr. Johnson’s cover up of the Israeli actions during its so-called Six Day War, a war which was never a war, but a Russian-type aggressive action to liquidate every Palestinian living in their own country of Palestine, with the weapons provided by the US government and Johnson’s coverup of Israel’s intentional attack on the USS Liberty which took the lives of defenceless US Sailors and Marines whose purpose on that voyage was Treaty Verification.
Therefore, as depressed and traumatized as I am with the inauguration of a sadistic, supremacist, SELF-PROCLAIMED DICTATOR elected president of the United States by an overwhelming majority of his MAGA followers, I can see that the election of Trump was inevitable given that the mass majority of what is now known as Americans have no virtue, no problem solving skills, no self will, and no interests in humanity for themselves or their offspring much less for any other human being on this earth. So let’s just wait and see what happens. There’s the possibility that the next generation of human beings see the self-destructive nature of their forefathers and their MAGA mothers, and the upcoming generation will go to war, either literally or figuratively, to win back the opportunity to establish a more perfect union on the land which, through the genocide of the Native Tribes, is now called The United States. Uh, I can only hope that this is the future of my now self-destructed Democratic Republic of the United States.
Yes, Senator Chris Murphy, we need new blood with more tenacity, intelligentce, and healthy determination.
Roberts is out over his skis on the immunity ruling. Waaaaay out. I mean, another universe.