Act Four:  Amendment XIX—Women’s Suffrage—Ratified On 18 August 1920

If an average American knows little or nothing about the history of voting in the United States, that person does know that a single amendment gave women the vote. 

Act One: Amendment XIV—Citizenship For Former Slaves—Ratified July 9, 1868

The Fourteenth Amendment defined the citizenship and civil rights of former slaves. It conferred both federal and local citizenship to  “All persons…

The 12th Amendment Explained

The 12th Amendment changed procedures for electing the president and vice president.  In effect, the members of the electoral college were casting two votes for president.

This NRA Fundraising Letter Threatens Legislators Who Fail To Donate

The NRA has recently disclosed that it is in financial distress and that it may have to curtail or even halt some of its operations and activities.

As Government Shutdown Looms Trump Seeks Ways To Blame Democrats

In any kind of ongoing competition, you don’t tell your opponents what you are doing.  In cards, this is called “playing close to the vest”.  In fencing and boxing, it’s called “telegraphing your move” instead of leading with a feint.  In politics, it’s called “keeping your trap shut”.

Donald Trump’s Crazy Tweetstorm

His Orangeness is notorious for his tweetstorms.  Now he has a real storm to tweet about:

In Trumpland Laws Are Inconveniences Not Principles for Governing a Society

Under Trumpism, which is on track to become the state religion, the United States is becoming an empire, not of men, but of one man.  For Trump, laws are inconveniences, not principles for governing a society.  If they can’t be ignored, they must be discarded.

Why MoveOn.org Should Change Its Name To DreamOn.org.

I recently received an email from MoveOn.org asking me to call one of the people supposedly representing me in Washington. It read, in part:

Donald Trump: Taking the Peter Principle To Unprecedented Heights

Eventually, the leader goes – the dictator dies, there’s a coup, a hostile takeover, an impeachment, a forced retirement or resignation, and therein lies a note of caution for those who are eagerly anticipating a Trump impeachment: when the alpha dog is gone, what is left is an hierarchy of ineptitude.

The Electoral College Was Supposed To Prevent A Donald Trump

The election of Donald Trump, if nothing else, emphasizes the many flaws in the United States election system.

Excerpts From President Trump’s Travel Diary (Parts Three & Four)

I have no explanation for the fact that these have not shown up in the presidential twitter feed. Here are the entries from his third stop:

Donald Trump Placed On ‘No Fly’ List

The fact that it may be the President himself who is on the list means that Vice President Pence could be required to act as President until the matter is resolved one way or another.