There are a number of qualified candidates for the title of the “stupidest member of Congress,” but the consensus opinion for a number of years now has bestowed this dishonorable title on Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). This assclown never fails to make a complete spectacle of himself. Case in point: GOP Congressman Sues Mike Pence … Read more
I had to have a common surgery on December 11. The surgery went as planned, it was the post-operative complications from the anesthesia that put me back in the hospital for over a week. I was able to come back home this week to recover, in time for Christmas to the relief of my family. … Read more
President Donald Trump’s memorandum to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to exclude people living in the country illegally from the 2020 Census population count used to apportion congressional seats is headed for a Supreme Court showdown on Monday in Trump v. New York. This is a fundamental element of minority rule by Republicans: shift congressional seats away from … Read more
Update to Trump’s unconstitutional executive order to exclude non-citizens for purposes of congressional reapportionment. Unsurprisingly, a three-judge panel in New York ruled Trump’s July 21 memorandum on the matter was “an unlawful exercise of the authority granted to” him by Congress. They said in a lengthy but unsigned opinion that the question is “not particularly close or … Read more
Is this some of the advice on “how to violate the law” that war criminal John Yoo is giving to Donald Trump? After losing in the U.S. Supreme Court last year to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, Donald Trump is back today trying to exclude non-citizens from the census count for purposes … Read more