Founding Father James Madison must be turning over in his grave today. James Madison was the chief author of the Bill of Rights and thus of the First Amendment. He was the foremost champion of religious liberty. James Madison’s “Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments”, a document presented to the Virginia General Assembly in 1785, argued … Read more
The Trump “Injustice” Department went to court on Friday trying to block the release of former national security adviser John Bolton’s book next week, “The Room Where It Happened”. While U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on Friday castigated former Trump aide John Bolton for publishing a White House memoir without first obtaining formal government confirmation that … Read more
The Atlantic reports, James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution (excerpts from the introduction): James Mattis, the Marine general who resigned as secretary of defense in December 2018 to protest Donald Trump’s Syria policy, has, ever since, kept studiously silent about Trump’s performance as president. After his resignation, he … Read more
The U.S. military has always remained apolitical and not acted in support of any political party or ideology. It is the reason why our democracy has endured so long. But Politico reports, ‘It just doesn’t seem right’: Pentagon officials on edge over military leaders’ dealings with Trump: Defense Department officials say they are increasingly uncomfortable with … Read more
On Sunday, the Trump Administration intensified its effort to pin blame on the far-left “antifa” movement for violent demonstrations over police killings of black people, as the president vowed on Twitter to designate antifa a terrorist organization and Attorney General William “Coverup” Barr asserted that it and other groups’ activities constituted “domestic terrorism.” I’m sorry, … Read more