Sorry ... not enough time this week. A short News Weakly.
No Kings
America, stop telling us about your "No kings" complaint. There is no king in America. Just follow the news. This week, the Senate agreed to release the Epstein files which, most seem to think, will implicate the president (even though Trump urged their release, too). A judge tossed the DOJ lawsuit challenging New York's law barring ICE from state courts. And the Appeals court denied Trump's bid to revive his defamation lawsuit against CNN. The system is working. Checks and balances are checking and balancing. Stop whining.
Moral Turpitude
The famous Ten Commandments are so broadly accepted that almost every religion on the planet has something akin to them. Judaism and Christianity obviously include them, but Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism all have similar values. Even atheists recognize the value of the moral guidance while rejecting the "divine mandate" aspect. But ... hey ... the ACLU is opposed to the presence of an almost universal set of moral values, so ... they succeeded in blocking the law in Texas. And we wonder why morality is on the decline. It seems to me that banning moral values constitutes moral turpitude.
No Kings
ReplyDeleteThe problem I see is not that they are opposed to kings, but to a "king" they don't like. They were perfectly happy with the authoritarian actions under Biden, but when Trump tries to use the power that the Left has been trying to give to the President for decades that the Right has tried to not use for fear of it being used against them, now he's acting like a king somehow.
Moral Turpitude
I remember when Louisiana put their allowance of the Ten Commandments in schools, my thought was, "Who would be opposed to these rules of moral loving?" Even if you're an atheist, the first four commandments are ones you want your kids to obey, you simply disagree on who this "god" is. To them, "you shall have no other God's before me", can be summed up with, "look out for number one", since they are their own god. And heaven forbid you not celebrate Pride Month (keep the Sabbath).
I saw the news of the action taken in Texas regarding posting The Ten Commandments and recalled our lively discussion at your 5/31/25 post, where I remarked (among other things) that the proposal wouldn’t likely prevail, so no surprise there. Personally, I don’t see the full Ten Commandments as being “almost universal” (since the first several are related to the Abrahamic faiths), but certainly several of them, such as those prohibiting murder, lying, and theft, are “broadly accepted”--at least for now. Someday in the not-too-distant future, those very practices too will no doubt become perfectly acceptable and even moral.
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ReplyDeleteIt really is one of their best (as in "most dishonest") catch phrases ever (such as "War on Women", "Tax Cuts For Their Rich Friends", etc.). This is not to say that Trump isn't shy about "pushing the envelope". All successful people do this. That is, ALL successful people do this! But as president, he'll only go so far, and generally only as far as the Constitution will allow him. Worse, the party (parties) of the "No Kings" types have proven themselves far more despotic than Trump EVER has.
Yet, these district courts (and some Appeals Courts in their agreement) put themselves over the federal gov't. In your first example, I fail to see how federal law enforcement, in the the execution of their sworn duties, are somehow in breach of the 10th Amendment (and the article doesn't provide this explanation). State court buildings are public property, the feds are citizens, they should be able to enter at least as far as the foyer and monitor all entries and exists. At no time are they in need of local law enforcement assistance to take into custody any illegal alien on or exiting the premises. But if the locals don't want to assist, or are ordered not to, that's different than obstructing ICE and ICE is not operating illegally as far as I can see. Thus, the judge in this case, as has been the case in most of the district courts obstructing Trump's duties as president, are those who are acting as if they are potentates by exceeding their authority.
I would say similarly with regard to your second example. Who's been defamed more than Trump? I can't think of anyone. All mainstream media do so implicitly, and one's opinions allows slanders and false accusations now?? I know a fake Christian from Louisville who would disagree!
"No Kings"? Spare me!
Moral Turpitude
The more I read on the 1st Amendment protections of religion, and the ongoing absurdity of the dishonest exploitation of Jefferson's phrase "wall of separation between church and state", the more it seems unassailable that there is absolutely no Constitutional issue with any courthouse, village hall or public school having posting of the Decalogue. Or a Nativity scene. Or a Menorah. Given the prolific writing of the founding fathers alone, it is nonsensical to pretend they would find these things problematic (maybe the Menorah, though I don't think so). They...perhaps to a man...strongly believed Christian (or "Judeo-Christian") values were essential to the future and prosperity of the nation.
Like so much coming from The Left of late, the whole No Kings thing is self refuting. If Trump believed himself to be a king, he'd be acting much differently and wouldn't have allowed the petulant and childish protests to have happened.
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