The Trump Card
Our president has opted to attack a foreign country, capture their president and his wife, then declare, "We’re going to run the country ..." They're still debating the "attack a foreign country" sense of this and all, but this may be his biggest blunder yet, as it appears to constitute an invasion of a foreign nation without congressional approval. (How would we react if another nation attacked Washington D.C. and arrested our president?) The War Powers Resolution only allows action like this in the case of imminent threat to Americans and it doesn't appear that Venezuela constituted an "imminent threat." Now ... will we see a president get dismantled by the Constitution ... or vice versa?
Justice or Retaliation?
The Pentagon is seeking to demote Senator Mark Kelly after he has retired because of his "seditious statements" urging the military to refuse to follow orders on Mark Kelly's definition of "unlawful orders." It will decrease his retirement pay. The story says "The Pentagon" is trying to do this, but it's obviously Pete Hesgeth, the Secretary of Defense ... who appears to be going to war with the Left ... kind of like the "Secretary of War."
Homeland Security?
The DHS reported that a Minneapolis Hilton Hotel canceled reservations for ICE agents assigned to work in Minneapolis during the fraud investigations. Clearly, the local owner is operating his own "homeland security" scheme of trying to protect Minneapolis against law enforcement. (Don't make this about Hilton Hotels as a corporation. It should be noted that Hilton dropped the hotel from its listings.) It does suggest an atmosphere of opposition to federal law enforcement, which suggests that the majority of Minneapolitans are rightly represented by their local government ... opposing their nation. (The whole fraud investigation is enough of a problem to force Governor Walz to drop out of his reelection bid.)
A Map to be "All Over"
Trump has pressed boundaries with things like tariffs and now an invasion of another nation for ... "law enforcement," just to name a couple. But he urged Republicans to be "flexible" in demanding restrictions on federal funds for abortion coverage. Arresting a foreign president is (apparently) a high principle, but discouraging baby-killing isn't. He freezes $10 billion in child care funds on principle. He forces Venezuela to surrender 30 to 50 million barrels of oil on principle. He has suggested the invasion of Greenland and even talked of "owning" the Western hemisphere. He is all over the map ... and his "principles" are very unclear to me.
Prejudicial
Another performer has snubbed their audience by canceling their performance at the Kennedy Center. Sonia De Los Santos cited an "unwelcoming climate" at the Kennedy Center toward immigrants ... even though there is zero evidence of any bias in any sense at the Kennedy Center. Clearly the problem is the presence of Trump's name on the building ... a highly prejudiced reason to slight the audience and refuse to perform. It should be clear who the "unwelcoming" folk are these days. Thumbing their noses at audiences because they don't like a name on the building is a classic ad hominem error in this case.
Your Best Source for Fake News
In January of 2025 before Trump took office, Biden put a $25 million bounty on the capture of Maduro (see here). So an awkward moment occurred when Biden had to pay Trump the $25 million bounty for capturing him. I had to laugh at the January 6th article in the Bee about how the Democrats were solemnly remembering the only riot they didn't like. That's way too close to true. And on the "What's Next?" front, there's a piece on Trump leading a SEAL team to capture the rogue dictator, Gavin Newsom. Funny stuff.
Must be true; I read it on the internet.
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President Biden placed a $25 million dollar bounty on Maduro, and declared him a risk to our national security. No one complained about that. But Trump acting on that is decried as if it was all Trump's idea.
Oh, Mark Kelly suffered the same consequences as any military officer or Reserve officer who said such things. It's not retribution, it's consequence for violation military protocol.
The Trump Card
I'm unclear on the legality of the capture of Maduro. I'm no legal scholar. I've heard people argue that it was completely legal and others that it was completely illegal. I question that anything will come of the debate because I assume the White House has an army of lawyers that have assured him that he has the legal authority to do so. I think the only place it could be decided would be the Supreme Court, but it reaching that level seems unlikely to me. Presidents have been striking other countries without the approval of Congress all my life. And because Congress was built to not move quickly, I imagine that won't be changing any time soon. Both Democratic and Republican presidents are going to continue to order strikes on other countries. What I almost never see isa consistent backlash. When the Dems do it, they defend it and Reps decry it, and visa-versa.
Justice or Retaliation?
I've said, from the day that video got released, you're going to have a hard time doing anything about it because they never made any specific claim about a specific order, and only said what every service member already knows. We already know not to follow unlawful orders. However, the implication of the video is that they have been following unlawful orders, but they can hide behind the vagueness of their claim. It's stupid all the way around. If something does happen to any of those people in the video, maybe it will make them think twice about making subtly seditious claims.
Homeland Security?
The blatant prejudice against federal law enforcement is sad to me. Plus, who doesn't want federal money? I thought that was the best thing Democrats wanted, more federal dollars in their coffers?
A Map to be "All Over"
There are some people that are praising Trump BECAUSE he's not ideological. He's not standing in ideas, but on practicality. I'd prefer ideological, but if that's what you're expecting from Trump, where have you been for the last 20 years? The man was a democrat until he ran for president. Personally, I've never wanted him for president because he stands for nothing. Only 3 more years to see what next unprincipled president we get.
Prejudicial
I've heard many times that people hate Trump so badly that they would hold their breaths if he came out and said breathing is good. These people cancelling shows at the Kennedy Center are just hurting themselves. Only Trump calls it the Trump-Kennedy Center. Only Trump calls it the Department of War. Only Trump calls it the Gulf of America. Other than having 5 extra letters on it, is the Kennedy Center any different than before?
The problem is that no officer has ever been disciplined for conduct after retirement.
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