Nobody made Don Trump run for president. He did so voluntarily. He should have known that if successful, this meant he would have to swear an oath to defend the Constitution, and that his job would be to “faithfully execute the laws” (Article II) as passed by Congress, the American lawmakers.
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It’s hard to avoid noticing, and internally screaming over, the Trump administration’s proposed military budget upgrade to $1.5 trillion annually – as though the present trillion-dollar annual gift to the end of the world weren’t enough.
As I stated in last week’s editorial, it was time to do my homework. Fort Lauderdale deserves a building that meets the needs of all its residents and businesses. And, for sure they need to hear from those of us that are not usually or earnestly solicited for input. Here’s what I found:
Intelligence and intellect is shown not advertised!
The word “assassin” evokes images of violence—of a calculated act designed to eliminate a person whose existence influences the direction of power. According to Merriam-Webster, an assassin is one who kills a prominent person for political reasons, money, or fanaticism. The definition is clear, direct, and historically rooted in physical acts of elimination. Yet, in a constitutional democracy, the meaning of assassination can—and must—understandable expand.
The Supreme Court Has Stripped Our Voting Rights Back to the Pre–Civil Rights Era
Millennials And Zoomers Are Reshaping Phrases And Words In Our World Today.
America reborn, it can be done
We are trained to see war as a failure of diplomacy. It is often a failure of perception long before diplomacy begins.
I also believe I have a role to play, as a writer, to help push our collective awareness beyond a public shrug over the cost and consequences of militarism: our trillion-dollar-plus military budget and ho-hum acceptance of the “collateral damage” that budget inevitably winds up creating . . . over there somewhere. This is simply assumed to be the nature of power. You know, dominance. It’s how we stay safe.