Remember that Trump is a builder, and he's only in the process of leveling the existing decrepit structure. There's a bit of grading going on and a foundation is being built. I agree that the type of deserved justice we'd all like to see may never fully be realized.
But if the end result is a more perfect country with a greater and wider …
Remember that Trump is a builder, and he's only in the process of leveling the existing decrepit structure. There's a bit of grading going on and a foundation is being built. I agree that the type of deserved justice we'd all like to see may never fully be realized.
But if the end result is a more perfect country with a greater and wider understanding of the constitution, with a newfound respect and adherence to the rule of law, I will be content.
Yes, everything rests upon the foundation - rule of law. If adherence to the rule of law started today, the foolishness would cease today. It's not that complicated.
What is being determined right now is who is the supreme law enforcer. Who gets to interpret what the law says as the politics makes everything so nebulous? Who is Trump’s, and Congress’ and Robert’s boss, even between the three? Who makes the decisions?
The Constitution is purposely silent on this, as it was built to have no one in that position. The FF were fearful of the control by England that they wanted no part of an ultimate decision maker, ie the King. Most of them hated the idea of an enforcer/executor role in the government, but the failure of the Articles of Confederation failed so badly (rule by committee) that the presidency was incorporated into the Constitution.
So the balance of power concept was initiated. It has been argued about for 200+ years, which is exactly what the FF wanted. Today, Trump wants control because he is power driven, but also because he sees what a mess the Leftist power reign of 40 years has left the country in. He also sees how the two other world powers are catching up rapidly and will soon pass the USA in influence, because they “can make a decision”. It is really a test of whether rule by balance of power can compete. The American experiment is under siege. If some sort of co-operation cannot be obtained by DC to allow necessary changes, then this contest may have an undesirable end.
Could it be that in a world of continuous change, the Constitution may be ham stringing the USA?
The executive branch has the military. The Court of Last Resort. Does Trump have the military? Is he undoing the unspeakable damage Obama did to it? If so, he can deal with the traitors if he really wants to.
John - I read an interesting piece during the past week, calling Musk "Dark MAGA", thus his black hat, and that he and Peter Thiel, and the other technocrats put the screws to DJT, prior to the 2024 election, in order to get their support, and that now they are driving their agenda.
Seemed a little far-fetched, but it made some sense to me. So, as JHK is fond of saying, I'm standing by on that one, but haven't dismissed it yet either.
If I can find the link, I'll post it, ZH, I think. Any thoughts? Does the idea make any sense, based on where we are? The lack of taking a more serious hard line with these pricks?
Ron..."Seems a little far-fetched"...??? Are you kidding yourself some more? 16 Billionaires in his Cabinet (aside from MuskRat), Are these the guys with a real connection to teh working class - to ordinary Americans, like YOU? I highly doubt it.
Unlike those demonrat pigs in Congress who go in barely scraping by, and voila, they all become multi millionaires by stealing from the people. It’s the Demonrat way!
I can just see you get all tingly and bothered at a Bernie rally where he tells you in a complete moron's cadence with a terrible accent it's the millionaire and billionaires fault and they need to pay their fair share as he slinks off to one of his four million-dollar houses on a lake.
What if it is we the people's duty to make the ultimate decision? I believe Thomas Jefferson said "That whenever any form of government becomes DESTRUCTIVE of those ends, it is the right of THE PEOPLE to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.. it is their RIGHT, it is their DUTY, to THROW OFF such government, and to provide new GUARDS for their future security."
It is US who have failed our duty to preserve what the FF gave us. It is our ROLE that has been abdicated to the demons in DC. Those demons now so numerous as to render us surrounded as Custer was at Little Big Horn.
We waited until the Trojan Horse was inside the gates.
If Mr Trump doesn’t enforce [ as executor ] the Constitutional laws and refuse to enforce or execute those that are unconstitutional, who steps up next?
Yeah...I knew we'd get to this eventually - JohnAZ, a true patriot, saying that the problem is the Constitution...it was inevitable.
Yes, John the Experiment IS under siege but by this clown-car of fuck-up billionaires and Putin & Xi, not by real Americans, who want no part of this shambles.
You do not get what I said. My point is history will judge whether the world situation, think social media, internet and AI, will just pass the very slow Constitutional process by. IOW, can we change course fast enough to keep up? Add on that the 2 party system has us at an impasse. Doing nothing, as we are doing currently, may be fatal.
The Constitution did not create a true Republic. A pure republic requires that the individual take responsibility for himself and his neighbor by a personal daily choice. The DC goobermint itself is an indirect democracy which is not a republic. In an indirect democracy the people pretend to elect leaders who can make laws without our consent because they are no longer titular in authority, but have power. That power may be restricted by constitutions and contracts. It is still power and power corrupts. The mere idea that 51% of the people can rule over [ overrule ] the rights of the other 49% is already usurpation of the Republic.
Good post. Yes, the action in Dc and all Deep State locations is, now, who is the majority and the minority. Both sides are capable of cancelling out the other, hence no direction for the country.
I am watching the hearing of the Leak. What a shit show. Five officials on the administration being grilled and praised by a bunch of show stealing clowns and no real statement of why the reporter was allowed access to the situation room conversation. I wonder if anyone may have considered that the leak was intentional, to let all the involved parties what was being considered to strike the Houthis. That technique is used “all the time”.
A huge question right now is what is going to rise from the divisions in the country. Can the 51-48% split long endure? Lincoln faced the same situation in 1861 and the Civil War was the result. Are we heading in the same direction today? I will tell you one thing, watching the clown show, the Deep State actors do not care.
Nope, unless these criminals are held to account. (Some, many of them with the ultimate punishment)
They will be right back at it.
If the shoe were on the other foot they would be, and are ruthless. It should be obvious that this nothing less than a war. The survival of America hangs in the ballance.
All governments were created by the people to protect them from the bad guys. What they did not understand was that the bad guys would always eventually take over their governments.
That's what bad guys do, since they are always drawn to that power and money.
The creators of the US Constitution understood that, and tried to prevent that, but we have forgotten that.
Really? Name just 5 of the 500. Go on...I dare you. 1% of this vast empire of success...or are you actually just counting how many shell LLCs he owns? Is $TRUMP one? Not a business, a pure grift. Is DJT (Truth Social) one? Explain the 100s of millions of dollars in losses with a revenue of under 10 million. Highly successful. Still, please - go ahad - tout for him!
You're exactly right about that. Good at marketing, but Gene is a TERRIBLE singer. Paul Stanley is the REAL DEAL. I once got to see him perform with his own band, some years ago. Man, was that a show! He owns the rights to a lot of the KISS catalogue, so he performed them as well as his own stuff.
He also, like I am, is a visual artist. I got to see some of his paintings at a gallery in Lahaina, Maui. Well, that's all shot to hell, now that the whole town burned down.
During the covid lockdown bullshit, he started up a new band, R&B, if you can believe it. Went out and performed anyway, fuck the lockdown bullshit. Good listening.
Did you know he is deaf in one ear?
I once dated a guy who said that when he dies, he wants to be cremated and have his ashes shot off at a KISS concert. LOFL!!!!!
Oh, yes...you're certainly "doing your own research". Please explain how the three casino bankruptcies or Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka, Trump University or Trump Shuttle feature in this list of successes? You're so deep in the Kool-Aid, you actually BELIEVE he 'builds' things? He doesn't. He licenses his 'name' to other developers. The only building he can lay any claim to building is Trump Tower, which left hundreds of small-business contractors out of pocket, while he crewed the construction with illegal immigrants (who were also screwed for pay) and he overpaid for the cement because he was required to buy it form a Mafia outfit. Do some ACTUAL research, Ben.
I will how ever tell you that a large percentage of businesses fold we have a family friend started several new businesses in a row and they all folded his last attempt made him a millionaire.
First Year: Around 20% of new businesses fail within their first year.
First Five Years: Approximately 50% of businesses fail within the first five years.
First Ten Years: Around 65% of businesses fail within the first ten years.
First 15 Years: Only about 25% of new businesses make it to 15 years or more.
First 20 Years: Nearly 80% of businesses fail within 20 years.
Again, Google is your friend something I doubt you have very many of at the moment.
Going out on a limb to say you never started a business and have never cut a paycheck for someone else.
SO Affected and angry you must be a joy to be around every time Trump gets up and starts talking.
Maria its called.......winning.
All your gas bagging and anger management issues aside it's going to be a LONG four years for you.
No matter what you say, Ben, she will not agree. Useless to try to reason with a hidebound TDS person. I live next to one and it is no use to the point of being violent. These TDS types are dangerous as we see on the news everyday.
John we can at least try until they show that even when smacked in the face with truth they refuse to change or admit error.
Maria has a real problem which is sad and so do many people in and around our lives.
Until I find Trump to be false and not doing what he says he will do I will support him no matter how many screeching cat ladies and soy boys complain about him or the people who work with him.
These people argued and LIED for a vegetable in the office of President just about anyone was going to be an improvement and I suspect Trump is the right man at the right time for a very tough and lets face it dangerous job.
Just an observation. We had a ghost president for four years, presented to the public by a group of Left wingnuts, and no one seemed to want to notice. Just exactly how many of the people living in DC are necessary? IMHO, we could fire 50% of the bureaucracy and no one would notice.
An example, the IRS converted to an internet inquiry system a few years past. Why? To be more productive, IOW to serve the public better with less people involved. Yeah, right, so Biden goes out and hires thousands of new IRS agents. DC is a sham, a very dark perverted, insidious sham.
Trump companies resurrect spent properties and renews them, renews old golf courses to save them, restructures outdated businesses, and builds ice skating rinks for the city of New York, ahead of schedule and under budget.
Anyone who says that he is not a successful businessman is a fool.
Remember that Trump is a builder, and he's only in the process of leveling the existing decrepit structure. There's a bit of grading going on and a foundation is being built. I agree that the type of deserved justice we'd all like to see may never fully be realized.
But if the end result is a more perfect country with a greater and wider understanding of the constitution, with a newfound respect and adherence to the rule of law, I will be content.
Yes, everything rests upon the foundation - rule of law. If adherence to the rule of law started today, the foolishness would cease today. It's not that complicated.
You are 100% correct.
What is being determined right now is who is the supreme law enforcer. Who gets to interpret what the law says as the politics makes everything so nebulous? Who is Trump’s, and Congress’ and Robert’s boss, even between the three? Who makes the decisions?
The Constitution is purposely silent on this, as it was built to have no one in that position. The FF were fearful of the control by England that they wanted no part of an ultimate decision maker, ie the King. Most of them hated the idea of an enforcer/executor role in the government, but the failure of the Articles of Confederation failed so badly (rule by committee) that the presidency was incorporated into the Constitution.
So the balance of power concept was initiated. It has been argued about for 200+ years, which is exactly what the FF wanted. Today, Trump wants control because he is power driven, but also because he sees what a mess the Leftist power reign of 40 years has left the country in. He also sees how the two other world powers are catching up rapidly and will soon pass the USA in influence, because they “can make a decision”. It is really a test of whether rule by balance of power can compete. The American experiment is under siege. If some sort of co-operation cannot be obtained by DC to allow necessary changes, then this contest may have an undesirable end.
Could it be that in a world of continuous change, the Constitution may be ham stringing the USA?
The executive branch has the military. The Court of Last Resort. Does Trump have the military? Is he undoing the unspeakable damage Obama did to it? If so, he can deal with the traitors if he really wants to.
Yes, Janos, exactly. So, if nothing is done, it's all theater, and nothing will be done. Then, I'm off the Trump Train at the next stop.
Ron
And to what train are you going to board next?
AOC, Bernie, Andrew Cuomo, Gavin Grusome?
Nope, you know better than that, John. More likely a train on the Underground Railroad, make of that what you will.
Tongue in cheek, Ron. The point is Trump is the best, maybe only option right now until MAGA “fleshes” out. Musk is not interested.
John - I read an interesting piece during the past week, calling Musk "Dark MAGA", thus his black hat, and that he and Peter Thiel, and the other technocrats put the screws to DJT, prior to the 2024 election, in order to get their support, and that now they are driving their agenda.
Seemed a little far-fetched, but it made some sense to me. So, as JHK is fond of saying, I'm standing by on that one, but haven't dismissed it yet either.
If I can find the link, I'll post it, ZH, I think. Any thoughts? Does the idea make any sense, based on where we are? The lack of taking a more serious hard line with these pricks?
Maga is a fifth-degree Satanist.
https://churchofsatan.com/hierarchy/
He's telling your something (that's kind of obvious anyway).
Ron..."Seems a little far-fetched"...??? Are you kidding yourself some more? 16 Billionaires in his Cabinet (aside from MuskRat), Are these the guys with a real connection to teh working class - to ordinary Americans, like YOU? I highly doubt it.
Unlike those demonrat pigs in Congress who go in barely scraping by, and voila, they all become multi millionaires by stealing from the people. It’s the Demonrat way!
More crazy cat lady vibes.
I can just see you get all tingly and bothered at a Bernie rally where he tells you in a complete moron's cadence with a terrible accent it's the millionaire and billionaires fault and they need to pay their fair share as he slinks off to one of his four million-dollar houses on a lake.
Meet me at the last station!
Is that where we're going to make our last stand?
Two times I can think of, Lugh. One was dealing with the Luddites where Federals were sent in and the other? CW1.
What if it is we the people's duty to make the ultimate decision? I believe Thomas Jefferson said "That whenever any form of government becomes DESTRUCTIVE of those ends, it is the right of THE PEOPLE to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.. it is their RIGHT, it is their DUTY, to THROW OFF such government, and to provide new GUARDS for their future security."
It is US who have failed our duty to preserve what the FF gave us. It is our ROLE that has been abdicated to the demons in DC. Those demons now so numerous as to render us surrounded as Custer was at Little Big Horn.
We waited until the Trojan Horse was inside the gates.
A horse survived the massacre but it wasn’t made of wood.
If Mr Trump doesn’t enforce [ as executor ] the Constitutional laws and refuse to enforce or execute those that are unconstitutional, who steps up next?
Yeah...I knew we'd get to this eventually - JohnAZ, a true patriot, saying that the problem is the Constitution...it was inevitable.
Yes, John the Experiment IS under siege but by this clown-car of fuck-up billionaires and Putin & Xi, not by real Americans, who want no part of this shambles.
You do not get what I said. My point is history will judge whether the world situation, think social media, internet and AI, will just pass the very slow Constitutional process by. IOW, can we change course fast enough to keep up? Add on that the 2 party system has us at an impasse. Doing nothing, as we are doing currently, may be fatal.
The Constitution did not create a true Republic. A pure republic requires that the individual take responsibility for himself and his neighbor by a personal daily choice. The DC goobermint itself is an indirect democracy which is not a republic. In an indirect democracy the people pretend to elect leaders who can make laws without our consent because they are no longer titular in authority, but have power. That power may be restricted by constitutions and contracts. It is still power and power corrupts. The mere idea that 51% of the people can rule over [ overrule ] the rights of the other 49% is already usurpation of the Republic.
Good post. Yes, the action in Dc and all Deep State locations is, now, who is the majority and the minority. Both sides are capable of cancelling out the other, hence no direction for the country.
I am watching the hearing of the Leak. What a shit show. Five officials on the administration being grilled and praised by a bunch of show stealing clowns and no real statement of why the reporter was allowed access to the situation room conversation. I wonder if anyone may have considered that the leak was intentional, to let all the involved parties what was being considered to strike the Houthis. That technique is used “all the time”.
A huge question right now is what is going to rise from the divisions in the country. Can the 51-48% split long endure? Lincoln faced the same situation in 1861 and the Civil War was the result. Are we heading in the same direction today? I will tell you one thing, watching the clown show, the Deep State actors do not care.
Are you really that stupid? Or just dumb? I’m curious
Curious but ignorant?
Why is anyone replying to Maria? Ignore and marginalize her. Surely you know better.
What real Americans are those?
Oh you mean the ones burning up teslas and vandalizing peoples personal property.
Yeah, we got us a Bernie fan.
Bernie Sanders looks like an idiot sounds like an idiot and speaks like an idiot.
I'm pretty sure Bernie would THINK that about you, Ben, but be gracious enough not to SAY it aloud.
Yep, a communist Bernie supporter.
Bernie wouldn't say anything to me, and it has nothing to do with being gracious.
No wonder you hate Trump so much he is an Alpha male and a successful capitalist with 22,450 employees and hundreds of successful businesses in
Construction Real Estate Development Entertainment & Hospitality Retailing & Online Shopping Diversified Investments
Sonny was 100% right about you.
Nope, unless these criminals are held to account. (Some, many of them with the ultimate punishment)
They will be right back at it.
If the shoe were on the other foot they would be, and are ruthless. It should be obvious that this nothing less than a war. The survival of America hangs in the ballance.
Amen. Look at the number of innocents who have lost their lives to these murdering maniacs. How horrifying.
All governments were created by the people to protect them from the bad guys. What they did not understand was that the bad guys would always eventually take over their governments.
That's what bad guys do, since they are always drawn to that power and money.
The creators of the US Constitution understood that, and tried to prevent that, but we have forgotten that.
Yes, that's why we have to jettison Israel, the International pariah. And Israel extends into the United States.....
F off and die, Nazi filth.
nonsense
Trump as never built anything - in ether the literal OR figurative sense. Quit kidding yourself.
He has over 500 successful businesses.
But hey I am sure you have 501 right Maria.
Really? Name just 5 of the 500. Go on...I dare you. 1% of this vast empire of success...or are you actually just counting how many shell LLCs he owns? Is $TRUMP one? Not a business, a pure grift. Is DJT (Truth Social) one? Explain the 100s of millions of dollars in losses with a revenue of under 10 million. Highly successful. Still, please - go ahad - tout for him!
www.trump.com
Trump winery this place is stunning!
Trump chocolate!
Trump games!
Trump film!
Trump teevee!
Trump sales and leasing
Trump fragrance!
Trump International beach resort and or resorts.
Dozens of Trump buildings globally many of which he built!!
Trump books!
Trump magazines!
Trump has as much shit for sale as the lead singer from kiss!
You really are a special kind of nasty lighten up Karen.
And for future reference there is this magic thing called google or duckduckgo you punch in question, and it spits out responses do your own research.
Or are you not capable of setting aside your seething mind destroying anger?
Ben sez:
"Trump has as much shit for sale as the lead singer from kiss!"
Which one, Paul Stanley, or Chaim Witz (aka Gene Simmons)?
One of my favorite episodes of "The Apprentice" was when Trump told Gene, "You're fired." LOL!
I'm not much of a teevee watcher, but when we started watching that show on Netflix back in the day, I got hooked.
I believe it is Gene Simmons he hawks all sorts of junk.
You're exactly right about that. Good at marketing, but Gene is a TERRIBLE singer. Paul Stanley is the REAL DEAL. I once got to see him perform with his own band, some years ago. Man, was that a show! He owns the rights to a lot of the KISS catalogue, so he performed them as well as his own stuff.
He also, like I am, is a visual artist. I got to see some of his paintings at a gallery in Lahaina, Maui. Well, that's all shot to hell, now that the whole town burned down.
During the covid lockdown bullshit, he started up a new band, R&B, if you can believe it. Went out and performed anyway, fuck the lockdown bullshit. Good listening.
Did you know he is deaf in one ear?
I once dated a guy who said that when he dies, he wants to be cremated and have his ashes shot off at a KISS concert. LOFL!!!!!
Oh, yes...you're certainly "doing your own research". Please explain how the three casino bankruptcies or Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka, Trump University or Trump Shuttle feature in this list of successes? You're so deep in the Kool-Aid, you actually BELIEVE he 'builds' things? He doesn't. He licenses his 'name' to other developers. The only building he can lay any claim to building is Trump Tower, which left hundreds of small-business contractors out of pocket, while he crewed the construction with illegal immigrants (who were also screwed for pay) and he overpaid for the cement because he was required to buy it form a Mafia outfit. Do some ACTUAL research, Ben.
I don't have to explain anything to you.
I will how ever tell you that a large percentage of businesses fold we have a family friend started several new businesses in a row and they all folded his last attempt made him a millionaire.
First Year: Around 20% of new businesses fail within their first year.
First Five Years: Approximately 50% of businesses fail within the first five years.
First Ten Years: Around 65% of businesses fail within the first ten years.
First 15 Years: Only about 25% of new businesses make it to 15 years or more.
First 20 Years: Nearly 80% of businesses fail within 20 years.
Again, Google is your friend something I doubt you have very many of at the moment.
Going out on a limb to say you never started a business and have never cut a paycheck for someone else.
SO Affected and angry you must be a joy to be around every time Trump gets up and starts talking.
Maria its called.......winning.
All your gas bagging and anger management issues aside it's going to be a LONG four years for you.
Go get some XANAX OR VALIUM YOU really NEED IT.
No matter what you say, Ben, she will not agree. Useless to try to reason with a hidebound TDS person. I live next to one and it is no use to the point of being violent. These TDS types are dangerous as we see on the news everyday.
John we can at least try until they show that even when smacked in the face with truth they refuse to change or admit error.
Maria has a real problem which is sad and so do many people in and around our lives.
Until I find Trump to be false and not doing what he says he will do I will support him no matter how many screeching cat ladies and soy boys complain about him or the people who work with him.
These people argued and LIED for a vegetable in the office of President just about anyone was going to be an improvement and I suspect Trump is the right man at the right time for a very tough and lets face it dangerous job.
Ben
Just an observation. We had a ghost president for four years, presented to the public by a group of Left wingnuts, and no one seemed to want to notice. Just exactly how many of the people living in DC are necessary? IMHO, we could fire 50% of the bureaucracy and no one would notice.
An example, the IRS converted to an internet inquiry system a few years past. Why? To be more productive, IOW to serve the public better with less people involved. Yeah, right, so Biden goes out and hires thousands of new IRS agents. DC is a sham, a very dark perverted, insidious sham.
"50%"? How about 95%?
That's all correct, and this is a very important detail that most people forgot, or never knew.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2016/12/08/trump-and-his-commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-a-look-at-25-years-of-connections/
Download that before it gets erased. It's surprising that it is still online there, but it is also still available in many other places too.
Ben
Trump buildings
Trump golf courses including in Scotland
Trump hotels including Las Vegas
Trump companies resurrect spent properties and renews them, renews old golf courses to save them, restructures outdated businesses, and builds ice skating rinks for the city of New York, ahead of schedule and under budget.
Anyone who says that he is not a successful businessman is a fool.
It's you who is kidding their self.
Ok, Maria.