Tag: donald-trump

Trump is not a Monarch yet

The Don Trump has been speaking and signing executive orders like he is an all powerful monarch of the United States of America, Canada, Mexico oh and Gaza too.

The thing about very dangerous men is not only will they do everything they can to get into power, they will also then do everything that they can to keep and strengthen that power too.

During his first two weeks in office, President Donald Trump has signed nearly 40 executive orders. They cover a dizzying array of policy areas from immigration to public school and many of them have already been challenged in court. The orders have impacted many lives, and, constitutional or not, the damage that some of these orders threaten to do is real.

Summary of Executive Orders and Their Use

Definition and Legal Framework:

  • Executive orders are written directives issued by the president under Article II of the Constitution to ensure laws are faithfully executed.
  • They cannot override federal laws or statutes, which must be passed by Congress.
  • While executive orders can guide federal agencies on implementing laws, they cannot create new statutes.

Presidential Authority:

  • Presidents can use executive orders to direct government actions within their constitutional authority without violating federal law.
  • They cannot bypass checks and balances or usurp powers from Congress or the judiciary.

Implementation Timeline:

  • Some orders take effect immediately, while others require further action from federal agencies, which may delay their impact.

Revocation of Executive Orders:

  • Executive orders can be stopped by:
    • Congress enacting a law to reverse them.
    • Courts declaring them unlawful.
    • A future president issuing a new order to rescind or amend them.

Historical Context:

  • All presidents have issued executive orders, some of significant importance (e.g., Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Truman’s military integration).
  • Conversely, some orders have had negative impacts, like Roosevelt’s internment of Japanese Americans.

Controversy Over Use:

The ACLU and others advocate against executive orders that threaten civil liberties and rights, highlighting the potential for harm despite legality.

An executive order is misused if it violates the Constitution or federal laws.

President Trump’s orders, such as rescinding civil rights obligations for federal contractors, may not violate statutes but can undermine civil rights.

Trump makes the Watergate scandel look like a mere warm up act for what he is doing and about to do.
The Doors – Riders on the Storm

Turning a blind eye to reality

President Trump demonstrates a clear lack of interest in treating people with love, respect, or dignity, and he does not adhere to the law as he claims. While he positions himself as the law of the land, the reality is quite different.

Saving lives requires investment, and those who identify as Christians yet continue to support Trump’s worldview must consider one critical question: What would the poor, immigrant Jesus do? Do they truly follow His teachings, or do they prioritize Trump’s version of patriotism?

Many supporters may believe they are voting to “save babies” from abortion, but Trump’s policies could lead to far greater suffering and loss of life globally. Do they think Jesus cares only for the lives of U.S. citizens?

This is not about saving money; it’s about an immoral agenda that reflects how little one man cares and the immense damage he can inflict while claiming to act in the public’s best interest. Ultimately, his actions serve only his interests and those of his billionaire backers. The United States has moved from a challenging situation into an even worse one; it’s more like stepping out of the frying pan into the fire and brimstone.

Senator Bernie Sanders States MAGA billionaire Elon Musk and his so-called “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” and reveals that what they’re doing is actually “illegal.”

“Nothing wrong with looking for waste in the kinds of bureaucracy that exist. I think we can do a whole lot to get rid of the waste, the fraud, the excessive bureaucracy that exists in government — especially, by the way, in the Defense Department,” Sanders said on CNN.

Notably, Musk and his minions have not been going after the Pentagon — a move that would enrage the military-industrial complex that funnels so much money into Musk’s companies — but have instead focused on gutting things like AIDs prevention programs and support for the global poor.

“What is wrong right now is one simple reality: What Musk is doing is illegal and unconstitutional,” said Sanders.

Senator Sanders is absolutely correct. Musk and his DOGE minions have been rummaging through the Treasury Department’s payment systems without proper clearance or Congressional oversight.

On top of that, they have moved to lock federal employees out of the U.S. Agency for International Development, a blatantly illegal move since USAID is funded by appropriations from Congress. Musk is directly violating the balance of power between the branches of government.

“You cannot go into an agency like USAID and essentially fire everybody and get rid of that agency,” stated Sanders. “That’s an agency that was created by Congress.”

“They want to get rid of USAID? Fine. Come to the Congress. Make your case. You can’t do it unilaterally,” he continued.

“You tell me whether or not we are living in an oligarchy,” Sanders added. “And I think the function of government under Trump, under Elon Musk, will not be to serve ordinary people, but to make the very richest people in this country even richer.”

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are stripping our government for parts. We can either sit back and watch as our country crumbles or we can demand immediate action.

Nina Simone – Sinnerman

A Top Trumped America!

The art of politics will always amaze and intrigue. It’s looking like the majority of the people of the US believed in and voted for Trump. The Republican party look to have taken control of the Senate, the house of Representatives and the backing of the supreme court. It’s a huge achivement and things will never be the same again.

We live in a dangerous times in this world, we will have to see if Trump adds fuel to the fire or not. I stayed up most of the night to watch the results of the election, nothing like watching history being made right before your eyes, even when you cant believe what is unravelling before your very eyes. You want to try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt when you can, even Trump.

I could never vote how you have voted if you voted for him. But respect your right to vote in the way that you choose to do. There will be those that are now afriad, bitter, scarred and scared. You can not stop Trump being Trump and doing Trumpisms.

One of the most intriging political comebacks in American history is underway. If it was bought and will be sold it is all to late now to change.

I don’t really remember Trumps election when he was voted in the first time around, it just kind of happened. I dont think we will forget though the second time he has become electeted.

I still think Trump is a bad man and that is probably the majority view by many people I know and respect. You hope in a democracy that your government and like minded governments have the power and abilty to solve your problems and not make matters worse.

Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia

Trumping on the facts

Both the main presidential candidates faced off yesterday in a head to head debate and no one knew how it was going to go.

The fact checking of Trumps deliberate misinterpretations of reality and lies were a genius stroke by the news network ABC – if only trump could be fact checked more throughout his life and with what he says there might be less of a messiah perspective from his supports and more realisation that like everyone else he is only human and not a good human at that.

Your life, your country and the world in which you live in might be in a difficult and precarious state and people hope and pray for a solution and maybe a messiah to solve their problems for them, their countries problems and if their feeling really charitable the world’s problems. But if you think Donald Trump is the solution to those problems I think you will be sadly mistaken and disappointed.  

Immigration, criminality and the risk of losing your job are all fears that Trump pull at on your heart strings, which gets people to vote and support for him. His narrative is that all illegal immigrants are dangerous criminals that could eat your cats and dogs and invade your country to commit crimes and take your jobs! As far as narratives go it’s kind of catchy but not based in reality.

A more realistic perspective of on illegal immigration is that these are people (yes human beings like you) who are desperately trying to escape war, poverty and hunger and search for a better life and any country including the USA can only take in so many people at any one time in order to manage the growth of its own population as well as that of incoming immigrants. Not all people that want to come to your country can be taken and many of those that might be refused, deported and prevented from entering are just ordinary human beings trying to escape war, poverty and hunger and search for a better life. The second narrative that states that there not all criminals that want to eat your cat or dog is not so punchy or easy to follow and does not give you that, though should hate all immigrants vibe as they are evil, ring to it. But is far more closer to the truth. Donald Trumps truth tend to be able to tell you a narrative that you want to be true and hear, even though in your heart and soul you know it is not true.

Coldplay – Politik

Top Trumps, Politics Today in the USA

Top Trumps is a card game first published in 1978. Each card contains a list of numerical data, and the aim of the game is to compare these values to try to trump and win an opponent’s card. A wide variety of different packs of Top Trumps has been published.

The US Supreme Court has played a real top card in favour of Trump this week with the ruling that former presidents are partially immune from criminal prosecution. The Supreme Court ruled that Trump and future and past presidents get absolute immunity for official acts carried out as a President.

For a country that lives and dies by the rule of law and power and prestige of its own democracy this is the law to end all laws. To say that one man a President of a county has immunity for official acts carried out is bizarre and surely in conflict with the US Constitution principles of governance.

Well Joe Biden is hated by a huge majority and seen as too old to govern again so it looks very much like your going to get Trumped for your next President.

I just hope he throws all his energy into making money out of the system at the expense of the social fabric of the state and showing off about how super he is and playing lots of golf, while he is President and does not do any serious long lasting damage to your constitution and country. The sooner he has departed from the office of president and this earth the better.

If he starts messing with the freedom of press in your country and the ability of truth to flow freely through your society purely for his own gains, ego and political positioning this will be deeply damaging to the state of play of US political institutions and players.

Chinese & Russian political powerbase’s must be expectant and celebrating a potential Trump victory. Trump will try to dismantle NATO and President Putin will continue to disarm and conquer  the Ukraine and China mght well be tempted to take over Taiwan.

The majority of citizens in all countries across the world will be hoping and praying that Trumps actions and inactions will not come back to haunt them.

Living in a country that is hopefully about to come out of some 14 years of Conservative incompetence in governance this week, it will feel more like relief than a celebration and a severely punished conservative party by the electorate, could end up seeing them becoming the third largest party in British politics rather than the largest.

Sadly the US democratic system is institutionally designed for just the worship or support of two parties and even if Trump seriously damages the support for Republicanism, this will likely be a short term problem for Republicans as there is no grass root movement to ever replace them nor is there the will of the people to see them gone.

Everything is not lost, though for one think he is not in power yet and if he comes to power he will also lose it again.

Coldplay – Everything’s Not Lost (Includes Hidden Track ‘Life Is For Living’)