The President of the United States does not have authority under the Constitution to attack other countries. The Framers of the Constitution vested the power to declare war in Congress. [FN1] In the months since trump joined Israel and attacked Iran, war has not been declared. 1/8

This is an impeachable offense.

The U.N. Charter prohibits use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any country. [FN2] The US is a signatory to that Charter. [FN3]…

IN Lt Gov Micah Beckwith has pushed against standards of decency. [FN1] As #2 in Indiana’s executive branch, [FN2] Beckwith has pushed his view that the U.S. is a “Christian” country as memorialized in the Constitution. [FN3] That should concern all sentient creatures. 1/14

Such a view is not supported by the Constitution itself. [FN4] Beckwith’s view of one part of the Constitution has received scholarly ridicule. Of relevance here, Beckwith said that the “Three-Fifths” clause [FN5]…

I voted yesterday. In Illinois, in-person early voting began on Thursday, September 24. [FN1] In most elections past, I voted in-person on Election Day. For several reasons, I encourage anyone reading this blog to vote, under relevant State laws, asap and in-person. 1/10

1) They want to stop voting. In 2024, 45/47 [FN2] bragged, at a Turning Point Action gathering, that if you voted for him “in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna…

Lessons that U.S. citizens [FN1] can learn from 9/11 & its aftermath seem to elude many of us. The attacks were abhorrent, but not “senseless.” [FN2] Terrorists chose targets in the U.S. Our policies toward & backing of the same despots as pre-9/11 should be noted. 1/10

15 of 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, [FN3] where “criticism of the ruling family, the ruling system []the kingdom’s official religion, or the government” is met with lengthy prison sentences.” [FN4] U.S.…