On 6/1/26, under the handle “People Over Politics” FB, a question was directed to Rep Andre Carson (D-CD7):

“Andre Carson I’ll host a show where you can discuss Islam with Micah Beckwith. When would you like to do it?” That question is offensive. 1/17

For those unaware of recent events in Indiana politics, Rep Carson has represented INCD7 since 2008 and is the only member of IN’s Congressional delegation who is of the Islamic faith. On the other hand, Micah Beckwith is IN Lt Gov.…

Sunday on Brad Sowinski’s FB podcast “The Rinse,” [FN1] talk turned to IN’s Lt Gov’s comments about hate. [FN2, 2a] Accepted as truth, of late, is the erroneous notion that this was founded as a “Christian” nation. That was implicit in everyone else’s comments. 1/9

One more time: we were founded as “the first wholly secular state.” [FN3] You can’t find “god” or Jesus is in the Constitution. The far right has moved the ball down field, in part, via leaders, even progressives, of other…

An Article V [FN93] convention is a bad idea. C.J. Warren Burger said “there is no effective way to limit or muzzle the actions of a Constitutional Convention [] to one amendment or to one issue, but [] after a Convention is convened it will be too late to stop.” [FN94] Judge 1/21

Robert Bork said why: “the original Philadelphia Convention went well beyond the purposes for which it was called.” [FN95] David Barton [FN96] disagrees and, in support of his opinion that the 1787…

The past few blogs have examined why an Article V convention [FN78] is a bad idea & refuted 2 out of 3 assertions that David Barton advances in support of calling a convention. [FN79] We ignore “Christian nationalists” like Barton at our own peril. 1/19

I. Barton distorts & lies about history. [FN80] I refuted his 1st [FN81] & 2nd [FN82] assertions.

His 3rd assertion is (as usual) w/o authority and is odd:

c) “history also shows that throughout the construction of…