People often inaccurately quote Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Consistency is critical to mathematics (e.g., values of 1 & 0 are constant), languages (words have consistent meanings) & other things vital to society. That includes laws. 1/8

There still is time for Pres Biden to invoke emergency powers and stop the inauguration today of a person who was part of an insurrection (Jan 6) & who took office in 2017 as s/he gave “aid or…

The USA has been hit by an “Arctic blast.” In pro football playoffs [FN1] players look goddamn cold. The league consists of 32 teams, whose billionaire owners look down from luxury suites. A “free market” is critical to “freedom” of capitalist societies. Guests are in the suites. 1/9

Yes, inauguration is set for tomorrow, but here are reasons that should not be allowed office:

1) said s/he will terminate the Constitution that s/he must swear “to preserve, protect & defend.”…

Once more & perhaps for the final time, I address erroneous parallels between trump & der leader of der Fatherland, 1933-1945.

1) Hitler had one testicle. On video of trump in Putin’s company, trump acts like s/he has no testicles. 1/6

2) Hitler actually wrote (Hess typed) a best seller. trump had ghost writers.

3) Hitler was solvent (fr sales of his book) when s/he took office. trump’s been broke since her/his daddy died. 2/6

4) Hitler was appointed Chancellor…

Dear President Biden:

People who say trump should be sworn into office on Jan 20, but that trump will LOSE in 2026 mid-term elections, miss several facts. You probably already know what I write: 1/10



1) “Election deniers” hold jobs that administer elections. [FN2] E.g., in 2020, trump would have gotten 11,780 votes in GA. [FN3] These MAGA officials will do as told. 2/10

2) A 6-3 majority on SCOTUS now belongs to trump. The most corrupt SCOTUS in history is the Roberts…

Dictatorship: [FN1] from the start, this country opposed it & declared people “under absolute Despotism, it is their Right [] to throw off such Government.” [FN2]

Yesterday, I quoted a chilling statement in Special Counsel’s Final Report: 1/12

“Mr. Trump did this in contravention of the Framers' intent to prevent a sitting President from perpetuating himself in power.” [FN3] Special Prosecutor Jack Smith cites authorities, back to The Federalist, and case law, even recent, to…

One of the most chilling statements in Special Counsel’s Final Report:

“Mr. Trump did this in contravention of the Framers' intent to prevent a sitting President from perpetuating himself in power.” [FN1] 1/7

We need to cut the bullshit. Allowing trump to take office on Jan 20 means we’ve shut the trunk on our republic and rolled the car into a retention pond. American voters would vote AGAINST a candidate for POTUS who would say: “I shall be a dictator.” 2/7

That's why GOP…

trump engaged, &/or aided & abetted others, in insurrection. “Overwhelming” is accurate to describe evidence of trump’s guilt; a summary is in the report of Special Prosecutor Jack Smith [FN1], released yesterday. [FN2] He notes trump &trump’s allies’conduct went 1/8

“well beyond speaking their minds or contesting” election results via our legal system. trump targeted a key federal government function: collecting, counting & certifying results of the presidential…

Think mid-term elections (2026) will save us? If trump is allowed to take office:

1) The judiciary will be gone. The SCOTUS bldg at 1 First NE, DC will be there, but rebranded as a trump hotel; 2 words summarize the judiciary to come: Aileen Cannon. 1/8

2) The 2020 election will be deemed to have been stolen & thus “void.” There’s no evidence it was stolen, but any challenge will end up at ... The Supreme Court. 2/8

3) Any actions President Biden has taken will be…

Several elements are common to each of the following questions.

A) If the Framers [FN1], in 1787 in Philadelphia, had been shown the carnage of the Civil War, would they have written the Constitution so as to abolish slavery? 1/8

B) If the industrial-scale genocide of the Holocaust had been foreseen, would the NSDAP and its Austrian leader have been allowed near power?

As a game of “what if?” w/in & mightas time travel seems legit. Sure. Time travel is legit...…

An article in The Atlantic details Adolf Hitler’s use of democracy to grab power in Germany & promptly snuff any trace of democracy. [FN1] In the quick evisceration of democracy Timothy W Ryback [FN2] describes, minutes counted. We have less than 12 days. 1/9

Hitler believed that his party’s plurality of 37% of the seats in the Reichstag meant “he should exercise absolute power.” [FN3] In Hitler’s 1st cabinet meeting, as Chancellor, “his main agenda item” was “the empowering law”…

Promises by a major party nominee to be a dictator are new to the US, but not to other countries. An important protection of our rights is w/lawyers & judges. Right? German history says “nein.”

In a 3/23/33 speech, Hitler referred to “irremovability of judges”; he also promised 1/8

to improve judges’ “pay and prestige. Soon, lawyers were falling all over themselves to join the Nazi Party.” [FN1] Justice was dispensed by judges who scream at defendants’ given oversized pants…

The Framers [FN1] wrote The Constitution w/lofty ideals in a secular government. Our country only has approached greatness, in trying to clear hurtles to meet those lofty goals. At least 20 of The Framers claimed to own human beings and protected slavery in The Constitution. 1/5

In the coming months, if trump takes the oath of office on January 20, we should watch for signs of prior dictatorships. Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany on 1/30/33. [FN2] On 2/27/33, fire was set to the…

Pres Biden took the oath of office on 1/20/21 [FN1] to The Constitution. In dictatorships, obedience is sworn to an individual. [FN2] Since 2024's elections, I’ve said that if sworn on 1/20, trump will declare himself dictator. A common reply: “get over it.” I won’t. 1/8

1) trump disqualified himself. On 1/6/21, trump encouraged the mob to go to The Capitol & . Colorado’s Supreme Court held that trump’s actions before & during Jan 6 constituted engagement in insurrection.…

As we near Jan 20 & w/it the possible ends of our republic, free speech, etc, various media have news items, op-eds and even online ads of special interest. A “Free Event” in Boone County is a “Constitutional Carry and Self-defense Workshop” sponsored by “USCCA.” [FN1] 1/6

Folks at USCCA, & vendors (e.g., holster makers) have gr8 SEO. [FN2] Rand Corp summary of States w/concealed carry reported of 59 methodologically stronger studies; most found uncertain effects, while 5…

Since 11/05, maga people are giddy. For years they have yearned to grab 2A stockpiles & settle old scores. Their green light will turn “on” if trump takes office & declares “civil war.” But civil war is neither “civil” nor “war.” U.S. statute defines war: 1/10

“armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; or armed conflict between military forces of any origin.” [FN1] The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. [FN2] The U.S.…

The Framers [FN1] created checks & balances between branches of the national government to protect against its possible abuses & to prevent any of the branches from becoming too powerful. [FN2] Another worry: republics “afford too easy an inlet to foreign corruption.” [FN3] 1/11

This was the context for creating “electors” to select “the Chief Magistrate of the United States.” [FN4] The “choice of the person” so important was “not to any preestablished body, but to men chosen…