In the Weimar Republic, the NSDAP had gone from a far-right fringe party that pulled > 30% of votes in Reichstag elections. [FN1] On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor. [FN2] The Weimar Republic died. Eventually tens of millions also died. 1/7

In the U.S., on 1/20/25, trump has promised he will be a dictator. In 2024, he “made more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison or [] punish his perceived enemies.” [FN3] The oath of office requires trump to…

That last blog sure was cheerful! Reminiscent of Frodo’s glimpse into the Mirror of Galadriel & the Shire reduced to slag heaps. [FN1] This country, should trump be installed once more in the Oval Office, will not look as chipper as the smoking piles passed by hobbits in chains. 1/9

Conversion of our national government to a trump-led dictatorship is a qualitative change. No one has complied with Art. V and amended the Constitution. In Indiana, when Project 2025 was mentioned,…

The Articles of Confederation “governed” the 13 colonies [FN1] after “Delegates of the United States of America” agreed. [FN2] But “We the People” ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” [FN3] “Preambles are remarkably revealing important” 1/9

“‘We the People’ mak[es] clear that it’s a democracy.... If one reads the preamble closely, one finds the key values that the Constitution is meant to achieve: democratic governance, effective

governance,…

My work here is done. That's not an oblique way to describe self-destruction. It's a statement of truth. Shelves of books about our history no longer are worth the trees felled for the paper. They're creating a theocracy under the aegis of a deity that does not exist. Knowledge means nothing. Perhaps the plan was to bitch about a stolen election so loudly by a lead candidate so clearly unstable that we demanded every one accept the results that they knew would be a stolen…

Under 48 hours, polls open for Election Day voting. The Marion County Clerk’s website has 1) Times & locations for early voting (still open 11/3 & 11/4); 2) Locations for voting 11/5; and 3) What gov’t-issued photo ID, that you must have w/you, is acceptable. [FN1] 1/15

IN Gov/Lt Gov ticket cannot be split & 3 parties’ tickets are on the ballot. [FN2] When delegates to the GOP State convention nominated Micah Beckwith for Lt Gov, oddities arose, as best exemplified by…

Hatred is not a value America cherishes, but it is a part of America’s history. Groups have been formed to channel hatred, garb it in Christianity, and grab political power. Indiana’s kkk had a jump on that in the 1920s, but then its leader was convicted for murder. [FN1] 1/8

Neither the half-million members Indiana’s kkk claimed nor hatred the kkk espoused evaporated. This coming Tuesday will be the final day of the 2024 elections. Micah Beckwith, Hamilton County preacher & the…

IN’s GOP, today, texted ppl to vote. 4 GOP candidates seek Statewide office, but photos of only 3 [FN1] & trump are at the top. One line of text ID’s each of the 4 & there’s even “Your local Republican House candidate.” [FN2] Micah Beckwith is not mentioned. [FN3] 1/14

Neither does Beckwith’s name appear on most posters, yard signs or ads. Voters should see this NOT as a snit between two politicians, but as Braun’s really lousy style of management. Braun had a full year after…

Micah Beckwith’s name was not mentioned!

Today, a person purporting to be former POTUS (if so s/he is free pending sentence in one case and out on bail in other cases) spoke on a “streamed” call from an aircraft. [FN1] 1/8

Micah Beckwith does not exist on the call!

The former POTUS seemed to be in transit when s/he called the Indiana GOP nominee for Gov. Number 2 on that ticket is Lt Gov nominee, preacher Micah Beckwith. 2/8

Micah Beckwith is #2 on a ticket that can’t…

Micah Beckwith will lie to get your vote. I’ve frequently how Beckwith was nominated to be #2 (Lt Gov) at the State Republican convention after & how Mike Braun won the primary w/236K votes. That’s a ticket that can’t be split. Beckwith denies being “polarizing.” How? 1/9

At an Elkhart church in July, Beckwith said her/his “God” is “the God of War.” [FN1] Beckwith is outraged at our culture and vows to fight: “God equips some people for a hotter part of the battle” &…

Micah Beckwith, the magaGOP nominee for IN Lt Gov, says, “I’m labeled as polarizing. I don’t think I am.... I build consensus, I don’t care where you are in the ideological spectrum.” [FN1] I guess Beckwith’s evil twin has been running around saying things like... 1/9

You cannot be moral unless you are Christian. [FN2] Beckwith won’t be “ceremonial” or a “yes person,” but “a proactive Lt. Governor” and “fight for our constitutional rights, lead the war against the woke culture and get…

One week from today, registered voters in Indiana, who have yet to vote (via early in-person or absentee) go to the polls. People need to be clear. Micah Beckwith [FN1] calls the shots in this iteration of what once was the “party of Lincoln.” People have died. I’m sorry... 1/8

More accurately stated: women are dying in greater numbers & disproportionately since Roe was tossed by SCOTUS & IN raced to be the first with the strictest, broadest ban of abortion. Women are…

Let’s play “What happens if?” Values for today’s prognostication: “if” = possible outcomes of Nov 5's elections, “if’” [FN1] = 2A “remedies.” Here we go, trivializing our current morass in which so much is on the line! Special Guest “Pat” will spin the Wheel of Doom! 1/7

Sorry about that cynicism. Most advocacy for 2A remedies is from the far right. Guns are a part of the culture. Firearms, camo clothing & other items associated w/warfare figure into photos. If Harris Walz wins,…

One part of The Constitution has been bastardized and its reasons for existence ignored for the past 25 years. Art II establishes “electors” as a mechanism to select the head of the Executive branch. Hamilton wrote that “if it be not perfect it is at least excellent.” [FN1] 1/8

This was one of the last issues decided by the delegates, [FN2] who never describe electors as strategy. “Nothing was to be more desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal,…

If you vote for Braun (GOP) for Gov, you vote for Beckwith for Lt Gov

Indiana’s Governor is elected every four years, the same as the President. Each candidate for Governor is on the same “ticket” as her or his running mate for Lt Gov. 1/11

To repeat: a vote for Braun (GOP) for Gov is a vote for Beckwith for Lt Gov

Just like Pres/VP, Hoosier voters cannot “split the ticket” and vote only for one party’s candidate for Gov & another party’s candidate for Lt Gov.…

Tues, 10/22, Micah Beckwith’s [FN1],reply to a question about the IndyStar included Beckwith trying to get James Briggs [FN2] “to go on Rob Kendall’s show” to debate “on air live, but he won’t do it. He keeps wussing out & runs “kinda pretty quick.” [FN3][FN4] 1/13

Beckwith has personal knowledge of the “wussing out” thing. In 2020, I was a far left candidate in the GOP primary. [FN5] On 2/1/20, Beckwith tagged me on (then-) Twitter w/a snotty insult & never disputed my…

Micah Beckwith, GOP nominee for IN Lt Gov, hits media every day w/brilliant insights that let us see what we can expect if Hoosiers vote for the GOP ticket and Beckwith becomes Indiana’s Lt Gov, just down the hall and a heartbeat away from the Office of Governor! 1/7

Beckwith’s latest: “Multiculturalism is a very bad thing. We do not want ‘multi’ cultures. We want assimilation into the American way of life. And if you will not do that, then you do not belong here, so we are going to…

Experience is important!

Micah Beckwith, Republican Party nominee for IN Lt Gov, notes on Micah Beckwith dot com “over 15 years as a pastor and small business owner,” [FN1] but is unaware IN’s LT Gov cannot discriminate against employees on the basis of sex. [FN2] 1/13

Experience is essential!

Republican Micah Beckwith was nominated, by a margin of 63 delegates at the State convention, to be running mate to Mike Braun, winner of the GOP primary w/over 236K votes. [FN3] Yet…

When Micah Beckwith [FN1] opens his mouth, the words of Chicago Bear/NFL Hall of Famer Steve McMichael come to mind: “He ain’t gonna win no Nobel Peace Prize for Intelligence.” In case people missed it, Beckwith wants to fire anyone who uses pronouns in emails. 1/9

At a Monroe County GOP gathering, an attendee asked if there is a “deep state” in IN. Beckwith said there is, that “we do have a plan to address it,” and there is a “really easy” way to “identify those who have far-left…