The news is fantastic. On August 13, Terry Goodin, the nominee of Indiana’s Democratic Party for Lt Gov, will debate his opponent [ ], the nominee of this iteration of the GOP. [FN1] Mr Goodin, no doubt, has experience in debate from prior campaigns for office. 1/8

My points are applicable generally [FN2] & are specific to Mr Gooden’s opponent:

1) Your opponent will talk beyond any time limits. There are few “cardinal” rules in debate, but limits on each person’s time are…

There will be a debate between the candidates for Indiana lieutenant governor of the two major parties. Democratic Party nominee Terry Goodin and [ ], the nominee of this iteration of the GOP will debate on August 13. [FN1] 1/5

The online announcement states this is "a first-hand opportunity to understand the views of the lieutenant governor candidates on agriculture and rural issues and the impact on Indiana's economy." Mr Goodin is Indiana’s director of USDA Rural Development. [FN2]…

The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives stated that “any attempt by Democrats to sub in a new candidate in place of President Joe Biden is likely to be met by legal challenges.” [FN1] magaGOP only gets the Oval Office when it cheats [FN2] and by vestiges slavery. 1/7

The Constitution states how the President is selected. [FN3] Scholarly authority notes: “As far as I know, the presidency is the only elected office in the United States in which the person with the most votes in…

John Schmitz opened “Mouthwash” [FN1] by playing “smalltalk.” [FN2] I slammed magaGOP 4 claiming the left caused recent political violence. I quoted Micah Beckwith: “The media are the enemy of the people.” [FN3] I said: “No, you are the enemy of the people.” [FN4] 1/

Guest panelist Brandon Shane [FN5] said Beckwith was a guest on his podcast, and that he fails “to see where [Beckwith]’s pushing any religious agenda” in politics and if “you guys” see that Beckwith has, “let me know.”…

Among reasons that replacement of Pres Biden on the Democratic Party ticket would be wrong: Primary voters chose Pres Biden. To replace him because party leaders believe his replacement is in the best interests of the party feeds a very cynical view of the right to vote. 1/5

Replacement would effectively disenfranchise those who voted for Pres Biden. Concerns about Pres Biden’s cognitive health could have been raised last year or someone could have run against the Prez and argued…

DEAN:: How Are those interviews going?

PROF: (head of Physics Dept): Pretty well. I narrowed it down to two candidates like you asked. Here are my notes. I don’t think there’s any question. Did you watch the videos of their lectures?

DEAN : (Reviews pages.) Okay ... I agree. This guy Smith has an excellent speaking style.

PROF: It’s not HOW he says things, but WHAT he says.

DEAN: Well, I don’t know this physics stuff.

PROF: And if we hire Smith our students…

In 2016 the Democratic Party was split as badly as it had been in 1968 and in 1980. I knew, or got to know, and worked with people who had worked in the campaigns of, or otherwise supported, Secretary Clinton or Senator Sanders. The split was bitter for many. 1/5

By contrast, Pres Biden’s run for nomination by the Democratic Party in 2024 is unopposed. As Pres Truman said “whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.” He later clarified the necessity of…

1970s: we didn’t look like winners as we left Vietnam, an energy “crisis” let oil companies hike prices, after “Watergate” Pres Nixon had to resign, “stagflation” [FN1] was our economy & Iran overran the US embassy there & held as hostages US embassy personnel.[FN2] 1/11

1980: Pres Carter sought re-election, but first had to overcome an opponent w/in his own party, Sen Edward Kennedy (D-MA). Only 1 incumbent pres, who actively sought re-election, failed to secure party’s…

Important facts to know as the maga GOP seeks to destroy this country:

1) How Pres Biden did in the debate was not an epiphany.

2) Pres Biden, as he has guided this country’s recovery from four years of trump, his delivery, patterns of thought & expression have been consistent.

3) Should Pres Biden be replaced at top of the Democratic Party ticket:

a) maga/GOP will label anyone - ANYONE - named to replace Pres Biden as worse, the worst possible, etc;

b) maga/GOP…

Ham County preacher Micah Beckwith’s [FN1] political rise is disturbing. [FN2] Beckwith gets emotionally agitated: he is disturbed. [FN3] In the late ‘70s, evangelicals [FN4] & leaders of the far right met on a blind date. The product of their union was nihilistic political power. 1/9

Sen Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) warned, “if & when these preachers get control of the [GOP], it's going to be a terrible damn problem.... Politics & governing demand compromise. [They] believe…

There have been three elections for President, in recent history where the Democratic Party was split, going into the party convention, over whom to nominate. In each instance, the GOP ticket claimed the Oval Office and our country and the World were harmed. 1/10

Democratic Party leaders argue whether Pres Biden should remain on the ticket. The 1st debate w/the presumed nominee (“trump”) of this iteration of the GOP has shoved aside 3 ½ years of recovery from four years of trump…

We can learn from history. On 7/2/1964, LBJ signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law. Senate filibuster was overcome w/teamwork of Sen Hubert Humphrey (D-MN), Pres Johnson, and Sen Everett Dirksen (R-IL). [FN1] On 11/3/64, LBJ won election in a landslide. [FN2] 1/19

LBJ lost five States of the Deep South that had been part of the “Solid South” that had voted for the Democratic Party since Reconstruction. [FN3] By 1968, because LBJ had expanded the U.S. military in Vietnam, his…

Jesse Helms, a senator from North Carolina, was proud to be called “Senator No.” He blocked legislation. That is the essence of this iteration of the GOP: nihilism. While some Dems insist President Biden needs to step aside, consider: 1/7

1) Pres Biden has done a great job [FN1] but maga world can’t acknowledge most of the work was necessary to clean up the mess trump left. They’ve been conditioned to believe good only can be done by trump. 2/7

2) maga will scream anyone who…

The 7/1/24 decision in Trump v U..S., 23-939, creates & confers, upon a President, an immunity quite broad. The opinion refers to “a large and angry crowd” that “violently attacked the Capitol” on Jan 6. (Op. at p. 2.) Something more disgusting than the opinion? Micah Beckwith 1/10

IN GOP nominee for Lt Gov, said, in a Jan 7, 2021, selfie video that “The Lord” said “I sent those riots to Washington.” In a 2023 interview, Beckwith adds details & passes judgment on “God”: “So I…

Yesterday’s SCOTUS decision created law from thin air and is in conflict w/The Constitution. Justices are “bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution.” [FN1] Statute requires each swears/affirms to perform all duties under The Constitution. [FN2] Roberts, C.J. 1/14

ignored the text of The Constitution. [FN3] Art. II, §4 states a president can be removed from office for crimes. [FN4] Art. I, §3, clause 7 states that impeachment results in the president’s removal from…

Professor Galanti announced, at the start of the first lecture that semester, “Welcome to Antitrust Law. Ronald Reagan is president. We shall study the law as it once was.” This country’s history [FN1] showed excesses of capitalism had to be controlled by antitrust laws. [FN2] 1/8

An entire body of law & protections it provided got jettisoned today. The Roberts Court [FN3] gutted a premise of our system, that no one is above the law. In 1787, the seriousness of the delegates in…

Question, rephrased: how else do you interpret The Constitution except via “original intent” of the Framers? [FN1] Some want our country to return to a “happy”, albeit, imaginary time, stuck in the jurisprudence of 1787. A short answer is: we do that every day. A longer answer: 1/10

In very few cases is interpretation of any provisions of the seven Articles of The Constitution, as signed on 9/17/1787 by 36 of 39 delegates present in Philadelphia, at issue. Several reasons can be…

Tonight is the first of two debates scheduled between President Joe Biden, of the Democratic Party, and Donald Trump, of this iteration of the Republican Party. Between hosts, regular guests and people with expertise in debate, pretty much every contingency has been discussed. 1/10

A cursory search does not indicate GOP nominee for IN Lt Gov, Micah Beckwith [FN1], has given his opinion of what to anticipate. Amongst a universe of reasons why Beckwith’s name did not appear, a few…

A post on FB [FN1] asked: "What do we do now about Beckwith?" Suggestions’ goal was make sure the public knows who Beckwith is. [FN2] I say make Mike Braun, GOP nominee for IN Gov tell everyone NOW, before we go further, if the GOP ticket wins: 1/12

A) Will Gov Braun limit Beckwith to the authority of the office Lt Gov? Indiana’s Constitution & statutes make the job of IN Lt Gov more than ceremonial. [FN3] Goals Beckwith stated last year are outside Lt Gov’s authority. [FN4] He…

Nearly two weeks ago, FB [FN1] began to pull posts under civildiscoursenow [FN2] and under my name for having “tried to get likes, follows, shares or video views in a misleading way.” The subject of the posts in question has been Micah Beckwith. [FN3] [FN4] 1/9

Implicit to posts on matters related to politics, social issues or consumer goods is an intent “to get likes, follows, shares or video views.” The process of “appeal,” as I sought in each instance, is as farcical as the rule…