TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I offered my own suggestions about what Mr. Biden Should do now that the Supreme Court confirmed that a president is indeed a king. However, Alumbrados, writing for the Daily Kos, offered two ideas which I supported 40 years ago. First, repeal the Electoral College, and allow the people to choose their president. Every vote should count, and if the popular vote was the only number which counted, Republicans would never win a presidential election. Second, declare voting day a national holiday. This, too, would be death for Republicans. The turnout could be historical, and the facts reveal that when a large number of voters cast their ballots, Democrats win almost every election. This is why red states continue to pass laws in support of voter suppression. MR. BIDEN COULD GUARANTEE HIMSELF A VICTORY IN NOVEMBER Democratic politicians refuse to forgive the President’s poor performance last Thursday. After Mr. Biden’s energetic and uplifting performance d...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I issued a warning to the American people in October of 2020 when Moscow Mitch McConnell rushed the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, violating his own rule, that the demise of democracy grew closer. I doubt that few Americans understood the power of the Supreme Court. Their decisions are final, and none of the justices face repercussions for their actions. They are protected by lifetime appointments, and only impeachment could remove them from the Court. That will never happen. When Trump won a rigged election in 2016, Moscow Mitch was elated. His lifelong dream could become a reality. In collusion with the Federalist Society, reversing Roe v Wade could become a reality. Regardless of the cost or the damage to our nation, or public opinion, he might be able to stack the Court. Moscow Mitch manipulated Trump who had no idea what he was doing and never will. Moscow Mitch had already made the first move. After the sudden death of ultra conservative Justice Antoni...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Our Founding Fathers were all wealthy businessmen, living lives of luxury and privilege in England. However, they shared ideals which no longer fit with the ambitions of King George III. When the King declared the Anglican Church as the British Empire’s one, true religion, this was more than they could accept. None of them had ever believed that a Monarchy was acceptable: they believed that the people should have representation for what happened in their country. After a bloody and long Revolutionary War from 1775 until 1783, it was time to create the government of their dreams, The Constitutional Convention began in 1787, and lasted until 1789 with the ratification of the Constitution. The debate over what form of government would serve the New Nation resulted in a decision that it must include the prevention of a monarchy, a dictatorship, or any form of authoritarian rule. Second, freedom to practice the faith of each individual’s choice, or none at all must b...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I will never accept any reason why the Supreme Court agreed to hear the facetious claim that a President of the United States has absolute immunity. The basic premise of the “Law of the Land,” the Constitution, is that in America no one is above the law. Our Founding Fathers’ primary concern when creating a form of government for the New Nation, was preventing a president from becoming a King, Dictator, or other form of a tyrant. Today, July 1, 2024, Trump’s biased and stacked Court refused to state that a president has absolute immunity. However, it did claim that in the performance of his or her duties as president, he or she does have complete immunity for his or her actions. They gave Trump a free pass for ordering Mike Pence to halt the certification of the Electoral College vote on January 6, 2021. This Court is wrong. The Constitution must be their only priority, and the Constitution requires the certification of the results of the Electoral College vote....

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I do not agree with the former Representative from Wyoming, Liz Cheney, most of the time, and I have no respect for her father. However, she is a true Republican, which is extremely rare in Washington today, and I respect her for her beliefs. She not only denounces Trump for his fascist policies, she was one of only two Republicans on the committee which investigated the attempted coup on January 6, 2021. He party, the Party of Lincoln, and her country are of more value than the needs of Donald Trump to be relevant and of importance to other white supremacists. ON JANUARY 20, 2017, 90 PERCENT OF ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO CALLED THEMSELVES REPUBLICANS SURRENDERED TO AMERICA’S BIGGEST TRAITOR Donald Trump never was a “Republican.” He was a Democrat until he met with Vladimir Putin in 2013 in Moscow. It was then that Trump and his handler finalized plans to rig the 2016 election and take control of America’s government. America needs the former Grand Old Party. Its val...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   MAGA Republicans and Fox News continue their efforts to misdirect the truth about January 6, 2021. However, those of us who watched all three hours of the darkest day in American history can testify to the truth. It is an undeniable fact that a sitting president stepped out of the White House and spoke to “his people,” who he had personally organized and instructed to come to Washington on that day, telling them to stop the most democratic action required by the Constitution, the same document Trump swore to “preserve, protect, and defend,” the certification of the Electoral College vote. This was clearly a commission of the highest crime against our nation: treason. Why is Trump a free man today, and how can he possibly be allowed to run for any political office? The 14 th Amendment clearly states that anyone who commits an act of insurrection cannot be allowed to run for public office. Trump’s incompetent attorneys are claiming that he had immunity beca...