TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If our Founding Fathers were alive today, they would take a long look at what they accomplished in 1789. Much of what was done during the Constitutional Convention was both great and revolutionary. However, they would also learn that they overestimated their faith in mankind, and this single fact placed the future of the new country in jeopardy. At the top of their revelations would be the failure to establish term limits for all three branches of government, and their creation of the Electoral College. Their intent was to allow the people to choose their president, but the Electoral College gave that right to the states. They believed that every vote should count, but that has never happened. “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This quote describes both the legislative branch and the judicial branch in the 21 st century. The legislative branch is not broken, it is shattered and dysfunctional. Lost are the precepts of a two-party system whe...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If we analyze the purpose for the creation of the judicial branch of our nation’s government, it was the epitome of perfection because of its simplicity. According to the definition in the Constitution, signed by our Founding Fathers in 1789. The Court was given one responsibility, one purpose. Unlike the executive and legislative branches, it was not designed to create laws, or alter their meaning. The only purpose of the Supreme Court is to make decisions whether or not laws created by federal, state, and local governments, and rules and regulations conform to the Law of the Land; the Constitution of the United States of America. The most serious problem faced during the Constitutional Convention was how to ensure that the only purpose of the Supreme Court  would not be influenced by outside sources, most significantly politics. After days of lengthy discussions our Founding Fathers decided that if the justices of the Supreme Court were not included in the...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I still feel the sadness and the emotional pain when it became real that Moscow Mitch McConnell, in concert with the Federalist Society, had stacked the Supreme Court with right-wing extremists. No longer would the highest Court in the land be the only branch of our to government to save the Constitution and therefore democracy in America. I remain ‘on the fence’ about John Roberts, but I am absolutely positive that five of the justices on today’s Court are wearing white robes which have been dyed black. Their beliefs are so far to the right it is clear that they support replacing democracy with fascist rule. Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have been patiently waiting for the time when their reasons for being on the Court were fulfilled. They have been on the Court since 1991 and 2006. Trump and Moscow Mitch added two men and one woman who were unfit to serve on the highest Court in the land, but would join with other politically biased men and gain the ultimat...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If there is a single “undecided” voter in America, where the f**k have you been living over the last nine years? The mainstream media kept Trump on the front page of nearly every on-line and in-print news publication for nearly a decade. It has been the goal of the malignant narcissist, but not good for the American people. It will always be our nation’s greatest disgrace that Trump was allowed to defile the White House for four years. However, desperate for readers, someone decided to poll “undecided voters” recently. I would like to know where they found a sufficient number to conduct a poll. THE SAME FEAR ALL LOYAL AMERICANS HAVE The poll which was taken used several tools to learn why they claim to be undecided. One of the questions asked was, “what is your greatest fear about another Trump presidency?” The answer mimics the reason not a single patriotic American wants Trump to wear the label of “President” again. We, and they, believe that he ...