No thank you. The nation's chief color coder is not a position I aspire to nor feel qualified for. Freedom of choice is more appealing to me.

Depends on who assigns the color code!!

For many years our political, media, business, educational, and religious leadership have promoted the notion that our nation was built by immigrants and can not prosper without a continuous supply. It is not surprising that the leaders and citizens of these less prosperous nations have deluded themselves into believing that is true. Our abrupt change is going to be a shock to their system and they will have to get accustomed to the new reality. Many in our own country will have to change their thought patterns also. All I can say is “about time”.

Obviously I didn’t “ThinkItThrough”. Thanks. I sometimes forget that Texas is not the center of the universe. If it becomes necessary we do have Ft Bliss with all necessary facilities situated within easy walking distance of a major border crossing point.

This sounds like disinformation. If they are being returned to Mexico then there is no need to fly them. If they are going south of Mexico then there is no need to land until they reach their destination.

Thanks for sharing your research. I haven't had occasion to consider this subject for many years and wasn't aware of the later events. I appreciate you bringing me up to date.

If I remember correctly federal workers were not granted the legal right to form unions by the legislation authorizing non government workers to unionize. They were granted that privilege by Presidential Executive Order (Possibly President Kennedy). This was done under the principle that all Executive Branch authority rest in one person, the President. If my memory on this is correct, then the Executive Order allowing federal employee unions could be cancelled by a new order by President Trump. With this order, the unions would be dissolved thus nullifying the last minute agreement on work at home authority signed with the unions by the Biden Administration. Brings to mind the old saying about being careful what you ask for as you might get it.

This doesn’t appear to be much of a threat. Stupid, yes. Violation of hospital policy, probably. Illegal, not likely. Unfortunately this kind of nonsense is commonplace on social media.

A relatively simple four page document that even with all amendments is less than 8,000 words long.

Impeachment is the only thing specified in the Constitution as not being subject to the pardon power.

I have a difficult time understanding why the companies would be allowed, or even desire to continue contaminating a product with an ingredient officially determined to be a cause of cancer. It would seem any person who suffered damage from the product after the company was put on notice would have a valid cause of action against that company. At the least, shouldn't they be required to immediately include a notice of potential harm on the product label. Have we reached the point where a known harmful substance can be included in a food product just to make it more attractive to unsuspecting consumers. I suppose the next time we have a salmonella outbreak we will give the responsible party two years to get the product off the market.

The rule for removing a speaker was changed at the beginning of this session. It now requires 9 members to trigger a vote to vacate the chair in contrast to the previous 1 member threshold. That will be a hard number to attain.

It will be several days before President Trump takes charge. A nuclear war would be over before then. With the nuts currently in control the next couple of weeks could be a dangerous time. It is easier to get into a war than to get out of one.

Tomorrow Never Comes - Ernest Tubb

I buy a two to three weeks supply at each visit to the dairy and freeze the excess but there is a slight deterioration in quality upon thawing. It is still better than the pasteurized milk. I like your idea of using pre cooled and sealed glass jars to extend the shelf life and am going to try it. I remember years ago when my mother allowed the milk to clabber and used it for cooking, especially for baking. My older brother liked to eat the clabber but I wasn't as adventurous as him.

I am not sure that is the way double jeopardy works. Although the Justice Dept. announced he had been cleared, he was never indicted nor tried thus he was never officially placed in jeopardy.

She was convicted on State charges. President can pardon federal crimes only.

Much of the concern about this pardon is tied to the obviously stolen 2020 presidential election. We can quote slogans such as "fraud invalidates everything" but that is not entirely accurate. For example, look up the concept of "good faith purchaser" where an individual can obtain title to property that was stolen if they bought it with a good faith belief that the seller was the actual owner. While many of us passionately believe the current president was not correctly elected, he was certified in accordance with the Constitution. Entities dealing with the government had a good faith belief that he was the valid president. Any later finding that the election was fraudulent can not reverse the validity of their transactions otherwise no one could ever have full confidence in any dealing with our government or anyone else for that matter. The only recourse is to punish the responsible individuals in accordance with law and make sure the punishment is so severe as to deter future occurrences.

I am as disappointed with this pardon as you or anyone else but when President Trump promises to pardon the January 6th protesters I think that will be a just and noble exercise of Presidential judgment. Some others will likely think it is a gross abuse of power. The pardon power itself is not inherently good or bad. It is the character of the individual that is at issue.

I look at this much the same way I view the Second Amendment. Guns can be used for good or bad but is the person using the instrument that is at issue, not the gun itself. Just as with the pardon power, any effort to get around the Constitutional provision is fraught with danger. Sometimes we must accept the bad to preserve the good.

I am frequently reminded of the wisdom of my old grandmother. One of her favorite sayings was: "Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater."

Some thing are simple, some are difficult and others are impossible. Biden has appointed over 200 Federal Judges who have handled thousands of both civil and criminal cases. He has signed numerous pieces of legislation, approved billions in spending, made agreements with foreign governments, approved numerous personal actions including military promotions and retirements and so many other executive actions they can’t all be counted. Short of inventing a Time Machine to role the clock back, invalidating all acts of a president would fall into the impossible realm.

The presidency is not governed under contract law but rather by Constitutional law. Once Congress certifies the electoral vote and a president is sworn into office, he can only be removed by Constitutional means which are limited to death, resignation, impeachment and conviction or temporarily for incapacity under the 25th amendment. In none of these circumstances are prior actions invalidated. Somewhat like a bad marriage. You can end it but you can’t erase the damage.

The starting date for the pardon, while suspicious, would be allowed under the Constitution. However, the ending date could possibly make the pardon invalid.

It specifies: from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024

It appears the pardon was signed at some time during December 1, 2024 but made effective through that full day. By including a future period of time it became a license to commit future crimes. A pardon is a legal document and the mistake of making it for any future time period should invalidate the entire document. Unless the document was signed on or after 12:00 am on December 2, 2024 there seems to be a problem.

Named after Congressman Carl Vinson of Georgia. He served in the House for over 50 years and was very supportive of the Navy.

First. Rule of ledges: He who goes out on a ledge is responsible for getting himself off that ledge.

The issue of Gaetz as a Special Prosecutor would run into the same problem as Jack Smith in the Florida case against President Trump. He would have to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Constitutional Powers of the President: Article II, Section 2 .....and shall have power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

My comment: No limitations, no reviews, and no appeals.