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Alabama Pushes Through a Change in Voting Districts and SCOTUS Says Ok

Rather than saying no, SCOTUS allows Alabama to realign voting districts thereby disenfranchising minority Americans “Shame and the Supreme Court” Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Tuesday was primary day in Alabama. There were contested races in both parties. The marquee gubernatorial race drew significant interest, with more than five candidates competing on the Democratic side, […]

Trump’s deal with the Depart­ment of Justice raises a level of cor­rup­tion . . .

Simple Recital by two known experts on Law and potential corruption. Both are dismissing the excuses put forth by others of having no way to hinder Trump. He actually calls out what is occurring, ~~~~~~~ Trump’s deal with the DOJ marks new level of unprecedented corruption The Fresno Bee (Sunday) – by Burt Urt Neuborne […]

Kareem Takes on the News

“The Velvet Rope in the Cell Block, The Bare Minimum Is a Dangerous Place, & Back to Reset,” Kareem Takes on the News “‘Disgusting’ Details Leak from Ghislaine Maxwell Emails,” (Daily Beast) Summary:  A former federal prison employee has publicly described what she calls “disgusting” preferential treatment given to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell at […]

Case Dismissed

It appears it finally happened. Trump looking for revenge driven justice agenda backfired on him. Mybe the right word to use here is vindictive. Trump is well known for seeking some type of revenge. He plays his desire so openly, it is difficult to be ignored. “U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw considered the defendant’s […]

Raising the Minimum Wage Benefits Society and Reentry to It

Having been exposed to the prison system over a period of time, I can vouch for what the author is proposing and the state is establishing. People do make mistakes. However, if society continues the punishment during and after parole, it becomes harder for a parolee to reestablish themselves in society. As it stands today, […]

Trump again Crosses the Legal Line of Authority

I have not said or suggested what type of person this type of action would come from today. His actions with foreign people and people of color sys much about what his beliefs are today. Again, Pres. Trump crosses the legal lines of authority by issuing an edict (memorandum) telling in country foreign citizens they […]

Voting 2026

Just Some thoughts . . . NPR: “The latest executive order, issued March 31, calls for the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Social Security Administration to create lists of adult U.S. citizens in each state, and to send those lists to state election officials. It also calls for the U.S. Postal Service — […]

It’s The Process, Stupid

– by J.P. McJefferson J.P. McJefferson Thoughts America’s governmental crisis is not primarily a crisis of policy. It is a crisis of process. At roughly the 250-year mark of the American experiment, we find ourselves locked in a familiar but increasingly dangerous argument: we fight over policies as though they are the root cause of […]