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Euthanasia continues to go out of control in...
angelobottone
 March 25 2025 at 06:46 pm
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The number of euthanasia cases continues to rise in Canada, according to the latest official report on the topic, raising further alarm, particularly among disability rights groups. Even some early supporters of ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’ (MAID) are now voicing concerns. In 2023, 15,343 Canadians died by euthanasia or assisted suicide, according to the ‘Fifth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying’. This marks a 15.8pc increase over 2022 and represents 4.7pc of all deaths in 2023. Since its legalisation in 2016, there have been 60,301 cases of assisted suicide and euthanasia cases in Canada that we know of. Adding to these frightening figures, 2,906 individuals died last year before their euthanasia requests could be fulfilled. Meanwhile, 496 individuals withdrew their requests. Canada allows both assisted suicide, where the patient self-administers lethal drugs (except in Quebec), and euthanasia, which is administered by a doctor or nurse. Self-administration is extremely rare, with fewer than five cases reported last year, showing that people are scared to take a poison themselves. Dementia was cited as a medical condition in 241 euthanasia recipients in 2023, and in 106 of these cases, dementia was their sole condition. Not all those who received euthanasia were terminally ill. In 622 cases, natural death was not deemed “reasonably foreseeable.” This category, called Track 2, allows euthanasia for non-terminal patients. Some could have lived for a decade or longer but chose euthanasia due to isolation or feeling like a burden. Euthanasia can be requested when someone experiences “physical or psychological suffering that is intolerable to them.” This is another example of the slippery slope in action. Isolation or loneliness was significantly more common among Track 2 patients (47.1pc) compared to Track 1 patients (those within six months of death) at 21.1pc, but we can still see feeling isolated was significant. Crucially, 45.1pc of Track 1 and 49.2pc of Track 2 patients cited feeling like a “burden on family, friends or caregivers” as a key reason for their suffering. Among Track 2 recipients, where death was not foreseeable, women constituted 58.5pc of cases. These patients were typically younger and had lived with their conditions for much longer. Perhaps this is also a function of the fact that women typically live longer than men and are more likely to be widowed and therefore living alone. The percentage of disabled individuals among non-terminal euthanasia recipients was significantly higher: 58.3pc compared to 33.5pc among those within six months of death. They are heavily over-represented in Canada’s euthanasia statistics. “When other people express loneliness or a loss of dignity or a desire to die, we usually respond with support or prevention. But with people with disabilities, we respond with an offer for MAID,” said Isabel Grant, a law professor at the University of British Columbia. This same group of non-terminal patients had, on average, lived with a disability for a fifth of their lifespan. According to the report, 594 individuals received euthanasia under a waiver of final consent arrangement due to a loss of capacity. This means they were euthanised based on a prior request, even though they could no longer give consent. Euthanasia was legalised in Canada in 2016 following a case brought by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA). However, the regime has become so permissive that even the BCCLA has raised concerns, particularly about euthanasia for prisoners and disabled individuals. The organisation has highlighted reports of people accessing MAID due to intolerable social circumstances or being offered it in cases that may not meet legal requirements. “Of particular concern are reports of MAID being used in prisons while incarcerated individuals were shackled to their beds, the programme’s lack of legal oversight, disproportionate representation of impoverished people receiving assisted suicide, and healthcare practitioners offering MAID when patients sought support for living,” the BCCLA stated.
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Two Presidents vs. Two Judicial Systems
LadyVal
 March 17 2025 at 06:52 pm
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In 1861, Abraham Lincoln – supposedly America’s greatest president – destroyed the union created by the Constitution when he declared and then waged war against those States that had constitutionally seceded from that union. Lincoln’s actions were treason according to Article 3, Section III of that document. But he also nullified the Constitution when, as President, he both declared war and suspended the writ of habeas corpus, both acts limited to the Congress. And when Chief Justice Taney attempted to block these unconstitutional actions by the President, Lincoln threatened military arrest and confinement of any Justice ~ as well as any American ~ who made any attempt to interfere with his tyranny. Needless to say, both the Legislative and Judicial branches of the formerly federal government were effectively silenced while the President successfully pursued his war to make that government all-powerful. In 2008, American leaders of the leftist/communist-New World Order cabal managed to put into the presidency a change-agent in Barack Hussein Obama. Obama was totally ineligible to run for, never mind occupy that office being a foreign-born non-citizen* whose father had been a citizen of Great Britain, the colonial power ruling over his father’s country of origin (*Obama’s American mother was 17 at the time of his birth, thus her American citizenship did not devolve on him as she had to be 18 for that legally to happen). Many different groups and individuals brought these facts to the High Court only to have their efforts dismissed with the ruling that they “lacked standing;” that is, that the plaintiff(s) did not have the legal right to bring suit in the first place. As a result, the facts in these cases were never examined or ruled upon. Rather, the matter was simply thrown out. As a result of this judicial chicanery, this Marxist “change agent” spent eight years doing terrible damage to every aspect of America and her government. In 2016, it was believed that seditious, murderous communist change agent Obama would be followed into the presidency by equally communist and even more dishonest (if that were even possible!) former “First Lady,” then Senator Hillary Clinton, but here the plan hit a snag. To the great distress of both political parties and the “Deep State,” a man ran for the candidacy in the Republican Party who was not an insider or a politician, but a businessman, Donald J. Trump! Trump won the nomination and immediately, the inner workings of that same “Deep State” began to plot his destruction, a strategy that moved into high gear immediately after he astonished the entire nation by gaining the White House in the election of 2016! And so, for the first time in over two and a quarter centuries, political power was not smoothly transferred to a new administration! The secret war against Donald J. Trump that began with his candidacy never ended during his term in office. He was harassed, denied the constitutional mandates for a President, twice impeached and actively sabotaged virtually from the moment he was nominated. Under the then existing circumstances, nobody with any brains believed that the election of 2020 would be honest or fair – and, of course, it wasn’t. Cheated of another huge victory, Trump tried his best to have this dishonest election – and few with any real knowledge denied that it was dishonest! – set aside. In doing so, he went to America’s courts only to find that those attempting to undo what was a true communist coup again “lacked standing!” In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was in the wrong but his crimes were not overcome by the Supreme Court. He achieved this judicial “non-interference” by threatening to use the military to imprison any judge who attempted to thwart him. He prevailed in that threat and the Court did nothing despite the magnitude of his crimes. In 2020, Donald Trump was in the right but, alas, could find no support in the judiciary that was created to uphold the Constitution and the nation’s laws. Then came the election of 2024 and against all odds (or so it seemed to many Americans) Mr. Trump was able to win again. The reasons for this are many and complicated but as they do not matter here, they will not be addressed. And so, in a replay of the Grover Cleveland presidency, Trump regained the office of which he had been deprived four years earlier! This time, after he was inaugurated, Mr. Trump hit the ground running and is attempting to make a real difference in the present condition of this country as quickly as possible! But, as in 2020, he finds that much of what he is attempting to achieve as President is being resisted in America’s severely compromised justice system. Judges in the wrong courts are making rulings in cases in which they have no jurisdiction, preventing a sitting President from fulfilling his constitutional duties. Oh, occasionally a good jurist will point out to the parties involved that they are in the wrong judicial system – criminal rather than civil etc.! – but often even if, for instance, a judge knowingly hears a state matter in his federal court, the rulings still come down and failure to obey produces threats of legal penalties! All that matters to these criminals robed in the ermine of justice is the victory of their agenda. This, of course, is nothing new. Mr. Trump has been assailed by “lawcraft” – political war waged through the judicial system – since he entered the political arena. As a result, one of his promises to the electorate is to stop the “weaponization” of American jurisprudence so that it can be used to support the policies of the Left. But will he be able to do it? Will this last election be enough to keep the Ship of State afloat? Or will the icebergs and mines created by the New World Order end the vision of America’s Founders! Only time will tell, but there is little hope for us if America cannot rescue its judiciary from the hands of the enemies of justice.
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Why Leftists Support MAGA
Nancy Churchill
 March 19 2025 at 05:32 pm
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Batya Ungar-Sargon lays out the argument for being a MAGA Leftist. For years, the political establishment has insisted that the Left and the MAGA movement are irreconcilable forces. This is a lie. In a recent fascinating interview with Bill Mahar, Batya Ungar-Sargon explained that Trump’s policies align with traditional Democratic economic and anti-war views. Ungar-Sargon explains that she has never been a Republican; that she’s a leftist—but she’s a MAGA leftist! Ungar-Sargon, the deputy opinion editor of Newsweek, argued President Trump’s agenda and policies are closer to traditional leftist values than the policies of the progressive-globalist elites now controlling the Democratic Party. She’s concluded if leftists truly care about socially moderate policies, the end to the “forever wars”, and working-class empowerment, they have every reason to align with the MAGA movement. Trump: The Anti-War President Trump was the first president in decades not to start a new war. He opposed the forever wars that have drained America’s resources and sent working-class soldiers to die for elite interests. His administration prioritized diplomacy over military adventurism—historic peace agreements in the Middle East, de-escalation with North Korea, and a resistance to the military-industrial complex’s endless thirst for conflict. Meanwhile, the modern left, which once stood against war, now cheers for endless foreign intervention under the guise of “democracy-building.” Socially Moderate, Not Extremist Contrary to the media’s hysteria, Trump is not a hardline social conservative. His record proves he is a moderate. He was the first Republican president to enter office openly supporting gay marriage and appointed figures like Richard Grenell, the first openly gay cabinet member, and Scott Bessant at the Treasury. On abortion, Trump holds a centrist stance, supporting legal access up to 12 weeks, a position more moderate and more mainstream than the Democratic Party’s push for abortion until birth. While the progressive leftists radicalize toward extremism, MAGA’s social policies reflect the broad middle ground where most Americans stand. The Champion of American Workers Free trade, once the sacred dogma of both parties, has devastated the working class, shipping jobs overseas and leaving rust-belt towns in ruin. Trump, unlike globalist progressive politicians, prioritized American manufacturing. His tariffs and protectionist policies aimed to reinvigorate industries crippled by NAFTA and China’s exploitation of free trade loopholes. In his current administration he’s already focused on rebuilding the shipbuilding, lumber, mining, and steel industries. Under Trump’s leadership, the working class saw wage growth, reduced illegal competition, and an economic policy focused on their prosperity, not Wall Street’s. The modern Left, beholden to corporate donors, has abandoned the working class in favor of neoliberal globalism. The Reality of Illegal Immigration Despite the media’s narrative, uncontrolled illegal immigration harms the working class the most. It creates downward wage pressure, burdens public services, and allows corporations to exploit cheap labor at the expense of American workers. Trump fought for border security not out of xenophobia, but to protect jobs and wages for American citizens, particularly in minority communities. The Democratic Party, once the champion of labor, now serves the interests of globalists by promoting policies that flood the market with low-wage labor. Ungar-Sargon explained this brilliantly in a subsequent clip, noting the shift in GDP from the 70’s to today which was caused by free trade and illegal immigration. The Left’s Opportunity If leftists genuinely care about working people, ending wars, and resisting elite rule, they should abandon their blind loyalty to a radical and progressive Democratic Party that now serves the World Economic Forum, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and the war machine. Trump’s policies prove that MAGA is a movement for the people, not the elites. The choice is clear: Cling to a progressive left that has sold out, or embrace a populist revolution that actually delivers for the working class. Washington State’s Moderate Left should also Shift Right Washington State's leftists also face a pivotal decision: Continue supporting a Democratic leadership that has overseen the growth of homelessness, crime, and drug abuse, as well as rising taxes—or align with Republicans who advocate for pragmatic, common-sense solutions to these pressing issues. Escalating Homelessness Crisis Since Governor Jay Inslee's 2015 emergency declaration on homelessness, King County has witnessed a staggering 63.3% increase in homelessness. The county's "Housing for Health" program, which involves purchasing former hotels for supportive housing, has cost taxpayers over $333,000 per unit, raising serious concerns about fiscal responsibility and effectiveness. Rising Crime and Drug Abuse The surge in homelessness has been accompanied by increased crime and drug abuse. Notably, shootings related to homeless encampments in Seattle rose by 122% between 2020 and 2021, highlighting the urgent need for policies that address both public safety and the well-being of vulnerable populations. Tax Increases Amid Fiscal Shortfalls Despite implementing 22 new taxes over the past decade, Washington State faces a projected $16 billion budget shortfall. Washington state Democrats are working to pass more massive tax increases this session, from property tax increases, to new payroll taxes to B&O tax increases on businesses large and small. Dangerous Rhetoric covered a list of the worst tax proposals in detail in Taxapalooza! Republican Proposals: A Commonsense Alternative Washington state Republicans offer alternative solutions that prioritize accountability and fiscal prudence: For Homelessness: Republicans are advocating for comprehensive strategies that address addiction and mental health issues, rather than solely focusing on housing. For Public Safety: Republicans are proposing commonsense measures to prevent crime, hold offenders accountable, and support law enforcement, aiming to restore safety in communities. On Taxation: Republicans are calling for targeted tax relief to alleviate the financial burden on working-class families, including exemptions for child care essentials and on-the-go meals. See the pattern? Like Trump, Washington’s Republican legislators want to increase public safety, reduce taxation, and support the working class and small businesses in our state. They also want to help our families fight the tragedy of drug addiction, untreated mental health, and end the narcotics trade. A Call to Action for Washington's Leftists For leftists committed to social equity, economic justice, and effective governance, supporting Republican initiatives in Washington State represents a commonsense shift towards policies that address the root causes of societal challenges. Ask yourself, “Which Political Party Has Made Your Life Worse?” By embracing solutions that prioritize accountability, fiscal responsibility, and the well-being of all citizens, a coalition can be formed to tackle the pressing issues of homelessness, crime, drug abuse, and reducing taxes. This alignment transcends traditional partisan divides, focusing instead on commonsense approaches that serve the greater good. It’s time for leftists to proudly become MAGA-Leftists. Nancy Churchill is a writer and educator in rural eastern Washington State, and the chair of the Ferry County Republican Party. She may be reached at DangerousRhetoric@pm.me. The opinions expressed in Dangerous Rhetoric are her own. Dangerous Rhetoric is available on thinkspot, Rumble and Substack.Support Dangerous Rhetoric SOURCES: 1) Eric Abbenante on X, clip 1 of interview of Batya Ungar Sargon by Bill Mahar. https://bit.ly/41SQkwb 2) Eric Abbenante on X, clip 2 of interview of Batya Ungar Sargon by Bill Mahar. https://bit.ly/41oVPTa 3) Change Washington, Using Facts to Bring Common-Sense Solutions, https://bit.ly/4kpQzrb 4) Change Washington, Stating the Obvious: Homeless Camps Cause Crime, https://bit.ly/4iPdXNh 5) House Republicans of Washington, House Republican Caucus Website, https://bit.ly/4i8Zhsl 6) DefiantLs on X, Which Political Party Has Made Your Life Worse?, March 16, 2025, https://bit.ly/4kIj1Vo
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Left or Right
Octaveoctave
 March 19 2025 at 08:17 pm
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I have one cousin who is an "outlier" and is, horror of horrors "a liberal". Now if one is paying attention, a lot of the MAGA movement (if not most) consists of former Democrats (including Trump himself). So MAGA is not REALLY Republican at all. Lots of old school Republicans loathe the MAGA movement, obviously. But the previous labels and associations still sort of remain for many people, and they cannot quite understand what is going on. Even though I was raised as a "far right" conservative in Canada (So-Cred) and my parents and grandparents and family members were mostly So-Cred, the Social Credit movement is/was actually LEFT of American Democrat Party, for the most part. So it is confusing. If one looks at Jordan Peterson, he got his start as part of the far Left in Canadian Politics, the "NDP" (New Democratic Party), but now Peterson is associated more with American conservatives. Even Bernie Sanders supports a LOT of what DOGE and MAGA are doing. This was at least true until DOGE and other events started to reveal Bernie's corruption. So, these things are complicated. Even Michael Moore, the "massive" leftist, has a sort of "right wing" movie, "The Planet of the Humans". MAGA is kind of what H. Ross Perot wanted to create in the early 90s. And he almost succeeded. Or what Ralph Nader attempted to create. I voted for both Perot and Nader. The division in American politics is really no longer between "left" and "right" or "conservative" and "liberal" or "Democrat" and "Republican". It is more of a division between "sanity" and "insanity" or between "corrupt" and noncorrupt". So what do party labels even mean at this point?
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In Europe, deaths outnumbered births by 1.2...
angelobottone
 March 23 2025 at 06:25 pm
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New figures from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, confirm the growing demographic crisis facing Europe. In 2023, deaths across the EU outnumbered births by almost 1.2m, and this is only going to get worse. Births have not outnumbered deaths since 2012. This is a consequence of fertility rates being well below replacement level across the continent and in some cases for decades. At the beginning of 2023, according to Eurostat, there were 448.8 million people living in the European Union. The only reason this is little different from 20 years ago is because of immigration. The average number of births per 1,000 persons living in the EU has dropped from 10.6 in 2008 to 8.7 in 2022. One way of analysing fertility trends is to look at how many babies are born to mothers aged 40 and older compared to all babies born in a year. It shows the degree to which people are delaying having children. In Ireland in 2022, 11.2pc of all births in 2022 were to mothers aged 40 and over, the highest in Europe. This has soared from 3.4pc in 2002. Across the EU, the figure was 6pc in 2022, meaning many women in Ireland are waiting a particularly long time to have children, for whatever reason. The proportion of births to mothers aged at least 40 in the EU as a whole was 2.2pc in 2002. In Ireland, the mean age of first-time mothers is the third highest in Europe, at 31.5 years. The EU average is 29.7 years. Ireland used to have the highest fertility rate in the EU – 1.97 births per woman in 2002 – but now it has decreased significantly. The current value (1.56) is slightly higher than the European average (1.46) but way below what is needed to ensure a natural balance between births and deaths, which is 2.1 births per woman. Among EU countries, France has currently the highest total fertility rate (1.79), followed by Romania (1.71) and Bulgaria (1.65). The lowest rates were found in Malta (1.08), Spain (1.16) and Italy (1.24). While the population is growing, due to immigration and people are living longer, there are ever fewer young people. In the last 20 years, the percentage of people aged 0 to 19 years of age across the EU declined from 22.6pc to 20.1pc. Over the same period, the share of persons aged 65 and over increased in all EU countries 16.2 to 21.3. Over the past twenty years, the Irish population grew by a massive 32.9pc, from 3.7 million in 2003 to 5.27 million in 2023. Much of this is immigration-driven. To put this into perspective, the total population of the EU increased by only 4pc during the same period. In Ireland, births still outnumber deaths, although the gap between the two has halved in the last ten years. In due course, given our low fertility rate, deaths will outnumber births as elsewhere. The European demographic crisis, which is already here, will affect Ireland as well, even before ours hits us directly, simply because our fate is so tied to Europe’s in multiple ways. It is time we began to have a serious discussion in Ireland about this topic.
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Demographic Change in Northern Ireland:...
angelobottone
 March 30 2025 at 09:04 am
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According to the latest 2022-based population projections published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the population of Northern Ireland is expected to reach a peak of approximately 1.95 million in 2033, followed by a gradual decline to 1.93 million by mid-2047. However, the most significant aspect of these projections is not the overall population trajectory but rather the profound demographic restructuring that is expected to unfold over the coming decades, particularly the ageing of the population. By 2030, the number of individuals of pensionable age is projected to surpass the number of children aged 0–15. A more immediate demographic milestone will occur by mid-2027, when the population aged 65 and over will outnumber children for the first time in Northern Ireland’s recorded history. Moreover, the number of people aged 85 and over is expected to more than double by 2047. These trends highlight the growing demographic weight of older adults, with significant implications for policy planning and public service provision. Unlike projections for younger age groups, estimates of the older population are relatively more robust, as they are less influenced by assumptions regarding future fertility or net migration. In contrast, projections concerning children and overall fertility are inherently more uncertain. NISRA's principal projection assumes a constant total fertility rate (TFR) of 1.65 throughout the projection period. However, evidence suggests a continuing downward trend: the Republic of Ireland, for example, has already recorded a TFR of 1.50. If such trends persist in Northern Ireland, the demographic ageing process may accelerate further. Under NISRA’s low fertility variant, considered by many demographers to be a plausible scenario, the old-age dependency ratio could increase significantly. In 2022, there were approximately 261 individuals of pensionable age per 1,000 working-age individuals, equivalent to roughly one pensioner for every four people of working age. By 2072, this ratio could rise to 489 per 1,000, or nearly one pensioner for every two workers. This represents a dramatic increase in the dependency burden and poses substantial challenges for fiscal sustainability, labour market dynamics, and the structure of public services. Scotland’s demographic outlook presents both parallels and contrasts. Over the same 25-year period (2022–2047), Scotland’s population is projected to grow by 6.2%, largely due to inward migration mitigating natural decline. The proportion of pensionable-age individuals in Scotland is projected to rise from 18.9% to 21.5% during this period, while the old-age dependency ratio is expected to increase from 318 to 396 per 1,000 working-age individuals. These figures suggest that, although Scotland also faces ageing pressures, the projected burden on its working-age population will be less severe than in Northern Ireland. In contrast, Northern Ireland is projected to experience population growth of just 1.1% between 2022 and 2047. When coupled with the projected increase in the elderly population, this limited growth underscores the region’s heightened vulnerability to the socioeconomic impacts of demographic ageing. The implications of these projections are wide-ranging. An ageing population will likely increase demand for healthcare services, age-related social care, and pension provision, while simultaneously constraining the size of the working-age labour force. Policymakers must therefore consider a range of strategic interventions, including initiatives to support higher fertility rates, immigration policy adjustments to augment the labour supply, and reforms to pension and care systems to ensure long-term sustainability. In conclusion, the projected demographic changes in Northern Ireland represent a critical policy challenge. A comprehensive, forward-looking response is required to ensure that the region can maintain economic vitality and social cohesion in the context of an increasingly aged population.
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Trump Is Saving America From the Unelected,...
Taminad.Crittenden
 April 15 2025 at 09:29 am
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It really is astonishing just how deep into democracy-denying delusion America’s progressive, leftwing Democrats are. Do progressive leftwing Democrats actually deny that government employees are not actually, in reality under the control of any democratically-elected officials? How can they seriously deny that? Do progressive leftwing Democrats think it is fine that the city the United States with the highest per capita GDP is the capital city of Washington, D.C., siphoning off the rest of the country’s wealth? AI-generated image of a government bureaucrat steering taxpayer money to their cronies Is it okay with progressive leftwing Democrats that 9 out of the top 25 U.S. local counties with the highest per capita income in the U.S. are D.C. and its economic suburbs in Maryland and Virginia? Do progressive leftwing Democrats think that normal Americans in the rest of the country do not instinctively feel just how much U.S. federal bureaucrats in the administrative state are using the federal government’s coercive authority to take the nation’s wealth into the hands of the for-profit contractors and non-profit grant recipients that their political allies control? For-profit contractors and non-profit grant recipients have ballooned during Biden’s years, and previously spiked during Obama’s years.* This massive spending is the cronyism that has enraged the American people so much that Trump has won the Presidency twice. Since it is effectively impossible for anyone, even the U.S. President, to fire the government employees who hand out taxpayer money to their favored contractors and grant recipients, those federal government employees are evidently and indisputably not under the U.S. President’s control. Which makes them not truly under anyone’s control but their own. It is really phenomenally absurd that progressive leftwing Democrats accuse Trump of violating the Constitution, when really it is the whole bureaucracy that violates the U.S. Constitution since it is not under the control of any democratically-elected officials. Do progressive leftwing Democrats deny that bureaucratic over-growth destroys civilizations? If not, how do they propose preventing it? But of course even if any leftwing progressive Democrats have any proposals to prevent bureaucratic over-growth, they are not to be taken seriously because they have been supporting bureaucratic growth rather than limiting it. Really what progressive leftwing Democrats are doing is using the government’s monopoly on legitimate violence to coerce the entire nation into giving up its wealth to them: to the senior levels of the federal bureaucracy dominated by leftwing Democrats** who use their leadership positions to steer taxpayer money to their cronies in the for-profit contracting and non-profit grant sectors. The progressive leftwing bureaucrats who dominate America’s bureaucracy enjoying their Panem City-style riches in the richest city in America per capita: Washington D.C. Progressive leftwing Democrats have spent years criticizing the police, and yet it is federal law (which is of course enforced by police forces) that enables them to siphon the nation’s wealth into their coffers. Progressive leftwing Democrats refuse to set up purely 100% voluntary, non-governmental (i.e., not even government-funded) systems to implement their ideas precisely because their ideas require police enforcement to force dissenters to obey. The Constitution only created three branches of government: the Legislature, the Executive & the Judiciary. Now that there are literally millions of bureaucrats in the Executive branch whom the President at the top cannot fire, those millions of bureaucrats have become literally a fourth, unelected branch of government not under the control of any democratically-elected authority. This is the Administrative State. President Trump is bringing these unelected bureaucrats back under democratic control. Truly democratic control. The American people, the American “demos”. These leftwing bureaucrats who dominate the highest levels of the federal bureaucracy hold views diametrically opposed the vast majority of Americans. Most Hispanics support mass deportation. Most African Americans support strengthening police forces. During Biden’s presidency, the percent of Americans opposed to men in women’s sports (and bathrooms) increased! The Administrative State is not obeying the American people demos. The Administrative State is not obeying democracy. And so it needs to be brought back under the control of democratically-elected authorities: the American President, Donald Trump. Progressive leftwing Democrats need to stop fighting democracy. If they do not like how President Trump is bringing the Administrative State back under democratic control, then they should have done it themselves. But progressive leftwing Democrats did the opposite, so now they are reaping what they have sown. Stop disobeying the American People you progressive leftwing Democrats. _______________ Support Non-Violence writing by tipping me at Ko-Fi.com or by donating some Ethereum digital currency to this public address! 0x5ffe3e60a7f85a70147e800c37116b3ad97afd5e *Figure 2 of this Brookings Institution study. ** “Top-level management [in the federal bureaucracy] is more likely to lean to the left”
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It Matters Who Wields the Pen
LadyVal
 March 13 2025 at 12:21 am
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A matter long believed has recently been claimed by some who served in the Biden Administration during the last four years; that is, that Sleepy Joe was never mentally competent to serve in that office. The same Party that claimed Ronald Reagan was suffering from Alzheimer’s during his tenure as President (he wasn’t!) failed to disclose that Joe Biden actually was mentally incapable of serving during his “presidency.” Of course, Biden’s ability or lack thereof was never a problem as his “presidency” was actually intended to be the third (and fourth) term of Barack Obama! It was a real-life replay of the throne room scene in the Wizard of Oz with Biden as the Big Head on the throne and Obama the man behind the curtain. Unfortunately, it is possible that the puppet master(s) didn’t understand just how “out to lunch” Sleepy Joe actually was – or became – as he took office. Yet even that may not be the case, for now, with Donald Trump in office, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has requested that the Justice Department investigate the legality of Biden’s many Executive Orders. Why? Because the conservative Heritage Foundation’s “Oversight Project” has revealed that Biden’s signatures on numerous EOs, pardons and other documents of national consequence appear to have been “machine-generated.” The “auto-pen,” a mechanical means of producing someone’s signature when great numbers are required, may be used in “unofficial” correspondence but in matters of law and the President’s duties, such documents must actually be signed by the individual holding that office at the time and in the place indicated on the document. Oversight Project Executive Director Mike Howell stated, "The main legal question here is who was the president over the last four years. That's what we are aiming to uncover. The prolific use of (the) autopen by the Biden White House was an instrument to hide the truth from the American people as to who was running the government." The watchdog group noted that "every document" they could find with Biden's signature” — with the exception of the announcement indicating that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race — "used the same autopen signature." Howell also noted that the repeatedly used autopen signature appeared on the pardons for a murderer and five other criminals issued while Biden was vacationing in the U.S. Virgin Islands though all reportedly claimed that they were signed "at the City of Washington." This discovery, coupled with the former president's alleged admission to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that he did not remember signing a January 2024 order to pause decisions on exports of liquefied natural gas, prompted the Oversight Project to once again cast doubt on whether Biden was ever actually fulfilling the office of the President of the United States, clearly suggesting that "WHOEVER CONTROLLED THE AUTOPEN CONTROLLED THE PRESIDENCY!" Critics of the Administration, enraged by yet a further indication that unelected ideologues may have secretly controlled the Executive Branch for the past four years, are now questioning the legitimacy of all documents bearing the autopen signature in the belief that all orders so signed are void on their face. Thus, as noted, seeking definitive answers to this newly found situation, Missouri AG Bailey wrote to the Department of Justice last week requesting a full investigation into the legality of Biden's presidential actions in light of his apparent mental decline, which was made especially clear to special counsel Robert Hur, who, upon investigation, found Biden as possibly too senile to legally charge with any wrongdoing! "Under the 25th Amendment, his (Biden’s) inability to make decisions should have meant a succession of power," Bailey noted in his letter. "Instead, it appears staffers and officers in the Biden administration may have exploited Biden's incapacity so they could issue orders without an accountable President of sound mind approving them." President Donald Trump told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck in October before the election that Joe Biden was likely little more than a figurehead for a "committee" of unnamed bureaucrats. Lindy Li, a former Democratic strategist and fundraiser who served as a surrogate for failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris and worked for the 2020 Biden campaign, recently shed some light on potential members of that supposed committee. Li told podcaster Shawn Ryan that Hunter and Jill Biden, and a handful of other unelected senior advisers effectively combined to serve as a shadow president. AG Bailey also suggested that a number of pardons Biden supposedly signed were suspicious, including the unconditional 10-year pardon Biden supposedly gave his son after repeatedly vowing he would not do so and just months after declaring without qualification, "No one is above the law." "It is black-letter law that a document is void, ab initio, when the person signing it lacks mental capacity," wrote Bailey. "Staffers and the Vice President cannot constitutionally evade accountability by laundering far-left orders through a man who does not know what he is signing (or, in the case of the auto-pen, it is represented that he signed). If in fact this has been occurring, then all those orders are void." The Oversight Project suggested that in order to determine whether Biden ordered the signing of key documents or was even mentally capable of doing so, investigators must "determine who controlled the autopen and what checks there were in place." The watchdog group also indicated that Biden's efforts to undermine the White House "executive privilege" shield in their attacks against then former President Donald Trump will make such determinations achievable. "There is a constitutional process to deal with an incapacitated POTUS and it doesn't contemplate giving someone else his autopen and authority," tweeted Howell. "It's called the 25th Amendment and the conspiracy not to invoke it in order to keep whatever they were doing going is a big problem." The New York Post reported that representatives for Biden had not responded to requests for comment regarding the use of the autopen. Of course, that is to be expected as God knows what a finding of mental incompetency of the former President while he was in office especially given admissions already made that he was incompetent before he took office, will mean for what was done during the last four years!

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