Inside Political Chaos

04/06/2024

For 50 years, historian Ken Burns wouldn’t speak out about Trump—until now. He warns: There’s no choice in November except to maintain our democracy. If destruction be our lot, we’ll be its author. But devotion to conspiracies, certainty about everything, and the need to make others wrong obscure what needs repair. Everything is either right or wrong, red or blue, my way or the highway. Put conscience aside, and a deformed soul emerges; then we seek the fog of opioids in Trump, who will be the author of our national su***de.
Full Article: https://insidepoliticalchaos.com/ken-burns-commencement-address-at-brandeis-edited-by-neil-baron/

30/05/2024

Americans want to know whether former President Donald Trump is convicted before they vote. But the Supreme Court -- our ultimate recourse for unbiased justice--doesn't want us to have the answer. Full Article: https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4549746-more-justices-more-peace-the-push-to-expand-the-supreme-court/

20/05/2024

69% of Black voters favor Biden, down from 79% in 2020. Without this gap, Black voters would have submitted 14 million more ballots. However, the Supreme Court struck down the requirement for states with a history of racial voter suppression to be precleared for voting changes. Since then, 29 GOP-led states have made voting harder for Black voters.

Read Full Article: https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/568183-dont-expect-supreme-court-to-do-the-right-thing-on-voting-rights/

07/05/2024

The Supreme Court doesn't seem to want Trump convicted before we vote. It took 16 days to hold Nixon not immune, 1 day to decide Bush v. Gore. Yet, no federal trial of Trump has a firm date. But Trump took only 21 days 2 get a hearing 2 disqualify Fani Willis from prosecuting him.

Full article: https://insidepoliticalchaos.com/for-donald-trump-undue-delay-is-the-name-of-the-game-opinion/

27/04/2024

Trump pressured GOP to block Ukraine aid. If Putin wins will invade Baltic NATO members where only 1/3 Americans support confronting Russia. Europe will fear more Russian invasions. US will be blamed by its allies. Grudge will not heal soon.

Full Article:
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/3861197-biden-and-nato-should-do-what-it-takes-to-stop-putin-in-ukraine/

27/04/2024

Bipartisanship meant good results for 21/2 centuries - not now. US well-being's been supplanted by Trump's influence over GOP, powered by voter anger. Polarization deprived world of our leadership. Politicians must emulate our centuries of compromise.

Full Article:
https://insidepoliticalchaos.com/a-history-of-reconciliation-how-democrats-can-bridge-the-political-divide-to-fix-the-speakership-mess-in-the-house/

27/04/2024

During Trump US had 4.2% of world population, 30% of COVID cases, 19% of deaths. He had to begged other countries for protective gear. For 70 years US was world leader fighting pandemics. Trump abandoned that saying death rate close to zero in 2 days.

Full Article:
https://insidepoliticalchaos.com/could-trump-be-criminally-liable-for-his-deadly-mishandling-of-coronavirus-opinion/

27/04/2024

Officials who fight Covid vaccines can b liable 4 deaths. Ethan Crumbly's parents were jailed for involuntary manslaughter bc they gave him a gun & ignored risk he'd kill fellow students. CDC finds unvaccinated death risk 68X more likely than vaccinated.

Full Article:
https://insidepoliticalchaos.com/the-question-of-legal-culpability-for-covid-deaths-opinion/

27/04/2024

SCOTUS blew chance 2 mitigate division & distrust polluting US. Should have held Trump an insurrectionist. Flawed analysis degraded which insurrectionist can be President to a political decision – now any insurrectionist w/majority in Congress can qualify.

Full Article:
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4549746-more-justices-more-peace-the-push-to-expand-the-supreme-court/

Most Americans doubt that SCOTUS will be impartial in decisions affecting the 2024 election. By striking down Colorado’s decision to remove Trump from the ballot, the justices validated their fears…