OVAL OFFICE BUFFOONERY

[CCarl]

The Reign of An Economically Ignorant Man

In Ten Weeks Trump's Tariff Terror has lead to total non-confidence on the part of investors.

Goldman and Yardeni (and many more investment advisors) give up, at least for the short-term.

Goldman Sachs says: "We now expect an S&P 500 3-month return of -5%......Our 2025 and 2026 EPS forecasts are substantially below consensus."

Yardeni Research says: "(We are) upping the odds of a stagflation scenario, which may include a recession, from 35% to 45%. That 45% is also the probability we see that the stock market's correction will deepen into a bear market in coming months."

Non-confidence is the new consensus. Trump's only interest is the Art of the Deal, where world powers kneel to him. And we are going to pay the price, according to the investment world.

[CCarl]

Ain't That A Shame . . A Constitutional Crisis That Republicans Deny

Democratic States Sue To Stop Trump's Unlawful Control Of Elections

Read here; https://www.zerohedge.com/political/its-un-american-19-democratic-state-ags-sue-stop-trump-blocking-non-citizen-voting

Elections, ALL elections, are organized through State Constitutions, just as the US Constitution has given them authority to do. Constitutionally, we do not have a Federal election in the country. We have a series of State elections.
 - The people of each State elect their own Representatives to the House every two years.
 - The people of each State (now) elect their Senators every six years (the States used to appoint their own Senators every six years).
 - The people of each State vote for their choice of President every four years. Every State has its own Electoral College that then votes for President. And each State has unique rules dictating how the State Electoral College may or may not follow the State's popular vote. Then a nationwide Electoral College tallies the State's votes to elect the President.
 - Nowhere does the US Constitution give a sitting President the authority to influence a State election by EO (Executive Order).

In their lawsuit, the 19 Democratic states have argued that Trump's EO violates the Constitution and the National Voting Rights Act, which allows voting as long as a person attests to their citizenship under the threat of perjury. The Democrats are the ones following Constitutional law, in this case. And Trump is violating it. If the Courts agree with Trump, it will mean only one thing, that the Courts are also violating the Constitution.

A Fifth Grader that can read and think, can recognize that. Language is pretty basic, honest, and straight forward. Too bad politics is filled with convoluted dishonesty.

[CCarl]

Ending The Buffoonery Is So Easy

Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political;
peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.
-Thomas Jefferson, from his inaugural speech

[CCarl]

Trump Is Lock-stepping Americans Into Authoritarianism

An article from the Honorable Ron Paul M.D. is here:  https://ronpaulinstitute.org/real-id-phony-security-real-authoritarianism/

It starts, "Those who hoped the second Trump Administration would reject big spending, war, and restrictions on liberty continue to be disappointed. A new disappointment came when Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced her department would in May begin enforcing the REAL ID law."

So State ID's become Federal ID's. I have to ask, just where does the Constitution give the federal government the delegated authority to impose conditions on State ID's? I also have to ask, exactly where does the State Constitution says State citizens, who have no connection to the federal government, must carry a federal ID when they are not in federal jurisdiction?

The road to mass surveillance and control has become a multi-lane highway.

[CCarl]

Never Been Able to 'Get' Newsom, Now Trump Makes Him Sound Good

Honestly, I can't stand the California communist. And now Trump makes him sound logical, hell, even makes him sound constitutional. Here is a brief of the 'troops in the street' dialog.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/newsom-says-california-sue-trump-033957783.html

Newsom said on MSNBC, "Donald Trump has created the conditions you see on your TV tonight. He's exacerbated the conditions. He's, you know, lit the proverbial match. He's putting fuel on this fire, ever since he announced he was taking over the National Guard — an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act".  NEWSOM RIGHT, TRUMP WRONG.
Asked to elaborate on the lawsuit, Newsom said that under Trump's executive order, "it specifically notes — and under what the [Department of Defense] did — is they had to coordinate with the governor of the state. They never coordinated with the governor of the state." NEWSOM RIGHT, TRUMP WRONG.
Newsom added, "We have no problem working collaboratively in a mutual aid system with local law enforcement. But there's a protocol, there's a process. He didn't care about that. And the worst part, he completely lied". NEWSOM RIGHT, TRUMP WRONG.
What was that lie? The governor pointed to Trump's Truth Social post earlier Sunday, in which he said the National Guard had done a "great job." Newsom said the state forces had not even been deployed at the time the Truth Social post was made.

It is all about the division of power between State governments, and the general government, as established in the Constitution. It appears Newsom understands that better than Trump. The understanding applies to the immigrant situation, in general. Once an immigrant has landed (legally or illegally), in a State, and is considered a State resident, where is the Federal authority to arrest that immigrant-resident? It isn't in the Constitution. But it exists when the Oval Office is run by a Nazi.

[CCarl]

Judge Napolitano Agrees With Me  .  .  Nice To Know!!


Read Slouching Toward Authoritarianism here:  https://judgenap.com/slouching-toward-authoritarianism/

Here is an excerpt; "Then the president ordered in the federalized National Guard and then — almost unimaginably — he ordered in active-duty Marines. The sight of active-duty armed troops confronting unarmed persons exercising their constitutionally protected freedom of expression, and the declaration of no free speech zones, was and is gut wrenching, un-American and without lawful precedent in modern times.

Here is the backstory. The Constitution makes the president the commander in chief of U.S. troops and of state National Guard units when the latter are called into federal service by Congress or by the president. In numerous statutes, Congress has defined when and under what circumstances the president may command state military personnel .  .

Can National Guard troops be used for law enforcement? That depends on who summons them. Congress addressed this in numerous federal statutes, enacted in 1792, 1794, 1795 and again in 1807. The essence of these laws permits the president to declare himself the commander in chief of the National Guard for law enforcement purposes only when asked by a state governor. Short of the gubernatorial request, the Guard may not be summoned by the president for law enforcement purposes, except in the cases of invasion or rebellion.

Who is in charge of law enforcement? The Constitution retains the police power in the states. The Supreme Court has ruled that regulations and enforcement of them for health, safety, welfare and morality are presumptively state functions that were not delegated to the feds when the 13 states formed, and later when the 37 states joined the Union. This is the principle of state sovereignty, otherwise known as federalism."

[CCarl]

In 1837 my Great Great Grandfather McCall and his wife moved from Toronto Canada to LaPorte Indiana. They had an ox-pulled wagon with a few possessions, two little boys, and a milk cow. My GG grandfather walked along the ox with a whip to make him work. My G grandfather-to-be was 6 years old and rode in the wagon, holding the reins. My GG grandmother walked behind the wagon, making sure the milk cow didn't stray too far. Oh, she also held her one-year old son in her arms as she walked, nursing him as needed. They crossed the Canadian-American border without papers, without checking in, without any American's permission.

They leased land, had more kids, then moved to Michigan, then to Wisconsin. My GG grandfather followed behind the pioneers who logged the forest and moved on. He pulled the stumps and planted the first crops. Then he used the dense wood of the stumps to hand make ox collars for plowing. A true story, so says the autobiography of my G grandfather's brother John, who fought in, and survived, the War Between the States.

Unless we have Native American bloodlines, ALL our ancestors to this country were immigrants [and some we label 'Natives' were immigrants as well]. Many immigrants checked-in at places like Eliis Island, many more just walked across the border like my McCall ancestors, or slipped over the side of the ship in the night. What makes them illegals?

Not sure how the American government claims immigrants are illegals. Two separate subjects, according to the Constitution. Can anyone show me the actual text of the Article of the Constitution that delegates the authority for ICE or DHS to the national government? Please do, if you find it. I do not care what legislation Congress has passed and a President signed. SCOTUS has stated repeatedly over the generations that any legislation, order, or administrative action that is repugnant to the Constitution has no lawful standing.

Immigrants built this d*mned country! Today, Trump, Homan, Hegseth, and Noem call my ancestors illegals. Flock those Nazis!! They speak of making the country great again. The country is really no more than words on paper, and artificial, political boundaries drawn on maps. They do not speak of allowing people to make their own greatness, to follow their dreams and desires. Our 'leaders' don't give a sh*t about people, they only care for paperwork that makes them wealthy at our expense. And in the biggest picture, we are ALL native to Earth. Why should a line on a map limit that?

[CCarl]

Who Owns This Mobster . . . Any Guesses?

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/12-key-questions-all-americans-should-ask-about-shameful-attempt-cover-truth-about

Trump punts on Epstein.

[CCarl]

A Play On Words: A Path Made Difficult By Political Play

As President, Trump chose to climb a hill to fix America. He thought the hill had a regulatory path up it that he could control. He expected an easy walk, some hand-waving adulation, and when the path got a bit steep he could yell out, "Make a hole, make way for The Sir Donald."

Instead, he found the footing difficult in the loose gravel. It seemed to be a step forward followed by a few Republicans pulling the carpet out from under him. He looked down often to check his footing, then looked up into a Thorny CIA bush that whacked him across the cheek and shoulder from the side of the path. He swore to get even, he still owed them for lies in 2020.

Then he tripped while wiping a little blood from his face and arm, and almost fell. He caught himself and looked back. It was a stubborn old root in the trail, one of the principled conservatives who voted against his Big Beautiful Bill. He screamed to campaign against all of them in their home States.

Then both feet slipped on the damn Republican gravel again, and he went to the ground, scuffing a knee. He cursed them, thinking he should have remained a Democrat. He rose and made a fist pump while he cursed all the world powers that disagreed with his Trump Way.

He dusted himself off and continued his climb. Along the path he decided to use his standard big-business policy of pitting X against Y. It seemed to disorient others. Then move to a position of agreement with Y, only to turn the tables on Y later. Then switch up on X. Again, he thought, 'disorienting others will empower me. It worked on the elementary school playground too, so why not in the world's three-ring, political circus'.

He came to the long, single-log crossing of Elon Creek where his support felt more like a log role as he lost his balance, fell, and soaked his ego. He yelled to the world, "I'll deport him with the others that aren't American."

He hit the trail again with a mop of wet blonde in his eyes, trying to wring water from his shirt. He ran smack into the scaly, Bitter Jewberry bush, and cursed wildly that it would rather dictate to him than listen to him. He murmured to no one in particular, 'maybe I should turn the tables and support the Muslim world's desire for nuclear materials'.

Then just above him, there was a split in the path. Trump took the path up Epstein Grade, the short-cut of course, thinking he could master it even though it is a steep, rutted climb with large rocks lying at every turn, and full of slippery, sticky mud after each rain. He made a major stumble on a big rock. He edged away, visibly limping, his knee was twisted and bruised. He would limp to the top, if he didn't slide to the bottom. It was a big mistake to lie about exposing the Epstein client list to get elected, then claiming there is no client list to expose.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/no-one-believes

To quote the link above: "No one in America - not even the most deranged, spike-faced, pink-haired transtifas - believes the latest Epstein story as played out by Mr. Trump . . . .  in this week's cabinet parlay."

He pondered, 'many world leaders are as good at my schtick as I am. I'm losing traction on his hill climb, I've been buffooned by buffoons, my control is gone, and I'm losing MAGA support'. He sat on a large rock to ponder a moment. It started to slide downhill with his weight.

He stood and cursed, watched the rock gain downhill momentum and start a landslide. Then he looked up. He wasn't halfway to the top. He needed help to finish the climb. He could not afford another slip or stumble. He decided the only way to reach the top was to build a bed of false flags, then invoke martial law to quell the resulting civil unrest. He is convinced he can return to greatness. He thought the Bitter Jewberry bush may be his best ally to achieve that false flag event.