Federal law vs. Texas law The federal government has exclusive authority to enforce immigration law. That’s because federal law takes precedence over state law. This precedence stems from the Supremacy Clause, a bedrock principle of the US Constitution. That’s why Texas petitioning the Supreme Court for the right to enforce its own immigration seemed so farfetched. It made… Read more.
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‘King Charles’: Barkley Sounding Too Much Like Kanye
‘King Charles’ Charles Barkley is both informative and entertaining when discussing basketball. Clearly, CNN assumed he’d be equally so when debating politics and social issues. Spoiler alert: CNN couldn’t have been more wrong. I’ve watched several episodes of his show, King Charles. Suffice it to know that it came across as the most cringeworthy attempt by a sports star to host… Read more.
GOP Faux Outrage? Katie Britt Has Nothing on Nancy Mace
Britt’s opening act about sex trafficking Republican Sen. Katie Britt gained infamy on Thursday with her State of the Union rebuttal. Her faux outrage—over a child trafficking story that was riddled with lies—was bad enough. But her melodramatic, overblown delivery was more akin to a teaser for an upcoming SNL skit. True to form, SNL obliged with its usual… Read more.
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Senator Britt’s Kitchen Rebuttal to Biden’s SOTU Address: A Tongue-Lashing by a Stepford Wife
A Stepford setting fit for the GOP Senator Katie Britt staged her rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address from her kitchen. No doubt, she thought this was divinely inspired—a perfect setting to serve up GOP platitudes about kitchen-table issues. And oh, what a kitchen it was! Except that the perfect blend of beige… Read more.
MAGA Judge Rules Minority Business Development Agency Must Serve Whites Too
Minority business programs must benefit Whites Yesterday, a federal judge ordered the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to serve (majority) White businesses too. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell had such orders in mind when he conspired with former President Donald Trump to pack the federal judiciary. They recruited young White men. The primary qualification? Their blind faith in MAGA propaganda and conspiracies. Indeed,… Read more.
Trump Blackwashing with Gilded Sneakers, Mug Shot, and Fake Friends
Trump is unapologetically racist The more Donald Trump humiliates White men like Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, the more loyalty they show him. This political phenomenon is as vexing as it is perplexing. Yet, polls show that the more Trump hurls racist insults, the more appealing Blacks find him. Forget vexing and perplexing. That reeks of Orwellian doublespeak. After all, Trump is arguably… Read more.
The Supreme Court Might Help Trump Win. But He’ll Never Set Foot in the White House Again
Trump seems fated to win I get it. Donald Trump, the twice-impeached and four-times indicted insurrectionist, is also a well-documented serial liar and sexual predator. In stark contrast, despite Trump’s attempts to smear him with dishonesty and grift, Joe Biden is hailed for his honesty and integrity. Furthermore, he’s arguably the most successful first-term president in US history. Yet, in a foreboding… Read more.
Sen. McConnell to Retire as Minority Leader: Good Riddance, Mitch.
McConnell, the Grim Reaper Mitch McConnell (82), the longest-serving Senate leader in history, shocked Washington on Wednesday. He announced he plans to retire as minority leader in November. His decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan’s brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances, to the fiery, often isolationist populism of… Read more.
Supreme Court Decides to Hear Trump Immunity Claim, Giving Him De Facto Immunity
Presidential immunity? The Appeals Court said, hell no Donald Trump’s autocratic and notorious claim is that a president enjoys “absolute immunity” for every presidential action. He stretches this to the absurd, suggesting immunity would even shield a president ordering Seal Team 6 to assassinate political rivals. This outrageous notion was what the US Court of Appeals for… Read more.