Interesting, Graham. You are correct that keeping our republic, is far more precarious now than at any time previously including the Civil War. Since November 6, 2024 I have been advocating a secession of the States which do honor and attempt to live within our imperfect Constitution. Some things written in 1787 are no longer effective in doing as intended in the 18th century. For instance, the electoral college was described and written to preserve the people from rule by the majority. Instead what it increasingly gives us is rule by the minority.
There are insufficient job requirements for the three branches of Government. There is the ridiculous no time limits for appointment of the judicial branch. The Executive and the two Houses of Congress (legislative branch) have specific terms.
Worse than all, based on social class system of the 18th century there is no mention at all of education - which has led to the extreme dumbing down of too many States in America.
But overall the Constitution is fixable and workable.
You and I differ on Joe Biden, but that's ok. We Americans had the pleasure of living with him, and while he wasn't perfect (no Homo sapiens is) he was the best President for the American people we have had in more than 50 years.
The incoming president as you have observed has told us repeatedly of just what to expect. A perversion of an imperfect democratically premised republic to an authoritarian (or oligarchical) dictatorship. This will not be good for America or for Planet Earth.
Thank you for the link, but I disagree with their analysis. His domestic policy, far from being hodgepodge was the best we have had in this country for more than 50 years. He left with the best unemployment rate, the highest GDP in years. Our household economy still sucked, but it is difficult to convince a bunch of greedy blood suckers to bite the hands that are feeding them (and that includes some members of both parties with the Republicans having slightly more than the Democrats) He signed legislation to vastly improve our long ignored infrastructure. He did as much as he possibly could for Ukraine - which happens to be my main focus. I've expressed before my total dislike of Netanyahu - but Netanyahu is whom the Israelis chose to lead them so his crimes are on them as trump's crimes are on us.
Interesting, Graham. You are correct that keeping our republic, is far more precarious now than at any time previously including the Civil War. Since November 6, 2024 I have been advocating a secession of the States which do honor and attempt to live within our imperfect Constitution. Some things written in 1787 are no longer effective in doing as intended in the 18th century. For instance, the electoral college was described and written to preserve the people from rule by the majority. Instead what it increasingly gives us is rule by the minority.
There are insufficient job requirements for the three branches of Government. There is the ridiculous no time limits for appointment of the judicial branch. The Executive and the two Houses of Congress (legislative branch) have specific terms.
Worse than all, based on social class system of the 18th century there is no mention at all of education - which has led to the extreme dumbing down of too many States in America.
But overall the Constitution is fixable and workable.
You and I differ on Joe Biden, but that's ok. We Americans had the pleasure of living with him, and while he wasn't perfect (no Homo sapiens is) he was the best President for the American people we have had in more than 50 years.
The incoming president as you have observed has told us repeatedly of just what to expect. A perversion of an imperfect democratically premised republic to an authoritarian (or oligarchical) dictatorship. This will not be good for America or for Planet Earth.
https://jacobin.com/2025/01/joe-biden-foreign-policy-retrospective
Thank you for the link, but I disagree with their analysis. His domestic policy, far from being hodgepodge was the best we have had in this country for more than 50 years. He left with the best unemployment rate, the highest GDP in years. Our household economy still sucked, but it is difficult to convince a bunch of greedy blood suckers to bite the hands that are feeding them (and that includes some members of both parties with the Republicans having slightly more than the Democrats) He signed legislation to vastly improve our long ignored infrastructure. He did as much as he possibly could for Ukraine - which happens to be my main focus. I've expressed before my total dislike of Netanyahu - but Netanyahu is whom the Israelis chose to lead them so his crimes are on them as trump's crimes are on us.