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Source; Anonymous
“It is because democracy holds every public power under public scrutiny and challenges every pretension of wisdom and balances every force with a countervailing force, that some of the injustices which characterize traditional societies, and modern tyrannies, are prevented.”—Reinhold Niebuhr
The good society is one which strives to maintain the greatest possible degree of equilibrium so that various competing powers and interests and truths would check and neutralize one another. The tens of thousands of new regulations imposed by unaccountable agencies each year negate the above and limit individual liberty and choice in myriad, often unrecognized ways. Regulations are hidden taxes, draining trillions of dollars from individual households and businesses every year, representing the largest single fiscal burden on the economy outside of individual and corporate income taxes.
A sober and honest analysis would describe the provisions as forcing Congress finally to take responsibility for the regulations developed by executive agencies purported as detailed mechanisms executing the laws Congress itself passed. Under the REINS (Regulations of the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act) provisions, if Congress disagrees with an agency’s interpretation of what a law requires or imposes, Congress’s interpretation will reign supreme, allowing it to block regulations the body disagrees with from becoming the law of the land.
Congress previously gave itself the power to review and block major regulation retroactively for a limited period of time through the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of 1996, but it has rarely used that power, and when it has, its efforts have most often been blocked by a presidential veto. The CRA allowed the House and the Senate to pass resolutions of disapproval to block major regulations. Despite tens of thousands of regulations being enacted in nearly 30 years since the CRA passed, Congress has used it successfully to overturn rules only 20 times.
The superiority of the REINS Act to the CRA is clear: under the CRA, a regulation becomes law by default unless Congress moves to disapprove it. The REINS Act would reverse this, canceling any major regulation Congress does not explicitly approve. In addition, the president would not be authorized to ignore the will of Congress and its interpretation of what the law it has written demands, because no veto is available. The rule doesn’t become law unless Congress approves.
The REINS Act could be the single most beneficial law Congress could adopt in defending the Constitution, upholding individual choice, and advancing economic certainty and progress. Congress and only Congress was given the power to regulate interstate commerce. It didn’t jealously guard that power before now; it should do so going forward.
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Our courts have to often taken it upon themselves to amend rather than interpret the law.
https://reason.com/2025/05/26/courts-are-quietly-taking-over-the-internet/
https://www.newsmax.com/robertchernin/democrats-constitution-immigration/2025/05/19/id/1211486/
Source; My Friend Roger
While very rich neo-liberal elites are quietly engineering a 2028 White House run for gavin newsom — polling among neo-liberals/democrats indicates that the inept child alexandria ocasio-cortez is the real “leader” of the party. What she lacks in brains, she makes up for in fakeness! She grew up in a tony New York suburb but pretends to be a hardscrabble Bronx native. She has an economics degree but knows nothing about economics. She’s engaged to a redheaded white guy but finds “white supremacy” icky. She claims to have needed mental health therapy after the “trauma” of the 1-6-21 Capitol protests but insists that she is strong enough to face down America’s nuclear-armed enemies without cowering under a desk. She also cries a lot near parking lot fences — presumably because she believes that illegal immigrants will never find a good parking space. At the same time, she believes that America’s “patriarchy” fears her because she is such a strong woman. Maybe the scary “patriarchy” — much like her economics education — is a figment of her imagination.
Queen alexandria has never been the brightest bulb, but she does shine when standing next to the even dimmer bulbs constituting her poorly lit “squad.” ilhan omar (who committed immigration fraud by marrying her brother), ayanna pressley, and rashida tlaib make aoc look like a Mensa member by comparison. Emeritus members jamaal bowman (the moron who claimed to believe that a fire alarm would open an emergency exit) and cori bush dragged the “squad’s” average I.Q. so far down that nobody seemed to really mind when they lost their cushy jobs in Congress.
Relatively new congresscritters (they don’t believe in biological sex, right?) gregorio casar, summer lee, and delia catalina ramirez were apparently also eager to join the “squad.” That’s a bit like jumping into a sinking lifeboat, isn’t it? Interestingly, ramirez is the daughter of illegal aliens from Guatemala (her pregnant mom crossed the Rio Grande and gave birth to her in Chicago) and is married to one of BObama’s DACA recipients. So, in the left-wing/democrats’ quixotic war against “white supremacy,” dcrmakes AOC look like a piker! If she is to have any chance with libs/dems’ much-needed illegal alien vote, the pretend Puerto Rican might very well need to dump her red-headed fiancé and find someone from central casting with a little more “undocumented” flare!
If “squad” hopefuls turn out to be a bust, there’s always solo artist jasmine felicia crockett. Even though aoc knows nothing of economics, we all thought she had cornered the market on saying dumb, racist things, until Congresswoman (but what’s a woman?) crockett became the corporate news media’s poster girl (but what’s a girl?) for left-wing/democrats’ insurrection against Trump.
It’s no secret that the left-wing/democrat Party detests white men. libs/dems’ whole D-I-E shtick is literally a call to admit, hire, and promote everyone but heterosexual white guys(1). So crockett must be furious that neo-liberal donors are planning to support, in her words, “the safest white boy” in 2028. You don’t think she’s talking about eric swalwell, do you? You know, the guy who got a little too close to Chinese communist spy Fang Fang and suffers from flatulence when speaking on live TV? Because swalwell is not only one of the dumbest members of Congress, but also one of the dumbest Americans not to have a lucrative career in cable news. He makes crockett and cortez look like savants.
That’s where crockett comes in. Her chief contributions to public debate and unity consist of (1) calling Trump and his voters “racist,” (2) comparing them to “Nazis,” and (3) explaining to like-minded TV hosts why non-white voters must get back on the left-wing/democrat urban plantation posthaste. She does this in almost every interview. An impartial observer might conclude that the congresswoman from Texas can remember only three talking points. That’s probably good enough for CNNbs and MSNBs, but I’m not sure she can hate white people all the way to the White House.
The socialism of the left-wing/democrat is burdened by an excess baggage of marxist dogma, and this baggage is a hazard to the success of the free world. Empiricism is a basic requirement for democratic health. There are the perils which can be understood only if we realize the ironic tendency of virtues to turn into vices when too complacently replied upon; and of power to become vexatious if the wisdom which directs it is trusted too confidently.
1. It’s kind of hilarious that both ocasio-cortez and crockett think Elon Musk is dumb. crockett says he’s an “idiot” who just “knows how to hire smart people.” alexandria says, “This dude is probably one of the most unintelligent billionaires I have ever met or seen or witnessed.” Yes, the richest man on Earth, the world’s pre-eminent tech innovator, and the 21st century’s real-life rocket-man who has singlehandedly resurrected space exploration is an absolute imbecile. crockett and aoc ought to know, they are the real geniuses!
Supplemental Info:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-democratic-party-is-literally-dying/ar-AA1Fn1Bw
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/05/25/bennet-democratic-party-brand-does-not-help-anywhere/
https://brownstone.org/articles/how-lies-and-hubris-caused-an-awakening/
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/05/the_party_of_ba_al_and_jezebel.html
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/05/free_speech_on_campus_or_not.html
https://www.aol.com/jake-tapper-admits-democratic-cover-002629788.html
This is probably the peoples last best chance to reset Congress and get rid of self serving politicians.
America can't afford to lose control of Congress but we must actually control what Congress is doing. We need to primary every RINO, Socialist, and WOKE politician running for reelection.
435 House seats and 33 Senate seats are up for reelection.
The Democrats want to make America a "Socialist Workers Paradise", and we all know how that has worked out where ever the people didn't stand up and physically stop it from happening.
Most of the old guard Republicans had true to form, opted to protect their power by maintaining the status quo. The people were still too shell shocked and propagandized to properly respond, until Trump shook us out of our Fantasy Realm of political Unicorn farts and rainbow promises from the old guard.
If we don't get up and get out the vote in the primary elections we will absolutely lose the Country. The hidden Elite forces behind the "Destroy American Freedom Movement" will no longer tolerate any divergence from their cherished agenda, of owning and controlling everything in the world. That and having just enough obedient workers owning nothing, and toiling away for nothing, to keep them in luxury for the rest of time.
The Tradesman
Source; In a message dated 5/26/2025 11:18:36 PM Central Daylight Time, countryadam writes
For weeks I have been stating these items discussed below about Trump. 2026 election is coming and I have yet to hear or read about the Republicans and their tactics to win more seats. 85% of all elected officials are re-elected. The dems have a list of over 30 Republicans they are focusing on in 2026.
The republicans never continue to push their agenda to the next election but mostly sit back and think they won. That win is in the past and now a more vicious fight is coming up. A case in point in Ohio. Bernie Mareno won the senate seat and not once have I heard from his office or him about his accomplishments, bills he worked on and what is next going forward. Granted, he has 4 more yrs but he still is part of the Ohio Rep party and needs to help with keeping those elected and gain in rep wins. And my representative in the house, not a peep.
The dem party nationally is in disrepair but on the local level they are still strong. A few of the dems that work the streets and knock on doors here in my county and town are out there doing what they always do. I see them and have talked to them. They appear motivated to overturn the House in 2026.
Please would everyone stop having the love fest with Trump and let us not be naive, just 5 people separates the reps from losing the house, and less for the senate. We have the dems, news media, and most everyone that was against us before are still against us now. My wife and I, along with the group we are in, just started to campaign for the 2026 election. We all feel the dems at the local level could win enough seats in the senate and/or the house which will stop everything that is being done.
Fox is the station that most people get their news and I hear nothing about the chance the dems could pull off a huge turnover in 2026. They are still wallowing in the shiny light of the Trump win. Looking locally, I feel the dems are close to enough to get a couple of wins to take the senate or the house.
Source; Roger
neo-liberal doctrines are so rigid and totalist that meaningful dissent simply isn’t possible(1). You have to believe in unlimited abortion; you have to believe in transsexual treatment for minors; you have to believe in confiscating all firearms, no functional borders, no government spending limits, and so on. Trump is not conforming to their preconceived notions — and they can only respond with hate.
The opening of Trump’s 2nd term has been one of the most remarkable on record, more so than any other going back to Roosevelt.
Trump has finally succeeded in closing the border, cutting illegal immigration by over 90%. He rescued the economy from almost certain collapse, cutting inflation to levels not seen this century. He has embarked on an effort to reshore industry to the U.S., with more success than was thought possible even 6 months ago. He has embraced a bold and counterintuitive strategy of universal tariffs in order to bludgeon those nations (which is to say, all of them) who think they can abuse the global economy’s reigning T. Rex with impunity. Moans and shrieks from critics have yielded to totally unanticipated results that even include bringing mighty China to heel.
Elon Musk’s DOGE, with Trump’s clear backing, has revealed federal government finances to be a massive money-laundering scheme, with results still to be fully investigated. Over $165 billion has been recovered, and a number of government agencies and offices apparently devoted solely to supporting left-wing agendas have been shut down or curtailed. And he has done this with the same crowd opposing him as in his 1st term, with the addition of a vast cadre of small-time judges in open revolt, while Congress and the Supreme Court try to outdo each other in their imitations of a 3-toed sloth.
Trump has punished the universities that allowed anti-Semites, terrorists, and wokies to run riot on their campuses, forcing them to take action.
Not the least, he has brought the left-wing/democrat Party to the brink of destruction. The party is now a ghost of itself, consisting of half-senile ancients, howling harridans, and sexually ambiguous freaks. It has lost its connection with the working class, the trust of the common voter, and is quickly losing the minorities that it claims to “defend.” It has no leadership, no prospects, and as far as can be seen at the moment, no future.
It’s a remarkable performance of world-historical significance. And Trump still has 3-and-a-half years to go. It will not do to underestimate Trump. This guy has more chess moves in his head than Kasparov, Karpov, and Bobby Fischer combined. A few years ago, Victor Davis Hanson published The Savior Generals. How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars that were Lost, a study of military commanders who appeared in times of crisis to retrieve almost untenable situations, including Themistocles of Athens, Matthew Ridgeway in Korea, and David Petraeus in Iraq. 1 of his conclusions is that, even while successful, many of these commanders were seriously mistreated in the wake of their victories, being reviled, ignored, and even punished. The ingratitude of nations and peoples is often hard to fathom. This is not unknown in politics. Consider Rudy Giuliani, who, as AG, destroyed the Mob’s power in New York City and then went on to save the city itself as mayor. Today, he is persecuted, near bankrupt, a political outcast, and all for one reason: he supported Trump.This should not have happened to Giuliani, and it must not happen to Trump.
And anyway, we all seen that the alternative is worse, much, much worse!
1. neo-liberal theorists claim that only from unideological competition between organized interest groups would there happily/fortuitously arise the common good of the whole society, though democracy is not a criterion of the adequacy of such a culture or for finding truth.
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/victor-davis-hanson-how-trump-is-upending-the-status-quo-from-beijing-to-gaza-to-kyiv-5860378?src_src=Goodevening&src_cmp=gv-2025-05-21&est=oJ3OWJA77Weq7DxPG5MTLI3Uny0sNV%2Bfx1PlEZbYlMqFTEkFXbFJ9ZZGSTr%2B
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-end-of-neoconservatism/
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/05/23/kudlow_president_trump_is_gradually_winning_the_culture_wars.html
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/05/trump_s_second_term_economy_defies_the_doubters.html
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2025/05/25/tarlovonomics-n2657606
https://spectator.org/trumps-poll-numbers-rise-resistance-2-0-flops/
NATIONAL SURVEY: Trump Approval Surges to Fifty-five Percent Following Middle East Trip: InsiderAdvantage
