Are The Felon’s Most Recent Pardons Constitutional?

Can he pardon those complicit in a crime in which he himself was complicit?

I am not a lawyer and I do, occasionally, get caught up in trying to decipher how legal decisions make sense in the real world but this one got to me immediately. Here’s how an AI search defined SCOTUS’ decision on presidential immunity:

“Trump v. United States decision in July 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have absolute immunity for official acts related to their “core constitutional powers” and a presumption of immunity for other official acts. A president has no immunity for unofficial acts. This means a former president cannot be prosecuted for actions falling under their core constitutional duties, but they can be prosecuted for acts that are not official. The decision’s framework, which distinguishes between “core constitutional powers,” “outer perimeter” official acts, and “unofficial” acts, requires lower courts to determine the scope of immunity on a case-by-case basis.”

You get that? “Absolute Immunity” for official acts related to “core constitutional powers” (all italics are my emphasis).

“Presumptive Immunity” for “other official acts”. Presumptive immunity applies to actions that are “within the outer perimeter of his official responsibility” and can be overcome by the government if it can prove that a prosecution would pose “no dangers of intrusion on the authority and functions of the Executive Branch”.

The Fat Felon pardoned Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, both of whom were/are implicated in the crime of trying to overturn a legal, fair, federal election, and there are many, many more. We all watched as the Felon initiated the entire event from the very beginning where he called it a fraudulent election from the moment Biden was declared the victor, to his speech in the park where he told an already angry crowd to march on the Capitol. His complicity is impossible to ignore, and it is the overt and public commission of a crime. He was directing the actions of those individuals – a mob, actually – that joined him in overturning a free, fair and legal election. Can he now turn around and pardon those complicit in a criminal undertaking in which he himself was the leader? This seems circular in logic and a completely irrational use of the law.

What do you think?

Donald: Wake Up & Smell the Democracy!

It only took ten months for America to tire of this hyperactive man-baby!

Wow! That was fast, wasn’t it? It took less than ten months for America to see through the lies, false promises, and subterfuge of Donald Trump and decide he just isn’t worth it! Although I think we can count on a much more robust attack on our elections for the next 12 months (he’s already been saying the California vote was fraudulent even before the first ballot was cast!), at the very least this election demonstrates that America isn’t going to take this lying down. She is out on the streets, protesting, writing letters, calling Congressional representatives, and canvassing for votes in her neighborhoods! America is on democracy fire!

I, for one, am much pleased to see that as a nation we are now so politically motivated as to actually go out and vote – and in record numbers – during an off-year election. Sure, there are still considerable numbers of people that continued to vote for him and his repulsive ilk, Vance, Miller, Noem, and the rest of the dirt bags that presently comprise his administration, and, to be sure, it is disturbing on a number of levels, notably how acceptable it is to some to watch their neighbors being snatched off the streets. Fortunately for America, it isn’t acceptable to a majority – and a good majority at that – of Americans and they’ve just said as much at the top of their lungs!

Next stop: the mid-term elections of next November! I know that we say every election is a matter of life and death, but this one truly is, a matter of life and death of democracy! The election held yesterday is an excellent sign to be sure, however it doesn’t do anything that’ll put the ka-bosch on anything the Felon is doing presently. We need a robust majority in Congress to do what America so desperately needs; throw the Fat Felon out of office and into a court room where he can be tried for his many crimes, many committed while he is in office.

Of course, eventually Mike Johnson will need to swear in newly elected Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva so we can demand the release of the Epstein files and discover what we already know. If nothing else it’ll be interesting to watch the evangelical and fundamentalist phonies try and justify his “innocence” and their continued support of him.

I can hardly wait!

Republicans Show Support for Pedophiles!

The GOP is So Beholden to the Felon They’ll Even Protect Ghislaine Maxwell

In the wake of the present furor over the Epstein files and the seeming inculpatory information it may contain as it relates to the thirty-four time convicted felon and adjudicated sexual predator currently residing in the White House (that is, when he isn’t playing golf or promoting his properties at the expense of the American Taxpayer) the Republican party has taken off the disguise(s) of “Family Values”, “Christian”, & “Law & Order” and revealed their true nature: the very embodiment of all that is wrong with American politics; that money & power is all that matters, even to the point of affording protection to one of, if not the, most notorious and infamous pedophiles in history! Their talking heads are now popping up on all the usual propaganda stations; OAN, Newsmax, Fox, etc., to begin the process of transfiguring Ghislaine Maxwell from one of the most egregious and notorious pedophiles and child predators in history into a possible “victim” of Jeffrey Epstein’s in a desperate attempt to redirect attention away from the felonious predator they voted into office. Even to my own amazement (I would never have believed they would sink to this level simply to protect the fraudulent con man in the Oval office) they have made the political assessment that the American people are so obtuse, so gullible, and so simple-minded, that they can convince them that Maxwell is herself a victim and her testimony can be trusted and used to extricate the Felon in the White House from his obvious and close relationship with Epstein! Never mind that Maxwell was prosecuted during the Felon’s first term by his very own “Justice” Dept and considered to be completely and utterly unreliable and (almost) as mendacious as the Felon himself. Now, in a bizarre turn, they are prepared to endeavor to reverse those conclusions and turn her into an innocent, exploited, victim herself and that her testimony can now be trusted and should be reintroduced to extricate the Felon from any suspicion of his complicity in this horrible affair.

There was a time not too long ago when Republicans held themselves up as the paragons of family values; true, Christian values, and – even more ironically – the law & order party. Now they protect pedophiles.

Here’s Your Wakeup Call, MAGA!

It’s Time to Face the Facts, MAGA, He IS the Creep We Knew He Was!

Ok, MAGA, voters! Time to wake up and smell the malodorous and pungent smell wafting through the maelstrom of reports coming out on the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and his “best friend” Donald J. Trump. Whatever reservations you’ve had, whatever obvious reports and events you’ve let come and go, choosing not to investigate them any further or scraping them summarily without any consideration at all, this one is not going away. This one is tough.

The birthday card sent to Mr. Epstein from the Felon in the White House is so obviously Mr. Felon’s handwriting and signature that he is in full panic mode! Upon learning they were preparing to release the story, the Felon did exactly what he always does: he immediately threatened the Wall St. Journal and Rupert Murdoch with litigation only this time, instead of folding their tent and begging forgiveness, they published the letter anyway! This is meaningful given the fact that he has been able to bully many other companies – and countries – into slavish adherence to his every desire. Not this time. This time the WSJ and Murdoch waved off the threat and published the story anyway, setting off a veritable whirlwind of reaction from every facet of the media and MAGA supporters alike.

But in the end, you already know the truth. You know he has been on the flights; 6, 7, times, whatever, it’s in the flight manifests that have already been reviewed by investigators. You know they were “friends”, not superficial acquaintances that the Felon would have you believe. Friends. There are countless photos of them together, you’ve seen them but have been able to engage your powers of cognitive dissonance necessary to keep this lily white. But the card…..no, not this time. The card is in his handwriting, his signature, his words. This time the facts are irrefutable.

I implore you; keep the pressure on, keep asking the important questions, stay focused and don’t let him divert your attention away to some lesser, frivolous nonsense so he can get you to move on. The answers are coming and, when they do, you can finally admit you made a terrible mistake and voted for a miscreant, an adjudicated sexual predator, and con man and then maybe we can all move on.

Donald Trump Must Be Removed From Office

He must be prosecuted for his crimes, present and past, along with those that followed his illegal orders…..

If there was ever a case for the 25^th Amendment removal from office for a renegade president and administration, it is the present and past Trump administration(s). We must not forget that this man actually stole classified intelligence documents, (commonly called “treason or sedition” when instigated by anyone other than Donald Trump), claiming they “belonged to” him, and tried to hide the boxes full of stolen intelligence (commonly called “obstruction of justice” when instigated by anyone other than Donald Trump) when told the FBI was on their way to recover them. In fact, had there been any other party in charge other than the hapless, spineless, Dumocrats, the Felon in the White House would have been served a heaping helping of justice already and would be, most likely, now sporting an orange jumpsuit.

In this second administration, he is not only breaking laws almost daily, but he is basically flaunting it with complete impunity in the face of the courts, Congress, and the American people. Extorting millions from law firms for not prosecuting them for the outrageous act of representing those that successfully sued or prosecuted him, or may have pursued justice against the so-called Jan 6^th traitors, or that won lawsuits against him or his businesses. He now has the power of “point & prosecute”, virtually calling attention to anyone or any entity for any transgression, real or perceived, and the “appropriate” agency or authority – legal, regulatory, and even tax agencies – will take it from there. No need for any legal process, least of all the due process of law allowed by his most formidable enemy, the Constitution of the United States of America. This must be corrected, and justice must be served both to the imposter in the Oval Office and those that have chosen to collaborate, facilitate, or remain silent while he scoffs in the face those that oppose him and breaks the law with complete impunity. This includes the real “enemies of the American people”, those sources of actual “fake news” that continue to provide cover for his lies, misrepresentations, and crimes, namely, Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN. These purveyors of pure nonsense and mendacious propaganda are the real opponents of democracy and truth in journalism that continue to cause irreparable harm to our well-being and way of life.

“Sic Nos Sic Sacra Tuemur”