“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not be trusted by anybody.”
Thomas Jefferson
The signors of the Declaration of Independence understood the potentially lethal consequences of their actions yet opted to, “mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor,” by formally severing ties …
Posted on May 2, 2025 by Dick .
Posted on April 17, 2025 by Dick .
“Notice and comment is unnecessary because I am ordering the repeal,”
President Trump’s Executive Order to unilaterally
repeal energy and environmental regulations
Donald Trump’s insatiable thirst for and expansive interpretation of presidential power has been the defining characteristic since his inauguration. His issuances of daily, often legally-questionably, Executive Orders and Actions have …
Posted on March 14, 2025 by Dick .
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Attributed to Voltaire
For nearly fifty years Liberals have been justifiably accused of censoring speech with which they disagree. It has taken the form of establishing so-called free speech zones on high school and …
Posted on February 27, 2025 by Dick .
“he who saves his country does not violate any law”
Donald Trump
His wildly inaccurate remark, “I have an Article II where I have the right to do whatever I want as president,” and embracing the label of “king” epitomizes Donald Trump’s exaggerated and narcissistic ego and disrespect for the Constitution!
Trump’s election …
Posted on January 15, 2024 by Dick .
"I have a gut, and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else's brain can ever tell me."
Donald Trump
On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump spoke the following words, "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will …
Posted on November 26, 2004 by Dick .
I was privileged to have had the opportunity to serve as a “community” member of the Courier Times Editorial Board during the several months running up to the recent November elections. With that perspective as background, it was interesting, and sometimes amusing to read several of the published Letters to …