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The Politics of Non-Politics, or The Need to Hang Together

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In a recent article on Fox News , it was reported that California, Oregon, and Washington have come together in an exclusionary pact on how they will re-open their economies.... somehow together, yet somehow not hinder "state-specific plans."  Together, but separate, I guess. Trump has Tweeted, correctly, that it is the President's call on this.  For one, it only makes sense that 50 interconnected economies are really one large economy and each ship needs a single captain, not 51 different captains. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · 9h For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to open up the states, not that of the President of the United States & the Federal Government. Let it be fully understood that this is incorrect.... 37.1K 30.1K 122K ...

1/20/20, the Day of the VA 2A Rally.

It is the morning of 1/20/20, MLK Day, and while the huge Shooting, Hunting, & Outdoors Trade show (SHOT) is going on in Las Vegas, thousands of civil rights and pro-gun advocates are gathering in Richmond, VA to protest the actions of Michael Bloomberg's bought and paid for politicians. The question is this another Tea Party movement, apparently born strong but to quickly die on the vine due to Conservative's natural reluctance to form a cohesive whole ("just leave me alone"), or is this our Lexington? When one looks at how all three branches of government have been stacked against the continuing effectiveness of the US Constitution, this may be too little, too late, no matter how peaceful or violent things get. Many people on the Right say the Constitution has failed and that's why we are here.  I would counter with the idea that it's not we whom the Constitution failed, but that we failed the Constitution.  We have what we need right there for the...