Category Archives: Jonathan Turley

Trump’s “Muslim Ban,” Obamacare and Sally Yates


President Trump’s initial executive order imposed a temporary ban on refugees from seven countries where terrorism is endemic and information on potential refugees is scant, pending development of a workable vetting procedure. He later vacated the initial order and replaced it … Continue reading

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Obama, His Attorney General nominee and the Congress


Jonathan Turley, a legal scholar, constitutionalist and liberal in the old fashioned sense, considers Obama the most anti-Constitution President in recent memory. Excerpts from his prepared testimony on Obama’s nominee for Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, are provided below. Note that at … Continue reading

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Happy Independence(?) day


To be independent is to be free — not to receive free stuff paid for by others but to pursue our own happiness without diminishing the abilities of others to pursue theirs. Under King Obama we have lost much of our … Continue reading

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Obama’s imperial presidency


President Obama was not the first. He is, however, the worst. Jonathan Turley, a liberal in the old fashioned sense and not a librul, opines in an article titled A Question of Power: The Imperial Presidency that although He did not start the … Continue reading

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Media asked to be even more respectful of Islamist sensitivities


Being  respectful toward the sensitivities of Islamists should be easy for the “legitimate” media. They are normally more than respectful toward the sensitivities of the Obama Administration. An April 15th post by Jonathan Turley argues, gently, against catering excessively to Islamic sensitivities. Lawrence Pintak, dean of … Continue reading

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Obama in Blunderland


During her visit to Wonderland, Alice had odd reactions to the weird things she experienced. Is President Obama trying to best her? The critters Alice met and spoke with in Wonderland made no sense at all. Neither did her responses. … Continue reading

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Ideology vs. reason and a constitutional crisis


Most sentient humans have ideological beliefs. When they become acceptable substitutes for rational thought they can be pernicious. Jonathan Turley, whom I consider a liberal in the old-fashioned sense and not what I refer to as a “librul,” today testified before … Continue reading

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Herd behavior, political correctness and our Republic


Groups of people often emulate flocks of sheep. Sheep are not politically correct, but political correctness appears to be a subset of herd behavior. In October of 2012 I wrote that Political Correctness is a Communicable Disease. Political correctness (also … Continue reading

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Bill of Rights — what “Rights?”


The Bill of Rights has been around for a long time. Some complain that it gets in the way of the Government, but that’s its purpose.  With an ever expanding Federal Government, can the Bill of Rights still get in … Continue reading

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Can’t We Have Honest Discussions about Peace and Race?


We’ve had frequent dishonest monologues about both but few honest discussions about either. Can we have honest discussions? Probably not now.  Honest discussions about such matters require at least a modicum of common understanding of facts, of history and of its relevance. … Continue reading

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