Steve

Retire physician. Analytical by nature and profession. I welcome engagement with honest people. Denigration and name calling is a sign of intellectual weakness.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

Why not do this to pass the Save Act? I think we only see the surface of corruption and uniparty allegiances. Allegiance should be to America and her citizens.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

THERE IT IS 🚨 Republicans have been lying to you

They can bring the SAVE America Act to the Senate and easily pass it at any time and mandate Voter ID

“You're going to hear the excuse that it needs 60 votes to pass there, but that's not true. Senate rules allow bringing the Save America Act to the floor at any time

If 51 Republicans show up, Democrats would have to filibuster standing and talking hour after hour to block it.

As long as Republicans show a backbone and stay united, Democrats will eventually run out of time to talk.”

After this vote would be forced. Only a simple majority of 51 votes would be needed to pass

It’s that easy.

You do not even need to end the zombie filibuster

- Republicans maintain a quorum (51 senators present and unified), they can refuse to yield, table dilatory amendments, enforce the two-speech-per-legislative-day limit, and repeatedly “call the question” for a vote.

- This shifts the burden: Democrats must physically speak nonstop to block progress (no silent objection shortcut).

- If Democrats eventually stop talking (exhaustion, yielding, or running out of procedural options), debate ends naturally, and the bill proceeds to a final passage vote requiring only a simple majority (51 votes, or 50 + VP tiebreaker).

No “nuking” the filibuster

[Defender of the Republic 🇺🇸 @realdefender45]

The Deadly Cost of Ignorance.

(Audio of my latest X article)

I wrote this with genuine hope, to challenge all of us to think more deeply about what’s happening beneath the surface of the immigration debate.

You don’t have to agree with my conclusions.
But I do hope more Americans across the political spectrum will hear it, read it, reflect on it, and ask harder questions about the systems, incentives, and narratives shaping public opinion.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

An excellent assessment of ICE activities, shootings and protests.

This Post is from Joseph Backholm on Facebook.

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Sadly, someone else has died in a confrontation with ICE. Here's my current thoughts on all things ICE and ICE protestors.

1. I'm not the internet sleuth others are, so I haven't watched every angle of every video of the most recent shooting. I'm open to the possibility that ICE did something wrong, and I'm open to the possibility they behaved reasonably under the circumstances. I just don't know, and I also don't think my opinion matters much on that subject. But there are some things I think I do know.

2. It is VERY easy to NOT be killed by ICE. Millions of Minnesotans have managed to pull that off. In fact, 99.999999999999% of people who have participated in a protest of ICE have managed to stay alive. Why? Because they did not confront ICE with a gun or a vehicle. Everyone knows ICE isn't out there looking to shoot random Minnesotans, so if you're a random Minnesotan looking to be shot by ICE, you gotta work at it. Please don’t.

3. Today's leftists are the younger sibling who, on long car rides, would poke you relentlessly until you finally react then scream bloody murder that, “Billy hit me!!!!!” I recognize this instinct because I am the youngest sibling. I have done it. In any context, it is unrealistic to relentlessly pester people, then play the victim when you finally get what you're looking for--a reaction.

4. ICE is saving lives. Just a few days ago, we learned of record-breaking decreases in violent crimes (20% or more year over year), and earlier this month, we saw a record decline in fentanyl deaths. This is not random. We saw big increases in crime and drug deaths during the Biden years when the border was effectively non-existent. Now we are seeing sharp declines as the bad guys and drugs are being removed. While every trend is multi-variant, this surprises no one.

5. The fact that good things happen when we remove bad people from the streets does not justify bad behavior to remove them. People still have rights even when they’re criminals. So, it’s good to have people ensuring we abide by our national values as we clean up problems. We won’t do that perfectly, but we shouldn’t fall into the trap of claiming emergency circumstances allow us to abandon commitment to fundamental rights. Remember COVID?

6. “It’s the tactics!” People critical of ICE assure us that they want the laws enforced, but it’s the tactics they object to. They acknowledge that Obama deported millions of people, too, but believe Obama did it gently while Trump operates like the Gestapo. The problem with this argument is that no one is complaining about tactics in places where local authorities are cooperating rather than obstructing. Obama-level cooperation seems to beget Obama-level tactics.

7. The Rage Merchants don’t want you to believe anything good can come from the current effort to remove dangerous people from the country. Why? Because if you were aware of the benefits, even while you’re concerned about the tactics, you might feel less rage, and they can’t have that. The midterms are coming, the midterms are coming.

8. Why is Minnesota the only place where people are dying? That’s not the only state ICE is operating in. There are other blue states where local authorities dislike the Orange Man, but no one is dying in confrontations with ICE. Is that because the ICE agents working in Minnesota are especially blood thirsty, or is that because the people there are behaving in a particularly aggressive and antagonistic way? Intellectual honesty requires us to consider both options, but one seems like a better explanation than the other to me.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

Several years old but even more relevant now.

https://t.co/s79ePqK80X

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

@DOGE__news She paid around $200 per month which equals $2,500 annually. That's an intrest only payment. An extra $180 would have paid it off.

If it took her 20 years to figure out she wasn't paying principal, then she apparently did not take any financial type class.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

@MAGAVoice @LeaderJohnThune 👍

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

@GuntherEagleman Congress. It's a club and we're not in it. Fortunately President Trump isn't either. He is simply is not like them.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

This is an update of a prior post of mine.

Politicians of both parties use the filibuster even when their party is in the minority. For the minority Senators, the filibuster keeps bills off the Senate Floor and allows them to publicly support bills that their constituents want, but that in reality their donors and powerbrokers won't let them vote for. Best of two worlds for the Senators. They're happy to play that game all day. Uniparty tactics. We shouldn't expect Thune to end the Zombie filibuster.

[Marilyn Muller @1in5advocacy]

🚨 DYK: The zombie filibuster, which allows senators to block legislation by merely signaling intent to filibuster without requiring them to actively speak or hold the floor, is argued to violate the U.S. Constitution by imposing a de facto supermajority requirement for passing bills. This contradicts the document's framework for Senate decision-making, which generally calls for simple majority votes except in a handful of explicitly defined cases.

Here's a breakdown of the key constitutional arguments against it, drawn from legal and historical analyses:

1. Contradiction with Majority Rule: The Constitution establishes that the Senate operates on a simple majority basis unless otherwise specified. For instance, Article I, Section 3 notes that the Vice President only votes in case of a tie, implying that a majority (typically 51 votes in a full Senate) is sufficient for passage. The zombie filibuster, under Senate Rule 22, effectively demands 60 votes for cloture (ending debate) to advance most bills, creating an extraconstitutional hurdle that overrides this default.

• Only six specific instances in the Constitution require more than a simple majority: convicting in impeachments (two-thirds), expelling a member (two-thirds), overriding presidential vetoes (two-thirds), ratifying treaties (two-thirds), proposing constitutional amendments (two-thirds), and restoring rights to those involved in rebellion (two-thirds). Since general legislation isn't listed, imposing a routine 60-vote threshold via internal rules is seen as exceeding the Senate's authority under Article I, Section 5, which allows rule-making but not in ways that conflict with the Constitution's structure.

2. Historical Intent of the Framers: The framers deliberately rejected supermajority requirements for routine Senate business, drawing from the failures of the Articles of Confederation (1781–1789), where a unicameral Congress required 9 out of 13 states' approval for major actions, leading to gridlock and inefficiency. Figures like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton explicitly opposed minority veto powers or supermajorities in general legislation, viewing them as barriers to effective governance. The zombie filibuster reinstates a similar minority veto, allowing as few as 41 senators to halt progress without effort, which undermines the Constitution's shift toward a more functional bicameral system.

• Early Senate practices (pre-1806) didn't include filibusters; unlimited debate emerged as an informal tactic but required actual speaking and presence, making it rare and burdensome. The modern "zombie" version, solidified in the 1970s through Rule 22 amendments, transformed it into a low-effort tool, with cloture motions skyrocketing from under 7 per session pre-1970 to over 200 in recent years. This evolution is viewed as an unconstitutional drift from original intent, as it prioritizes obstruction over deliberation.

3. Practical and Structural Violations: By not requiring active debate, the zombie filibuster inverts the purpose of Senate rules, which were meant to facilitate discussion, not stifle it. Critics, incl. @SenMikeLee, argue it enables "cloture abuse" where bills die in limbo without real engagement, contradicting the Constitution's emphasis on accountable lawmaking. Returning to a "talking filibuster" (forcing senators to speak continuously) could align with existing rules and restore majority rule, as exhaustion of debate allows a simple majority vote without needing 60 for cloture.

• This mechanism is seen as a tool of the "Uniparty" or entrenched interests, perpetuating status quo policies regardless of majority control, which erodes the separation of powers and the Senate's role in representing the people's will.

Proponents of reform emphasize that the zombie variant specifically distorts the process and should be ended to enable majority-driven agendas, such as permitting reform or voter ID laws.

NUKE THE FILIBUSTER!

[Promethean Action @PrometheanActn]

Trump isn't going to Davos to negotiate—he's delivering terms of surrender.

His team has already withdrawn from 66 globalist bodies and is tracking the money behind domestic chaos.

The real offensive is underway.

🎥 Watch:

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

Interesting that the Biden administration arrested illegal immigrants in Minnesota the same as the Trump administration is now. No concerns by the media or Minnesota Democrat politicians then though. No protests. Hypocrites.

[Kathleen Winchell ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸 @KathleenWinche3]

This man is spot on about the false narrative of the liberal mind virus! 🦠
The silence during Biden regime was deafening when they arrested illegals during his time in office!
Hypocrisy once again! 🤦‍♀️

[Eli Steele @Hebro_Steele]

After the shooting of Renee Good, her family has received over $1.5 million in donations and the support of countless politicians. Here, Joe Abraham, the father of Katie Abraham—who was killed by a drunk illegal immigrant—talks about how @GovPritzker and others showed his family no compassion.

[Overton @overton_news]

There’s a lot of noise out there about what happened in Minneapolis today.

But what @ScottJenningsKY just told the CNN panel cuts through ALL of it.

This isn’t about one incident. This is a dangerous pattern within modern society.

JENNINGS: “It strikes me that we are undergoing an epidemic of political vigilantism right now.”

“Why are people showing up in vehicles, in convoys, not just in Minneapolis, but all over the country in an effort to obstruct lawful federal law enforcement activities?”

“This is not an isolated incident. We’ve had hundreds of car rammings against ICE agents across the country.”

“According to DHS, this lady in this car today, along with other vehicles, had been tracking ICE agents around. Why are people believing that they can drive their car into a federal law enforcement situation, and that’s somehow appropriate?”

“I understand they don’t like the fact that these agents are enforcing existing immigration law… but that’s not how we change laws in this country.”

“If you don’t like the law, you talk to politicians. You don’t drive your car into the middle of a building or a law enforcement situation.”

“If I don’t like how much the IRS is charging me in taxes, I don’t drive my car into the Treasury Department. I call my congressman.”

“Political vigilantism is being encouraged by Democratic officials like Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who earlier this year told people to, quote, ‘put your bodies on the line.’”

“And Governor Tim Walz has been calling these guys Gestapo all year.”

“What do you think happens when you radicalize a base of people like this?!”

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

Tragic events in Raleigh, NC that likely led up to the murder of a school teacher. Looks as though the courts failed again.

Raleigh murder suspect of Ravenscroft teacher had 20-year criminal history, mental health struggles :: https://t.co/maH70sruvW https://t.co/XDJ3jDtXhP

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

@GlockfordFiles Does it really matter? No action will be taken to hold him or anyone in his realm accountable. We've lost the battle and possibly the war.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

Very true. Biden's open border policy had significant negative consequences.

[Lara Logan @laralogan]

Something that is not well understood: Tren de Aragua is not just a violent drug cartel - it is a foreign paramilitary organization that was infiltrated into the U.S. to function as the army of the Deep State, along with other enemies of this nation like the IRGC, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps & hundreds of thousands of trained, uniformed members of the PLA - the People’s Liberation Army of the Chinese Communist Party. They were brought into this country under Joe Biden’s open border - by design.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

@ColonelTowner All laws apply to Congress the same as they apply to American citizens. Congress shall not exempt itself from any law it has or will pass.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

@PeriklesGREAT She needs to remember that slavery and segregation were Democrat policies that Republicans worked to reverse. The virtue signaling is amazing. I doubt that she has already or ever would let a single illegal immigrant stay in her home.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

Why is it acceptable to speak of and know of corruption but then to have those in power walk away and do nothing? I never as a child thought wrongs would be condoned by inaction and head turning as we do today. We as a country are in trouble.

[🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸 @Real_RobN]

Here is:

The single most shocking testimony of the November 3, 2020 election:

Michigan poll watcher under oath:
“These are absentee ballots—mail-in ballots. They cannot be in sequence. 2232 cannot have 2233 next to it because they are mailed in. They come in all different numbers, let alone without any dates.”

📝2020 was not an election. It was a treasonous conspiracy to overthrow the United States government.

Jocelyn Benson belongs in prison.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

Regardless of whether we have same day voting or not, we need a federal law that ballots and late tallies will not be accepted after election day.

The SAVE Act is stalled in the Senate due to objections about voter disenfranchisement due to extra steps required to prove US citizenship. If the Senate, Republicans or Democrats, wanted to ensure the right to vote, they could put mechanisms in place to make it very easy to register with documentation. I don't believe either party really wants to secure elections.

[Steve @Steve1250GS]

How does anyone one Judge, i.e. Boasberg, get assigned so many cases concerning President Trump without colluding with other Judges? The rest of the judicial branch, including other potential judges in the cycle, knowingly participated in and condoned the attempted coup against a sitting president. We have a greater problem with the courts than we ever imagined. Third world stuff.

[Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 @julie_kelly2]

As I have noted before--and Margot caught here--Boasberg continues to misrepresent his own findings in subsequent orders. He recently claimed his March order prohibited the "disembark[ment" of Alien Enemies Act subjects already out of US airspace--which he never did.