Politics is the collective exercise of violence
Universal suffrage, then, is *by definition* the placing power in irresponsible hands
People who are not responsible - & cannot be held responsible - for the deployment of violence
A man who molested a 10 year old was convicted of those charges. The Trump administration was seeking to deport him, as he was a violent felon, eligible for deportation. Tim Walz rushed to pardon the pedophile, to remove the predicate felon, and keep him in the country.
The birth scene that opens up the 1997 Odyssey TV mini-series is beautiful. Odysseus staying calm, carrying Penelope to safety and lovingly talking her through her labor, immediately expressing his love for her as their newborn son enters the world.
BREAKING: Trump administration tells the International Criminal Court it has โno jurisdictionโ over Americans & will not cooperate with any investigations.