As yet another preemptive war is begun in the Middle East, John Quincy Adam’s words of wisdom still ring true:
“Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.”
Like most Americans I have sympathy for the plight of the Iranian people and all subjected people around the globe, from North Korea to Tibet.
But as Adam’s wrote, America: “goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.
She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”
The Constitution conferred the power to declare or initiate war to Congress for a reason, to make war less likely.
Madison wrote that “the Executive Branch is the branch most prone to war, therefore, the Constitution, with studied care, delegated the war power to the legislature.”
As with all war, my first and purest instinct is wish Americans soldiers safety and success in their mission.
But my oath of office is to the Constitution, so with studied care, I must oppose another Presidential war.
For anyone putting loyalty to a person above loyalty to the Constitution, Justice Gorsuch’s remarks should be required reading. His words are a reminder that our highest duty is to the rule of law and the founding principles that define America.
“Why should somebody have to disarm themselves when they’re traveling across the country?”
Exactly! Thank you @RandPaul and @RepThomasMassie 👏👏👏
National Constitutional Carry now! It’s common sense.
Imagine traveling back to 2024 and telling MAGA supporters that Trump would be manically devoted to driving two GOP members out of Congress MTG and Thomas Massie.
And that their 2 crimes were: 1) demanding release of the Epstein files and 2) opposing regime-change wars.
You can hear it among the MAGA dead-enders all the time: "Thomas Massie is just another Democrat." And "Thomas Massie is just a showboater who never really puts in the work."
The President attacks him relentlessly and is bringing in millions of dollars to defeat him in his district.
What's the truth about Thomas Massie? Why do they really hate him?
Watch @RonPaul & @DanielLMcAdams below:
If Thomas Massie isn't on the ballot in 2028 I won't be voting for president. Trump can rant and rave against him at a thousand prayer breakfasts, it won't change a thing.
Massie 2028 or we're doomed.
You're out drinking and having a little fun. It's the first snow you've seen in Oklahoma in your lifetime. Naturally you think because it's below 32 degrees for more than 2 hours, ponds are safe to drive on like northerners do... then reality strikes.
Matt Walsh and these other right-wing empty men who think they're avatars of über-masculinity particularly hate Alex Pretti because he exemplified the virtues they love to extol but are too cowardly to actually embody.
They cosplay as trad men by dressing up in campy plaid shirts and sitting in podcast studios with a log cabin aesthetic.
Alex Pretti went to the street to fight for causes he believed in, protected and helped others in both how he protested (he was helping two women when ICE grabbed him) and in his work as an ICU nurse. He lived the values they pretend defines them, all while they lack the courage to ever do or risk anything. He's a reminder to them of what they're not: a mirror showing their own fragility.
That's why they feel vicariously strong watching ICE agents shoot him in the back and killed him.
@EricLDaugh Can the FBI just enforce the law without adopting every leftist gun banner talking point?
🚫Carrying a gun = bad intentions.
🚫Loaded guns = bad guns.
🚫Spare magazines = extra bad.
🚫More than 10 rounds = bad.
Blowing up boats without proof isn’t justice; it’s what China or Iran would do. There’s no evidence of fentanyl and no due process.
This isn’t about blowing up drug boats, it’s about talks of regime change in Venezuela. We’ve seen how that ends: chaos, not freedom.
America shouldn’t kill first and nation-build later.
More with @SchmittNYC on @NEWSMAX.
Democrats are throwing their No Kings parade today after subverting democracy and crowning Kamala Harris. What America should be protesting for is a real opposition party that actually serves the working class. Nothing will change as long as we’re ruled by the capitalist duopoly.