I. Overblown and Empty This week’s 60 Minutes interview contained some drama. Trump kept changing his story about health care. First he said he already had a health care plan worked out to replace the Affordable Health Care Act. Then he said he would have one after he learned what the Court would do. Lesley …
This question came to me through the “Ask Teri” tab on my blog 👇 Can we be sure that election results are processed fairly and honestly? Can poll workers fudge the results? Is there oversight as people count the votes? Yes, no, and yes. Elections are regulated by statute, the statutes provide for oversight, and …
Here you have it. The greatest threat to democracy: Democracy is based on rule of law, which requires a shared truth (a functioning public sphere). Fascism, to thrive, must destroy the common factuality so that myth can take hold. Trump walked out of the 60 Minutes interview in frustration because he has only one way …
Today I’ll answer questions that I received through the Ask Teri tab. Q: What kind of judicial and legal reforms would you pose so that no executive administration has the capacity to commit malfeasance as broadly as Trump has. I’m thinking of his use of Acting Secretaries and using agencies like the EPS to work …
This question came in from the Ask Teri tab: I’m wondering if, in the next administration, it would be better to let Trump and the others off the hook or prosecute to them? I understand the need to get on with the business of running, putting back, and healing the nation, but the alternative, doing …
Trump is reportedly making a list of the Republicans who are now distancing themselves from him. He’s “contemplating retribution:” It looks like Trump can add Texas Sen. John Cornyn to his list. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that Cornyn is distancing himself from Trump. He compared his relationship with Trump to a bad marriage. (He …
I think I’ll try something new. Do you have a question? Email me here. If this doesn’t work, I added a menu item. (I can’t promise to answer them all.) Think of it as Dear Abby where Abby is a totally nerdy lawyer🤓 I’ve already answered these hypothetical doomsday questions on my FAQ page: What …
Trump has no interest in actually governing. He never had any interest in governing. He just wants an audience so he can play a “winner” on TV. He thought, like any starring role, playing a World Leader would be a great way to get rich. Trump told his staff that he wants to be on …
Trump has written the final act of the 2020 Campaign Realty Show, and the central plot point goes like this: “This election was a shambles! A disaster!” People make fun of how much cable TV Trump watches, but how else can he plan his game? Fortunately, it appears that Trump will not be able to …
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) comes right out and says that the GOP is opposed to democracy: By “democracy” he means all people have a say in government. By “peace” he means order. By “liberty” he means the freedom of [white] men to grab whatever they want. The GOP, which has become the party of white …
