Voters Are Replacing Timid Democrats With Those Who Will Fight For Workers

 

52% Of Americans Want Private Insurance Eliminated And A Government Plan Instituted

 

The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between June 26th and 29th of a nationwide sample of 1,606 adults (including 1,428 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.2 points for both adults and registered voters.

It's A Citizen!

Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
 

A NEW Declaration Of Independence For Today's United States

Andy Borowitz (The Borowitz Report) offers a new Declaration of Independence for today:

When in the course of human events a tyrant imperils a nation, it is the duty of those who cherish democracy to remove him from power.

When in the course of human events a tyrant imperils a nation, it is the duty of those who cherish democracy to remove him from power. 

We the People refuse to tolerate a despot who threatens our country and the world

--He has engaged in corrupt schemes to profit from his office, plunder the Treasury, and steal from the taxpayers.

--He has desecrated the People’s House and the nation’s capital.

--He has perverted the Department of Justice to take revenge on his perceived enemies.

--He has vandalized the federal government, replacing experienced professionals with incompetent sycophants.

--He has deployed a domestic army of masked thugs to terrorize, torture, and kill.

--He has shredded aid for those most in need, at home and abroad, spreading hunger, sickness, and death.

--He has betrayed the nation’s allies and collaborated with its foes.

--And he has committed war crimes, ordering unprovoked attacks on foreign countries, targeting civilians, and massacring children.

We reject him and his enablers.

They must be held accountable and brought to justice.

And such tyranny must never contaminate this nation again.

Today we vow to set the United States on a new course.

To eliminate racism, sexism, and inequality.

To embrace honesty, empathy, and kindness. 

To form a more perfect Union.

1776 vs. 2026

Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers at Tinyview.com.
 

America at 250 - Some Interesting Bits From The Navigator Poll

 

From Navigatorresearch.org.

The Diplomat

Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in The Seattle Times. 

Birthright Citizenship Is Saved - But By A Too Slim Court Majority

 

A Very Biased Supreme Court

 

70% Say American Dream Is Harder To Attain Than A Generation Ago

The chart above reflects the results of the YouGov Poll -- done between January 27th and 30th of a nationwide sample of 1,106 adults, with a 4.1 point margin of error.

 

Time For Musk To Pay

Political Cartoon is by Mike Stanfill at Ragingpencils.com.
 

Supreme Court Narrowly Saves Birthright Citizenship

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 vote, upheld the right of those born in the United States to be automatically be citizens. Actually the vote was narrower than that. Brett Kavanaugh voted with the majority, but not because of the Constitution. Instead, he said Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship was flawed because it violated a federal law (and said Congress had the right to pass a law denying birthright citizenship).

I am shocked as the narrowness of the victory. The 14th Amendment is written in clear English, and the vote should have been 9 to 0.

The justices supporting the Constitution were John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Kentaji Jackson Brown.

The arguments used by Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch are specious at best. They try to argue that the 14th Amendment was intended only to give citizenship to former slaves. But that argument was debated when Congress was writing the amendment. They could have easily included language making it exclusive to former slaves - but they didn't. They intentionally wrote it to apply tho everyone born in the U.S. (except those children of foreign diplomats who were not subject to our laws)>

They also try to argue that the parents were in the U.S. unlawfully. A silly argument. Whether documented or undocumented, all immigrants are subject to the laws of the state in which they reside and the United States. They can be fined or imprisoned for violating those laws just like any other person.

Also crazy is the fact that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh are all "strict constructionists", who believe the Constitution should be followed exactly as it is written and not used to create new laws or rights. And yet, as soon as something offends their racism and zenophobia, they are perfectly willing to use their judgements to rewrite the Constitution.

I find it shocking and horrific that four justices can't understand the plain English of the Constitution's 14th Amendment.

Hoping For The Past Or The Future

Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in The Seattle Times.
 

NYT / Siena Poll Has The Texas Senate Race A Dead Heat

 

The charts are from the New York Times / Siena College Poll -- done between June 19th and 26th of 656 likely Texas voters, with a margin of error of 4.5 points.