E-Newsletter No. 138             June 2025     

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Our country has been fortunate for the past several years, because the majority of the Supreme Court justices have shown their tendency to be “originalists.”  These justices have studied the Federalist Papers, along with the writings, speeches, and deliberations of our country’s Founders.  They have studied the debates and the underlying principles embedded in our Constitution, and they make their rulings based on the original intent of our country’s Founders. 

Of course, this judicial mindset goes against the “liberal” justices who view the Constitution as being a “living document” – – to be constantly re-interpreted to meet the objectives of the progressive agenda.

The Constitution also provides for lower level courts in the federal judiciary system.  District courts are the trial courts where cases are initially heard.  Above them are Circuit courts which serve as the first level of appeal.

Unfortunately, over the past several years, the Left has attempted to use the federal judiciary system to advance their agenda.  These actions are oftentimes referred to as “Lawfare.” The judicial branch does not write laws, but their deliberations and rulings have a significant effect on our country’s laws.

Lawfare takes many forms.  One type entails bringing a lawsuit to a “reliable” liberal justice in some District court to obtain an intended favorable ruling.  These cases can be an attempt to obtain a favorable ruling on an issue or can be a case that is intended to block a conservative piece of legislation. 

Next month, we will talk more about this recent tactic to use the judicial system to advance the progressive agenda.

US Debt Clock – – May 1^st – $107,550 per citizen / June 1st – $107,900

E-Newsletter No. 137             May 2025     

The Spring edition of Free Society (a publication from the Cato Institute) includes an article about DOGE and “A Libertarian Blueprint for Dismantling the Federal Leviathan.” 

Our Editorial Board agrees with many of the recommendations in this Blueprint, and we definitely agree with the purpose of DOGE, which is to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in government spending.  The goal is also to roll back burdensome and counter-productive regulations and rein in the federal bureaucracy.  The DOGE team is challenging the necessity of many government programs and recommending the elimination of similar / duplicate programs. 

The Blueprint also recommends that DOGE should work towards limiting the federal government to its proper, Constitutional role in Americans’ lives.  We need to dismantle bureaucracy.  The departments that are needed to fulfill the government’s proper role should hire based on merit.  Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies need to be abolished, and the government should halt race-based data collection.  It also calls for ending federal interference in online speech.

Financially, the goal should be to curb runaway spending.  The Blueprint also calls for tax simplification.  Taxes should be transparent and should fund only those limited functions that the government is supposed to perform.  “Defense is a legitimate function of government, but foreign policy tries to do too much, with predictable negative results.”  “The federal government should exit health care and education entirely.”  “Entitlement reform is critical to prevent fiscal catastrophe.”

Ultimately, the Blueprint serves as a guide for policymakers on rolling back the federal government’s control over Americans’ lives.  We couldn’t agree more.

US Debt Clock – – April 1^st – $107,400 per citizen / May 1st – $107,550

E-Newsletter No. 136             April 2025     

A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Before we get into a discussion about the reasons why the Left continues to try to infringe upon the Second Amendment, let’s discuss its origins and purpose.  The battle of Lexington and Concord happened 250 years ago on April 19, 1775 – – fourteen and a half months before the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4,1776.  The first thing we need to clarify is what “A well-regulated Militia” means, then and now.  In colonial times, in order to respond to sudden invasions or other emergencies, the government would oftentimes rely on a militia that consisted of ordinary civilians who supplied their own weapons.  Well-regulated meant (and means) well-trained in the use of a firearm.  Therefore, the Left’s contention that the right to bear arms is limited to the National Guard is patently false.  This is another example of how Leftist try to bend language to fit their agenda.  It is also the reason why conservatives are “originalists” who rely on the meaning of words that were in effect at the time they were written and continue to have that same original meaning today. 

In the Declaration of Independence, our country’s Founders listed the right to life as an unalienable right granted to us by our Creator.  It is not a right granted to us by government (which would then be a right that could be subsequently rescinded).  After the war was won, and when the US Constitution was written in 1787, there was not yet a Bill of Rights.  The ratification of the Constitution was in peril because it didn’t have a Bill of Rights.  After the amendments were drafted and circulated to the states, the Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.

Supporters of the Second Amendment argue that it is an unalienable right that allows citizens to protect themselves, their families and their property from harm.  Firearms are necessary, not only for self-defense, but are necessary as a safeguard against potential government tyranny.  It was true in the days of King George, and today, and well into the future.

Opponents of the Second Amendment hold the view that it is outdated and no longer necessary.  In our opinion, that viewpoint is naïve.  Opponents claim that the possession of firearms leads to gun violence.  However, guns do not commit heinous acts.  Criminals and mentally ill people commit those acts.  Opponents continue to prescribe gun control laws, such as a ban on certain types of firearms.  Unfortunately, criminals (by definition) do not follow laws.  And people who are mentally ill or evil will not care about gun control laws either. 

Highland Park, Illinois, had a long-standing “assault weapons” ban.  Robert Crimo III was recently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his heinous act during an Independence Day parade in 2022.  The Left’s belief that laws will stop criminals or mentally ill people is also naïve.  Unfortunately, some Leftists contemplate yet another “solution,” and that would be to confiscate all guns.  That is what happened to the Jews in Germany in November 1938, and that law helped facilitate Hitler’s version of his “Final Solution.”  The Left keeps chipping away at the Second Amendment, because they do not accept the Founders’ wisdom that our Second Amendment rights “Shall Not Be Infringed.“

US Debt Clock – – March 1^st – $107,400 per citizen / April 1st – $107,400

Please note that the debt of the federal government increased somewhat during March, but so did the number of citizens.

E-Newsletter No. 135             March 2025     

Contrary to last month’s newsletter, we decided to postpone for one month the discussion about the Second Amendment and our citizens’ right to bear arms.  Instead, we need to talk some more about the concept of a Free Press and some of the realities about the mainstream media.    

As we noted last month, it is difficult to have freedom of speech, when conservative content is censored or suppressed.  But one of the more troubling aspects of the past several years was the growing Leftist bias of the mainstream media.  In years past, journalism used to be straight up objective reporting of events and facts.  However, the mainstream media changed (“progressed”) and opinions (Leftist narratives) began to be injected into “news” stories.  Fortunately, many citizens began to realize that we were being “misinformed” by the media about Russian collusion, Covid, peaceful protests, Hunter Biden’s laptop, the January 6^th “insurrection”, etc.

What is now happening to the mainstream media is simply a free market outcome.  The public is no longer buying the Left’s narratives.  And the media has begun to pay the price for their misdeeds, as ABC and George Stephanopoulos recently agreed to pay President Trump $15 million to settle a defamation (libel) lawsuit. Broadcast television (ABC, CBS and NBC) along with CNN and MSNBC have seen their viewership decline dramatically.  The same downward trajectory is happening with the Washington Post and the New York Times. 

Fortunately, there is now a variety of new sources where people can go to get their news (and opinions).  Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter (now called X) was a huge boost to freedom of speech.  And Mark Zuckerberg has now admitted to the “errors” of Facebook and has pledged to be a supporter of free speech in the future.  (We’ll see how well that plays out).  In addition, conservative podcasts are experiencing significant growth.

Many conservatives had begun to wonder why so many of our country’s citizens were beginning to accept the “promises” of Socialism.  It’s not because Socialism has a very good track record.  Winston Churchill once said, “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,” and “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”

Unfortunately, the Left’s influence on college campuses is still prevalent and must continue to be combatted.  (Thank you, Charlie Kirk and TPUSA). And there is no doubt the mainstream media outlets will continue to disseminate the propaganda of the Left, but it appears that the tides are beginning to turn.

US Debt Clock – – February 1^st – $107,100 per citizen / March 1st – $107,400

E-Newsletter No. 134           February 2025     

As we noted last month, the work to restore our country’s fundamental principles is just beginning.  There is a reason why the First Amendment to the US Constitution was listed first in the Bill of Rights.  There are three key elements in the First Amendment – – the freedom of religion, the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the freedom of speech and a free press. 

These elements were under constant attack during the four years of the Biden administration.  The persecution of Jack Philips, the Colorado cake baker, for his religious beliefs is well known.  Unfortunately, the persecution continued, even after he won his case at the Supreme Court.  Many college campuses instituted “safe spaces” that served to limit the gathering of students and hampered their ability to hear from conservative speakers.

The attacks on Freedom of Speech were most egregious.  Parents who chose to speak at school board meetings against Critical Race Theory and “sex education” (i.e., the promotion of the LGBTQ+ agenda) in their children’s classrooms were labeled “domestic terrorists.” It has also become widely known that the Biden administration colluded with many of the Big Tech companies to censor speech on the companies’ platforms.  There was a list of topics that were flagged when conservatives pushed back against the administration’s “approved narratives” (the propaganda).  The list included alternative opinions (and facts) about the Covid pandemic, the safety and effectiveness of the “vaccines,” “climate change,” the conduct of the most secure elections in our country’s history in 2020, etc.  Contrary postings would be censored, and an individual’s social media account would be suspended.

We do not discount the government’s right to publicize their viewpoints.  However, alternative viewpoints against the government’s “misinformation” on topics such as “Russian collusion”, Hunter Biden’s laptop, etc. were suppressed.  And the mainstream media has been a big part of the problem.  This has resulted in the media being viewed as simply a mouthpiece for the Biden administration’s narratives.

A recent example was the dialogue between our country’s new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and Margaret Brennan of CBS, who was attempting to link the Trump administration to Hitler’s Nazis, by saying that free speech had fueled the Nazis’ ability to perpetrate the Holocaust.  Fortunately, Marco Rubio was able to educate her by explaining that one of the primary reasons why the Holocaust happened was because there was NO freedom of speech in Germany to push back against the Nazis’ propaganda.

Next month, we will talk about the Left’s constant attacks on the Second Amendment.

US Debt Clock – – January 1^st – $106,900 per citizen / February 1st – $107,100

As we noted last month, We-the-People elected President Trump so that we can begin to fundamentally transform our country back to its original founding principles.  There are several top priorities, but one of the major issues that helped decide the November presidential election was the open border and the millions of illegal aliens within our country. 

We have posted a new Conversation Piece on our website –

Nearly all of these recommendations have been put forward by other conservatives over the past several years.  The time has come to implement comprehensive immigration reform, to make a permanent fix to all of our country’s immigration issues.  Other than some new legislation that is needed to address the process by which Legal Migrants are allowed to enter our country, we believe that most of the problems of the past several years could have been avoided simply by enforcing the laws that are currently on the books.

We need to make our voices heard and put pressure on our US Senators and Representatives in the House for an immigration system that adheres to the following principle – – There are only three categories of people who should ever be within our country’s borders.  The first group is US Citizens.  The second group consists of Legal Migrants who will be allowed to stay within the borders of the country (see the accompanying Conversation Piece).  And the third group consists of Legal Migrants who are in the country on a temporary basis for education, temporary work, tourism or other reasons, and who have a fixed date of their departure from our country.  Anyone else is, by definition, an Illegal Alien.

The Left needs to acknowledge that an Illegal Alien has committed a serious crime.  We are no longer going to give credence to the Left’s mantra that “No One is Illegal,” which is simply another example of their contempt for the Rule of Law and their opposition to laws they do not accept. 

Unfortunately, the past four years have resulted in a number of complex issues pertaining to the children of Illegal Aliens.  In addition, we have hundreds of thousands of missing unaccompanied minor children.  These issues are discussed in the accompanying Conversation Piece. 

We recognize that there will be differences of opinion about these recommendations, so please feel free to hit “Reply” and send us back your comments.

Next month, we will cover Freedom of Speech, Big Tech, and Censorship.

US Debt Clock – – December 1^st – $106,800 per citizen / January 1st – $106,900

E-Newsletter No. 132           December 2024     

On November 5^th, We-the-People decided to fundamentally transform our country back to its original founding principles.  The message was that we want to shrink the size and scope of the federal government.  We want to curtail the administrative state, drain the swamp, and re-establish the principle behind the Tenth Amendment – – give more power back to the states and to the people.  And hopefully, the new administration will advance the cause of liberty and protect our freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights. 

We rejected identity politics and the divisiveness that had been promoted by the Left.  Hopefully, e pluribus unum will continue to re-emerge.  There were encouraging shifts towards conservative values that have served our country well in the past and have made our country a beacon of hope and freedom around the world.

But the To Do list is long and challenging.  We must fix our broken immigration system.  We must become energy independent.  We must re-establish Freedom of Speech and combat censorship.  The mainstream media must transform itself – more unbiased reporting of the news (good and bad) and less serving as the mouthpiece of the Left.  If the legacy media companies do not do that, they will become increasingly irrelevant and their downward trends will continue.

And the federal government must get its fiscal house in order.  We-the-People have spoken, and we pin a lot of our hopes on D.O.G.E. (the Department of Government Efficiency). 

US Debt Clock – – November 1^st – $106,200 per citizen / December 1st – $106,800

E-Newsletter No. 131           November 2024     

On November 5^th, We-the-People have an opportunity to fundamentally transform our country back to its original founding principles.  Unfortunately, we have witnessed what happens when elitists / “progressives” use the power of the federal government to try to change the nature of our country.  Leftists have been on a never-ending quest to have our citizens accept socialist philosophies. 

Socialism has never been successful in any country where it has been tried.  “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy” – Winston Churchill.  “The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money”- Margaret Thatcher. 

America is fine, and it can be made great again.  What has become broken is the federal government, and this has had a devastating effect on our country’s citizens.  Our founders established a Constitutional Republic with very limited enumerated powers and with a Bill of Rights (and freedom and liberty) that shall not be infringed.  As we discussed last month, Leftists despise our Constitution because of those limitations.  Unfortunately, we have witnessed decades of “progressive” policies that have undermined our Constitution.  Several recent surveys show that a large majority of our citizens feel the country is not heading in the right direction.  It’s time for us to exit that bad path and implement Term Limits, re-establish fiscal responsibility, and shrink the size and scope of the federal government. 

Many of our country’s citizens have become disgusted by the amount of money spent on elections.  However, political advertisements are important, because they represent free speech and help point out the differences between the candidates / political parties.  However, the best way to reduce the amount of money spent on elections is to make the elections less important in our lives.  Unfortunately, “progressive” policies have fostered a growing dependency on the government to solve a person’s issues, whether it be to pay off their student loan, or buy a house, or give someone a Universal Basic Income with money that was earned by someone else.  That is what Socialism is all about.  Civil society groups that come together voluntarily (not coercively via taxes) to help someone in need are a much better solution.  And then there is that fundamental founding principle that conservatives embrace – the concept of Personal Responsibility.

US Debt Clock – – October 1^st – $105,000 per citizen / November 1st – $106,200

E-Newsletter No. 130           October 2024     

As Dennis Prager explains in the following video, one of the most important differences between the Left and the Right is how each regards the role and the size of the government – https://youtu.be/sxe5GcMH5yA

This is one of the most important issues that our country’s citizens face in connection with this year’s elections.  Leftists (especially the elitists) believe there should be no power that competes with the government.  Conservatives believe the government’s role in society should be limited to absolute necessities.  They want a government so small you can barely see it.  This is also what the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution is all about.  Thomas Paine (in his pamphlet entitled Common Sense) explained that civil society is a blessing and promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections.  The reason for government is entirely different.  Government is needed to restrain our vices.  Government is but a necessary evil, and in its worst state an intolerable one.  Unfortunately, as governments grow in size and power, this inevitably leads to ever-increasing amounts of corruption.  Big Government eats away at the moral character of a nation. 

In the past, we have talked about the need for an Article V Convention of States.  Congress will not put forward any amendments that will rein in our out-of-control Federal government.  Each of the three planks in the COS Resolution is vitally important, including the need for Term Limits and Fiscal Responsibility.  However, the third plank – to restrict the size and scope of the Federal government might be the most important one of all.  And of course, this is the primary reason why Leftists are adamantly opposed to the Convention of States initiative.

Unfortunately, our country’s politics is causing a growing divide between Democrats and Republicans.  Actually, one of the main causes of the divide is embedded in the names of the two parties.  Republicans accept the wisdom of our country’s founders, who wrote our US Constitution and established a Constitutional Republic.  We pledge allegiance to the flag and to the republic for which it stands.  When asked what the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had come up with, Benjamin Franklin responded “A republic, if you can keep it.”  The radical Left despises the Constitution and the limits it places on the government.

Democrats, on the other hand, want “democracy.”  Our country’s Founders were opposed to the idea of a Mobocracy, where 51% rule over the other 49%.  A Constitutional Republic has checks and balance and separations of power.  Our country continues to use democratic principles, such as voting and passing laws based on the will of the majority.  However, history has shown that a pure Democracy is a poor choice for a government.  Alexander Fraser Tytler (a Scottish historian from the 1700s) said, “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time the voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy…”  Yep.

US Debt Clock – – September 1^st – $104,575 per citizen / October 1st – $105,000

E-Newsletter No. 129           September 2024

Several years prior to becoming Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson of Louisiana published a list of Seven Principles that made America the greatest, most free country in the history of mankind.  Here are the principles, and excerpts from what he was saying.  We have also included some comments on where the Left has an alternative view of these principles.

 1. Defend individual Liberty.  We the People know how to spend the money we earn.  We know how to raise our children to be good citizens.  The word Liberty is stamped on every coin, and we discussed the Left / Right differences on the issue of Liberty in our July 2024 newsletter.  Individual Liberty is not a value of the Left.  It hinders their ability to create the biggest government they can build.  As government grows, the freedom and liberty of each and every individual American citizen diminishes.

 2.  Limit Government Power.  Unelected bureaucrats have become dictators with nearly unlimited power to regulate away our freedoms.  This fundamental Left / Right difference is on full display in connection with the upcoming November 2024 elections.  It is time to Drain the Swamp. 

 3.  Restore the Rule of Law.  Leftists and the current administration have decided that following the law is optional.  Existing laws that used to be effective in defending our southern border are being ignored.  Without the rule of law, our country is descending into chaos, with rampant crime growing in our major cities.  

 4.  Create peace through strength.  During the Trump Administration, peace broke out around the globe.  Our military made good on its promises and leaders around the world respected us.  The Biden Administration oversaw the disastrous exit from Afghanistan, which then served to embolden our enemies.  We must again lead with strength, defend our allies, and keep our foes in line.

 5. Exercise Fiscal Responsibility.  There is no sugarcoating this.  The federal government is stealing the future of our children by overspending trillions of dollars.  This is a mutual failing by both political parties in Washington DC.  We all know the Left will continue to grow the government as much as possible, with no end in sight.  Republicans go along to get along, to get other important pieces of legislation passed.  But this overspending must stop.  The value of our US dollar will never recover unless we cut spending.

 6.  Free the Market.  Taxes kill businesses, and regulations kill innovation.  The Left’s advocacy of Socialism over Capitalism, and their desire for more taxes and more regulations is on full display.  If we cut taxes and eliminate ridiculous regulations, our economy will boom (again).

 7.  Respect Human Dignity.  Judge people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.  Acknowledge that all men are created equal.  Honor marriage and family as the cornerstone of our civilization.  Protect the lives of the innocent and the unborn.  Nothing illustrates this difference between the Left and Right more clearly than the issue of abortion.  An abortion of a baby in the third trimester represents a total disregard for not only human dignity but for human life itself.

US Debt Clock – – August 1^st – $104,200 per citizen / September 1st – $104,575