Jester Politics News Roundup For March 15, 2024   Haiti Has Fallen, Cannibal ‘Barbeque’ Now in Charge.  How long before the criminals not associated with the new warlord “Barbeque” start heading for the U.S. where the climate is not so unfriendly to their continued breathing?  Yea, not long.  As for those who think our government will keep these dangerous undesirables out, well two words – Biden and Mayorkas.  O.K. three words if you include the “and.”   So, a word to the wise – for those who don’t own guns – now might be the time to reconsider your “love of gun control and embrace personal defense…After all, a stern word goes a lot further when it’s backed up by deadly force.”   You do not support free speech by censoring free speech. Senator Cruz (@SenTedCruz) has posted video to X on why he supports the House bill requiring the sale of TikTok, and if it is not sold, it would be banned from the US.  His concern is the Chinese government is censoring speech on TikTok to promote speech the CCP likes and deemphasis speech it doesn’t like. I share his concern.  However, I disagree with his support of handing sweeping power to the President to solve a rather simple problem without violating the Constitution.   If Senator Cruz’s true concern is that TikTok is censoring speech, then that concern should extend to all social media platforms.  And the solution to this problem is simple – enact a law requiring all social media platforms to stop censoring speech.  This would prevent the CCP as well as Meta (facebook & Instagram), LinkedIn, and all other Social Media platforms from engaging in this behavior.  Of equal, if not greater import, this solution does require giving sweeping power to the President to shut down social media platforms for speech the government does not like.   Simply put, banning social media companies because it does not promote speech the government likes is censorship, which is not only antithetical to free speech but also dangerous to our liberties.   We didn’t have flat screen high definition TV, computer generated special effects, or high production music videos, but we did have MTV when it was a kickass cool!   Those living in Toronto are so screwed.  Advice from the Toronto police: “To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home, leave your fobs at your front door, because they’re breaking into your home to steal your car.”  I live in Arizona, so I’ll keep my car keys where I please and my pistol within arm’s reach.  I think that’s enough to address the random car thief as well as any of Barbecue’s former friends who happen to drop by.   This is not really news, but is a post we posted on X that I thought was worth posting here too:   The Heckler’s Veto is not free speech.   The reasoning behind this doctrine is the Heckler’s Veto prevents a speaker from engaging in his 1st Amendment right to speak (censorship) and prevents those who want to hear the speaker from engaging in their right to hear him. Not only is the Heckler’s Veto not free speech, but the government (federal, state, and local) have an obligation to remove those trying to shut down the speaker and not require the speaker to leave. This obligation goes so far as requiring the authorities to protect the speaker from violence – a requirement our authorities have often failed to comply with. Another interesting point – this is one of a few situations where the 1st Amendment prevents censorship by private citizens and not just the government. For those interested, a good case that discusses the development of this doctrine is Bible Believers v. Wayne County (6th Cir., 2015) https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/   When reality mimics satire “Screwdrivers Now Permitted On Boeing Flights, To Allow Passengers To Help With Maintenance.”   Something is happening: America’s Political Realignment Is Real.  However, I am not so sure it is a realignment from the Democratic party to the Republican party so much as it is a realignment of people to the Trump policies.  If the Republican “establishment” doesn’t embrace, or at least accept the reasons people are moving to vote Republican in 2024, then they run a very real risk of losing these new voters once Trump is no longer front and center.  So, the question becomes ‘is the Republican party’s leadership smart enough to realize this and strong enough to move the party to adopt?”  Leave your thoughts in the comments.   From the professors at our institutions of higher education who know stuff “Marriage promotes ‘white supremacy’…”  These are the people “educating” our next generation of leaders…   The corruption in Congress is out of control.  Campaign to ban lawmakers from trading heats up as it’s revealed they made $1 BILLION of deals last year and raked in huge returns of up to 239%.  Insider trading – using non-public information to trade – is illegal.  Yet here we have 32 Senators and Representatives who beat the S&P 500 in 2023 – 28 of them had annual returns of over 30%, 18 over 50%, 4 over 100% and one – Brian Higgins – had a return on investment of just over 238%!   Unusual Whales posted the full list of those who beat the S&P 500.  Now I would like to believe the reason these members of Congress had such great returns is because we elect really smart people.  Alas, given their track record of being stupid we know that’s not the reason.  No, it’s that they’re trading on insider information.   While we’re talking about Congress and corruption, let’s not forget Senator Menendez who has been indicted along with his wife for taking bribes from the Egyptian government.  I have yet to hear a convincing reason why he had gold bars and cash laying around his digs.   It’s gotten to the point where many members of Congress … Continue reading Jester Politics News Roundup For March 15, 2024