January 17, 2024
January 16, 2024
Bidenomics Deficits Soaring
Bidenomics is unsustainable. At some point the world will not support this level of borrowing. When this happens we will see inflation and interest rates skyrocket.
https://x.com/moxlosllc/status/1747298706326528008?s=12
January 11, 2024
Bidenomics - We pay 18% more
Latest inflation report on Bidenomics. We are all paying 18% more than we were paying before he took office.
Facts Matter - 14th Amendment
An Amicus Brief re Writ of Certiorari to the Colorado Supreme Court by 14Th Amendment experts
This Court should reverse on both grounds.
First, Griffin's Case settled the meaning of Section 3, is consistent with the longstanding sword-shield dichotomy in federal courts' jurisprudence, and reflects a core premise of reconstruction: Congress, and not the distrusted States, was empowered to enforce Section 3.
Second, the four provisions of the Constitution of 1788 that use the phrase "Officers of the United States" do not refer to the President. And the Framers of Section 3 used that older, extant, limited language, in particular the Oaths Clause, and in doing so carried forward the meaning of "Officers of the United States" from that "old soil." In 1788, 1868, and today, "Officer of the United States" in the Constitution extends exclusively to appointed positions and not to elected positions.
In conclusion: Neither this brief nor any other submission in Trump v. Anderson provides a plausible originalist argument that Section Three prevents the people from choosing their president. (1)
(1) https://reason.com/volokh/2024/01/29/section-three-and-the-first-insurrection-that-wasnt/
https://x.com/moxlosllc/status/1745430379173925266?s=46&t=Y4fVsDnz2q8uZ3VNKeco4A
January 10, 2024
Biden Dithering - Ukraine Suffering - Russia Winning
Biden continues his pusillanimous dithering that has only reluctantly provided Ukraine the minimal number and capability weapons to stop Russia from taking all of Ukraine but insufficient to expel the Russian invaders.
- Took almost 2 years to ok jets that still are not there.
- Took 1.5 years to ok limited number of tanks that are just arriving.
- Limited number of long range artillery (ATACMS)
- Limited capability (range) of ATACMS provided
- Delayed providing HIMARS
- Delayed providing Patriots
- Delayed providing Howitzers
- Delayed providing short range air defense
- Tried to get Zelensky to leave
- Stopped supplying anti-tank missiles
The dithering allowed Russia to build layered defensive lines and develop weapons and kill zones for the expected attack.
The US would never attempt to attack without dominant airpower and significant usage of long range artillery.
The result is that despite heroic bravery, the 2023 Ukrainian Offensive had limited success. Ukraine has lost large numbers of precious skilled fighters and Russia continues to destroy Ukraine.
- Why did Biden/Obama allow Russia to invade Eastern Ukraine in 2014 with almost no consequences?
- Why is Biden dithering?
January 6, 2024
Democratic Political Violence OK
Political violence is never ever acceptable. Unless of course it is the Democrat fomented BLM riots in summer of 2020 all based on the Democrat lies that blacks are shot by police disproportionately.
There was no insurrection
There was no insurrection
Insurrection - would require a Federal charge and conviction under USC 2383: Rebellion or Insurrection. To date no one related to Jan 6 has been charged with, let alone convicted, of this crime.
January 5, 2024
Jobs - Not what you may hear
Despite the claims to the contrary the employment and jobs situation is not quite what you may hear.
First, there is still a problem of employment participation where we see a significant number of people that had yet to return to the workforce.
Second are the claims of "record" numbers of jobs created. This claim is out of context and much less impressive than it may sound because it is distorted by the unusual number of jobs that were recovered, not created, after the pandemic shutdown. Trump "created" many more jobs per month than Biden "created" if you want to ignore the effect of the shutdown.
https://x.com/moxlosllc/status/1743394528822694324?s=46&t=Y4fVsDnz2q8uZ3VNKeco4A
January 4, 2024
The Lies
Biden is projected to allow 11 million illegal immigrants into the US during his term. Most of these are claiming asylum even though there is no legal basis because they were in Mexico, a country from which one is not entitled to asylum.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked if any of the administration's policies contribute to the record number of border crossings. Her answer: "I have not seen any data that would show this.” it is inconceivable to believe this answer especially given the changes in policy the Biden administration has implemented.
The Biden Administration ended the remain in Mexico policy that Trump instituted that required asylum seekers to remain in Mexico until their claims were adjudicated.
The Biden Administration has quit detaining illegal immigrants, which is required by law, and instead releases them with a promise to appear for a court hearing that is now many years in the future.
The Biden administration has waived laws to allow legal immigrants to obtain work permits.
The totality of these changes encourages many more people from around the world to illegally enter the United States.
While I believe the United States needs a significant amount of immigration, I believe it should be legal immigration where we target engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs that want to embrace the meritocratic Judeo-Christian values. Allowing 11 million poor unskilled people from around the world will strain the social fabric of our society.
January 3, 2024
Bidenomics - Insane Interest Costs
With Bidenomics, we have seen the US interest costs essentially double adding ~2 Trillion dollars per year. The fiscal situation of the US is unsustainable and Biden continues to ignore the problem and propose more spending.
December 29, 2023
Biden's Illegal Border
The Founders had three criteria for new immigrants: their qualifications; their assimilation; and their allegiance. Today, I have no clue what Biden's criteria or goals are.
To legally immigrate into the US is almost impossible unless you are a relative (8 year wait), employer sponsored or win a very limited lottery.
No doubt there are highly capable, hard working people throughout the world that want to integrate into US society with its freedom and norms.
Tough luck!
On the other hand Biden continues to allow a porous border for illegal immigrants.
Biden’s border policies continue to be a mess, put many innocents at risk AND allow Mexican cartels to get rich. The latest Illegal Immigration data released show that Biden will allow almost 11 MILLION illegal immigrants into the US. And this doesn't count the "got aways," people crossing the border without being caught.
How is this fair to the many people throughout the world trying to legally immigrate to the USA?
I support immigration. A lot of immigration. But legal immigration, with a mix of merit based (engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, doctors, mathematicians, etc.) and opportunity-based (people who want to work hard, adopt American values, and get ahead).
Stop the Madness
Even if you think the 14th Amendment applies to the Office of the President, which it doesn't because it that would potentially allow the equivalent of by-passing the impeachment process, and
even if you think the President engaged in insurrection or rebellion, or gave aid or comfort, neither of which has any person been charged or convicted of,
Section 5 of the 14th Amendment only gives enforcement power to the Congress: not the States, not a State, not a State Supreme Court or not even a State Secretary of State.
As much as I do not want Trump to be the Republican nominee, I think it is even more important to stop politicizing the judicial process.
In re Griffin - Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment is not self-executing. That is, it cannot be enforced unless and until Congress enacts legislation that sets up an enforcement mechanism.
Congress enacted the Enforcement Act of 1870
One provision set up a mechanism by which federal attorneys could bring a civil action to remove from office a person alleged to be disqualified for engaging in insurrection or rebellion. (This provision was repealed in 1948.)
The second provision authorized criminal prosecution of someone for knowingly accepting or holding office in violation of Section Three. This provision has evolved into Section 2383 in the current criminal code, which makes it a crime to engage in rebellion or insurrection against the United States and disqualifies anyone who does from holding federal office.
The federal government, which has painstakingly examined the events of January 6, has not charged President Trump with insurrection or even incitement
https://reason.com/volokh/2024/01/10/louisville-daily-journal-april-1868-the-president-is-not-an-officer-of-the-united-states/
https://reason.com/volokh/2024/01/09/amicus-brief-filed-in-trump-v-griswold-on-behalf-of-professor-seth-barrett-tillman/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/295290/20240109145107356_23-719%20Amicus%20Brief%20Professors%20Barrett%20and%20Tillman%20Final.pdf#page13
December 28, 2023
Neo-Marxist left will ruin America
As much as I want to hope that this country will regain its senses and return to what it used to be: meritocracy, fair, equal opportunity; I am worried it’s just gonna go downhill.
December 20, 2023
Stop the nonsense
For everyone suffering from TDS that is celebrating the Colorado Supreme Court ruling you need to regain a modicum of logic and STOP THE NONSENSE.
First, Section 5 of the Amendment gives only Congress the power to enforce the Amendment. Not the states or a state. “The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.”
Second, it is obvious that the 14th Amendment does not apply to the President. This is obvious because if it did, it would be an alternative method to remove a President. If you ignore Section 5 then it would only take some court somewhere to decide a sitting President within Section 3 making them ineligible. Alternatively, if constrained by Section 5, a one party House and Senate with the help of a President of the same party could pass a law allowing only majority of Congress to to find future President within Section 3 . There’s nothing in the text nor history of the drafting of the 14th amendment that Supports the view that it could be used to remove a president.
Third, nobody, not any January 6 rioter, nor Donald Trump, has been convicted of, or charged with, insurrection or rebellion.
Stop the nonsense.
It is ludicrous to think you can allow a partisan state Supreme Court to determine that there has been an insurrection when there has been no charge or conviction of an insurrection and that such a determination can prevent someone from holding office. It would open the door to a range of claims such as: Kamala Harris provided aid and comfort to insurrection and rebellion when she bailed out violent rioters; or a state court arbitrarily and unilaterally claiming that not enforcing the law allowing millions of illegal immigrants is a rebellion, and invalidate Biden’s ability to be on a ballot.
December 19, 2023
Reparations would be unfair and crazy
Two of my grandparents immigrated to United States, while the other two were first generation immigrants. They all worked hard, encouraged education and Judeo-Christian values to help their descendants improve their lives in America. Neither my grandparents, my parents, or myself have been involved in or supported slavery.
This situation is similar to most Americans.
Almost everybody today was raised an environment where their outcomes were dependent on their merits with equal opportunity to succeed or fail.
Having Americans give money to millions of people that were not slaves, whose parents were not slaves and whose grandparents were not slaves, is unfair and crazy as far as I’m concerned.
Old gray lady has fallen and can’t get up
The New York Times began in 1896 with the motto of “all the news that’s fit to print without fear or favor.” It had become one of the world’s greatest newspapers referred to as the Old Gray Lady.
Today the New York Times has become a left-wing, progressive spin machine that refuses to even tolerate, let alone cover, any view that doesn’t fit their narrative.
The recent article by James Bennett, who was the NYT opinion page editor that was kicked out of the New York Times because he dared to allow an editorial that didn’t fit the Democrats’ neo-Marxist false narrative makes clear how far the Old Gray Lady has fallen.
December 18, 2023
Bidenomics-Trade Failure
Apparently Biden’s focus was more on helping unions and forcing the ill-conceived economic dislocations of his “green” policies over improving the life’s of US consumers.
King Biden Decrees
Biden proposes 776-page rule to replace a 2-page 1937 law regulating apprenticeship programs
Biden wants to impose onerous regulations on apprenticeships
to help labor unions and
advance its DEI policy
December 16, 2023
December 15, 2023
Texas went too far
The Supreme Court ruled, rightly in my opinion, that restrictions on abortion are something that should be determined by the legislature of the states or of the country and not the Supreme Court. The foundation of the ruling was that unlike many of the individual’s rights questions that come before the Court, the question of abortion involves the potential rights of a second potential individual.
With this ruling, there has been a flurry of activities of various states related to abortion restrictions.
Some states like Texas have imposed tight restrictions. Some states have seen very strong turnout opposing tight restrictions or favoring limiting restrictions (e.g. Kansas, Ohio.) There are efforts to bring the abortion issue onto various state ballots.
I believe this abortion question had been leveraged by Democrats in the 2020 and 2022 election cycles and will be continued to be leveraged by Democrats in the 2024 election cycle securing more votes from and for women concerned about their rights.
Ideally, the US legislature would develop a common sense approach, maybe similar to the European Union. However, this is highly unlikely because this issue can be used by the parties to motivate their potential voters.
In the meantime, I can only hope that states quickly establish reasonable restrictions and this issue is removed from the ballot.
Texas
Restricts all abortions unless a pregnancy places the female at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function.
Florida
Restricts abortion after 15.9 weeks unless the abortion would save the life of or prevent serious injury to the mother or there is a fatal abnormality of the fetus.
(If the Florida Supreme Court rules the above is constitutional, a contingent law comes into effect that restricts abortion: after 6 weeks 6 days unless the abortion would save the life of or prevent serious injury to the mother; after 26 weeks 6 days if there there is a fatal abnormality of the fetus; or, after 15 weeks 6 days if the pregnancy was result of rape, incest or human trafficking)
EU
With minor exceptions/variations between countries, restricts abortions after 12-14 weeks unless the abortion would save the life of or prevent serious injury to the mother.
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