When he was running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, John Edwards repeatedly stated that there were two Americas, one for the rich and another for the poor.
While there may be a kernel of truth to that statement, at its core, it was another hyperbolic class warfare trope designed to curry favor and votes.
Today, it is quite obvious that there are two Americas today, one for the politically connected and another for everyone else.
That’s not to say political partisanship never placed its thumbs on the scales of justice, but today, it has come out from behind the curtain and taken its place front and center on the public stage.
What are We the People to do? How can we avoid the double standard without ignoring a person’s unique situation? How can we have equal justice under that law without becoming a legalistic nightmare? Can we be compassionate without becoming sentimental?
In the Constitution, we see that one of the document’s goals is to establish justice.
How do we do that without becoming Inspector Javert from Les Misérables?
https://www.americaoutloud.com/two-americas/
Who is in charge of your children? That has been a perennial question that has grown in importance over the last few years. When I was a child, it was understood that, with rare exceptions, parents were in charge of a child’s upbringing. This included medical, religious, and educational decisions. However, over the last few decades, the role of the parent in these decisions has been replaced by experts. What happens when the goal of the experts differs from those of the parents? Who decides the future of the rising generations? It was understood that the state acted in loco parentis, in place of the parents, only for the safety of the child. A recent case in U.S. District Court shows that be it health departments, child services, schools, or even the courts. Government not only believes they know better than the parents, they are more than willing to act in loco parentis tyrannis.
https://constitutionstudy.com/?p=8897
With the release of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications, there has been a lot of speculation and downright assertions about our future. With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), not more than a passing understanding of AIs, I've come to the conclusion that much of what I've heard is more science fiction than fact. A recent court case decided in the D.C. District Court revolved around one very important question. Do AIs have rights?
In this third installment of the three-part series on the branches of government, we look at the role of the third and weakest branch. At least that is what our Founding Fathers thought of it. What is the role of the federal judiciary? What are the extent of their powers, how do they related to the other two branches of government, and why is a proper understanding of the role of the judiciary critical if the United States is to remain a constitutional republic?
https://constitutionstudy.com/?p=8575
We all learned about Separation of Powers in school, at least I hope we all did. While usually focused on the different branches of government, there is also a separation of powers between the state and federal governments. As James Madison stated in Federalist Paper #45:
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.
– James Madison, Federalist Paper #45
However, our failure to read and study the Constitution has frequently led to ...
Most people know that the first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. While many disagree on what those rights really mean, today I want to look at how they’re being protected, or abused, around the nation. - Live 4PM ET with Host Paul Engel @CyberEngel @OutLoudNews
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