TEXAS REPUBLICAN PARTY GOES ALL QNON WHILE LOSING REALITY TO THE TRUTH

Any Republican unwilling to denounce the following from the Texas Republican Party is unfit for public office and is guilty of betraying our constitution and everything good about this country.

"WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Republicans in Texas formally rejected President Joe Biden's election in 2020 as illegitimate and voted in a state-wide convention that wrapped up this weekend on a party platform that calls homosexuality an "abnormal lifestyle choice."

Source: Reuters

THE BLIND SUPPORT OF IGNORANT PEOPLE, A WORLD WIDE DEPRESSION, AND THE REPRESSIVE TREATY OF VERSAILLE WHICH BROUGHT WWI TO AN END BROUGHT ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF GERMANY, ITS PEOPLE, AND THE DEATH OF SOME 20 MILLIO PEOPLE

"homosexuality an "abnormal lifestyle choice."  Do you know how many of us died in the camps.  Do you understand how many children are damaged every day because parents are too ignorant to know that little five year old many not be straight.

I love all people.  I do not like the term LGBT+ because I do not like cubbyholes.  I am who I am, and I am more than how I express human intimacy.  And after nearly 18 years of abstinence what would you call me?

I would love to find a man who is earthy and just loves humanity and all its diversity.  But I do not believe any such man exists.

I am so proud of my unofficial grandchildren.  Watching the 7 year old nearly properly swim the length of the pool was amazing.  I was with him  the entire time.  Father's day was amazing for me. watching the 8 and 12 year old do two full laps in the pool without stopping just blew me away.  

With so much joy in the world, how can anyone have so much hate in their heart?  

SO MY FINAL QUESTION IS, ARE WE GOING TO SALUTE THESE FASCIST REPUBLICANS OR CALL THEM OUT?

THIS MORNING CARLOS CASCOS CALLS OUT COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR SUPPORTING SPACEX.  WILL HE TELL ELON MUSK HE DOES NOT WANT HIS VOTE OR TO NOT TO DONATE TO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES - HELL NO - YOU PEOPLE ARE SUCH FOOLS

 TODAY WE CELEBRATE LIBERTY. TOMORROW THE SUPREME COURT WILL BEGIN ITS FINAL RUN TO INCREASE THE FAULT LINE OF POLITICS WHICH WILL CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REPUBLIC

Officially the Supreme Court is due to release new opinions on Tuesday and Thursday.  It is not clear if they will issue a ruling on the abortion case until the leak of the opinion is resolved.  Depending on the result it could lead to the recusal of a Justice.

THE OPINION WHICH MAY BE RELEASED THIS WEEK WHICH WILL CAUSE AN UPROAR IS THE NY GUN LAW CASE

As I showed yesterday  the people are at a super majority in demanding more gun control regulations.  The question is, will the Supreme Court hold the NY law unconstitutional as infringing on the rights of gun owners.

I repeat the right to life trumps the right to own guns.  The argument is simple, but lost on the Democrats.

It is not lost on me the Democrats just increased the security available to the Supreme Court, while the Court prepares to continue to limit our rights, and make it easier for people to get guns.

FOX NEWS POLL SHOWS REPUBLICANS IN TROUBLE ON GUN CONTROL

 "“Fox’s polling shows that there is a lot of strength behind some of these proposals,” host Shannon Bream said on Fox News Sunday as a graphic on-screen showed 82 percent support for raising the legal age to purchase an assault rifle to 21; 81 percent support for flagging people who are a danger to themselves or others; and 63 percent support for banning assault weapons altogether.

Source: Fox News

We  do not know what the polling shows for South Texas, but if the national poll is reflective of South Texas, Myra Flores could be toast come November.  One more major shooting, and gun control could trump the economy as the number one issue.

DID YOU KNOW?

Texas refineries give priority to Canadian heavy crude over Texas crude when refining it to gasoline.  The Canadians pay more.  This means we have Texas oil waiting to be refined into gasoline so the Canadians can refine theirs first and then export it. Meanwhile so the Canadians and oil companies can make their profits we the average joe pay at the pumps.  Yes, Biden can get more aggressive on the issue, but he just does not have it in him.  One little speech is not going to flip the narrative to the truth.

The Democrats are terrible at messaging.  They are afraid of angering the Canadians and stay away from the issue.

Not me, I have never been to Canada and have no desire to ever go.  The winter Texan Canadians are not the type people I would ever associate with.  They are not very polite.  I have travelled the world and always respect my host country, while there.  It just gets under my skin how the Canadians come here for the winter and then badmouth us.

I AM AT A LOSS FOR WHY THE DEMOCRATS CANNOT SEEM TO GET THE PEOLE TO UNDERSTAND PRICE GOUGING BY CORPORATE AMERICA IS THE SOURCE OF THE INFLATION, ALONG WITH INCREDIBLE MISMANAGEMENT

You know I have changed to Home Depot for all my pool supplies because on average they are about 50% less in price than the pool place.  Other than price gouging how can you explain it?

CORPORATE AMERICA IS ROBBING US BLIND, AND THE REPUBLICANS DEFEND THEM WHILE THEY THEN BLAME PRESIDENT BIDEN

If the American people finally get it, the gun issue could completely flip this election with just one more mass shooting. 

  TEXAS REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBER IS ATTACKED AT TEXAS REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVENTION, AND CARLOS CASCSOS CELEBRATES THE LACK OF INTELLEGENT DEBATE AT THE CONVENTION

THE REPUBLICANS CALL THIS AMERICAN HERO AND PATRIOT "EYEPATCH MCCAIN."

Did you even serve in the military Carlos?  Trust me  this is no endorsement for Treviño because he has zero chance of getting my vote. There is plenty of time for an Independent ticket of write ins for the November election.

After Senator Cornyn was booed for attempting bipartisanship on gun control it became clear to me only a fool believes the Republicans will rule in the mode of a two Party System.  They are fascists and very proud to be fascists.

I do not care what your politics are, once you have sacrificed for this country I  will always stand with you on your sacrifice and would never use your injuries as an insult.  Carlos Cascos is AOK with all of this.  

While Crenshaw and I have almost nothing in common when it comes to politics, in my eyes, he is an American hero and a  true patriot.  

CASCOS' REPSONSE TO THIS FASCIST CONVENTION

"I'm just glad the GOP convention is a squirrel free zone...if not, those critters wud have a field day stocking up for winter."

The definition of a squirrel free zone: "What is squirrel slang for?

A squirrel is a term in debating jargon, particularly in parliamentary debate, that indicates a definition from the side of the opening speaker that makes it too easy for his or her side."

You get it you either agree with these fascists or you will be silenced, and Cascos calls this good.  Dan Crenshaw gave his eye in service for this country, and the Republicans shame him.  

Cascos,  then allowed for this comment.

"Jack White

The party is full of traitors. They better stock up on ammo....they will need it"

I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LANGUAGE FROM ALL SIDES

As I have documented there are 20 million AR 15's already in this country.  I can tell you with 100% certainty they are not all Republicans.  I know of several Anglo Progressive/Socialist groups which go to events for their side fully armed with AR 15's.  This is not going to end well and any scumbag like Cascos who refuses to denounce violence is unfit for public office. 

These people are crazy and devoid of any knowledge of facts.  Dan Crenshaw attacked Governor Abbott when he ordered a lockdown in Houston during the worst of Covid.  These nutjobs attack their own.  This is what the nutjobs wanted.  Crenshaw told business owners to take control.  These dangerous fascists are going to do what the essence of evil Trump tells them to do, even it it means attacking the people who stood with them during Covid.  

I CAN FIND NO EVIDENCE ANY HIGH PROFILE TEXAS REPUBLICAN HAS COME TO THE DEFENSE OF REPUBLICAN SENATOR CORNYN OR REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE HOUSE DAN CRENSHAW - THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ELECT MILITARY SERVICE DODGING REPUBLICANS TO OFFICE

BIDEN MAY NOT BE EVIL, BUT HE IS THE ESSENSE OF INCOMPETENCE AND BETWEEN TRUMP AND BIDEN WE ARE HEADED TO A BAD SHOWDOWN

I am posting my Balancing the Issue views on many Progressive/Socialist forums on social media.  My readership is good. When I call for calm, I get attacked and am told I fail to understand just how far the fascist element of the Republicans Party will go.  A shoot out with AR 15's by both sides will fix nothing.  I get how dangerous the Republicans fascists have become, but I am not going to deny that the Democrats are run by a bunch of self-serving do nothings and incompetents.  It is for us the people to force change at the polls while we still have the chance.  I say the latter because I can assure you the Republicans will take our choice away one law at a time

 GINI THOMAS, WIFE TO ASSOCIATE JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS AGREES TO APPEAR BEFORE JAN. 6TH COMMITTEE

I will be the first to say this morning's NYT's article that someone with whom she exchanged emails and at one time clerked for Thomas leaked the Justices were in heated argument about whether to take election cases, was highly suspect.  The story had zero evidence and was pure conjecture.  They could not even quote the lawyer making the claim, although it is all in emails.

But, it seems like both sides are breaking a key rule.  You never call a key witness unless you know what their testimony will be, and as a witness you never volunteer for such a high profile hearing.

I believe the ratings will be very high.  Gini Thomas believes being married to Associate Justice Thomas gives her and her husband immunity.  Her arrogance could cause major damage to Associate Justice Thomas, and the Supreme Court.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE THOMAS SOLE VOICE FIGHTING FOR WORKERS RIGHTS IN A DISSENTING OPINION - THE LIBERALS RULED WITH CORPORATE AMERICA 

Every so often Associate Justice Thomas comes out with these opinions you would expect from the liberals while the liberals disagree with him. 

The case was simple.   Does the federal arbitration act trumps California more favorable workers' rights law.  The liberals ruled yes the federal law trumps the state law, and Associate Justice Thomas as the sole dissenter found the federal arbitration law never trumps state law.  He actually ruled for the workers and California.

The news media will never report any thing good about Associate Justice Thomas because they hate him.  How sad.

I am not endorsing him, I am just reporting.  If you remember a few months ago he was the lone voice saying women who are victims on rape caused by their commander's neglect of lack of oversight, could sue their commanders.  The liberals ruled against the rape victims.  Associate Justice Thomas ruled for them.

Ah, I have to  check but based on the number of opinions pending this year could see the least number of opinions to ever issue from the Supreme Court.  They are not doing their job.

 DOMESTIC ABUSE TAKES BIG WIN BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT

Before I formally retired I did a lot of work in federal court under the Hague Convention Custody Treaty.  It basically says our federal courts decide if the custody battle for the child[ren]  should be in the U.S. or another country.  In most cases the State Department had to hire counsel to represent parents of foreign parents because they did not have the money to hire a lawyer.  This Italian man had the money.  

The lawyers hired by the State Department were not the brightest bulbs in the room.  The translators they would hire were not competent.  The federal judges decided my translations of the foreign law in any number of Latin American countries were superior to the translators hired by the lawyers hired by the State Department.  Language is not words, it is substance. 

IN TODAY'S CASE THE COURT RULED A FINDING OF DOMESTIC ABUSE IS ENOUGH FOR THE U.S. PARENT TO WIN THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT THE CUSTODY BATTLE IN THE U.S.

She married an Italian man, and moved to Italy where she had her child.  She came to the U.S. with her child under the guise of visiting her family. She stayed and moved for custody based on domestic abuse.  She lost at every level in federal court and was ordered to return the  child to Italy for a custody battle to occur in Italy.

Today the Supreme Court  found the lower courts overread the Hague Convention and that once there is a finding of domestic abuse the case must be heard in the U.S.

I have  done a lot of  these cases, and the courts have consistently ruled you must look beyond just domestic abuse.  This was a major victory for the victims of domestic abuse. 

 SUPREME COURT INSULTS TEXAS, WHILE RULING FOR YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO FIRST NATION ON GAMBLING

"In the end, Texas retreats to the usual redoubt of failing statutory interpretation arguments: an unadorned appeal to public policy"

For the second time in a week the Supreme Court has favored federally recognized First Nations sovereignty.

"Native American Tribes possess “inherent sovereign authority over their members and territories.” Oklahoma Tax Comm’n v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe of Okla., 498 U. S. 505, 509 (1991)"

Now that Texas must allow for some form of gambling on all three federally recognized First Nation territories, you can bet gambling will be introduced during the next legislative session for resort areas.  This means SPI just as one example.

Beyond the Supreme Court's soft spot for First Nations, I really have no use for the Court. 

That first sentence I quote is kind of like the kettle calling the pot black when it comes to the Supreme Court.

And for the record, no matter what Texas told the Supreme Court computer bingo is played in Texas. 777 charges $25.00 for a computer where you just sit there and do nothing and it tells you if you win.  

 THE TERM MENTAL ILLNESS SHOULD BE CHANGED TO CEREBRAL NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE

The term cerebral neurological disease more accurately describes what is happening.  There is a reason the psychiatrists label and medicate with up two three medicines with the majority of patients getting no relief- their treatment plan is label and medicate.

When the first medicine does not work, they give you a second to enhance the first.  Then when the two medicines cause neurological responses they give you a third to address  the side effects.  You are getting no help, but the doctors and pharmaceutical companies are making a fortune.

Part of the problem is paper pushers write all these rules which force really bad medicine.  I would never allow a doctor who graduated a Texas Medical School to treat me.  When you have to hire doctors to be the chief of the department who graduated medical school in third-world countries and got all their advanced training in third-world countries there is a reason.  Your reputation is bad and the best want to have nothing to do with you.

I am not saying you cannot find good doctors from third world counties, you can, but our medical schools are in a sad state of affairs when that is where they have to go to find doctors to teach and head specialty departments. I will say I know an excellent Pakistani neurosurgeon in McAllen, but the VA refused to accept his recommendations.  That is how I ended up in San Antonio, and from an Anglo doctor the VA approved the same treatment plan, they rejected from the Pakistani doctor.

IN THE FIELD OF CEREBRAL NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, MORE AND MORE MEDICAL SCHOOLS ARE DROPPING PSYCHIATRY IN FAVOR OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY 

A neuropsychiatrist will do a full endocrinological workup which will include human growth hormone if indicated.  The military has been very successful in using human growth hormone to treat active service personnel after a traumatic head injury wherein the pituitary has been injured.  The treatment happens after testing.

In psychiatry these quacks give you a serotonin uptake without first even checking  to see if you have a deficiency.  This is the cause for the high failure rate.  In fact it is a cause for some really bad side effects.  If you do not have a deficiency, then why supplement?  I can assure you unless there is a medical emergency a neuropsychiatrist will not give you any of these medicines until you are checked for deficiencies.

THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AND HISTERIA

Every woman knows what they or their friends go through during their monthly cycle.  Their estrogen levels go wild which can cause major mood swings.  It is a cerebral neurological reaction.  A neuropsychiatrist will give a woman a topical estrogen cream while they are breastfeeding to keep their estrogen at normal levels which can avoid some levels of depression.  They do not tell the woman to stop breastfeeding, they simply treat the problem.  They do not give the woman a serotonin uptake. 

THE BRAIN THROUGH THE HYPOTHALAMUS, PITUITARY, AND ADRENAL GLAND PRODUCE MANY HORMONES AND CHEMICALS WHICH REGULATE MOOD

A neuropsychiatrist will look at all these variables, before treatment.  Yes you will have to go to San Antonio or Houston to find one, but it is worth your good health.

Far  too many doctors believe patients are addicted to going to the doctor.  False.  It can be devastating to keep on going and going to just get nowhere.  You give up.  Then depression sets in.  And then a quack psychiatrist starts to pump you with drugs.

PSYCHOANALYSIS  CAN WORK IN THE HANDS OF A QUALIFIED PSYCHOANALYST

There is no magic here.  You just need someone to teach you how to identify your trigger points, and how to manage them.  Some cannot be avoided and some can never be managed.  But the power of knowing this helps.  Knowing you have a real cerebral neurological disease and not a mental illness completely changes how you think about yourself.

Yes, I have some very addictive traits.  If uncontrolled I would have sex several times a day.  But soon I will be at 18 years of abstinence.  How? a realization I do not have to give in to the urge.  My libido is crazy.  And for the record my libido was crazy even when my testosterone was under a 100, which is considered major hypogonadism. I remember going 5-6 times in one night and still wanting more.  Nothing has changed except I learned I did not have to give into it.

I do not drink, but my craving for Bourbon is non-stop all day.  I learned I do not have to give into it.

Even though I never really smoked, I crave a cigarette all day every day.  It is the brain and a very good psychoanalyst taught me it is okay to not give into the urges.  Trust me if I caved to the drinking I would be drunk all day every day, while chain smoking and having sex endlessly every day with as many people as possible.  

Now I will say since the brain surgery to drain the fluid, all of these urges have decreased significantly.  A 15 minute surgery changed everything without pushing endless drugs on me.  I would say the urges are still there but very minimal. Brain surgery not drugs.

OKAY THIS GOT LONG, BUT YOU GET THE IDEA - TOMORROW WHY MARIJUANA NEEDS TO BE LEGALIZED NOW TO  TREAT ANXIETY AND A HOST OF OTHER ISSUES

Texas does not want to fix its cerebral neurological disease problem.  It just wants to jail people, give them a lethal injection, or make them homeless.  None of this is necessary.

SSI DISABILITY

In working with good doctors we have honestly disclosed to Social Security the patient is self medicating with marijuana.  I convince the people I am helping the neuropsychiatrist needs to know so he/she does not mix in medications which would be contra indicated.

The Social Security Agency understands without marijuana to help treat a host of cerebral neurological diseases, people are going to end up being criminals, killing themselves, or worse killing others.  It is a major source of homelessness.

When I help these people we never lie.

I am working on housing rules, and Child Protective Services rules on this issue.  But Texas is stubborn and very anti-science.

I WOULD NEVER USE MARIJUANA 

First I have a host of lung disorders so I am not putting any type smoke into my lungs.  It is also one reason I still use the mask most of the time.  There are a host of things in the air which can make me sick, which have nothing to do  with COVID.  It also helps me with my allergies.

Further, I will not lie, I have smoked marijuana and inhaled.  I actually in college preferred the bong. After one really bad experience, I stopped.  But since then I have tried it a few times. At this point it does nothing for me except causes me to pitch a tent.  Embarrassing, but funny when at the beach.

My last experience was a year ago last May in California.  I tried a sour patch with marijuana.  Other than leaving me with a headache in the morning it did nothing for me.

But just because it does nothing for me, doe not mean it is not life saving  for others.

This is long and tomorrow I will address the criminal issues and how Texas is actually making things worse. 

  SUPREME COURT HAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO ISSUE 29 MORE OPINIONS

It is not lost on me they are expected to hold unconstitutional NY's latest gun law, as the Democrats in the House push for more money for added security for the Supreme Court and other federal judges.  You get it, the Supreme Court makes it easier for bad people to get guns, and then the taxpayer has to pay for extra security for the Supreme Court.

Now to be sure I fully support  the extra security - life matters.  But I do not support the extra security so they are not influenced by fear of guns. I support it because we have a duty to protect them.  What makes me mad is as we pay to protect them they protect the very entities which got them promoted through the system, including the NRA

THE LITTLE BIG CASE - BINGO

I expect the Texas Bingo case to be funny.  If the Ysleta First Nation wins you can expect gambling to be on the table for all resort areas in Texas come the next legislative session.  Historically, but not always, the Supreme Court seems to have a soft sport for First Nations and they tend to win.

THE ABORTION CASE

I have no idea what is going to happen.  Alleged leaked claims from clerks indicate many have hired attorneys, some who practice before the Supreme Court, to represent then during the investigation of the leak of the abortion case.  

It would not surprise me if  the Chief Justice holds the decision until the leak investigation is complete.  If a Justice or one of their clerks were involved, then that Justice no matter who they are should not be allowed to participate in the opinion.

THE  RACE TO OPINIONS

Officially they are scheduled to issue opinions today and Wednesday, but history  teachers us at the end of the Term opinions can in reality issue any day and any time of the day.

For now I wait until 9 a.m. central time to read today's opinions. 

 

 IF YOU THINK ANYTHING WILL CHANGE YOU ARE FOOLING YOURSELF - A BUFFALO MOTHER WHOSE WORDS FALL OF DEAF EARS

SECOND UPDATE:  The Senate has the votes for limited reform.  Well, I will say some baby steps have been taken. I really like that the background checks will include live in partners, and include access to juvenile records.  So maybe with these baby steps, if we still have another mass shooting it will make it easier to ask for more. It provides some money for schools, but nothing to keep these shooters out of malls or stores.  There are currently 20 million AR 15's in the U.S.

UPDATE:  I just watched a video of a doctor who oversaw the dead children in Ulvade.  He described how the bullets decapitated two children.  I had to stop the video to cry. 

"Speaking to the House committee, Dr. Guerrero described returning to the emergency room to horrifying sights: two children who he said had been “pulverized” and “decapitated” by bullets."

Source: NYT

Guys if you cannot understand the Constitutional Right to Life trumps any Constitutional Right to own guns, there is nothing I can ever say to change your minds

I know I already spoke of this, but now consider it after watching this mother's very short video about the wounds her son suffered in the Buffalo mass shooting.

The Republican Party of Buffalo and the Republican voters forced their Republican House Member to withdraw from his reelection campaign for the crime of saying publicly he supports some gun  reform.

Today it is expected a bipartisan Senate Bill with really bad facial covering reforms will be announced.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer caved rather than go nuclear on the Republicans and the Democrats who refuse to vote to bypass the filibuster.

The real sad part is, because the Democrats are cowards, the Republicans will take the House and Senate and Mitch McConnel will pass Bill after Bill, bypassing the filibuster forcing Biden to veto  the Bill thereby giving the Republicans the edge of saying, "see we are getting things done, but Biden veto's everything."

The Democrats have put the welcome mat out for Trump to return to  the White House.  So who are the real traitors? 

The end is near for the Democrats and it will be well deserved.  

We either fight for a Progressive Democratic Party which  will go nuclear on the Republicans or surrender.  Biden, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi have chosen surrender. 

 WHILE BIDEN AND CHUCK SCHUMER [SENATE MAJORITY LEADER - DEMOCRAT] SIT BACK WITH ALL THE POWER NEEDED TO END  THIS TYRANNY AGAINST OUR CHLIDREN, THEY LIKE COWARDS BLAME THE REPUBLICANS

Now that the national readership is taking hold I am not going to keep this page up for ever.  You need to learn to click over to BalancingtheIssue.

I grew to hate the Brownsville Voice because believe it or not I was constrained in my speech.  I need to write from the true socialist perspective and not care whether the people of Brownsville want to read it.  They can wallow in their corruption while the old hags who blog for pay keep the most corrupt people in office.  Local politicos who pay old drunk hags to keep the corruption going are not worth humanity's time.

The local elected officials are just not worth my time, for blogging purposes, but they are worth my  time, when I can justify a federal complaint.  I do not need to write about it.  I just need to file the complaint and allow officials outside the area to do their job. 

I am pushing hard in Congress to demand and answer why the Cares Act investigators refuse to investigate what happened in Brownsville and Cameron county as to the Covid money and vaccines.  My time is better spent there than writing about it for my readers. I do not need to win readers or at the polls, I need to win in federal criminal court.  

I was attacked endlessly for going after our former DA Armando Villalobos.  For my work I was allowed to blog the trial live.  Nationally, only a hand  few of bloggers have been allowed to do this.  When it was done, it was the Herald called in for a possible mistrial for interacting with a juror on line.  I allowed no comments and only wrote what was said.  A few times I did explain legally what was happening.  But never did I comment on the weight of the evidence.  Every day Villalobos and the DOJ thanked me for my detailed testimony which always helped them to prepare for the next day. 

So in the same way I never let go at the federal level the indictment of Armando Villalobos, I will work daily on seeking the indictment of judges and other officials all over the state. 

I understand our schools have turned to rote memorization instead of real learning.  But we have a constitution and it still matters.

There is no issue the Senate and House can write their own rules.  But, they cannot write rules which violate the Constitution.  If the Republicans were to take control they could write a rule minorities and women must sit in the back of the chamber.  It is their rule and the Supreme Court has found they can write their own rules.

But I can guarantee you the Supreme Court would find when the rules violate the constitution, they are not enforceable.

THE FILIBUSTER AS CURRENTLY CONFIGURED IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL - BUT THE DEMOCRATS WILL NOT GO TO COURT AND CHALLENGE IT - BERNIE SANDERS IS A COMPLETE JOKE ON THIS ISSUE - ALL WORDS - NO ACTION

The Senate filibuster rule says no Bill passes without 60 votes, the Constitution says all you need is a majority.  The Constitution trumps the Senate Rule.

A filibuster  rule which allows a member to stand up and speak for 60 hours is fine.  But in the end, the Bill will still pass on a majority vote.

This is the core reason for why nothing is getting done, and the Democrats who have the power to end it, and pass gun reform, immigration reform, tax reform to make the wealthy pay their fair share, and strong laws on price gouging with major jail time, they will not even though the people will applaud them.

I AM SO TIRED WITH THE ARGUMENT ABOUT NOT TAXING THE RICH MORE

Easy question: are you opposed to people having to pay more to sit in first class instead of coach?

So why then are you opposed to people who receive the greater benefit from from the government - namely the billionaires - pay more in taxes?

You do understand Social Security is solvent.  The problem is the Republicans are paying for the billionaire and multimillionaire tax breaks with money taken from the Social Security Trust fund.

The billionaires and multi-millionaires are going to be fine in 2035 when Social Security goes broke, but you will not.  But you will keep on buying into their garbage while you and your parents go without. 

Our military and law enforcement protect these billionaires and multi-millionaires.  They have almost become  the private security service for billionaires and  corporations which do not pay taxes. We send our children to die in needless wars to protect  their assets, and then they refuse to pay their fair share for that security

It is called the benefit of the bargain - a simple capitalist term the corporatists and Republicans oppose. They are not capitalists.

DEAL WITH IT - THE DEMOCRATS CAN END THE FILIBUSTER MONDAY AND MOVE THE GOVERNMENT FORWARD, BUT THEY WILL NOT - SO DEAL WITH IT - IT IS ON THE DEMOCRATS

You know all of that fuel tax you pay at the pump, it is to maintain the interstate highway system so corporations can make billions.  There needs to be a major surcharge on the corporations, not the truck drivers, to pay the gas taxes to maintain the interstate highway system, while getting rid of the tax at the pump. There should be zero taxes at the pump for gas.

You see there are solutions, but the corporatists rule this country and the Democrats refuse to do anything to make them pay their fair share.  Just how many billions do individuals need before they have enough? 

The government can regulate pricing and the endless price gouging, but the coward Biden is giving in to his corporate friends along with the Democrats who protect the corporations.  Just keep on voting for the enemy. 

IT IS TIME FOR THE SOCIALIST VOICE BE HEARD AND THE PEOPLE EDUCATED AS TO THE  TRUTH

We want you to be left alone to live as you please within the confines of reasonable laws.  We want to protect family owned businesses.  You should always eat out locally and support your community.  This is who we really are.  I do my best to only do business with family owned businesses when I can.  The family owned business is the backbone of  this country. 

BALANCING THE ISSUES TAKES OFF NATIONALLY

Yesterday I had some time to post the piece on several like minded well read blogs.  The readership shot up,  What people do not seem to understand locally, our problems are the same as those all over the U.S.  I am just giving it the national perspective.

Biden, and especially Kamala Harris have zero chance of being reelected.  I refuse to vote for any Democrat who does not call out Biden as the inept racist he is.  I will never forget how this narrow minded racist called out a black man for not being black enough.

Biden is one of those Democrats who  thinks just because he lets black people sit at his dinner table he is not a racist.

His belief in the confessional absolves him of all sins, so he has no moral compass to guide him.  He is automatically absolved in the confessional.  This con by the Catholic Church brought slaughter to millions around the world, through war, imperialism, and conquering of First Nations around the globe.

I like Pope Francis a lot, but he knows he is impotent as the Pope because the church is no longer at one in dogma.  Such as this country it is too fractured to be fixed without radical change.  They need to end the confessional.  People need to know their sins and learn to live with them.

I enjoyed yesterday's piece, and finally getting back into the national discussions.  The response in readership was very good.

If locally Brownsville wants to think of the bigger picture, they will read what I have to say.

I am not pro Republican, but I am vehemently opposed to the Plantation Democrats.  I want a fight, and taking pictures sitting around saying we care is like a fool taking a knife to a war where the other side is aiming a nuclear weapon at you.  Biden and his minions will never take on the Republicans.  To a person they are as guilty of the 19 dead children and two teachers in Uvalde as the gunman.

Until we call them out nothing will change.

I wish I had voted for Flores, even though I know she is dangerous.  Sanchez like his brother is a coward with no regard for the people.  Until we put up true hardcore Progressives willing to go head to head with the Republicans we lose. 

By denying the Democrats any voice until they are willing to really fight and call out the Republicans for what they are, and any Democrat unwilling to vote to bypass the filibuster, I say vote Republican, because the Republicans in total control is what it is going to  take for the people to finally give a crap and end them for good. 

When in town I am willing to work with those who want to start a New Democratic Progressive Party.  We still have time to run write in candidates for November. There is a national movement.  But it takes money and those with money in Texas want nothing to do with ending the tyranny of the Plantation Democrats. So be it.  In time more progressive Democrats and true socialist like me are going to just leave Texas to those of you who prefer life in a concentration camp wherein the government dictates your every move. 

Come November if the Democrat on the statewide ticket has not called out Biden for what he is, I will pull Republican.  The Plantation Democrats are to be denied any place at the table. 

I will keep this theme going through 2024.  Not one vote to any Democrat unwilling to call out Biden for the complete and total failure and racist he is. 

 

THE INSURRECTION HEARINGS - A WASTE OF TIME OR INFORMATIVE?

Guys I would much prefer your click on Balancing the Issues

Informative implies people are listening.  I watched in utter boredom, and I want Trump tried for treason. I will go so far as to say if the people of Wyoming primary Liz Cheney out of the Party, they should be renamed :The first state of insurrection and traitors."  But none of this is the point.  Was it informative?  No.  We really learned nothing which will change any person's opinion.

We as a nation are way too fractured under the current leadership, both Republican and Democrat to repair this country.  I thought Bush II was totally incompetent, but Biden gives new meaning to incompetent. 

People are hurting over the price of gas, and Biden does not invite Venezuela to a meeting of Latin American countries.  Maduro has put out an olive branch to work with American companies to get the oil moving again, but Biden says no because he wants to starve them.  He cannot tolerate any Latin American country which refuses to kowtow to the U.S.

If you think your fuel surcharge on your PUB bill was high in the bill you just got, wait until next month, it will be way over a $100.00.  This is on Biden and the Democrats. And no, I do not support the Republicans.  You can call out an incompetent Biden without supporting the Republicans.

The people of Cuba are fleeing in records numbers.  People are abandoning their homes because so many people are fleeing there is no one to buy the homes for sale.  They are flooding our border making the crisis worse. Biden now owns the border crisis.  

But Biden will do business with a leader who ordered the killing of an American journalist, but not any Latin American leader which refuses to learn their place. 

It may be time we start  thinking about trying Biden for crimes against humanity.  Any Democrat who stands with him deserves to lose. His  racist policies against Latin America will never stand in my book.  What has Cuba done to us to cause Biden to starve them to death, thereby compounding the border crisis? 

It will shock many, but if Adam Kinzinger [Republican] were able to start an independent movement for a White House  run I would donate to the campaign.  It is true we disagree on many issues, but he is very pragmatic and does not run from the truth.  Nothing is more important than restoring the Republic, and Adam is my man for that job.  I would support Liz Cheney as his VP, event though I have zero use for her father. 

There is no doubt in my mind these two would make bipartisanship the norm again and that is what the people want and this country needs.

Just weeks ago in Buffalo during a mass shooting in a predominately black community, 10 people we murdered.  Their congressman, a Republican came out for some additional gun control.  The community forced him to withdraw from his  race for reelection.  Do you think these people are listening or care?  No.  10 people murdered in a mass shooting, and the people of Buffalo forced their congressman to pull out of his reelection bid for supporting some gun control.

Newsflash, Ulvalde, Texas is predominately Republicans where 19 children were so brutally murdered only a pair of green sneakers were able to identify one child.  Nothing.  People are locked in to what they believe and 4 days of a propaganda show by the January 6th Committee will change nothing.  It is not informative.  Those who want to know the truth know the truth.

The basic core problem is  the Democrats are unwilling to come out swinging.

Chuck Schumer, as the Senate Majority leader [Democrat]  is a coward of the first degree. He needs to put the House Gun Reform bill on the floor of the Senate and call for a vote to bypass the filibuster with a clear message, everyone who votes no, especially Democrats, will have the blood on their hands of every dead child after the next mass shooting.

Every poll shows the people are tired of nothing getting done on anything.  Just do something in a very big way or resign and allow someone who is not a coward to lead. 

 SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER IS AS GUILTY OF THE DEATH OF THE ULVALDE CHILDREN AS ALL THE NRA MEMBERS BLOCKING GUN CONTROL

I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THE REPUBLICAN POSITION IS THE RIGHT TO GUN OWNERSHIP TRUMPS YOUR RIGHT TO LIFE, WHILE YOUR RIGHT TO LIBERTY AND SOVEREIGNTY OVER YOUR BODY IS SECONARY TO THE RIGHT TO LIFE OF THE FETUS

The latter is a lot more rational than the  former, but its shows just how random and arbitrary the Republicans and Supreme Court have become.

Sorry I have not posted this week.  It has been a busy week.  The city of Brownsville government in my opinion has collapsed and I am very busy working on federal complaints, and providing additional documentation.  

Also I had two complex medical procedures which took my entire days for prep and the procedures.  I have an amazing new urologist who knows more about the male anatomy than most doctors, and certainly more than endocrinologists who are trained to treat hormones.  The procedure identified the problem.  It is easily fixed with an inexpensive medicine, but boy did he have a few select words for how inept endocrinologists are when it comes to hormone replacement therapy.  

He was also very well versed in human growth hormone replacement therapy and heart disease and an entire list of associated medical problems.  I cannot believe we have someone so well informed.  He encouraged me to keep on fighting until the VA finds an endocrinologist who will to do the test to verify the human growth hormone deficiency.  He used to treat it until the FDA took the treatment off the market for the more expensive one, under Trump.

People are needlessly dying of heart attacks because they cannot get treatment.  So I am taking the protocol being used by the military and several well known major hospitals like Cedar Sinai and seeking care through the chief of medical care at the VA in Washington. 

This is insane.  They have proven if you have human growth hormone deficiency, the health benefits when properly treated are amazing to include preventing heart attacks.  But because bad doctors give it to body builders who do not qualify to receive it, and the associated side effects, that is all doctors know about versus the benefits for people who truly have the deficiency. 

ANYWAY BACK TO THE ISSUE

The videos are too depressing, so I decided to not include any of them.  A son whose mother was killed in Buffalo told Congress if they were not going to fix the problem to resign and allow for someone who will fix the problem to take their seat.

All polling shows the American people are overwhelming in support of significant reform. 

THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT EXIST IN A VACUUM

I want to be clear, I oppose all violence, especially against law enforcement for doing their job and public officials who you believe have failed us.  But it is not lost on me the Supreme Court is about to issue an opinion making it easier to own guns at the same time these privileged tyrants are demanding the taxpayer incur more expenses to provide them better security. 

I KNOW THE HOUSE NEW GUN CONTROL BILL CANNOT PASS IN THE SENATE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER SHOULD ROLLOVER

Yes, you have the right to own guns, but you also have the right to life.  The two provisions in the constitution conflict with one another.  So the question is, which trumps which?  I say the right to life trumps ownership of an AK-15.  Remember it is the Republicans saying the right to life trumps liberty.  This is not as new concept. 

Chuck Schumer needs to put it to a vote to bypass the filibuster.  Any Democrat who votes to not bypass the filibuster needs to be called out as supporting the laws resulting in the death of our children and other family members.  We are going to lose the Senate, so why not start calling out the fake Democratic senators blocking the progress the people are demanding 

It is time to take a side.

The overwhelming majority of the American people support the proposed reform.

SINCE CHUCK SCHUMER IS UNWILLING TO LEAD, IT IS TIME HE  STEPS DOWN IN FAVOR OF SOMEONE WHO WILL

I am tired of being told we must vote Democrat because they are better than the Republicans.  For me it is like saying the Democratic abuse of your  children under Democrats is not as bad as under the Republicans.

I voted by mail for Dan Sanchez.  I now regret my vote.  So long as Chuck Schumer is in charge of the Senate and Nancy Pelosi is in charge of the House no Democrat will receive my support. 

It is time for a new Progressive Democratic Party.  And if AOC and company are unwilling to call out Schumer over his failed leadership, then screw her.  I am done.  This country can do so much better. 

 JUST HEART BREAKING

I will say on the Beto comment, it is not actually accurate.  The politicians were more angry at Beto, that is true, but the people in the audience yelled to let Beto speak.

But what is truly surreal is the Republicans in Buffalo, NY which had a mass shooting just days before Ulvade forced their Republican Congressman to withdraw from reelection over his support for gun control.

There is no fixing this.  Until we have Democrats willing to fight.  Nancy Pelosi is as much a part of the problem as the Republicans.

"WASHINGTON – A week after becoming a rare Republican supporter of banning assault weapons, Rep. Chris Jacobs on Friday withdrew from the race for Congress in a conservative district stretching from suburban Buffalo to Chemung County – bowing to pressure from party leaders and gun rights activists and unleashing what could be a fervent battle to replace him as the GOP nominee.

Source: Buffalo News

 

GOVERNOR BUSH SIGNED THE LAW UNDER REPUBLICAN CONTROL WHICH HAS BROUGHT OUR ELECTRIC BILLS TO RECORD HIGHS.

"This new price point is the costliest ever recorded since the state grid's privatization in 1999, and experts are expecting consumer rancor as the summer months progress."

... .

"The average price-per-kilowatt hour of electricity for Texas residents has increased 70 percent year-over-year from June 2021, according to The Dallas Morning News' Mitchell Sherman, who compared new rates offered by state power providers in 2022 to those consumers were offered in 2021. According to Power to Choose, a site through which Texas consumers can compare power plans, Lone Star State residents signing new contracts in June 2022 are paying 18.48 cents per kilowatt hour—10.5 cents more than the averaged rate they were paying in June, 2021 (7.98 cents)."

Source: Houston Chronicle 

Of course President Biden will be blamed for a decision made by Bush and the Republicans.

PROGRESSIVE VOICES LOSE  TWO KEY ELECTIONS

In Pennsylvania with the recount continuing the more progressive McCormick has conceded to Oz in the Republican Senate Campaign. While McCormick is a Republican, compared to Oz he was progressive. He has now committed to insure Oz is elected as the next Senator from Pennsylvania.

In Texas, Henry Cuellar after formally filing a complaint with the Texas Democratic Party for hacking one of his accounts, final vote count increased to 281 ahead of Jessica Cisneros.  Cuellar made clear the state Party was to stay out of the primaries and they did not.  Sound familiar?

From Fox News:  "Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has accused the political director for the Texas Democratic Party (TDP) of viewing his private voter database without consent prior to his primary runoff election last month for the Lone Star State's 28th Congressional District."

I cannot find a final count in the Vallejo Ramirez race.  

Today's voter turnout was 1002, the best day so far,

 

IT APPEARS FOR NOW VICENTE GONZALEZ'S OLD SEAT GOES TO PROGRESSIVE MICHELLE VALLEJO

 

With a lead of a mere 33 votes, this one is way too close to call, such as Cuellar and Cisneros.

But if both Vallejo and Cisneros win, Nancy Pelosi is going to have a reckoning as the progressives push her aside.  Certainly if the Democrats lose the House, Pelosi will have no leadership role at all. 

BOTH THIS AND THE CUELLAR CISNEROS ELECTIONS JUST CHANGED OVER A PENNSYLVANIA RULING CONCERNING MAIL BALLOTS

In the Oz McCormick race in Pennsylvania, McCormick won for now the right to have all mail ballots counted even if the voter failed to place a date on the return ballot.  From the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, to the federal court of appeals, and now another trial judge, the date issue has been deemed non-material.  In Pennsylvania when the ballot is received by the elections office it is stamped with the date, so there is no dispute as to when it was received.

In the federal court of appeals case the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay the order compelling Pennsylvania to count the mail ballots without a date placed by the voter.

AOC AND THE PROGRESSIVES ARE PUSHING FOR EVEYONE IN TEXAS WHO HAD  THEIR MAIL BALLOT REJECTED TO CONTACT THEIR ORGANIZATION

The bigger issue in Texas is the signature.  People's signatures change.  But if you return your mail ballot when you get it the elections office will afford you an opportunity to correct any possible problem.

So in reality Texas is not as rigid as Pennsylvania, but the mail ballots could still be an issue.

Also note not every election administrator is the same.  Some are very generous in how hard they work to verify a signature before the ballot is rejected.  Others are not so generous.

But with the Vallejo and Cuellar wins being so small, a ruling on the mail ballots could change everything.

I would expect a recount in both.  With a 33 vote lead, Vallejo is certainly holding onto a very small lead which could easily change in a recount.