The Institute of Peace was established by a Congressional bill in the 1980s. It is an independent statutory organization. The President has the authority to appoint (or dismiss) 12 of its 15 board members, However, decisions as to its future should be controlled by Congress. If Congress was truly functional and exercised its Article I responsibilities...never mind.
Most of Trump's devoted Sect of US Christian Nationalists are blind and oblivious to these words from the Sermon on the Mount in their Bibles as the US is the BIGGEST ARMS MERCHANT in the History of Nations: [9] Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5
Trump is going crazy now that as the Commander-in-Chief he can order bombing killing so many people. POWER CORRUPTS!
'Making Our Rights Disappear: The Authoritarian War on Due Process'
“If Trump can disappear them, he can disappear you. The Trump regime is already targeting immigrants who are here legally simply because they expressed opinions that Trump disagreed with. What makes you think he’ll stop there? With no court to verify anything the Trump regime alleges, you could be arrested and sent to a prison in El Salvador for having views the regime dislikes.”
Imagine this: you’re rounded up in the dead of night by government agents, arrested and sent to a detention center. The arresting agents don’t identify themselves, nor do they provide any documentation indicating why you are being detained. Nevertheless, without your family or friends knowing that you have been taken hostage, without anyone knowing where you are being transported or why, and without any opportunity to defend yourself or proclaim your innocence, you are flown out of the country to a foreign prison in a police state where you will have no rights whatsoever.
There can be no understating the danger.
The war on due process is here.
No trials. No hearings. No rights. Just indefinite detention and secret deportations.
This is the fate that awaits every one of us, not just immigrants (legal or otherwise), if the government’s war on the Constitution remains unchecked................................
Looking at the historical record of America it seems to me that the ultimate basis of the American political system is not the CONSTITUTION but the decisions of the president. Neither Congress nor the Supreme Court are a major obstacle for presidential actions. This has been the case for a very long time and the current „outrage“ on the part of the liberal establishment towards Trump’s decisions is, to put it mildly, pure hypocrisy.
Well, DUH. You say that like bald faced hypocrisy is a "bug" rather than a "feature" in such US national political dialogues?
The big stick is A-OK & perfectly legit if YOU are holding it, clearly un American, unconstitutional, dictatorial and probably an illegal over reach if your opponent is swinging it.
Well, I for one won't miss an institution whose very name was a pathetic joke. Now, let us recall that once upon a time a chap named Kucinich put his name in the hat of Dem. would-be POTUS candidates. He proposed replacing "DOD" with a Department of Peace. For some "strange" [ :-) ] reason, the Dem. Establishment couldn't muster any enthusiasm for his candidacy.
:-) His ideas, if realized, of course would have menaced the Permanent War National Security State. But no risk that such a candidate could win in contemporary USA.
My comment in ZeroHedge on this article, 'If Everything Is Going To Be Okay, Why Are The US & The EU Feverishly Preparing For World War III?'
This Material World is rapidly moving along a Path to fulfill Biblical Prophecy from the Old and New Testaments before the People even know it to react to stop it.
From the major Jewish Prophet Isaiah from the Old Testament in the last chapter 66 of his Book in the Book of Books:
For behold, the Lord shall come with FIRE, and like a tempest,
His chariots, to render His anger with FURY, and His rebuke with flames of FIRE
Don't forget Trump expressly threatened FIRE and FURY like this world has not seen in his 1st term.
In the New Testament this is the advance warning in the Revelation of Jesus Christ 16:13-16:
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet (false beliefs about God in Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth (in Today's language they're Billionaires, Presidents, Prime Ministers, CEOs and other idols of the People) and of the whole world, (the rest of us) to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Behold, I come as a thief. (when you least expect it) Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue ARMAGEDDON.
For those paying attention, that battle of the great day of God Almighty is shaping up in the Middle East in our Generations between Jews, Christians and Islam with Trump threatening to bomb Iran. He's already bombing Yemen on Israel's behalf.
'Trump Signs Order Ending Union Bargaining Rights for Wide Swaths of Federal Employees'
The executive order signed Thursday night covers all or some unionized employees at around 20 agencies, including the departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, State, Justice, Energy, Interior, Treasury, Defense.
Could anything else have been expected with Trump's Billionaire Oligarchic Plutocracy taking over the US Republic?
Netanyahu Promises the “Final Stage” of Gaza Genocide Will Lead to Implementation of “Trump’s Plan"
Soon after Hamas announced it had accepted a ceasefire proposal, Israel responded by heavily bombing Gaza, killing children dressed for the Eid holiday, and preparing further ground invasions.
Hours after Hamas announced it had accepted a ceasefire plan, drafted by negotiation mediators from Egypt and Qatar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out his plans on Sunday for what he called the “final stage” of his genocidal campaign in Gaza. “Hamas will lay down its weapons. Its leaders will be allowed to leave. We will see to the general security in the Gaza Strip and will allow the realization of the Trump plan for voluntary migration,” Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday, referring to President Donald Trump’s threat to seize Gaza and remove Palestinians from their land. “This is the plan. We are not hiding this and are ready to discuss it at any time.” Netanyahu also boasted, “We have an alliance with the greatest superpower in the world.” He later said the Israeli cabinet had voted in favor of intensifying the military assault on Gaza................................................
The Institute of Peace was established by a Congressional bill in the 1980s. It is an independent statutory organization. The President has the authority to appoint (or dismiss) 12 of its 15 board members, However, decisions as to its future should be controlled by Congress. If Congress was truly functional and exercised its Article I responsibilities...never mind.
Congress? I heard of that somewhere. Can you provide a link?
Most of Trump's devoted Sect of US Christian Nationalists are blind and oblivious to these words from the Sermon on the Mount in their Bibles as the US is the BIGGEST ARMS MERCHANT in the History of Nations: [9] Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5
Trump is going crazy now that as the Commander-in-Chief he can order bombing killing so many people. POWER CORRUPTS!
“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Dear Bill;
Could you please make sure Kobo Rakutan has "American Militarism on Steroids" ebook as soon as possible for those of us who boycott Amazon.
thanks,
love,
beth
I'll look into it. Thanks for your interest.
Not much money in peace. Invest in war industries. Guaranteed profits. You'll live happily ever after!
'Making Our Rights Disappear: The Authoritarian War on Due Process'
“If Trump can disappear them, he can disappear you. The Trump regime is already targeting immigrants who are here legally simply because they expressed opinions that Trump disagreed with. What makes you think he’ll stop there? With no court to verify anything the Trump regime alleges, you could be arrested and sent to a prison in El Salvador for having views the regime dislikes.”
Imagine this: you’re rounded up in the dead of night by government agents, arrested and sent to a detention center. The arresting agents don’t identify themselves, nor do they provide any documentation indicating why you are being detained. Nevertheless, without your family or friends knowing that you have been taken hostage, without anyone knowing where you are being transported or why, and without any opportunity to defend yourself or proclaim your innocence, you are flown out of the country to a foreign prison in a police state where you will have no rights whatsoever.
There can be no understating the danger.
The war on due process is here.
No trials. No hearings. No rights. Just indefinite detention and secret deportations.
This is the fate that awaits every one of us, not just immigrants (legal or otherwise), if the government’s war on the Constitution remains unchecked................................
https://off-guardian.org/2025/03/31/making-our-rights-disappear-the-authoritarian-war-on-due-process/
Looking at the historical record of America it seems to me that the ultimate basis of the American political system is not the CONSTITUTION but the decisions of the president. Neither Congress nor the Supreme Court are a major obstacle for presidential actions. This has been the case for a very long time and the current „outrage“ on the part of the liberal establishment towards Trump’s decisions is, to put it mildly, pure hypocrisy.
@Karl
"pure hypocrisy"
Well, DUH. You say that like bald faced hypocrisy is a "bug" rather than a "feature" in such US national political dialogues?
The big stick is A-OK & perfectly legit if YOU are holding it, clearly un American, unconstitutional, dictatorial and probably an illegal over reach if your opponent is swinging it.
Well, I for one won't miss an institution whose very name was a pathetic joke. Now, let us recall that once upon a time a chap named Kucinich put his name in the hat of Dem. would-be POTUS candidates. He proposed replacing "DOD" with a Department of Peace. For some "strange" [ :-) ] reason, the Dem. Establishment couldn't muster any enthusiasm for his candidacy.
It was his first name that did him in. The media started calling him Dennis the Menace and that was it for his candidacy.
:-) His ideas, if realized, of course would have menaced the Permanent War National Security State. But no risk that such a candidate could win in contemporary USA.
My comment in ZeroHedge on this article, 'If Everything Is Going To Be Okay, Why Are The US & The EU Feverishly Preparing For World War III?'
This Material World is rapidly moving along a Path to fulfill Biblical Prophecy from the Old and New Testaments before the People even know it to react to stop it.
From the major Jewish Prophet Isaiah from the Old Testament in the last chapter 66 of his Book in the Book of Books:
For behold, the Lord shall come with FIRE, and like a tempest,
His chariots, to render His anger with FURY, and His rebuke with flames of FIRE
Don't forget Trump expressly threatened FIRE and FURY like this world has not seen in his 1st term.
Make no mistake about it! This is the form that FIRE and FURY will take never possible in Human History before WWII: https://youtu.be/7VG2aJyIFrA?si=BcIZ84xVgEtQ47I2
In the New Testament this is the advance warning in the Revelation of Jesus Christ 16:13-16:
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet (false beliefs about God in Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth (in Today's language they're Billionaires, Presidents, Prime Ministers, CEOs and other idols of the People) and of the whole world, (the rest of us) to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Behold, I come as a thief. (when you least expect it) Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue ARMAGEDDON.
For those paying attention, that battle of the great day of God Almighty is shaping up in the Middle East in our Generations between Jews, Christians and Islam with Trump threatening to bomb Iran. He's already bombing Yemen on Israel's behalf.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/if-everything-going-be-okay-why-are-us-eu-feverishly-preparing-world-war-iii
'Trump Signs Order Ending Union Bargaining Rights for Wide Swaths of Federal Employees'
The executive order signed Thursday night covers all or some unionized employees at around 20 agencies, including the departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, State, Justice, Energy, Interior, Treasury, Defense.
Could anything else have been expected with Trump's Billionaire Oligarchic Plutocracy taking over the US Republic?
https://portside.org/2025-03-30/trump-signs-order-ending-union-bargaining-rights-wide-swaths-federal-employees
Netanyahu Promises the “Final Stage” of Gaza Genocide Will Lead to Implementation of “Trump’s Plan"
Soon after Hamas announced it had accepted a ceasefire proposal, Israel responded by heavily bombing Gaza, killing children dressed for the Eid holiday, and preparing further ground invasions.
Hours after Hamas announced it had accepted a ceasefire plan, drafted by negotiation mediators from Egypt and Qatar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out his plans on Sunday for what he called the “final stage” of his genocidal campaign in Gaza. “Hamas will lay down its weapons. Its leaders will be allowed to leave. We will see to the general security in the Gaza Strip and will allow the realization of the Trump plan for voluntary migration,” Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday, referring to President Donald Trump’s threat to seize Gaza and remove Palestinians from their land. “This is the plan. We are not hiding this and are ready to discuss it at any time.” Netanyahu also boasted, “We have an alliance with the greatest superpower in the world.” He later said the Israeli cabinet had voted in favor of intensifying the military assault on Gaza................................................
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/netanyahu-trump-final-stage-gaza-genocide
"Peace Is Our(I guess it was when I was in the USAF "Sky-Cop Shop"?) My Profession" Motto SAC 1973-77! They need a Reminder...:/ :o)
Graveyards are (relatively) peaceful places.