From JS KASS the Chicago Tribune.............interesting................

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-constitution-president-trump-kass-0125-20170124-column.html

"Is it possible — perhaps even likely — that terrified liberals and Democrats are right about President Donald Trump?
Yes. I want to be fair, here. It's quite possible they are right.

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Trump's politics and policies frighten them, but also his personality, even his facial expressions.

And so the smell of burning Democratic hair wafts over America, and through much of the media, as the political theater of the left becomes not only increasingly noisy but also increasingly violent and hostile. That odor carries the scent of judgment, a scent of warnings unheeded over years, as Democrat and Republican establishments encouraged the growth of imperial presidential power under presidents Bush and Obama. What truly scares the left — and many establishment Republicans — is that President Trump is the most powerful man on Earth and he's told them to go (jump off a cliff).

He holds the awesome power of the federal hammer in his hands. And now, he's exactly the kind of imperial president they never, ever wanted. Yet there is a solution that may just rid the air of burning hair. If Democrats are serious with all their caterwauling and shrieking about Trump, if they are truly worried about a chief executive running amok, there's one thing they must do: Support Trump's nomination of a conservative candidate for the Supreme Court in the mold of the late, great Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. If not, then all the Democratic hair-on-fire theatrics, all the handwringing about Trump and "alternative facts" when they were silent about Obama administration falsehoods — it all tells Americans a story. It tells Americans that Democrats aren't remotely serious, and that all the left is really doing is screaming about lost power.

"For most of the 2016 campaign, the very idea of 'President Trump' seemed like a thought experiment a libertarian might have invented to get a liberal friend to focus on the dangers of concentrated power," Gene Healy wrote in a piece for the libertarian journal Reason a few weeks ago. "Now it's an experiment we're going to run in real life, starting January 20, 2017."

That experiment is underway and media reports refer to the "Scalia-ness" of the Trump nominees. And so, if you're truly worried about Trump's overreach, you'll demand an originalist on the Supreme Court. What the nation needs now is someone who understands that the Constitution was written not to bow to the impulses of an imperial presidential personality, but to hold it in check and protect our liberty. Yet for decades, the bipartisan establishment didn't care. Some years, Democrats held the presidential hammer and other years, Republicans held it.

Republicans sometimes complained about Democrats referring to a "living document," but they, too, used that idea of a malleable Constitution and an increasingly muscular executive. "Living document" was a cheap line offered by establishment hacks to accommodate power. It was all an inside game, an establishment game, an understanding among elites that the presidency was their federal hammer, not the people's. It allowed liberal courts to legislate from the bench. It removed responsibility from an increasingly supine Congress that deferred to the presidency. And it put the people on the outside, where the establishment wanted them. That's corrosive, and it erupted with Trump.

One who recognized this long-term danger to the republic was Barack Obama. Campaigning for the presidency in 2008, he rightly chastised President George W. Bush.
"I taught Constitutional Law for 10 years," candidate Obama said in 2008 on CNN. "I take the Constitution very seriously. The biggest problems that we're facing right now have to do with George Bush trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go through Congress at all. And that's what I intend to reverse when I'm president of the United States of America."

He took it seriously all right. Obama seriously grabbed even more power. When the Democrats had control of Congress, he pushed through his Obamacare health plan, now falling of its own weight.

That cost the Democrats control, and when he was at an impasse with a Republican-dominated Congress, he tossed his concerns about an imperial presidency out the White House window. And he announced he'd bypass Congress. "I've got a pen and I've got a phone," he said, and began writing his own laws, like a boss.

Like a Boss mayor of America the Chicago Way.

Democrats weren't merely silent as Obama took extra constitutional steps. They were overjoyed, because he was their guy. So came Obama's Libya policy, and U.S. missile strikes there without Congressional authorization; the targeting of journalists who irked him; the unleashing of the Internal Revenue Service on conservative organizations; and the secret surveillance of Americans by the National Security Agency. NSA director James Clapper famously lied to Congress about it.

If you want a valuable examination of presidential overreach, I refer you to Ilya Shapiro in The Federalist. Shapiro characterized Obama's imperial presidential overreach this way:

"It's as if the goal was to show Donald Trump how it's done."

The way to stop this is to hold the Constitution close. And to have Supreme Court justices interpret the Constitution just as it was written, for this very reason: American liberty."

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"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>

You think the Democrats are whining now??

How do you think they'll react to a hard-line conservative justice?

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Speaking of contenders for the opening:

3 Judges Trump May Nominate For The Supreme Court

"The consensus seems to be that among the finalists on Trump's shortlist are Neil Gorsuch, a judge on the federal appeals court based in Denver; Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of Alabama, who served on the federal appeals court based in Atlanta; and Judge Thomas Hardiman of Pittsburgh, who serves on the 3rd Circuit Federal Court of Appeals."
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"Gorsuch, 49, is considered a cerebral proponent of "originalism," the idea that the Constitution should be interpreted as the Founding Fathers would have more than 200 years ago, and of "textualism," the idea that statutes should be interpreted literally, without considering the legislative history and underlying purpose of the law."
[My money says M.K. is voting for this guy, possibly Guy too?]
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"Educated at Northeast Louisiana University and Tulane Law School, Pryor, 54, is a protege of Trump's nominee for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions. When Sessions served as Alabama state attorney general, Pryor was his deputy and succeeded him when Sessions was elected to the U.S. Senate.""As state attorney general, Pryor filed a brief that supported the right of states to make consenting private homosexual conduct a crime."...
[yep, a homophobe, catman is this your guy?]
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"Judge Hardiman, educated at Notre Dame and Georgetown Law School. Like other potential nominees on the short list, the 51-year-old has a conservative record, in his case with particular emphasis on the rights of gun owners."
[of these 3 choices, I gotta go with this guy, at least he's spent time living/serving in PA...]

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Typical of your thinking that 'spent time living/serving in PA' would be a factor for consideration rather than actual views on the Constitution.

Justice Gorsuch will be confirmed over the weeping and wailing of the Dims........

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"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>

Typical of your thinking that 'spent time living/serving in PA' would be a factor for consideration rather than actual views on the Constitution.

Justice Gorsuch will be confirmed over the weeping and wailing of the Dims........

about Hardiman, well, YES I do think that's a factor. Of those 3 choices he would be my pick. Although like the others, he is a hard line conservative, the worst thing I see about him is that he's pro-gun (which doesn't bother this liberal much). That, and I think someone who's served in a busy northern city might not have such ridiculous views as the others, due to possibly being grounded in some sort of actual realty (as opposed to alternative reality).

Obviously Gorsuch is likely my least desired of the 3.

In any event, it's up to our wonderful and intelligent president to make a pick. And it's up to the dems in office to fight tooth and nail if the pick is absurd.

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Typical of your thinking that 'spent time living/serving in PA' would be a factor for consideration rather than actual views on the Constitution.

Justice Gorsuch will be confirmed over the weeping and wailing of the Dims........

about Hardiman, well, YES I do think that's a factor. Of those 3 choices he would be my pick. Although like the others, he is a hard line conservative, the worst thing I see about him is that he's pro-gun (which doesn't bother this liberal much). That, and I think someone who's served in a busy northern city might not have such ridiculous views as the others, due to possibly being grounded in some sort of actual realty (as opposed to alternative reality).

Obviously Gorsuch is likely my least desired of the 3.

In any event, it's up to our wonderful and intelligent president to make a pick. And it's up to the dems in office to fight tooth and nail if the pick is absurd.

Sounds like somebody doesn't realize there's much much more to PA than Philly, Pittsburgg and Scranton. Much is rural. Heck, within 20 miles of Scranton are COAL MINES!!! Sheesh. But maybe it has to be somebody from W. Va.?

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Bring Back Coal. REAL WORK by REAL HuWoMan.

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Make American Lungs Black Again.

Bleeding, Sweaty REAL WORKING Hands make America GREAT Again.

All CRYBABY CLOWN COMMIE SUCKER PUNCHIN' RIOTING LOOTING WEEPING WHACKOs do with Their SOFT HANDS is Write Up Protest Signs. ROTFLMAO.

WIMPS

REAL WORKIN' Yap

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Yap.

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yep it yap I guess...

Arrest and Charge, CRYBABY COMMIE CLOWN Sanctuary Lovin' MayorOfChicago with HateCRIME. This Man has ALLOWED for Many Years, Death and Injuries to Thousands upon Thousands upon Thousands of CITIZENS of Chicago and Has done NOTHING to Stop His CRIME of HATE.

He MUST HATE Citizens of Chicago. He had and has ALL Tools and Laws Needed to STOP Killings and Injuries. He has NOT DONE it. If His Actions are NOT a Definition of HATE, than What is It?

His Dereliction of Duty to Citizens of Chicago can Only be ON PURPOSE. A Purpose of HATE and Politics. You Let Your People DIE and HURT for So Long without Any Effort to Stop It, A CRIME is Committed. A CRIME of HATE.

If He was A Republican Mayor, You Can Bet Your Life, dA COMMIE CRYBABY CLOWNS of WeepingWHACKoDEM/Lib/Progressive/Socialist/Anarchist/Fascist CLOWN World would be Screaming for Arrest and Charge of Hate Crimes.

Three Ring Circus Yap

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Yap, that's they way banana republics do it, arrest members of the losing party, that works for me. What's not to like?

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Yap, that's they way banana republics do it, arrest members of the losing party, that works for me. What's not to like?

Those weak, silly Dems, not locking up Dubya right after O'bummers inauguration.

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It starts by attacking the opposing party under the guise of 'helping the masses'.

Good thing the federal government is here to interfere in state affairs!

(it's OK now that it's a republican led government...)

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Do You Know Someone Suffering From Trump Unacceptance & Resistance Disorder (TURD)?

TURD is a pattern of pathologically dissociative and psychotic behavior, first observed in the late hours of November 8th 2016, and increasing in severity with passing time.
Sufferers of TURD often exhibit pronounced cognitive dissonance, sudden bouts of rage, rioting, and uncontrollable crying.

People with TURD are characterized by a persistent unwillingness to accept that Donald Trump is going to Make America Great Again.
TURD Is caused by the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America. For many, both in America and worldwide, this was a shocking and unexpected outcome; their preferred news sources having failed to inform them that the alternative candidate was a criminal parasite.

Research is ongoing, but TURD appears to correlate closely with some of the following environmental and behavioral factors:
* Membership in the Dimocratic Party
* Identifying as a Feminist
* Currently enrolled in college, and/or Possession of a Liberal Arts college degree
* Living in a densely populated metropolitan area
* Massive student debt
* Spotty or non-existent work history

Patients with TURD are very resistant to treatment, and dangerous in large groups. Any possibility of treatment requires that they be separated from their hive-mind support apparatus; they cannot begin the process of accepting reality in the presence of encouragement towards delusion and irrationality. Separation may require the assistance of law enforcement.

If you have a friend or loved one suffering from TURD, urge them to seek treatment. Together we can beat this scourge, and Make America Great Again.
I really don't think treatment is possible only time may heal. Of course if they exhibit violent tendencies report to the police as possible terrorists.

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Narcissistic leadership is a leadership style in which the leader is only interested in him/herself. Their priority is themselves – at the expense of their people/group members. This leader exhibits the characteristics of a narcissist: arrogance, dominance and hostility. It is a sufficiently common leadership style that it has acquired its own name.[1] Narcissism is most often described as unhealthy and destructive. It has been described: "narcissistic leadership (preferably destructive) is driven by unyielding arrogance, self-absorption, and a personal egotistic need for power and admiration."[2]

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According to the book Narcissism: Behind the Mask, there are four basic types of leader with narcissists most commonly in type 3 although they may be in type 1:[6]
authoritarian with task oriented decision making
democratic with task oriented decision making
authoritarian with emotional decision making
democratic with emotional decision making

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According to Alan Downs, corporate narcissism occurs when a narcissist becomes the chief executive officer (CEO) or other leadership roles within the senior management team and gathers an adequate mix of codependents around him (or her) to support the narcissistic behavior. Narcissists profess company loyalty but are only really committed to their own agendas, thus organizational decisions are founded on the narcissist's own interests rather than the interests of the organization as a whole, the various stakeholders, or the society in which the organization operates.[8] As a result, "a certain kind of charismatic leader can run a financially successful company on thoroughly unhealthy principles for a time. But... the chickens always come home to roost".[9]

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Furthermore, "Destructive narcissism" is listed as:
"Grandiose,
Pursues power at all costs, lacks normal inhibitions in its pursuit,
Concerns limited to expressing socially appropriate response when convenient; devalues and exploits others without remorse,
Lacks values; easily bored; often changes course,
Traumatic childhood undercutting true sense of self-esteem and/or learning that he/she doesn't need to be considerate of others"

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"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>

And each one is worth 'a thousand words'......................'mon.

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"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>

That yellow crud you posted

It apparently got your panties in a wad........

Here's another oldie I find most post worthy especially now the California separatists are shaking their baby rattles again........Heard they need 600,000 signatures to make the ballot........where do I sign?

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Love dA Mooslims at US Airports and Around The Vrold Airports STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKs. SAAAAAWeeeEEEETness.

Nasty Weepin'WHACKO CRYBABY COMMIE CLOWNS Wasting Their Time 'Protesting'. Wish I Had dA Time to Hold NASTY SIGNS with My HARD HANDs, SCREECH Stupid Shat and LOITER Everywhere Stopping REAL AMERICANs Daily Lives.

Man O Live, dA SOFT HANDs Hand Creams are Flyin' Off dA Shelves. Price of Sign Makin' Items Skyrocketing! Get DEM SORE THROATS COMMIE CRYBABY CLOWNS, Screeching Your WHACK JOB CRAZY SHAT.

REAL AMERICAN Yap

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May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!!