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The Post Office is one of the few government agencies mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Article 1, Section 8 bestows upon Congress the responsibility to establish Post Offices and roads. But now the USPS has been endangered by political posturing and the installation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump mega-donor with conflicting interests. The USPS provides a … [Read more...]
The executive order signed by President Barack Obama and known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) provided protection from deportation to undocumented minors under the age of 16 if they applied for two-year work permits. DACA does not provide a path to U.S. citizenship, but work permits could be renewed indefinitely if permit holders continued to meet criterion … [Read more...]
The word “impeachment” is whispered with a hopeful sigh in certain circles, but not all who hope actually understand the process needed to impeach a president. That’s understandable, since there are only four times in American history that serious discussions of presidential impeachment have been considered by Congress. And never—that’s NEVER—has an American President been … [Read more...]
The closed-door process by which the Senate is crafting the updated TrumpCare plan has encouraged speculation and finger pointing along both sides of the aisle, not to mention the citizenry those sides represent. Majority leader Mitch McConnell and his hand-picked collection of white, male Senators delivered the new healthcare plan Thursday input from lawmakers outside of the … [Read more...]
Attorney General Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions testified in front of the Senate today, vowing to defend his honor against “scurrilous and false allegations.” The former Junior Senator from Alabama and Trump-appointed Attorney General volunteered to answer questions in an open session before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the investigation of Russian interference in … [Read more...]
Last week, President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. A watershed of negative consequences are no doubt to follow the latest of Trump's bad decisions; meanwhile science, and those who believe in it, marches forward. A newly discovered side effect of global warming involves the size of blue whales and the acidification of seawater. Throughout the … [Read more...]
Outdoor activities are a big part of summer fun, but concerns about ticks and Lyme disease has some outdoor enthusiasts thinking twice about their hiking plans. California may not have the highest rates of Lyme disease in the country, but more than 1000 cases have been reported in the past ten years, and 83 cases were confirmed in the Golden State in 2015. Only 22 states … [Read more...]
