“Democracy and liberty are not the same. Democracy is little more than mob rule, while liberty refers to the sovereignty of the individual.” ― Walter E. Williams
“No matter how worthy the cause, it is robbery, theft, and injustice to confiscate the property of one person and give it to another to whom it does not belong” ― Walter E. Williams
“The War between the States… produced the foundation for the kind of government we have today: consolidated and absolute, based on the unrestrained will of the majority, with force, threats, and intimidation being the order of the day. Today’s federal government is considerably at odds with that envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. … [The War] also laid to rest the great principle enunciated in the Declaration of Independence that ‘Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed’.” ― Walter E. Williams
That’s because the party’s base never has been as angry with Democrats in Congress as being displayed now.
Progressives and liberals in the party are irate that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other senate Democrats helped pass a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.
Grassroot party members want Democrats to go all out in fighting President Donald Trump and the GOP agenda.
A recent CNN poll showed that 57% of Democrats or Democrat-leaning independents said Democrats should mainly work to stop the Republican agenda. In September 2017, 74% said the party should work with Republicans to try to get some Democrat ideas into legislation.
For the first time in the Quinnipiac University Poll, though, congressional Democrats are underwater with their own voters in approval ratings in the annual first-quarter congressional polling.
The rupture among Democrats could reshape the 2026 primary election season, according to Politico.
Only 40% of Democrats approve of the job performance of congressional Democrats compared to 49% who disapprove. A year ago, 75% of Democrats approved compared to just 21% who disapproved.
The outlet said the “intensity of the anger roiling the party is at a historic level.”
Still, Democrat voters are not indicating a desire to pull the party to the left or the right. Recent Gallup polling found that 45% say they want the party to become more moderate, 29% say they want it to become more liberal, and 22% say they want it to stay the same.
Progressives, however, know in what direction they want to go.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., told The New York Times that he’s trying to “rally people to get engaged in the political process and run as independents outside of the Democratic Party.”
That might not guarantee success, as third parties continue to see their vote shares decline and polarization between the two major parties continues to rise, Politico reported. Thus, the odds of dissatisfied Democrats voting for non-Democrat candidates are extremely low.
With 13 Democrat-held Senate seats up for reelection next year, younger, insurgent candidates more closely aligned with the party base could emerge to rattle veterans.
The question arises because the facts behind the term “classical liberal” are usually a revelation. This is a vital consideration given the political realignment in the states and around the world, with many on the Left moving to the Right and becoming classically liberal or just liberal in the truest sense of the word.
If that sounds confusing, it’s been primarily caused by the usual leftist Orwellian distortions of reality with word meanings, where without rational justification they have laid claim to every positive-sounding political term to cover for the fact that their collectivist ideologies are grounded in falsehoods and force. Thus, it’s important to consider the question and the facts of classical liberalism.
The phrase can be traced from the fact that the Founding Fathers were considered liberals, but their ideological beliefs were antithetical to leftists who wanted to exploit the term as their own. Anti-liberty leftists have cynically co-opted the term to hide their authoritarian intentions. Thus, the phrase classical liberal was conjured up to somehow differentiate the two, even though the phrase is hardly ever defined in most dictionaries and “classical liberal” usually defaults to “liberal.” The problem for them is that the facts behind the word’s original meaning still exist, and even worse for them, most dictionariesdon’t distinguish between the two terms.,with a few going full Orwell in trying to modify and muddle the meaning to bring it in line with far-left dogma that is antithetical to the ‘classical’ definition. But let’s start with a short video from a few years ago that provides a short overview of: What is a Classical Liberal.
Classical liberalism is the idea that individual freedom and limited government are the best way for humans to form a free society. The classical liberal tradition was born from great thinkers such as John Locke, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and Thomas Jefferson. While they all tinkered in their own way with the ideas of classical liberalism the core belief that the individual should always be considered above the group always remain constant. Thomas Jefferson even threw in the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence to drive home the point that your happiness wasn’t the government’s to give but rather yours to take.
Putting the individual above the group not only empowers you to live your life as you see fit but it also neutralizes the forces of racism and bigotry which judge people not on their individuality but on their immutable group characteristics be it color of skin gender or sexuality.
These days liberalism has been confused with leftism or progressivism which actually has nothing to do with classical liberalism. Sadly, the left is no longer liberal at all, for it has traded in individualism for collectivism, thus placing us in an oppression Olympics where victimhood is virtue.
Now, does the idea that individual freedom and limited government as the best way for humans to form a free society sound left-wing or right-wing?
Which side of the political spectrum is based upon the pillars of individualism and individual liberty? Which side is mired in collectivism and nonexistent collective “rights?”
Doesn’t individual freedom and limited government sound very similar to conservatism?
Take note that both ideologies are based on individualism, while the leftist ideologies at the other end of the political spectrum are mired in collectivism. And that it makes the very important point that the Left is no longer liberal. In other words, collective or group “rights” are nonexistent, because rights can only be endowed to the individual.
Dr. Nigel Ashford explains the 10 core principles of the classical liberal & libertarian view of society and the proper role of government:
1) Liberty as the primary political value
2) Individualism
3) Skepticism about power
4) Rule of Law
5) Civil Society
6) Spontaneous Order
7) Free Markets
8) Toleration
9) Peace
10) Limited Government
The second principle is individualism, that the individual is more important than the collective. We should not sacrifice the interest of the individuals for what some people argue is the common good.
This was the central feature of communism and fascism, that individuals didn’t matter.
Again, we see some of the same principles, with a few more added, and all of it resembling more the pro-freedom Right than the authoritarian Left. Note the very important distinction between the two sides of the political spectrum, between the individualism of the Right and the collectivism of the Left.
D Parker is an engineer, inventor, wordsmith, and student of history, former director of communications for a civil rights organization, and a long-time contributor to conservative websites. Find him on Substack.
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Take note that both ideologies are based on individualism, while the leftist ideologies at the other end of the political spectrum are mired in collectivism. And that it makes the very important point that the Left is no longer liberal. In other words, collective or group “rights” are nonexistent, because rights can only be endowed to the individual.
Dr. Nigel Ashford explains the 10 core principles of the classical liberal & libertarian view of society and the proper role of government:
1) Liberty as the primary political value
2) Individualism
3) Skepticism about power
4) Rule of Law
5) Civil Society
6) Spontaneous Order
7) Free Markets
8) Toleration
9) Peace
10) Limited Government
The second principle is individualism, that the individual is more important than the collective. We should not sacrifice the interest of the individuals for what some people argue is the common good.
This was the central feature of communism and fascism, that individuals didn’t matter.
Again, we see some of the same principles, with a few more added, and all of it resembling more the pro-freedom Right than the authoritarian Left. Note the very important distinction between the two sides of the political spectrum, between the individualism of the Right and the collectivism of the Left.
D Parker is an engineer, inventor, wordsmith, and student of history, former director of communications for a civil rights organization, and a long-time contributor to conservative websites
WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden has told some Democratic leaders he’ll raise funds, campaign and do anything else necessary for Democrats to recover lost ground as the Trump administration rolls back programs the party helped design, according to people close to him.
Biden privately met last month with the new Democratic National Committee chairman, Ken Martin, and offered to help as the party struggles to regain its viability amid polling that shows its popularity has been sinking, the people said.
So far, Biden’s overture seems to have fallen flat. Democrats find themselves adrift, casting about for a compelling messenger.
Whoever that is, it’s not Biden, many party activists and donors contend. He’s tethered to the 2024 defeat and, at 82, is a symbol more of the party’s past than its future, they argue.
“Who’s going to want Joe Biden back in the game?” said a major Biden supporter, speaking on condition of anonymity to talk candidly about him.
A spokesperson for the DNC didn’t provide a comment or make Martin available for an interview.
A new NBC News poll shows that the Democratic Party’s popularity has dropped to a record low. Only 27% of registered voters said they held positive views of the party — the lowest figure in the network’s polling dating to 1990.
Former first lady Jill Biden is also prepared to campaign and raise money for fellow Democrats as she and her husband settle into life back home in Delaware, a person close to her said.
“She recognizes that serving in the capacities that she served is an honor and it comes with responsibilities to the party. And she’s prepared to help in any way she can,” the person said.
Both Bidens are carving out post-presidential lives aside from the partisan political work they’ve volunteered to take on.
Each plans to write a book. As Biden develops a theme for his memoir, he has been consulting former senior administration officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior White House advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti.
He has been splitting his time between Delaware and Washington for meetings in office space supplied by the federal government. As was his habit as a U.S. senator, he often commutes via Amtrak.
The onetime first couple were shocked when President Donald Trump abruptly announced this week that he was ending Secret Service protection for their two adult children, Hunter and Ashley, the person close to Jill Biden said. They’d gotten no warning, another person familiar with the matter said. Their first question was whether their two children would be safe.
The Bidens have been out of office for only two months. After Trump’s first term ended in 2021, then-President Biden extended protection for Trump’s adult children for six months.
Though Biden is willing to help, Democrats aren’t unanimous in wanting them to. Some party activists believe Biden is an admired figure who remains a draw inside a grateful party.
Jane Kleeb, a vice chair of the DNC, said in an interview: “If you were to call any state party chair and ask them if they wanted Joe Biden to be a keynote speaker for their annual dinner, the answer would be yes. He is beloved by the party and beloved by the voters.”
Others argue that reminding voters of a 2024 campaign that went sour isn’t the best strategy for a party that is grasping for a message and searching for new, younger leaders. A CNN poll this month asked Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents which leader best reflects the party’s core values. Only 1% chose Biden.
What’s more, the wounds of 2024 are still fresh, with many Democrats aggrieved over Biden’s decision to run again and remain in the race until just a few months before the election, leaving Vice President Kamala Harris little time to organize a campaign of her own.
Alan Kessler, a longtime Democratic fundraiser from Philadelphia, said in an interview: “There are plenty of people in the Democratic Party who were obviously very frustrated with how things played out last year, but there are plenty of people who still love Joe Biden.”
At the “appropriate time,” Biden can be an asset to the party by campaigning in selected areas, such as his hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania, but now isn’t it, Kessler added.
“It’s time to move on with new leadership,” he said.
If you ever doubted that Washington’s corrupt cartel of Democratic law firms, judges, NGOs, and deep-state bureaucrats is a machine designed to thwart the Trump administration, just watch as judge after judge blocks the president’s ability to keep his campaign promises.
It may not be brown paper bags changing hands, but this lawfare that defies the people’s will is every bit as corrupt.
It will be up to the Supreme Court to define the limits of presidential authority, but Chief Justice John Roberts’ preemptive scolding of Trump for musing about judicial impeachment doesn’t bode well for the president.
Trump won a resounding mandate in the November election, winning every swing state, the popular vote and both houses of Congress.
Democrats are rudderless, fighting each other and incapable of mounting an effective opposition.
So they are depending on the federal courts to be the “last bulwark against Trump,” as the New York Times puts it, celebrating the fact that almost 600 federal judges in courtrooms from Rhode Island to Seattle can issue emergency rulings to “stop the White House in its tracks.”
Politico has dubbed it the “court case presidency,” noting approvingly that “the courts have provided the only real opposition to Trump 2.0 so far.”
And so they have.
According to Attorney General Pam Bondi, judges issued more than 14 injunctions against Trump administration actions in February alone, with 160 “resistance” lawsuits winding their way through the system.
For example, we had Judge James Boasberg, an appointee of President Barack Obama, blocking the deportation of illegal alien criminals deemed a national security threat.
Judge Theodore Chuang, another Obama appointee, blocked DOGE’s dismantling of USAID, which turned out to be a slush fund for shady Democratic projects rather than a foreign aid agency.
The White House blasted “activist” federal judges and called on the U.S. Supreme Court to rein them in on Wednesday as President Donald Trump and his allies escalated their attacks against judges who have ruled against his administration.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters it was incumbent upon the Supreme Court to take action against judges who “are acting erroneously.”
“We have judges who are acting as partisan activists from the bench. They are trying to dictate policy from the president of the United States. They are trying to clearly slow walk this administration’s agenda, and it’s unacceptable,” she said.
Her comments came a day after Trump called for the impeachment of Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who issued an order temporarily banning the administration from removing migrants from the United States under an 18th-century law that the president invoked to proceed with the deportations. The comment drew a swift rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who said an appeal, not impeachment, was the appropriate response when disagreeing with a judge’s decision.
In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump called Boasberg “a Radical Left Lunatic Judge” who “wants to assume the role of President.”
Other members of the administration including Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller echoed Trump’s demand to hold the judge accountable, while tech billionaire Elon Musk complained about a different judge who has temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from military service.
“This is a judicial coup,” Musk said on his social media site X, calling for Congress to impeach judges.
The combative stance from the president and his team has raised concerns among some legal experts that the administration might openly defy a court order, possibly sparking a constitutional crisis. Under the U.S. Constitution, federal judges are part of a separate branch of government considered equal with the executive branch.
Trump said in an interview on Tuesday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” that his administration would not defy any court orders and that he was confident the Supreme Court would rule in his favor in the case over the deported Venezuelans.
The administration is eager for the deportation case — and other legal fights — to go before the nation’s high court despite Roberts’ rebuke of Trump’s demand for judges to be impeached, a senior White House official with knowledge of the strategy said.
Roberts is part of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority, which includes three members appointed by Trump during his first term in office.
“We view Roberts stepping in as him saying he is an establishment guy, this is just against the D.C. code of ethics to call for impeachment of a judge. But he will ultimately be on our side, and he is,” the official said.
Trump’s administration has notched some important legal wins as it seeks to dramatically shrink the federal bureaucracy and cut foreign aid spending, but some of its major policy rollouts around immigration, spending, and social issues have stalled in court.
Judges have blocked Trump’s efforts to curtail automatic birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S., paused his freeze on trillions of dollars worth of financial assistance, and barred Musk’s cost-cutting effort from accessing sensitive Treasury Department systems.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the foreign aid agency likely violated the U.S. Constitution.
The White House official acknowledged the unlikely odds against getting any judge impeached.
To remove a judge from office, the House of Representatives must pass articles of impeachment by a simple majority vote and then the Senate must vote by at least a two-thirds majority to convict the judge. Republicans control both chambers of Congress but do not have a two-thirds majority in the Senate.
Even so, some Republican leaders did not rule out congressional action.
A spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson said he “looks forward to working with the Judiciary Committee as they review all available options under the Constitution to address this urgent matter.”
Russell Dye, spokesperson for House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, said: “All options are on the table.”
“But let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you – and why?” ― Walter E. Williams, All It Takes Is Guts: A Minority View
“Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.” ― Walter E. Williams
“How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people.” ― Walter E. Williams, All It Takes Is Guts: A Minority View
Daniel Clarke-Pounder, 24, burned down three EV chargers in a South Carolina parking lot Friday — where he scrawled “f–k Trump” and “long live the Ukraine,” according to federal prosecutors.
The good thing about South Carolina as opposed to some blue state or city? This psychopath will actually go to jail.
Instead of wasting our legal system dollars on leftist domestic terrorists, WHY NOT JUST DEPORT THEM?
Another woman (who looks like a boy) attacked a Tesla dealership, and is facing 20 years.
Why waste the prison space? She loathes America and our Bill of Rights. She wants to destabilize and wreck what’s left of our great country? She hates it here? Deport her. I choose Iran.
Enough is enough.
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Second best option: Criminally charge him. U.S. Attorney General Bondi has accused him of enabling terrorists.
Try him with treason.
Impeachment too lightweight. This is war, people.
Whenever a leftist judge decrees, “The President may not unilaterally deport anyone without the support of Congress and the courts” what he means is the following: “No President named Trump, nor any other President whom I dislike, may deport anyone without my permission.” Essentially, the leftist judge — totalitarian that he is — means to say, “If I like you, you may stay; if I don’t, then you may not.” The leftist would be happy to deport Elon Musk, but not the terrorists who seek to destroy America. It’s the same way leftists rule on criminals and crooks. If you’re of the favored race or demographic group, you can murder and steal without a problem. If you’re a Democrat and if you’re a leftist, no worries. The judges challenging Trump know full well that he’s upholding his oath of office, to protect Americans from violent criminals and thugs. Their objection arises from the fact that the judges are on the sides of the criminals and thugs, who form their constituency.
As for Supreme Court Justice John Roberts explicitly condemning President Trump, Roberts was a conservative judge when appointed Chief Justice two decades ago, and seemed to remain that way until Obama. Whether someone has blackmailed him or he simply likes being cool at D.C. cocktail parties, Roberts might as well be an Obama or Biden appointee. Isn’t it time to look at impeachment of HIM?
Roberts claims you can’t impeach a judge because you disagree with him. Then why in the hell would you impeach a judge??
A Satanic ritual on the grounds of the Kansas State Capitol…
That’s the dastardly plans of an organization called The Satanic Grotto. They’re calling their March 28 event a “black mass” — a protest disguised as “free speech” in response to pro-life legislation.
In reality, this is an open attack on the Holy Eucharist and a direct affront to our faith.
This act is not an exercise in free speech – it is a grave sacrilege.
We cannot stand by in silence.
We’re close to victory – legislative leaders in Kansas have heard our call to shut this down. This week, they took a crucial step by modifying the capitol’s building and grounds policies, changing assembly rights for anyone wishing to demonstrate at the Statehouse – including the Satanic Group.
But we can’t stop now.
The battle is still on.
CatholicVote is taking decisive action to oppose this sacrilege. We’re organizing a protest and prayer rally at the Capitol to ensure this blasphemous event is met with a powerful, visible response.
We encourage ongoing prayer – but we also need your support in other vital ways to guarantee that our message is heard loud and clear.
Here’s what you can do right now:
1 Pray for reparation – This is first and foremost a spiritual battle. Wherever you are, please join us in prayer on March 28. Your prayers for reparation are vital in this fight to defend the Holy Eucharist.
2 Donate – The costs of organizing this protest and rally on short notice are significant. From signs to bringing in speakers, we need your financial support to make this a powerful stand for our faith. Your contribution will make a real difference in this urgent fight.
3 Sign the petition – Your voice matters. Add your name to the growing list of people demanding that this sacrilegious ritual be stopped before it even begins.
4 Spread the word – Share this message with your friends, family, and church community. Encourage others to get involved, pray, donate, and take action.
Governor Laura Kelly has failed to take action to shut down this twisted mockery. It’s up to us to demand its immediate cancellation – and offer acts of reparation.
We cannot allow these extremists to desecrate what we hold sacred. Your help – through prayer, donations, and action – is essential as we continue to fight for our faith.
We must defend our faith, our beliefs, and the Body of Christ.
God will not be mocked.
P.S. Please share this message with everyone who stands against this sacrilege – or could attend the protest on March 28. Every act of support, every prayer, and every contribution matters.
