Why is fair play important to our republic?
Month: January 2021
Tell Me Why
What does loyalty to our Constitution require?
Political Trust & Distrust 15
Why are rights important to political trust?
Executive Orders 7
Is there a downside to executive orders?
Political Trust & Distrust 14
Participation builds trust.
Executive Orders 6
Executive orders are easily reversed by new presidents.
Political Trust & Distrust 13
Exclusion and discrimination create distrust.
Executive Orders 5
Executive orders can be nullified by Congress but only with difficulty.
Political Trust & Distrust 12
Political trust is strengthened by guaranteed political and civil rights.
Executive Orders 4
The Administrative Procedures Act does not apply to executive orders, but it can apply to agencies acting to implement executive orders.
Executive Orders 3
The courts have been generous in how they assess the constitutionality of various executive orders.
Political Trust & Distrust 11
The framers created a Constitution that limits and divides power in multiple ways.
Executive Orders 2
Executive Orders are lawful only when they are grounded in the Constitution or an act of Congress.
Political Trust 10
Elected officials will align with our interests only if they believe we will hold them accountable.
Executive Orders
Presidents use executive orders to create laws or to modify laws, rules, and regulations.
Political Trust & Distrust 9
Trust requires that political participation and decision making are inclusive & free from coercion.
Political Trust & Mistrust 8
The Constitution can contribute to trust.
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Political Trust & Distrust 7
The framers were not perfect.
Courage. Persistence. Leadership.
Any of us can lead by example, even if we are not Martin Luther King, Jr.
Political Trust & Distrust 6
The framers found a way to deal with distrust.
Political Trust & Distrust 5
The framers had a lot of distrust on their minds.
Political Trust & Distrust 4
Framers’ Q: Can we trust a new government strong enough defend us not to also oppress us?
Political Trust & Distrust 3
Trust, distrust, and mistrust are equally important in politics.
Political Trust & Distrust 2
Politics, distrust, and trust are all tied up together.
Political Trust & Distrust 1
What political trust and distrust are and why both are important.
Topics of the Day
The twenty-fifth amendment and sedition have been getting a lot of attention after the events of January 6.
January 6, 2021
This is a day that will live in infamy.
A Republic, If You Can Keep It
This must happen if elections are to be trusted.