Show Notes for Ep #66: History of Political Parties in the USA

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Phoenix

Itinerary

Opening

Hello and welcome to Learning the Law, a podcast about all things legal with a focus on current events where we try to teach you things in an hour. My name is Phoenix with my co-host and spouse, Ron. This podcast is purely educational and should not be taken as legal advice, this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, this podcast is based on our interpretation of relevant law. Any opinions expressed are the opinions of the individual making them and do not reflect the opinions of any firm, company, or other individuals. Ron is a licensed practicing attorney in the state of California and Phoenix is a journalist who’s been in the film industry for over 20 yrs. This podcast does touch on a lot of sensitive subjects like sexual assault and police brutality we just want our audience to be aware. Remember, you can always pause and come back.

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Main Topic: History of Political Parties in the USA

When did political parties develop in the U.S.?

The founders of the Constitution were fearful of the rise of factions, groups in society that organize to advance a political agenda. James Madison wrote in Federalist #10 of the “mischiefs of faction” and that a large majority could seize control of the government. In 1822 he opined that he considered the existence of political parties the curse of the country.

What were the first political parties in the USA?
1. Federalist and Democratic-Republicans

The first political party, the Federalists, appeared in 1789, more than three decades before they appeared in Great Britain and other western nations. When George Washington took office as first president in 1789, he wanted an enlightened administration devoid of political parties. In pursuit of this he appointed Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state and Alexander Hamilton as Treasury secretary – thinking that two great minds while politically opposite could work together for the good of the new nation – he was wrong.

Federalists – Alexander Hamilton used his connections to organize at the grassroots/local level to represent the monied interests of the New Englanders.

Democratic-republicans – Jefferson left the administration in 1794 believing the monied interests were sacrificing the local farmers in Virginia and elsewhere.

The first presidential election with political parties

1796 – federalist John Admas vs, Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson. Admas won.

The parties “evolve”

The Federalist party starts to implode with the election of Jefferson in 1800. Infighting and separation leads to there being a non-entity by 1816. The Democratic-Republicans are then the only party with any real organization and power and eventually became known as the Democratic party. The Whig party formed in 1834 to oppose the Democrats and consisted of former Federalists, disillusioned Democrats, and various independents. This party also fractured and disappeared. The remnants were reformed in 1854 as the Republican party.

This sets the stage for the election of 1860 with Republican Abraham Lincoln winning and the Civil war to follow.

Electoral College is racist

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Topic B: Project 2025

(something to note
the old link stopped working, I think they uploaded a new one but I didn’t download the old one so I don’t know the differences but the new link goes to our google drive copy of the pdf for everyone to have access to.)

Defining fascism – Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. White House Office (pg 55)
2. Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
6. Agency for International Development (pg 285 – 311)
Section Three: The General Welfare (pg 315)
1. Department of Agriculture (pg 321 – 342)
2. Department of Education (pg 351 – 393)
3. Department of Energy and Related Commissions (pg 395 – 441)
4. Environmental Protection Agency (pg 449 – 477)
5. Department of Health and Human Services (pg 481-529)
6. Department of Housing and Urban Development (pg 535-544)
7. Department of the interior (pg 549-569)
8. Department of Justice (577-604)
  1. Violent crime is in fact down;
  2. Pew research
  3. 46.6% of Americans think the Department is too corrupt, too political, and too left leaning. This corresponds to the percentage of the population that believes whatever Trump says, so this is proof of the success of his lies and misinformation.
  4. The collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign have been shown to be real but not beyond a reasonable doubt to assure a criminal conviction; the laptop is a nonstory, it disappeared from the GOP talking points as soon as Biden dropped out of the race; no evidence the DOJ chilled free speech; FACE – Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances – prosecutions are up because anti-abortion protestors have become more aggressive; the election integrity lawsuits that have been opposed are racist and have no basis in reality; mo eidence of abandoning immigration prosecutions – Biden administration has deported more people than Trump.
  5. RESTORING FBI INTEGRITY – Stop any Trump inventions and prosecutions; Stop investigatin the spread of dis or mis information;
  6. RENEWING THE FOCUS ON VIOLENT CRIME -move jurisdictions of mstates that the right does not like to the federal system; prosecute District Attorneys; Expand the crimes for the Death Penalty and kill those on federal death row
  7. Violent crime is in fact down;
  8. Pew research
  9. DISMANTLING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES – Focus on Mexico, China, and Iran, ignore Russia and domestics
  10. Only pursue litigation consistent with Presidential agenda
  11. Use federal power to restrain the legislative and judicial branches
  12. Investigate and prosecute all government, universities and corporations that institute DEI policy.
  13. Emnforce the Comstock Act
  14. Investigate and prosecute all election integirty crimes
  15. Reject third party requests for politically motivated investigations and prosecution – This is exactly what this Section of Project 2025 is asking for – hypocrisy much?
  16. More DOJ prosecution of immigration offenses
9. Department of Labor and Related Agencies( p 613- 649)

I. Reverse the DEI Revolution in Labor – i.e. prioritize hiring straight white men

Ii. Eliminate Racial Classification and critical Race Theory training – invoice their interpretation of Title VII, prioritize the hiring of straight white males

Iii. Stop gathering racial data and interracial marriages makes such data useless. A disparity in race does not imply a racial bias.

Iv. Rescind the requirement that federal contractors need to be nondiscriminatory.

V. LGBTQIA+ can be discriminated in the workplace except in the hiring and firing process. The next admin should work on being able to discriminate against all LGBTQIA+ at any time. There should only be two sexes.

Vi. prohibit employers from offering benefits that assist employees getting abortions.

Vii. Religious employers should be free to discriminate.

Viii. EEOC should reform regulation in favor of traditional family and not woke ideology

Ix. 401k limites for married couples should be twice the limit for oindividuals

X. Mandate a day of sabbath off. Telework overtime only begins after 10 hours on the same day.

Xi. Change overtime so it can be acculated only after 2 or 4 week periods, as chosen by employer.

Xii. exempt small businesses from regulations – small business not defined nor does their appear to be any limit to this exemption.

Xiii. Revise the Apprenticeship program, allow businesses to run their own.

Xiv. Allow children to work in dangerous inherent jobs.

Xv. Eliminate BA requirement in job descriptions unless a bona fide requirement.

Xvi. Repeal Davis-Bacon requiring federal projects to pay prevailing wages

Xvii. Privatize unemployment insurance

Xviii. Federal retirement plans should not have green energy, woke policies, or investment in China.

Xix. Cap immigrant agricultural worker visa and phasedown over next 10-20 years. Cap professional immigrant worker vias and phasedown over 10 years, Federal government should only contract with American companies that manufacture goods in America.

XX. Limit health and safety inspections.

Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs

Section 4: The Economy
1. Dept of Commerce
2. Dept of the Treasury
3. Export-Import Bank
4. Federal Reserve
5. Small Business Administration
6. Trade
Section 5: Independent Regulatory Agencies
1. Financial Regulatory Agencies
2. Federal Communications Commission
3. Federal Election Commission
4. Federal Trade Commission

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Topic 3: –

Subject: Current Events

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Show Notes for Ep#65: The Logan ACt

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Phoenix

Itinerary

Opening

Hello and welcome to Learning the Law; a podcast about US history, your rights as a citizen, and how these things affect you. We’re here to help you understand your rights and how the legal system works in the USA. My name is Phoenix with my co-host and spouse, Ron. This podcast is purely educational and should not be taken as legal advice, this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, this podcast is based on our interpretation of relevant law. Any opinions expressed are the opinions of the individual making them and do not reflect the opinions of any firm, company, or other individuals. Ron is a licensed practicing attorney in the state of California and Phoenix is a journalist who’s been in the film industry for over 20 yrs. This podcast does touch on a lot of sensitive subjects like sexual assault and police brutality we just want our audience to be aware. Remember, you can always pause and come back.

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Main Topic: Logan ACT

What is the Logan Act?
1. The Logan Act (1 Stat. 613, 18 U.S.C. § 953, enacted January 30, 1799) is a United States federal law that criminalizes the negotiation of a dispute between the United States and a foreign government by an unauthorized American citizen. The intent behind the Act is to prevent unauthorized negotiations from undermining the government’s position.
2. The Act was amended in 1994, changing the penalty for violation from “fined $5,000” to “fined under this title”; this appears to be the only amendment to the Act.^[2] Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable with imprisonment for up to three years.
How did the Logan Act come about?
1. In 1798, amid tensions between the U.S. and France, President Adams sent three envoys to France to negotiate. Negotiations were unsuccessful. Dr. George Logan of Pennsylvania, a state legislator and pacifist, in 1798 engaged in negotiations with France as a private citizen^.
2. The Logan Act was basically a response to an effort by George Logan to try to negotiate directly with the French government. This was a big scandal at the time in foreign affairs because Logan—a Democratic-Republican—was trying to thwart the policy of the Federalists, who controlled both houses of Congress and the White House.
Who does have the authority to negotiate with foreign governments?
1. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution includes the ‘Treaty Clause,’ which empowers the President of the United States to propose and chiefly negotiate agreements, which must be confirmed by the Senate, between the United States and other countries, which become treaties between the United States and other countries after the advice and consent of a supermajority of the United States Senate.
2. In United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp., 299 U.S. 304 (1936), Justice Sutherland, writing for the Court, observed, [T]he President alone has the power to speak or listen as a representative of the nation. He makes treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate, but he alone negotiates. Into the field of negotiation, the Senate cannot intrude; and Congress itself is powerless to invade it. As Marshall said in his great argument of March 7, 1800, in the House of Representatives, ‘The President is the sole organ of the nation in its external relations, and its sole representative with foreign nations.’
Has anyone ever been found guilty?
1. Only two indictments have ever been handed up under the Logan Act, both in the 19th century. The first occurred in 1803 when a grand jury indicted Francis Flournoy, a Kentucky farmer, who had written an article in the Frankfort Guardian of Freedom under the pen name of “A Western American”. In the article, Flournoy advocated for the creation of a new independent state, not part of the US, in North America that would ally with France. The United States Attorney for Kentucky, an Adams appointee and brother-in-law of Chief Justice John Marshall, went no further than procuring the indictment of Flournoy, and there was no further prosecution of him. The purchase of the Louisiana Territory later that year appeared to cause the separatism issue to become moot, and the case was abandoned.^[2]
2. In 1852, Jonas Phillips Levy became the second, and to date the last, person to be indicted under the Logan Act. Levy, an American merchant and sailor who was living in Mexico at the time, had acquired a grant to build a railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the narrowest point across Mexico. Secretary of State Daniel Webster had been pressuring Mexico to accept a treaty that would allow a different group of American businessmen to build the railway. Levy wrote a letter to Mexican President Mariano Arista urging him to reject Webster’s proposed treaty, prompting Webster to seek an indictment against Levy for violating the Logan Act. Federal prosecutors were forced to dismiss the case after Arista refused to hand over the original copy of the letter, depriving them of the evidence they needed to convict Levy.^[3]
3. In 1975, Senators John Sparkman and George McGovern traveled to Cuba and met with officials there. In considering that case, the U.S. Department of State concluded:
  1. The clear intent of this provision [Logan Act] is to prohibit unauthorized persons from intervening in disputes between the United States and foreign governments. Nothing in section 953 [Logan Act], however, would appear to restrict members of the Congress from engaging in discussions with foreign officials in pursuance of their legislative duties under the Constitution. In the case of Senators McGovern and Sparkman the executive branch, although it did not in any way encourage the Senators to go to Cuba, was fully informed of the nature and purpose of their visit, and had validated their passports for travel to that country.
  2. Senator McGovern’s report of his discussions with Cuban officials states: “I made it clear that I had no authority to negotiate on behalf of the United States—that I had come to listen and learn …” (Cuban Realities: May 1975, 94th Cong., 1st Sess., August 1975). Senator Sparkman’s contacts with Cuban officials were conducted on a similar basis. The specific issues raised by the Senators (e.g., the Southern Airways case; Luis Tiant‘s desire to have his parents visit the United States) would, in any event, appear to fall within the second paragraph of Section 953.
  3. Accordingly, the Department does not consider the activities of Senators Sparkman and McGovern to be inconsistent with the stipulations of Section 953.^[10]
4. In June 2007, Representative Steve King introduced legislation that would prohibit Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from drawing on federal funds to travel to foreign states which the U.S. deemed to sponsor terrorism.^[11] The amendment was not adopted.
5. In March 2015, 47 Republican senators released an open letter to the Iranian government regarding President Barack Obama‘s attempts to broker a nuclear arms agreement between Iran and six major powers (P5+1).^[12]^[13] The letter warns Iran of the limitations of President Obama’s term in office and constitutional powers and notes that anything done without the advice and consent of the Senate could be undone by the next president.^[14]^[15]^[16] A petition on the White House‘s We The People website requesting that the Obama administration prosecute the 47 senators under the Logan Act accumulated signatures from over 320,200 people.^[5]
6. In April 2018, former Secretary of State John Kerry met with the Iranian Foreign Minister in order to ensure the Iran nuclear deal framework remained more or less intact. Matthew Summers, a spokesman for Kerry, admitted that Kerry “urged Iran to keep its commitments under the Iran nuclear agreement”.^[17] Stephen Vladeck, law professor at the University of Texas, did not agree that Kerry would be in violation of the act as his intent was to preserve the US policy then in place, rather than seeking to destroy it.^[18] Vladeck has also said of the Act: “It raises serious constitutional questions that I think would dissuade even the most zealous prosecutor from trying a case under the Logan Act.”^[19]
7. Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Geoffrey Berman stated that he was pressured by the Justice Department to indict Kerry for violating the Logan Act.^[20] The SDNY office informed the Department of Justice that it would not prosecute. Berman stated the Justice Department then sent the case to the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, which also declined to prosecute Kerry.^[20]
8. Which brings us to the current controversy —
  1. In August of 2024, former President Donald Trump was reported to have contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him to reject any cease fire deal, fearing a cease fire would help Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.^[21]
  2. This was reported by Judy Woodruff during a live broadcast by PBS during the Democratic National Convention. The next day, Woodruff issued a statement apologizing for the comments, saying, “I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East. As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister. In the live TV moment, I repeated the story because I hadn’t seen later reporting that both sides denied it. This was a mistake and I apologize for it.”^[22] The Axios article carried by Reuters had stated that “One source told Axios Trump’s call was intended to encourage Netanyahu to take the deal, but stressed he did not know if this is indeed what the former president told Netanyahu.”, with no mention of Trump urging him to reject any cease fire deal^[23] This story was published on August 14, 2024, and the following day, Axios published a follow-up story stating that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office had released a statement saying that Netanyahu did not speak with former President Donald Trump to discuss the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal.^[24]

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Topic B: Project 2025

Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. Chp 1: White House Office (pg 55)
2. Chp 2: Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Chp 3: Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
  1. The X article
  2. The Hart–Rudman Commission
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
  1. Mass shooting in philly
  2. Five Eyes
  3. FISA bill blocked
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
  1. US Agency for Global Media
    1. The Firewall Regulation
  2. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
6. Agency for International Development (pg 285 – 311)
  1. Clear Choice definition (pg287)
  2. Climate policies in fact help food insecurities according to the UN (pg289)
  3. We are paying the price by American business not investing in Central and South America as well as Africa because of racist ideals.
  4. Get rid of all DEI initiatives
  5. Scrub government websites of all non-conservative policies and ideals
Section Three: The General Welfare (pg 315)
1. Department of Agriculture (pg 321 – 342)
  1. Snap Legislation
2. Department of Education (pg 351 – 393)
3. Department of Energy and Related Commissions (pg 395 – 441)
4. Environmental Protection Agency (pg 449 – 477)
5. Department of Health and Human Services (pg 481-529)
  1. FDA Mifipristone
  2. Maternal Mortality Rates
6. Department of Housing and Urban Development (pg 535 – 544)

STATED GOALS

I. Reset HUD

Ii. Implement an action plan across both process and people

Move career position to political appointee positions.

Make the HUD Secretary part of the Committee of foreign Investment in order to oversee foreign threats, especially from China.

Reverse all Biden administration progressive ideology positions.

Department leadership should: 1) end Biden’s administration Property appraisal and Valuation Equity program, 2) Repeal any climate change initiatives, 3)repeal further fair housing regulations that further equity in real estate, 4)eliminate the new Housing Supply Fund.

Iii. Reverse HUD’s mission creep over nearly a century of program implementation dating from the Department’s New Deal forebearers.

Propose legislation to remove and restrict all non citizens from all housing being used by mixed-status families.

Address mental health and substance abuse issues before a person qualifies for assistance.

Enact legislation that protects life and eliminates provisions in federal housing and welfare benefits policies that discourage work, marriage, and meaningful paths to upward economic mobility.

FHA leadership should increase the mortgage insurance premium (MIP) for all products above 20-year terms and maintain MIP for all products below 20-year terms and all refinances. FHA should encourage wealth-building homeownership opportunities, which can be accomplished best through shorter-duration mortgages.3

Statutorily restricting eligibility for first-time homebuyers and abandoning the affirmative obligation authorities erected for the single-family housing programs across federal agencies and government-sponsored enterprises

Longer-term reforms of HUD rental assistance programs should encourage choice and competition for renters, encourage participation by landlords where appropriate,44 and encourage all non-elderly, able-bodied adults to move toward self-sufficiency. This can be pursued through regulations and legislative reforms that seek to strengthen work requirements, limit the period during which households are eligible for housing benefits, and add flexibility to rent payment terms to facilitate the movement of households toward self-sufficiency.

Finally, and more fundamentally, Congress could consider a wholesale overhaul of HUD that contemplates devolving many HUD functions to states and localities

Department of the interior (pg 549-569)
1. Trumps’ climate rollback impact

Department of Justice(
Department of Labor and Related Agencies
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs

Section 4: The Economy
1. Dept of Commerce
2. Dept of the Treasury
3. Export-Import Bank
4. Federal Reserve
5. Small Business Administration
6. Trade
Section 5: Independent Regulatory Agencies
1. Financial Regulatory Agencies
2. Federal Communications Commission
3. Federal Election Commission
4. Federal Trade Commission

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Topic 3: – Mr Beast controversy (Listener Request)

Bestie Drama
1. TW; SA allegations, transphobia
2. BFF – Ava Kris Tyson
  1. CP allegations,
Beast Games

Subject: Current Events

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Show Notes for Episode #64: Monroe Doctrine

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Phoenix

Itinerary

Opening

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Main Topic: What is the Monroe Doctrine?

History of the Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine, first outlined in a speech to Congress in 1823, had President James Monroe warning European powers to not attempt further colonization, military intervention or other interference in the Western Hemisphere, stating that the United States would view any such interference as a potentially hostile act. Over the centuries, the Monroe Doctrine policy has become a cornerstone of U.S. diplomatic and military policies. Article here.

From 1870 onward, as the United States emerged as a major world power, the Monroe Doctrine would be used to justify a long series of U.S. interventions in Latin America. This was especially true after 1904, when President Theodore Roosevelt claimed the U.S. government’s right to intervene to stop European creditors who were threatening armed intervention in order to collect debts in Latin American countries.

But his claim went further than that. “Chronic wrongdoing…may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation,” Roosevelt announced in his annual message to Congress that year. “In the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power.”

Known as the “Roosevelt Corollary” or the “Big Stick” policy, Roosevelt’s expansive interpretation was soon used to justify military interventions in Central America and the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Haiti and Cuba.

2. Historical examples of its use

a. In 1842, U.S. President John Tyler applied the Monroe Doctrine to Hawaii and warned Britain not to interfere there. This began the process of annexing Hawaii to the U.S.

b. On December 2, 1845, U.S. President James Polk announced that the principle of the Monroe Doctrine should be strictly enforced, reinterpreting it to argue that no European nation should interfere with the American western expansion (“manifest destiny“)

c. In 1898, the U.S. intervened in support of Cuba during its war for independence from Spain. The resulting Spanish–American War ended in a peace treaty requiring Spain to cede Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam to the U.S. in exchange for $20 million. Spain was additionally forced to recognize Cuban independence, though the island remained under U.S. occupation until 1902.

d. BIG STICK DIPLOMACY: The terms are derived from an aphorism which Roosevelt often said: “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far”.

e. Venezuelan Affair (1902

f. Canal diplomacy

g, Cuba

h. Roosevelt’s expansive interpretation was soon used to justify military interventions in Central America and the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Haiti and Cuba.

i. During the Cold War era, President John F. Kennedy invoked the Monroe Doctrine during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when he ordered a naval and air quarantine of Cuba after the Soviet Union began building missile-launching sites there. In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan similarly used the 1823 policy principle to justify U.S. intervention in El Salvador and Nicaragua, while his successor, George H.W. Bush, similarly sanctioned a U.S. invasion of Panama to oust Manuel Noriega.

With the end of the Cold War and the dawn of the 21st century, the United States reduced its military involvements in Latin America, while continuing to assert a powerful influence in the affairs of the region.

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Topic B: Project 2025

Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. Chp 1: White House Office (pg 55)
2. Chp 2: Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Chp 3: Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
  1. The X article
  2. The Hart–Rudman Commission
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
  1. Mass shooting in philly
  2. Five Eyes
  3. FISA bill blocked
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
  1. US Agency for Global Media
    1. The Firewall Regulation
  2. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
6. Agency for International Development (pg 285 – 311)
  1. Clear Choice definition (pg287)
  2. Climate policies in fact help food insecurities according to the UN (pg289)
  3. We are paying the price by American business not investing in Central and South America as well as Africa because of racist ideals.
  4. Get rid of all DEI initiatives
  5. Scrub government websites of all non-conservative policies and ideals
Section Three: The General Welfare (pg 315)
1. Department of Agriculture (pg 321 – 342)
  1. Snap Legislation
2. Department of Education (pg 351 – 393)
3. Department of Energy and Related Commissions (pg 395 – 441)
4. Environmental Protection Agency (pg 449 – 477)
5. Department of Health and Human Services (pg 481-529)
  1. FDA Mifipristone
  2. Maternal Mortality Rates

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Topic 3: – Dr. Disrespect Drama (Listener Requested Alykkat)

Controversy Surrounding Dr D
1. Why was it hidden for so long?

Subject: Current Events

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Show Notes for Episode #63: Netanyahu Needs Hamas

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Phoenix

I am still learning the new photo editing software so thumbnails will be generic for a little while

Hamas cannot be defeated Itinerary

Opening

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Subject: Current Events

Debate opinions
SCOTUS overturns Chevron Deference
SCOTUS limits bribery
SCOTUS criminalizes homelessness
Good news: CA gives 2800 acres back to Indigenous tribes

Main Topic: BB is connected to Hamas

NPR: “The Long and bitter relationship between Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas”
A Brief History
Hamas cannot be defeated

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Topic B: Project 2025

John Oliver Video breakdown of the personnel changes

Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. Chp 1: White House Office (pg 55)
2. Chp 2: Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Chp 3: Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
  1. The X article
  2. The Hart–Rudman Commission
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
  1. Mass shooting in philly
  2. Five Eyes
  3. FISA bill blocked
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
  1. US Agency for Global Media
    1. The Firewall Regulation
  2. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
6. Agency for International Development (pg 285 – 311)
  1. Clear Choice definition (pg287)
  2. Climate policies in fact help food insecurities according to the UN (pg289)
  3. We are paying the price by American business not investing in Central and South America as well as Africa because of racist ideals.
  4. Get rid of all DEI initiatives
  5. Scrub government websites of all non-conservative policies and ideals
Section Three: The General Welfare (pg 315)
1. Department of Agriculture (pg 321 – 342)
  1. Snap Legislation
2. Department of Education (pg 351 – 393)
3. Department of Energy and Related Commissions (pg 395 – 441)
4. Environmental Protection Agency (pg 449 – 477)
  1. John Oliver Video

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Topic 3: – Agenda 47

Using impoundment to cut waste, stop inflation, & crush the deep state
Cementing fair and reciprocal trade

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Closing

Show Notes for Episode #62: Brown Vs Board of Education

Posted on June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 by Phoenix

Itinerary

Opening

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Subject: Current Events

Classified documents case update
Election interference case update
Justice Alito Recordings
Access to Mifepristone Stays
Brazil wants to tax the wealthy internationally
1. Rep Ilan Omar and Sen Sanders support

Main Topic: Brown v Board of Education

Brown v Board of Education
1. Thurgood Marshall was appointed on this date in 1967 as the first African American Supreme court justice
  1. 2014 GA first integrated prom Br
2. Plessey v Fergusson 1896, and the Separate but Equal Doctrine
  1. Homer Plessy
3. The holding of Brown v Board of Education
4. Subsequent laws and decisions

E. Justice Clarence thomas thinks Brown v Board of Education needs to be re-examined

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Topic B: Project 2025

Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. Chp 1: White House Office (pg 55)
2. Chp 2: Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Chp 3: Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
  1. The X article
  2. The Hart–Rudman Commission
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
  1. Mass shooting in philly
  2. Five Eyes
  3. FISA bill blocked
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
  1. US Agency for Global Media
    1. The Firewall Regulation
  2. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
6. Agency for International Development (pg 285 – 311)
  1. Clear Choice definition (pg287)
  2. Climate policies in fact help food insecurities according to the UN (pg289)
  3. We are paying the price by American business not investing in Central and South America as well as Africa because of racist ideals.
  4. Get rid of all DEI initiatives
  5. Scrub government websites of all non-conservative policies and ideals
Section Three: The General Welfare (pg 315)
1. Department of Agriculture (pg 321 – 342)
  1. Snap Legislation
2. Department of Education (pg 351 – 393)
3. Department of Energy and Related Commissions (pg 395 – 441)
  1. Blames higher energy costs on Green energy but Tru,p forced the Saudis and OPEC to cut production to kee prices high
  2. Repeal the Infrastructure Act and Inflation reduction Act in order to stop subsidies to green energy companies. No mention of the billion dollars of subsidies to the oil and gas industry.
  3. The Department of Energy should focus on energy security and privatizing all energy production. DOE should also open old nuclear material sites and develop new nuclear weapons.
  4. Let private industry oversee the disposal of nuclear waste. Because private industry cleaning up non nuclear waste has been so successful, especially with the republicans wanting to get rid of the clean water and air acts.
  5. Defund all green energy research in case further breakthroughs are made and people have more affordable and renewable energy.
  6. Get rid of DOE loan programs.
  7. Oppose anything having any kind of U.N. involvement
  8. Expand in Alaska to noy only drill but also mine for rare earths. The problems with drilling in Alaska and why 9000 oil leases go unused

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Topic 3: – Agenda 47

Ending drug addiction
Chronic Childhood Illnesses

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Closing

Show Notes for Ep #61: History of War/conflict in the USA

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Phoenix

Itinerary

Opening

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Subject: Current Events

Good News: Rightwing blogger owes drag queen $1.1mil for defamation lawsuit
Great News: Hush Money Conviction
1. Eugene V. Debs first to run for president from jail

Main Topic: History of US War/Conflict

How many conflicts has the USA been in since our “founding”?
1. About 400
1. How many were started by us?
  1. most but not all
2. How many were finished?
  1. 99% , korean war is technically still ongoing
3. What draws us into these conflicts?
  1. Money generally
4. What are some of the biggest conflicts that we started?
  1. Are there any we didn’t start? WW1, WW2, depends on the meaning of start
  2. Have we done anything helpful in this regard?
Ron’s notes
1. 1st intervention
2. Wikipedia timeline – most generic by era
3. PBS timeline
4. 2nd Wikipedia timeline – more detailed
5. Bibi funding hamas
6. Panama president kidnapping

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Topic B: Project 2025

Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. Chp 1: White House Office (pg 55)
2. Chp 2: Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Chp 3: Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
  1. The X article
  2. The Hart–Rudman Commission
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
  1. Mass shooting in philly
  2. Five Eyes
  3. FISA bill blocked
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
  1. US Agency for Global Media
    1. The Firewall Regulation
  2. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
6. Agency for International Development (pg 285 – 311)
  1. Clear Choice definition (pg287)
  2. Climate policies in fact help food insecurities according to the UN (pg289)
  3. We are paying the price by American business not investing in Central and South America as well as Africa because of racist ideals.
  4. Get rid of all DEI initiatives
  5. Scrub government websites of all non-conservative policies and ideals
Section Three: The General Welfare (pg 315)
1. Department of Agriculture (pg 321 – 342)
  1. Snap Legislation
2. Department of Education (pg 351 – 393)

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Topic 3: – Agenda 47

Day 1 Executive Orders
Celebration of 250 yrs of Independence

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Closing

Show Notes for Ep #60: Revisiting the 1st Amendment

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Phoenix

Itinerary

Opening

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Subject: Current Events

Alito upside down flag
1. Second flag
Hush Money Fraud Trial
Classified Document Case
Nikki Haley endorses Trump
Norway, Ireland and Spain recognize Palestine
Fanni Willis wins Primary

Main Topic: First Amendment: Freedom of speech

First Amendment Deep Dive
1. What does the constitution actually say?

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Topic B: Project 2025

Defining fascism – Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.
Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. Chp 1: White House Office (pg 55)
2. Chp 2: Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Chp 3: Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
  1. The X article
  2. The Hart–Rudman Commission
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
  1. Mass shooting in philly
  2. Five Eyes
  3. FISA bill blocked
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
  1. US Agency for Global Media
    1. The Firewall Regulation
  2. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
6. Agency for International Development (pg 285 – 311)
  1. Clear Choice definition (pg287)
  2. Climate policies in fact help food insecurities according to the UN (pg289)
  3. We are paying the price by American business not investing in Central and South America as well as Africa because of racist ideals.
  4. Get rid of all DEI initiatives
  5. Scrub government websites of all non-conservative policies and ideals
Section Three: The General Welfare (pg 315)
1. Department of Agriculture (pg 321 – 342)
  1. Snap Legislation

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Topic 3: – Agenda 47

Ending Homelessness, drug addiction, and the dangerously deranged
Protecting students from marxism

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Closing

Show Notes for Ep #59: Kent State Massacre

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Phoenix

Itinerary

Opening

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Subject: Current Events

Cannon indefinitely delays trial
“Hush Money” Fraud trial
1. Cohen’s testimony
2. Cohen day 4
11th circuit rules against trans exclusion
NY AG Suing Anti-abortion clinics
Consumer Protection Bureau

Main Topic: Kent State and other College Protests

May 4th massacre

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Topic B: Project 2025

Defining fascism – Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.
Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. Chp 1: White House Office (pg 55)
2. Chp 2: Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Chp 3: Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
  1. The X article
  2. The Hart–Rudman Commission
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
  1. Mass shooting in philly
  2. Five Eyes
  3. FISA bill blocked
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
  1. US Agency for Global Media
    1. The Firewall Regulation
  2. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
6. Agency for International Development (pg 285 – 311)
  1. Clear Choice definition (pg287)
  2. Climate policies in fact help food insecurities according to the UN (pg289)
  3. We are paying the price by American business not investing in Central and South America as well as Africa because of racist ideals.
  4. Get rid of all DEI initiatives
  5. Scrub government websites of all non-conservative policies and ideals

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Topic 3: – Agenda 47

Firing radical marxist prosecutors
Liberating america from Biden’s regulatory onslaught

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Closing

Show Notes for Ep #58: Content Creator TogetherCon Panel

Posted on May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 by Phoenix

This podcast is gonna be a little different b/c we don’t have regular show notes we have a slide show instead! The slideshow is available on our google drive just click here to get access to it.

Last weekend we took part in a free online convention put on by Real Women of Gaming called TogetherCon. We talked about legal things content creators should keep in mind like copyright law, the tiktok ban, net neutrality, and other things.

The 3rd voice you hear is CrymsonPleasure the head of RWOG and panel host. Thank you again for inviting us this yr and looking forward to next yr.

Real Women of Gaming wants to create safe spaces for everyone, promoting inclusivity and celebrating diversity.

Show Notes for Ep #57: History of Sedition Laws

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Phoenix

Itinerary

Opening

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Subject: Current Events

Hush Money/Election Interference Update
1. Gag order update
Tiktok Ban
Good News: Maine Sanctuary Bill
Good News: Iowa Attacks on Trans and LGBT+ people fail
Good News: Arizona repealed the bullshit 1864 abortion ban

Main Topic: History of Sedition Laws

Fort Smith sedition Trial
Dictionary Definition from Merriam-Webster: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
Legal Definition: The criminal act element required for sedition is either advocating, aiding, teaching, organizing or printing, publishing, or circulating written matter that advocates, aids, or teaches the overthrow of the US government or any state, district, or territory thereof by force or violence (18 U.S.C. § 2385, 2011).
1. Deep Dive on 1st amendment
Shays’ Rebellion – 1786-87 an organized and armed mob gathered to stop city hall and the courts from seizing farms because of the high tax imposed to pay for the revolution. 4000 people signed confessions and were disqualified from hold any governmental office, two were eventually hung and Shays himself was pardoned and lived out an obscure life in New York until 1825.
Sedition Act of 1798 – President John Adams signed into law the Sedition Act of 1798, which set out punishments of up to two years of imprisonment for “opposing or resisting any law of the United States” or writing or publishing “false, scandalous, and malicious writing” about the President or the U.S. Congress (though not the office of the Vice-President, then occupied by Adams’ political opponent Thomas Jefferson). This Act of Congress was allowed to expire in 1801 after Jefferson’s election to the Presidency;^[65] Jefferson pardoned those still serving sentences, and fines were repaid by the government. This law was never appealed to the United States Supreme Court (which had not yet established its power to invalidate laws passed by Congress granted in Marbury v. Madison) but opponents claimed it was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
The Civil War – Most of the confederate leaders were given a pass on sedition and treason and allowed to retire and never hold office again. A number of the top leadership was imprisoned but only 2 people were executed for their part in the Civil War.
Sedition Act 1918 – It forbade the use of “disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language” about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt. Those convicted under the act generally received sentences of imprisonment for five to 20 years. Though the legislation enacted in 1918 is commonly called the Sedition Act, it was actually a set of amendments to the Espionage Act. he law was repealed on December 13, 1920.

Notable People tried for sedition and/or treason::

Aaron Burr – Former Vice President Aaron Burr was tried in 1807 for treason for allegedly plotting to urge some states to leave the Union as part of military adventures to seize land from Spain and Mexico.
SHEIKH OMAR ABDEL-RAHMAN – Seditious conspiracy law was last successfully used in the 1990s in the prosecution of Islamic militants who plotted to bomb New York City landmarks. An Egyptian cleric, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, and nine followers were convicted in 1995 of seditious conspiracy and other charges in a plot to blow up the United Nations, the FBI’s building, and two tunnels and a bridge linking New York and New Jersey. Abdel-Rahman, known as the “Blind Sheikh,” argued on appeal that he was never involved in planning actual attacks against the U.S. and his hostile rhetoric was protected free speech.
Puerto Rican Nationalist – Seditious conspiracy charges were successfully brought in another, now largely forgotten storming of the Capitol building in 1954. Four pro-independence Puerto Rican activists rushed the building and opened fire on the House floor, wounding several representatives. They and more than a dozen others who assisted in the attack were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Far-Right Groups – Seditious conspiracy charges have been brought several times against far-right groups. In 1940, the government arrested seventeen members of the Christian Front, followers of fascistic broadcaster Father Charles Coughlin. All of the charges ended in dismissal or acquittal.^[11] Edwin Walker, a former Army Major General, was arrested for seditious conspiracy and insurrection in 1962 after he incited a segregationist riot to prevent the admission of black student James Meredith at the University of Mississippi; the charges were dismissed. In the 1987 Fort Smith sedition trial, Louis Beam and nine other white supremacists were indicted for the activities of The Order and The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord. All ten defendants and four other defendants indicted for different crimes were acquitted in April 1988 after a two-month trial.
Jan 6 Insurrection – Several members of American far-right militias were charged with seditious conspiracy for their participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, in which a mob of the outgoing President Donald Trump‘s supporters attacked the United States Capitol in an attempt to prevent the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count formally certifying his successor Joe Biden‘s victory in the 2020 United States presidential election.

Nine Oath Keepers have been found guilty of seditious conspiracy to stop the presidential transition of Joe Biden

In May 2022, three Oath Keeper members pled guilty to this charge.^[17]
In November 2022, leader Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs, a leader in Florida, were convicted of this charge.^[18] Rhodes was later sentenced to 18 years and Meggs to 12 years.^[19]
In January 2023, four more Oath Keepers were convicted of this charge.

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Topic B: Project 2025

Defining fascism – Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.
Section One: Taking the Reins of Gov (pg 51)
1. Chp 1: White House Office (pg 55)
2. Chp 2: Executive Office of the President of the US (pg 75)
3. Chp 3: Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy (pg 101)
Section Two: The Common Defense (pg 119)
1. Department of Defense (pg 123)
2. Department of Homeland Security (pg 165)
3. Department of State (pg 203-233)
  1. The X article
  2. The Hart–Rudman Commission
4. Intelligence Community (pg 233 – 263)
  1. Mass shooting in philly
  2. Five Eyes
  3. FISA bill blocked
5. Media Agencies (pg 235 – 280)
  1. US Agency for Global Media
    1. The Firewall Regulation
  2. Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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This weekend we will be presenting panels for an online discord convention through Real Women of Gaming that is completely free! April 27-28, Ron and I will be educating on copyright law and other important laws for Content Creators and artists. I will also be teaching some basics in editing. If you want to join us all you have to do is join the discord https://discord.gg/yYbm7MhpZu. Can’t wait to see you there!

Topic 3: – Agenda 47

Ending Biden’s war on the Suburbs
Dismantle the Deep State

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