Since the late 60s some of us said corporations need to be monitored and if necessary controlled. Monopolies were supposed to go out. The breaking up of Bell Tel was just an example. No one ever listened and now people are acting surprised that big business is greedy. It’s an across the boards problem like with CVS and their other healthcare tentacles. Republicans will never go for that, and everytime one is in office the public suffers. In due deference to Mr. Reagan nothing trickles down. Trump is a whole new ball of wax.. grift to the max.
But even more important, I WANT MY DEMOCRACY BACK. I WANT MY GOVERNMENT BACK. I WANT MY CONSTITUTION BACK.
And those projects will take a helluva lot more time, energy, and capital than trying to get back what I spent on tariff add-ons.
So ... can the legislation you propose also include an absolute ban on the current regime doing ANYTHING else by executive order over the next two years? And can it also include an Article III, Section ii, Paragraph 2 ban on the Supreme Court ruling on any new legislation reining in the regime? (It has that right, to withhold jurisdiction from SCOTUS in III-ii-2.)
I'm glad you liked my comment. I also wonder this: while I know that any additional ifor being eligible to be president would require a constitutional amendment, could there be any prohibitions enacted that don't? Such as, "No person found guilty in a court of law of any felony shall be eligible to become president." Or might a state, which regulates the processes of primaries within the state, disallow a convicted felon from being on the ballot? I think SCOTUS ruled on one such prohibition (from Colorado?) not too long ago, but if III-ii-2 were part of a new law ...
There are some states that don't allow a convicted felon to vote. Maybe those also don't allow them to be on the ballot. I asked someone about this very issue, and was told that it's not in our Constitution, so I guess it never occurred to our founding fathers that a convicted felon/adjudicated rapist would run for office...or that anyone would be so ignorant (my nice word) to vote for that criminal!
Right, it's not in the Constitution. The only qualifications required are that the person be a native-born citizen of the United States*, be 35 years of age, and have lived in the United States for at least 14 years. (Part of that had to do with the fact that all the first presidents had been born in British colonies, so none of them would have been eligible -- but by requiring them to have been a resident of the US for 14 years, the founders made sure only "Amurkans" could be president of Murkah. And yeah, nobody imagined that a convicted felon could run successfully.
As for felons voting, most states have rules restoring the voting rights of felons once they've finished their sentences. In NC that includes probation or parole, and one has to have paid any fines and reparations that have been part of the sentencing. Florida voters passed by 67% a constitutional amendment a decoade ago restoring the right to vote, and the right-wing legislature disemboweled it by requiring that not only the prison term and parole have to be completed, and all fines paid, but also that any other fees and costs be paid. And they compounded that by not establishing any mechanism for the former inmate to find out whether there were "any other fees and costs" due the state. So if he had fallen behind on paying a fine in Dade County, and then paid it off, but Dade had charged interest for the overdue amount without informing him, so he had not paid that interest, then he couldn't vote.
Republicans are SICK, HATEFUL, IGNORANT, ANTI-AMERICAN PEOPLE. (Just my opinion).
*a brouhaha arose over John McCain having been born in the Canal Zone while his father was stationed there with the Navy, though his parents were citizens; and another over Ted Cruz being born in Calgary, Alberta, though his mother (but not his father) was a U.S. citizen.
Thank you! You are very knowledgeable! Since Trump still hasn't served his time (or been sentenced) for his 34 felony convictions, and hasn't even been tried, as far as I know, for his multiple accused rapes, but does have one adjudicated decision, and violates his oath of office on an almost daily basis, I don't have a lot of enthusiasm for his being allowed to hold any office.
The USA has been a corporatocracy for over a hundred years, and only weakening a little during the Teddy and FDR administrations. The latter even lived through an oligarch plan to assassinate him. Corporations and the oligarchs that own them must have their greed regulated the way the Scandinavian countries do. And no, the corporations have not pulled out of those countries because they still pull in profits, only not as much as the corrupt cash cow that is their owned government - the USA.
As with everything else this administration has done, it is reactionary ill-planned actions that have to be undone or fixed later. Its impeachment time!
I'll make a trade...Impeach Trump and his lawbreaking Secretaries of multiple departments and put them all in jail for their crimes (Trump already has 34 felony convictions.), and I'll happily give up my very legitimate refund. It will be worth every cent!
Couldn't agree more, Lawrence. Now ask me what I think the chances are that we, the people, will ever see one cent of restitution--from either the government or corporations. I hate to be cynical; all my life I have been an optimist who believed that our society was based on fairness. I worked for the Chamber of Commerce of a major American city FFS. But that was a while ago. I am older and smarter now. I'll enjoy the $1700 if I see it--but I'm certainly not counting on it.
That’s right the American people are the ones buying this high price stuff
The big corporations are aways first in line since the make the BIG Campaign Donations and employ lobbyists to curry favor..
It's the billionaires actually.
Here's a list of the Top Donors for the 2024 election cycle. Including their names, how much they donated and which party got their money.
https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors
Hey, new Tea Party -- Tariffed Enough Already!
Since the late 60s some of us said corporations need to be monitored and if necessary controlled. Monopolies were supposed to go out. The breaking up of Bell Tel was just an example. No one ever listened and now people are acting surprised that big business is greedy. It’s an across the boards problem like with CVS and their other healthcare tentacles. Republicans will never go for that, and everytime one is in office the public suffers. In due deference to Mr. Reagan nothing trickles down. Trump is a whole new ball of wax.. grift to the max.
I want my money back, sure.
But even more important, I WANT MY DEMOCRACY BACK. I WANT MY GOVERNMENT BACK. I WANT MY CONSTITUTION BACK.
And those projects will take a helluva lot more time, energy, and capital than trying to get back what I spent on tariff add-ons.
So ... can the legislation you propose also include an absolute ban on the current regime doing ANYTHING else by executive order over the next two years? And can it also include an Article III, Section ii, Paragraph 2 ban on the Supreme Court ruling on any new legislation reining in the regime? (It has that right, to withhold jurisdiction from SCOTUS in III-ii-2.)
Yes? No?
I'm glad you liked my comment. I also wonder this: while I know that any additional ifor being eligible to be president would require a constitutional amendment, could there be any prohibitions enacted that don't? Such as, "No person found guilty in a court of law of any felony shall be eligible to become president." Or might a state, which regulates the processes of primaries within the state, disallow a convicted felon from being on the ballot? I think SCOTUS ruled on one such prohibition (from Colorado?) not too long ago, but if III-ii-2 were part of a new law ...
You're a very smart poster; what do you think?
There are some states that don't allow a convicted felon to vote. Maybe those also don't allow them to be on the ballot. I asked someone about this very issue, and was told that it's not in our Constitution, so I guess it never occurred to our founding fathers that a convicted felon/adjudicated rapist would run for office...or that anyone would be so ignorant (my nice word) to vote for that criminal!
Right, it's not in the Constitution. The only qualifications required are that the person be a native-born citizen of the United States*, be 35 years of age, and have lived in the United States for at least 14 years. (Part of that had to do with the fact that all the first presidents had been born in British colonies, so none of them would have been eligible -- but by requiring them to have been a resident of the US for 14 years, the founders made sure only "Amurkans" could be president of Murkah. And yeah, nobody imagined that a convicted felon could run successfully.
As for felons voting, most states have rules restoring the voting rights of felons once they've finished their sentences. In NC that includes probation or parole, and one has to have paid any fines and reparations that have been part of the sentencing. Florida voters passed by 67% a constitutional amendment a decoade ago restoring the right to vote, and the right-wing legislature disemboweled it by requiring that not only the prison term and parole have to be completed, and all fines paid, but also that any other fees and costs be paid. And they compounded that by not establishing any mechanism for the former inmate to find out whether there were "any other fees and costs" due the state. So if he had fallen behind on paying a fine in Dade County, and then paid it off, but Dade had charged interest for the overdue amount without informing him, so he had not paid that interest, then he couldn't vote.
Republicans are SICK, HATEFUL, IGNORANT, ANTI-AMERICAN PEOPLE. (Just my opinion).
*a brouhaha arose over John McCain having been born in the Canal Zone while his father was stationed there with the Navy, though his parents were citizens; and another over Ted Cruz being born in Calgary, Alberta, though his mother (but not his father) was a U.S. citizen.
Thank you! You are very knowledgeable! Since Trump still hasn't served his time (or been sentenced) for his 34 felony convictions, and hasn't even been tried, as far as I know, for his multiple accused rapes, but does have one adjudicated decision, and violates his oath of office on an almost daily basis, I don't have a lot of enthusiasm for his being allowed to hold any office.
You are SO right. I like your understatment: you "don't have a lot of enthusiasm ..."
Ain't that the truth!
Thank you for making me laugh!
The USA has been a corporatocracy for over a hundred years, and only weakening a little during the Teddy and FDR administrations. The latter even lived through an oligarch plan to assassinate him. Corporations and the oligarchs that own them must have their greed regulated the way the Scandinavian countries do. And no, the corporations have not pulled out of those countries because they still pull in profits, only not as much as the corrupt cash cow that is their owned government - the USA.
We can all sing Rihanna's old song "B#$!ch better have my money". Lol.
So, the tariffs are illegal!! We the people are sick of your shit Trump!!! We want our money back now!!!
As with everything else this administration has done, it is reactionary ill-planned actions that have to be undone or fixed later. Its impeachment time!
I'll make a trade...Impeach Trump and his lawbreaking Secretaries of multiple departments and put them all in jail for their crimes (Trump already has 34 felony convictions.), and I'll happily give up my very legitimate refund. It will be worth every cent!
Trump owes me $1,700.00
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Since the corporations are doing so well, they certainly do not need us to shop from them.
Couldn't agree more, Lawrence. Now ask me what I think the chances are that we, the people, will ever see one cent of restitution--from either the government or corporations. I hate to be cynical; all my life I have been an optimist who believed that our society was based on fairness. I worked for the Chamber of Commerce of a major American city FFS. But that was a while ago. I am older and smarter now. I'll enjoy the $1700 if I see it--but I'm certainly not counting on it.
And we want the prices to go back down! We cannot afford groceries!
Waiting for my DOG-E and tariff checks is like waiting for a check from George Soros.