Threatening Judges and Rule of Law
Reading Time: 3 minutes Threats against Colorado Supreme Court judges for finding Trump disqualified from holding public office highlight concern with the state of US rule of law, judiciary and democracy.
Category: US POLITICS
Not Necessarily Misled
Reading Time: 6 minutes Misinformation can determine the outcome of political polls, but do we blame such for our losses because we find the votes of our opponents incomprehensible.
Justice Amy Barrett’s Nomination, Judicial Independence and Religious Beliefs
Reading Time: 7 minutes Widespread criticism of President Trump nomination of Justice Amy Barrett. to fill a vacancy on the US Supreme Court raises many issues including the separation of church and state, the perception of judicial neutrality and the politicization of the US Supreme Court. Particularly concerning is Justice Barrett’s apparent willingness to permit the President to exploit her religious beliefs to further his agenda of reinterpreting the law.
Much to Observe and Even More to Learn From the Lead Up to the American Presidential Election.
Reading Time: 10 minutes Many of us are paying close attention to the everchanging issues in the lead up to the 2020 US Presidential election. There is little doubt that the outcome of the election will also affect us and the rest of the world. We have much to learn of relevance to our re-emerging consideration of whether it is time to become a Republic. Particularly significant are lessons we can learn from the US regarding a directly elected President and the appointment and independence of the judiciary.
Trump’s UN Speech: World-Wide Balkanisation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Trump’s UN Speech: World-Wide Balkanisation Speaking at the UN, yesterday, President Donald Trump urged countries to pursue self-interest and patriotism. He also condemned countries and individuals who champion global interests, such as the rights...
Trump’s Perfect Cognitive Test Score
Reading Time: < 1 minute In response to New York Times story on 17 January 2018 The test administered to President Trump appears to be one of a number of tests used to gain an indication of cognitive capacity...
Some thoughts and information on the ‘right to bear arms’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many, if not most Americans treat their constitutional ‘right to bear arms’ as a fundamental aspect of their identity. This right is to be found in the second amendment of the US Constitution, which...
Making Sense of the Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms Through a Comparison Between the United States of America and Australia
Reading Time: 13 minutes Most Australians struggle to understand American’s seeming obsession with guns, linked to their near worship of, and reliance on, their Constitution as the source and protector of rights and freedoms. Through a comparative overview of...
The Second Amendment , Brief Reflection – 4 October 2017
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many, if not most Americans treat their constitutional ‘right to bear arms’ as a fundamental aspect of their identity. This right is to be found in the second amendment of the US Constitution, which...