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‘MAGA is the last breath of the Confederacy.’
Vote them out.
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The Japan TimesThe LDP has presented a draft outline of a bill that calls for punishing not only public vandalism of the Japanese national flag but also sharing such acts on social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/15/japan/politics/national-flag-penalty-vandalism-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #socialmedia #constitution
A Citizen's LettersSupport H.R. 3554: Fiscal Responsibility and Draining the Swamp with a Lifetime Lobbying Ban
Dear Congressman, I am writing to you today to express my support for HR 3554. This bill is a necessary and common sense step to address an issue of public trust that transcends partisan politics. The revolving door of politicians leaving and then going to become lobbyists is a prime example of corrupt, inside the beltway system that benefits wealthy elites and major corporations at the expense of the average taxpayer. The current system leads to corporate giveaways and economic […]
Support H.R. 3554: Fiscal Responsibility and Draining the Swamp with a Lifetime Lobbying Ban
Dear Congressman, I am writing to you today to express my support for HR 3554. This bill is a necessary and common sense step to address an issue of public trust that transcends partisan politics.&…
Nils WilckeEn Suède, des juristes alertent sur la fragilisation de l’Etat de droit: Mise sous pression de la procédure législative, avis des experts ignorés, adoption de lois dont la constitutionnalité même est critiquée : en trois ans et demi, la droite et l’extrême droite ont transformé la pratique du pouvoir dans le royaume scandinave. Toute ressemblance avec la France de Macron... https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/05/15/en-suede-des-juristes-alertent-sur-la-fragilisation-de-l-etat-de-droit_6689410_3210.html
#Politique #Suede #Justice #Droit #Immigration #Constitution #Gouvernement
En Suède, des juristes alertent sur la fragilisation de l’Etat de droit
Mise sous pression de la procédure législative, avis des experts ignorés, adoption de lois dont la constitutionnalité même est critiquée : en trois ans et demi, la droite et l’extrême droite ont transformé la pratique du pouvoir dans le royaume scandinave.
John YatesThe #Constitution provides for the #Impeachment of president, AND senior staff, for #HighCrimesAndMisdemeanors . This IS OUR BEST WAY OUT OF THIS MESS HE HAS CREATED! #JustDoIt ! #Politics
Headlines AfricaMadagascar opposition moves to oust military leader in constitutional challenge http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSYJVz #Madagascar #Politique #Constitution #Opposition #Réforme
WIST QuotationsA quotation from Theodore Roosevelt
The most important factor in getting the right spirit in my Administration, next to the insistence upon courage, honesty, and a genuine democracy of desire to serve the plain people, was my insistence upon the theory that the executive power was limited only by specific restrictions and prohibitions appearing in the Constitution or imposed by the Congress under its Constitutional powers. My view was that every executive officer, and above all every executive officer in high position, was a steward of the people bound actively and affirmatively to do all he could for the people, and not to content himself with the negative merit of keeping his talents undamaged in a napkin. I declined to adopt the view that what was imperatively necessary for the Nation could not be done by the President unless he could find some specific authorization to do it. My belief was that it was not only his right but his duty to do anything that the needs of the Nation demanded unless such action was forbidden by the Constitution or by the laws. Under this interpretation of executive power I did and caused to be done many things not previously done by the President and the heads of the departments. I did not usurp power, but I did greatly broaden the use of executive power. In other words, I acted for the public welfare, I acted for the common well-being of all our people, whenever and in whatever manner was necessary, unless prevented by direct constitutional or legislative prohibition.Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 10 "The Presidency" (1913)
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Roosevelt, Theodore - Autobiography, ch. 10 "The Presidency" (1913) | WIST Quotations
The most important factor in getting the right spirit in my Administration, next to the insistence upon courage, honesty, and a genuine democracy of desire to serve the plain people, was my insistence upon the theory that the executive power was limited only by specific restrictions and prohibitions appearing in…
CBC OttawaLawyers across Canada are mounting constitutional challenges to new asylum law
Immigration lawyers across Canada are co-ordinating a constitutional challenge against Ottawa's new asylum law, with three dozen cases already filed in Federal Court.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bill-c-12-constitutional-challenges-9.7198216?cmp=rss
Immigration lawyers across Canada are co-ordinating a constitutional challenge against Ottawa's new asylum law, with three dozen cases already filed in Federal Court.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bill-c-12-constitutional-challenges-9.7198216?cmp=rss
Italian News by RSSL'Unità: Sospese le sanzioni contro Francesca Albanese, schiaffo a Trump da tribunale Usa: “Violati diritti garantiti dal Primo Emendamento”
Una sonora sconfitta per l’amministrazione Trump, una grande vittoria per Francesca Albanese. La relatrice speciale dell’Onu sulla Palestina ha visto sospese le sanzioni imposte dal governo degli Stati Uniti grazie ad un’ingiunzione preliminare di un giudice federale statunitense del District of Columbia, a Washington.
Le sanzioni, imposte nel maggio del 2025 sulla base di un ordine esecutivo del presidente Donald Trump, impedivano ad Albanese l’ingresso nel Paese e di fare operazioni bancarie.
Quella di Trump era stata una mossa volta a punire e sanzionare, tramite il Dipartimento di Stato, chiunque sostenesse la causa della Corte Penale Internazionale per crimini di guerra contro il governo israeliano. Per Albanese inoltre l’accusa era quella di aver “minacciato l’interesse nazionale e la sovranità degli Stati Uniti”, con riferimento ad un rapporto dell’inviata speciale dell’Onu che puntava il dito contro diverse aziende statunitense e al loro contributo alla distruzione della Striscia di Gaza e del popolo palestinese.
Secondo il giudice federale Richard Leon (giudice nominato dall’ex presidente George W. Bush), che ha sospeso le sanzioni, Albanese sarebbe stata punita dal Dipartimento di Stato Usa per il solo fatto di aver espresso le sue opinioni, violando così i diritti della Albanese garanti dal Primo Emendamento della Costituzione.
A presentare ricorso era stato il marito dell’inviata speciale Onu, Massimiliano Cali, agendo per conto proprio, della moglie e della loro figlia, sostenendo che le sanzioni del Dipartimento di Stato del 2025 violassero i diritti di libertà di espressione della consorte.
Nel parere motivato di 26 pagine che sospende le sanzioni, una misura temporanea in attesa della sentenza definitiva, Leon scrive che “se Albanese si fosse invece opposta all’azione della Cpi contro cittadini Usa e israeliani, non sarebbe stata inserita nell’elenco delle persone sanzionate ai sensi dell’Ordine Esecutivo 14203”.
Inoltre il giudice ha stabilito che Albanese godeva della tutela della Costituzione americana, malgrado risiedesse al di fuori del Paese, ritenendo che possedesse legami “sostanziali” con gli Usa, sufficienti a far valere i diritti garantiti dal Primo Emendamento.
Sanctions lifted against Francesca Albanese, court in the US slaps Trump with a blow: “Rights guaranteed by the First Amendment have been violated.”
A resounding defeat for the Trump administration, a great victory for Francesca Albanese. The UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian question has seen the sanctions imposed by the U.S. government suspended thanks to a preliminary injunction by a U.S. federal judge of the District of Columbia, in Washington.
The sanctions, imposed in May 2025 based on an executive order by President Donald Trump, prevented Albanese from entering the country and conducting banking operations.
Trump’s move was aimed at punishing and sanctioning, through the Department of State, anyone supporting the International Criminal Court’s case against the Israeli government for war crimes. For Albanese, the charge was that she had “threatened the national interest and the sovereignty of the United States,” referring to a report by the UN Special Envoy that pointed the finger at several U.S. companies and their contribution to the destruction of the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian people.
According to U.S. District Judge Richard Leon (a judge appointed by former President George W. Bush), who suspended the sanctions, Albanese was being punished by the U.S. Department of State for simply expressing her opinions, thus violating the rights of Albanese guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
It was Massimiliano Cali, the wife of the UN Special Envoy, who filed the appeal, acting on his own behalf, along with his wife and daughter, arguing that the 2025 Department of State sanctions violated his wife’s freedom of expression rights.
In the 26-page opinion that suspends the sanctions, a temporary measure pending the final judgment, Leon writes that “if Albanese had instead opposed the ICC’s action against U.S. and Israeli citizens, she would not have been included in the list of sanctioned individuals under Executive Order 14203.”
Furthermore, the judge established that Albanese enjoyed protection under the American Constitution, despite residing outside the country, believing she possessed “substantial” ties to the U.S., sufficient to enforce the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.
#FrancescaAlbanese #theFirstAmendment #Palestinian #Washington #DonaldTrump #Albanese #Israeli #theUnitedStates #theUNSpecialEnvoy #theGazaStrip #RichardLeon #GeorgeWBush #Constitution #MassimilianoCali
https://www.unita.it/2026/05/14/sospese-sanzioni-usa-contro-francesca-albanese/
Sospese le sanzioni contro Francesca Albanese, schiaffo a Trump da tribunale Usa: "Violati diritti garantiti dal Primo Emendamento"
Una sonora sconfitta per l’amministrazione Trump, una grande vittoria per Francesca Albanese. La relatrice speciale dell’Onu sulla Palestina ha visto sospese le sanzioni imposte dal governo degli Stati Uniti grazie ad un’ingiunzione preliminare di un giudice federale statunitense del District of Columbia, a Washington. Le sanzioni, imposte nel maggio del 2025 sulla base di un ordine […]
CBC CanadaLawyers across Canada are mounting constitutional challenges to new asylum law
Immigration lawyers across Canada are co-ordinating a constitutional challenge against Ottawa's new asylum law, with three dozen cases already filed in Federal Court.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bill-c-12-constitutional-challenges-9.7198216?cmp=rss
Immigration lawyers across Canada are co-ordinating a constitutional challenge against Ottawa's new asylum law, with three dozen cases already filed in Federal Court.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bill-c-12-constitutional-challenges-9.7198216?cmp=rss
