Category Archives: The Rule of Law

Immigration and the Congressional Failure to Write Binding Law

Posted on December 29, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Or, a change in presidential administration should not lead to such qualitative changes in policy. While this might be stating the obvious, what has struck me about the radical change in U.S. immigration policy is that much of it–not all … Continue reading →

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“…The Laws Are Designed Specifically to Prevent That from Being OK.”

Posted on December 5, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In a very good piece by Elie Mystal about Defense Secretary Hegseth’s recent murder spree, he writes (boldface mine): What it all comes down to is this: If we’re not at war, Hegseth is a murderer; if we are at … Continue reading →

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Panicked by a Close Election in Tennessee, Trump Attempts to Bribe Democratic Rep. Cuellar

Posted on December 4, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you missed it, Tuesday night, the Democratic congressional candidate, Aftyn Benn, for TN-7 lost, but, importantly, she overperformed in a heavily Republican district, in what appears to be a thirteen point swing from the 2024 Trump margin of … Continue reading →

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Can Democrats Control Their Own Internal Security Forces?

Posted on November 26, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In a very good piece about the problems NYC Mayor elect Zohran Mamdani will face regarding policing, this stuck out (boldface mine): Referring to Tisch as the “mother of the DAS,” Fox Cahn questioned why Mamdani would choose to retain … Continue reading →

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It’s Always Self-Projection: The Voter Fraud Edition

Posted on October 13, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Fascist helpmeet Jack Posobiec, who recently spent an afternoon at the White House essentially claiming ‘opposition to Nazi Germany was bad, actually‘ and who has spent his career (such as it is) claiming Democrats have engaged in voter fraud might … Continue reading →

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Republicans Can End the Shutdown Any Time They Want to End It

Posted on October 3, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize I’m stating the obvious, but stopping fascists requires less of a high-minded Algonquin Round Table approach and more of a strong stomach approach. Despite whatever Republicans say–and Republican-controlled federal agencies say in yet another violation of the Hatch … Continue reading →

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In Any Other Administration…

Posted on September 24, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

…this would result in an immediate firing (boldface mine): In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were … Continue reading →

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The State of Massachusetts Needs to Arrest These Criminals

Posted on June 16, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

And I’m not referring to TEH ILLEGALZ!!! (boldface mine): A construction worker who was arrested Wednesday by federal agents in Lynn, Massachusetts, was released a day later, and he alleges he was assaulted when he was taken into custody. Alejandro … Continue reading →

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DHS Secretary Noem Must Resign or Be Impeached

Posted on June 13, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Yesterday, if you haven’t heard, Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, aka ‘Gestapo Barbie’, announced: We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that … Continue reading →

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It’s Still the Emoluments, Stupid

Posted on May 12, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

As I noted recently, some asshole with a blog has been arguing that Democrats should have impeached Trump on the basis of the Emoluments clause since his first term*. Well, if the crypto bribery scheme wasn’t bad enough, we now … Continue reading →

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