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The Democratic Party (and the Voters) Must Urgently Respond
Primary season isn't over but the Democratic Party is facing a major crisis. It is being infiltrated and subverted by a group seeking to dominate it and transform it into an entity it is not. Their refusal to recognize what they are facing will not make their problem go away. In fact, the worst is yet to come, unless they wake up and take urgent corrective action. At least twenty-one more state primaries are upcoming. This week's leading state primary is Colorado- June 30- an
Garry S Sklar
Jun 284 min read
NYC Dem Primary Reincarnates Trotsky
Yesterday was primary day in a number of states. Of particular interest were the results of the Democratic Party primaries for four seats in the House of Representatives in New York. American Pravda (AKA NY Times) is trumpeting a great victory for the left wing of that party. Analysis of the vote shows that while extreme leftists won three races, their victories are not as great as the press claims. Let's look at these three races. The fourth race is of interest as the vot
Garry S Sklar
Jun 244 min read
War is a Zero Sum Game: We Lost
The US Constitution requires that treaties the executive branch of government negotiate be submitted to the Senate for its advise and consent. Article II Section 2 requires a supermajority of two thirds of senators present and voting to ratify a treaty through a resolution of ratification. Lawyers,of course,,are well paid to manipulate the law and facts in favor of their client. Constitutional lawyers, despite their high falutin title are ultimately of no greater repute than
Garry S Sklar
Jun 176 min read
Doveryay, No Proveryay (Trust but Verify)
In a discussion in 1988 during the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty negotiations, Ronald Reagan famously said to Mikhail Gorbachev the Russian expression doveray, no proveray, meaning trust but verify. That phrase eventually led to the completion of the INF negotiations and the treaty was subsequently signed in Moscow (July, 1988) banning an entire class of weapons. The treaty endured for several decades but is no longer in effect as both the US and Russia have
Garry S Sklar
May 252 min read
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