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This week the Three Whiskey Happy Hour gang join James for a riotous good time, even as discuss and debate their beloved nation's precarious situation. They cover Joe Biden's visit to the border, Donald Trump's appeals to the Supreme Court, the latest on the war in Gaza, and a silly journalist's constitutional illiteracy. Plus there are whiskey recommendations and a must-hear story about apish antics on the high seas.
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- Soundbite from this week: dueling press conferences in Texas between the current and previous occupant of the Oval Office.
Hosted by James Lileks, with guests JYJohn Yoo, "Lucretia", and Steve Hayward
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First, I like McRib. John, if you are ever in Austin, try out the McDowell sandwich from Slabb BBQ. It is a half rack of ribs, deboned, on a bun with onions and pickles.
Second, all the land used to cross into Texas is under state jurisdiction. Would John be OK if the state had a law about trespassing anywhere along the Rio Grande with a 10 year prison sentence? State jurisdiction and state law.
The idea that states can choose to ignore Federal Law when they try to enforce it, but can't enforce federal law is, to put it simply, nuts.
As usual, Jon is totally wrong on this.
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The MSNBC talking head doesn't understand Christian Nationalism. It is a real thing, they have some beliefs that are repugnant to US Constitutional government. Fortunately, they are a small fringe group for the most part.
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Jon trying to compare what we have today with the early immigration is just foolish.
biggest there, there was no welfare state. you don't work, you don't eat.
2nd, all of the institutions was preaching the melting pot, telling the new immigrants that America is a good place and encouraged assimilation. Now, all of the institutions, tell immigrants that America is and always was a horrible place and you get to use your nationality to get your bit of grievance gold.
3rd, most of the immigration in the 1900 came through well defined ports (we still have my grandparents paperwork).
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4th, the Federal Reserve constantly creates inflation, and you can't let in a bunch of uneducated third world-ers to suppress wages.
I've heard all of the arguments. There is nothing good that comes out of the Fed constantly creating inflation.
The amount of central planning and centralized power we think we have to manage is a disaster. It's patently foolish.
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