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    Tag: Constitution

    War Powers Act
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    War Powers Act

    Robert Hamill 25 Jun 202525 Jun 20251 Comment

    A law that is ignored by presidents, unenforced by Congress, and left fallow by the Supreme Court.

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    50 States or 1 Country
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    50 States or 1 Country

    Robert Hamill 6 Oct 202427 Jun 2025Leave a comment

    Do you value 50 states more than 1 country?

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    Government Structure Changes
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    Government Structure Changes

    Robert Hamill 29 May 202420 Jul 2025Leave a comment

    "It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach."

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    Trump Escapes until November
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    Trump Escapes until November

    Robert Hamill 14 Jul 202030 May 2022Leave a comment

    Trump fires opponents, pardons acolytes, and buys favors.

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    Political Omens
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    Political Omens

    Robert Hamill 21 Jul 201930 May 2022Leave a comment

    In organizing my old files, this fictional memo from 2008 surprised me with its political omens. Dateline: Dec. 31, 2099 George W. Bush, 43rd President…

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    Constitutional Paradox
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    Constitutional Paradox

    Robert Hamill 30 Aug 20175 Mar 2023Leave a comment

    This dangerous inconsistency in the Constitution, allowing Presidents to overpower the judicial branch, needs to be amended by removing Presidential pardons.

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    Russian Investigation Gag Order
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    Russian Investigation Gag Order

    Robert Hamill 17 Jun 201715 Nov 20221 Comment

    A gag order doesn't ban discussion. It requires that it take place under oath. That statements will stand up under scrutiny.

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    Your Home is Your castle

    Robert Hamill 30 Oct 201530 May 20221 Comment

    If you’re old enough and from Maryland, you’ll remember George Mahoney, the Irish descendant asking for Democratic votes, and his slogan “Your home is your…

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    Ben Carson and Kim Davis

    Robert Hamill 28 Sep 201530 May 2022Leave a comment

    Ben Carson violates his own beliefs with his gay marriage position.

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    Gay Service and Individual Rights

    Robert Hamill 27 May 201530 May 20221 Comment

    All public venues must declare whether they will honor requests from gays. Each business will adjust to the inherent demand for their services.

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      How We Think: Live on Substack

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      Inflation During Tariff Semi-Pause

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      Tariff Revenues and DOGE Savings: A Path to Fiscal Responsibility

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    The brain works with almost matches, not exact matches.

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      Dare We Change?

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      Boomer…Sees the Light

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    Measure of Daily Life
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    Measure of Daily Life

    Recently deceased hoisted by adults and societyTo cumulus heaven, adding Family myths and hard-earned lessonsTo guide our daily lives. Good and evil tally Yet change…

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    How Do We Think

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    We explore how biological needs give rise to emotion, emotion forms associative patterns, and language both reflects and reshapes our outlook. Discover how the mind weighs emotion against logic in shaping behavior.
    Each step rests on the brain’s All-or-Nothing firing, where near matches are treated as exact— and abstraction gives rise to emergent insight.

    Updates

    War Powers Act
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    War Powers Act

    Updated Jun 25, 2025 President Trump’s recent decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities—without congressional authorization or approval—has once again stirred the unresolved tension at the…

    • Failure of Old Economic Solutions
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      Failure of Old Economic Solutions

    • The Lane Between Wall Street and Main Street
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      The Lane Between Wall Street and Main Street

    • Morality. Absolute or Relative
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      Morality. Absolute or Relative

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      Electricity’s Dark Side: Lessons from the Past

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    Tabulators separate ballots into piles for each presidential candidate during a recount in Dane County (Wis.) on December 1, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Getty)