First up, Georgetown law professor and former national legal director at the ACLU, David Cole, joins us to discuss the legal response to the Trump Administration’s serial violations of the Constitution.
The media that reported on Ralph and others 50 years ago is now controlled by the big money interests. It cannot be brought back through legislation by a Congress that is also controlled by the big money interests.
But Ralph, in conjunction with the groups and people that are being ignored by the corporate controlled media can start a non-profit media conglomerate controlled by ordinary citizens.
This conglomerate can sell shares for 100 dollars each that can only be owned by citizens with no one person owning more than ten shares. These shares can only be sold for 100 dollars as the purpose of owning the shares is for ordinary citizens to control the conglomerate and not make money on the value of the shares.
Just 10% of the 150 million voters investing in one share would total 1.5 billion dollars and could be just the tip of the iceberg.
Ralph, Jim HIghtower ,William Barber, Veterans for Peace, Patriotic Millionaires and the rest of those that Ralph highlights being ignored by the corporate media could easily muster the 10 % to get this started.
We can't go back but we can go forward if we start now before it is too late.
Maybe if we can get 200 or so people to pledge to buy between 1 and 10 shares (averaging 5 shares each) we would have 100,000 dollars pledged and that would convince Ralph to give this a try.
here we go ---------right out of The Mussolini playbook this 6/13/25 assassination event:
"Authorities are scouring a Minneapolis suburb for the gunman who fatally shot Melissa Hortman, a top Democrat in the Minnesota House, and her husband early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz (D) called a “politically motivated assassination.” State Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife were seriously wounded in a shooting by the same gunman, authorities said. The gunman who authorities said fled police after a shootout at Hortman’s home, was described in an alert as a white man with brown hair wearing black body armor who “may misrepresent himself as law enforcement."
Question: where were back up police with police dogs? Pole cams? There is video coverage at most intersections! Who are protecting this murder suspect?
I think the House must introduce as many impeachment motions as trump farts-- Do not be too busy to read an essay which seems to contain the ONLY clear tactic for congressional push back! Don't be put off by its Cato publishing--Eddington is a CIA whistleblower and staunch Constitutional defender--his suggestion is excerpted from the essay entitled
"Trump’s Lawlessness Has Historical Roots" Bruce Fein's 22 Impeachment as a basis to restart
a powerless Democratic congress
Eddington writes:
"Additionally, congressional Democrats are not powerless to stop Trump’s attempts to destroy the Republic.
House Democrats could introduce impeachment resolutions against Trump and every other person in the federal government responsible for acts deemed unconstitutional or otherwise illegal by federal courts, tying the House of Representatives in knots by forcing vote after vote on impeachment resolutions. Senate Democrats could, acting as a bloc, bring the Senate to a halt by refusing unanimous consent on any legislation or Trump nominees until he ceases his illegal acts."
I sent this to my New York Senators and my House Rep is pure Trump & $40K SALT crazy
Suggestion for an interview concerning Israeli fascism and Gaza.
I just watched an interview (in Portuguese) with Thiago Avila, who was one of the Freedom Flotilla activists who were kidnapped and put in solitary confinement when he refused water and food. I think we all know how the prisons in Israel treat the Palestinians they arrest but I had never heard from someone who was detained and told the story, and he is not Palestinian, so imagine what happens to the indigenous people in that fascist regime. He talks in detail how he was treated, where he was and how they decided who stayed, and who left, and why.
I think people would be surprised and I think he would be willing to talk to Ralph. Not sure how to contact him though but I guess the site that hosts the Freedom Flotilla actions might help
The idea that Ralph stole an election is so preposterous, yet it keeps going. The problem, in my opinion, is the liberal elite. When conservatives, people who hate the democratic party say that they are elitist and arrogant, they are right. When talking about that election, the only people who have a problem with Ralph, who still believe he is the cause of Gore losing are the highly educated, upper middle class (some not so upper) liberals. The arrogance to believe they know everything and the rest of us are just being fooled is amazing. They really do believe their bullshit. They are, in a way, similar to Trump: they cannot lose, if they do they were robbed. Hence the many conspiracies and explanations for why democrats lose elections. It is always the fault of someone else, or the interference of another country. And if you dare to disagree, they say you need to go learn something, that you missed the signs.
Like it was said, Gore did win Florida. That election was a judicial coup. I also heard that more registered democrats voted for Bush than for Ralph. Not sure if this is true but since Gore was a terrible candidate, it is possible.
I agree with David Cole's view that the main barriers to Trumpism at this time are the Constitution and the legal system. That said, I also think the "Elephant in the Room" is the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United. I am not aware that Cole has ever addressed the implications of C.U. but he advised the ACLU for many years, which --I believe--supported this decision. I think this was a huge mistake that has allowed an avalanche of $$$$$$$$$ to influence US elections and US politicians. In the 2024 election, Biden and Harris, both receiving massive support from AIPAC, supported the corrupt and cruel Netanyahu and his horrendous attacks that turned Gaza into a hellscape--certainly a factor (not the only one of course) in Harris's defeat. I hope this fundamental problem for the US elections can be addressed in a forthcoming Ralph Radio Hour.--Susan Wright
There was a brief discussion in this episode about the responsibility of the legal profession to keep this decline in check. Related to this, I have often wondered whether federal judges might be subject to disbarment. Disbarment itself might not have much of an effect on them but it could stimulate demands for impeachment. At the very least it should make for a story that the corporate media would find hard to ignore.
We The People don't NEED to wait for justice from SCOTUS to correct their crimes - 50 years of inviting money into federal elections has PROVED to succeed in FULL corruption of ALL 3 Branches of US Fed. Gov't - see university study cited by Robert Reich in his book "The Common Good" pages 86,87. Professors Gilen and Page measured all 1500 federal policies created by Congress and rectified by the Democratic president that Reich served in (one of 3 Dem. Pres. Reich served honorably).
These professors were seeking to apportion the amount of content of the policies that represented the iterests of avers American citizens. They measure statistically ZERO measurable content of ALL 1500 policies for ANY content representing the interests of average U.S. citizens. This ceoms after 50 years of crooked SCOTUS rulings, dating from Powerll SCOTUS court through the current Roberts led Confederate Society (sic) 6 person numerical majority of extremist political activist justices. - with Citizens United, Shelby County v Holder, and other similar cases.
Ask Ralph Nader - we can user our Ownership of ALL Public Media Acces as We The People already own the necessary means of direct or group to group communications needed for communications by eligible candidates for federal elections.
To reform Fed. Elections and REMOVE ALL money from corporations and wealthy We Can Require fooling NONPARTISAN reforms:
We can require ONLY Public Media be used be qualifying eligible:
1 - only after fact-checking and verifications against false and misleading communication
2 - we must demand that the Federal Election Commission be permanently established as NONPARTISAN, and specifically NOT bi-partisan, as it is now, making illegal exclusionary taxation without representation.
3. - We can require that ALL FCC corporate licensees honor and facilitate the FEC operated Public Media during regularly scheduled elections, and any emergency elections. As all of these multi-billion-dollar-per-year-generating-corporations are regulated by FTC, SEC, and DOJ, we can be confident they will comply, or face suspension or permanent loss of our conditional licenses - which they have NEVE paid any money for.
These 3 actions are ALL under the power of our Congress and Senate. There is no law presenting these new legislation. So these 3 actions can INSTANTLY remove ALL ALLEGED NEED for money from corporations or persons, for federal elections. How can We The People and the 50 states DEMAND that the 2 direct financial BENEFICIARIES of the corrupt SCOTUS rules that invited money into elections, to disenfranchise U.S. adult citizen voters, and ALL U.S. citizens who have right to just, fair representation.
Judicial review is an implied power if and only if the opinion is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive with respect to the constitution.
A key axiom is the US Constitution is superior, paramount law (Marbury v Madison 5 US 177 1803).
John Marshall assumed what he was trying to prove in Marbury v Madison, which was not a proof and SCOTUS used this erroneous opinion for two centuries to replace constitutional law with case law.
POTUS Immunity is not symmetric with respect to the constitution, but neither is immunity for (quasi-) judicial acts.
No Kings!
Thank you for another great radio hour. Civics, history, politics and ways to take action along with important topics and panelist. ✌️
The media that reported on Ralph and others 50 years ago is now controlled by the big money interests. It cannot be brought back through legislation by a Congress that is also controlled by the big money interests.
But Ralph, in conjunction with the groups and people that are being ignored by the corporate controlled media can start a non-profit media conglomerate controlled by ordinary citizens.
This conglomerate can sell shares for 100 dollars each that can only be owned by citizens with no one person owning more than ten shares. These shares can only be sold for 100 dollars as the purpose of owning the shares is for ordinary citizens to control the conglomerate and not make money on the value of the shares.
Just 10% of the 150 million voters investing in one share would total 1.5 billion dollars and could be just the tip of the iceberg.
Ralph, Jim HIghtower ,William Barber, Veterans for Peace, Patriotic Millionaires and the rest of those that Ralph highlights being ignored by the corporate media could easily muster the 10 % to get this started.
We can't go back but we can go forward if we start now before it is too late.
Maybe if we can get 200 or so people to pledge to buy between 1 and 10 shares (averaging 5 shares each) we would have 100,000 dollars pledged and that would convince Ralph to give this a try.
I can pledge two shares.
998 to go.
here we go ---------right out of The Mussolini playbook this 6/13/25 assassination event:
"Authorities are scouring a Minneapolis suburb for the gunman who fatally shot Melissa Hortman, a top Democrat in the Minnesota House, and her husband early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz (D) called a “politically motivated assassination.” State Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife were seriously wounded in a shooting by the same gunman, authorities said. The gunman who authorities said fled police after a shootout at Hortman’s home, was described in an alert as a white man with brown hair wearing black body armor who “may misrepresent himself as law enforcement."
Question: where were back up police with police dogs? Pole cams? There is video coverage at most intersections! Who are protecting this murder suspect?
I think the House must introduce as many impeachment motions as trump farts-- Do not be too busy to read an essay which seems to contain the ONLY clear tactic for congressional push back! Don't be put off by its Cato publishing--Eddington is a CIA whistleblower and staunch Constitutional defender--his suggestion is excerpted from the essay entitled
"Trump’s Lawlessness Has Historical Roots" Bruce Fein's 22 Impeachment as a basis to restart
a powerless Democratic congress
Eddington writes:
"Additionally, congressional Democrats are not powerless to stop Trump’s attempts to destroy the Republic.
House Democrats could introduce impeachment resolutions against Trump and every other person in the federal government responsible for acts deemed unconstitutional or otherwise illegal by federal courts, tying the House of Representatives in knots by forcing vote after vote on impeachment resolutions. Senate Democrats could, acting as a bloc, bring the Senate to a halt by refusing unanimous consent on any legislation or Trump nominees until he ceases his illegal acts."
I sent this to my New York Senators and my House Rep is pure Trump & $40K SALT crazy
Why is the 16x20 glossy photo head shot of this murder suspect on every media channel?
Suggestion for an interview concerning Israeli fascism and Gaza.
I just watched an interview (in Portuguese) with Thiago Avila, who was one of the Freedom Flotilla activists who were kidnapped and put in solitary confinement when he refused water and food. I think we all know how the prisons in Israel treat the Palestinians they arrest but I had never heard from someone who was detained and told the story, and he is not Palestinian, so imagine what happens to the indigenous people in that fascist regime. He talks in detail how he was treated, where he was and how they decided who stayed, and who left, and why.
I think people would be surprised and I think he would be willing to talk to Ralph. Not sure how to contact him though but I guess the site that hosts the Freedom Flotilla actions might help
The idea that Ralph stole an election is so preposterous, yet it keeps going. The problem, in my opinion, is the liberal elite. When conservatives, people who hate the democratic party say that they are elitist and arrogant, they are right. When talking about that election, the only people who have a problem with Ralph, who still believe he is the cause of Gore losing are the highly educated, upper middle class (some not so upper) liberals. The arrogance to believe they know everything and the rest of us are just being fooled is amazing. They really do believe their bullshit. They are, in a way, similar to Trump: they cannot lose, if they do they were robbed. Hence the many conspiracies and explanations for why democrats lose elections. It is always the fault of someone else, or the interference of another country. And if you dare to disagree, they say you need to go learn something, that you missed the signs.
Like it was said, Gore did win Florida. That election was a judicial coup. I also heard that more registered democrats voted for Bush than for Ralph. Not sure if this is true but since Gore was a terrible candidate, it is possible.
It is true that more FL Democrats wound up voting for Bush than Gore or Nader combined in 2000. https://www.salon.com/2000/11/28/hightower/
I agree with David Cole's view that the main barriers to Trumpism at this time are the Constitution and the legal system. That said, I also think the "Elephant in the Room" is the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United. I am not aware that Cole has ever addressed the implications of C.U. but he advised the ACLU for many years, which --I believe--supported this decision. I think this was a huge mistake that has allowed an avalanche of $$$$$$$$$ to influence US elections and US politicians. In the 2024 election, Biden and Harris, both receiving massive support from AIPAC, supported the corrupt and cruel Netanyahu and his horrendous attacks that turned Gaza into a hellscape--certainly a factor (not the only one of course) in Harris's defeat. I hope this fundamental problem for the US elections can be addressed in a forthcoming Ralph Radio Hour.--Susan Wright
There was a brief discussion in this episode about the responsibility of the legal profession to keep this decline in check. Related to this, I have often wondered whether federal judges might be subject to disbarment. Disbarment itself might not have much of an effect on them but it could stimulate demands for impeachment. At the very least it should make for a story that the corporate media would find hard to ignore.
MANY THX!!!
Shocking , shocking I tell you... Who could have seen this coming ?
SCOTUS must revoke immunity and place restrictions on pardons!
We The People don't NEED to wait for justice from SCOTUS to correct their crimes - 50 years of inviting money into federal elections has PROVED to succeed in FULL corruption of ALL 3 Branches of US Fed. Gov't - see university study cited by Robert Reich in his book "The Common Good" pages 86,87. Professors Gilen and Page measured all 1500 federal policies created by Congress and rectified by the Democratic president that Reich served in (one of 3 Dem. Pres. Reich served honorably).
These professors were seeking to apportion the amount of content of the policies that represented the iterests of avers American citizens. They measure statistically ZERO measurable content of ALL 1500 policies for ANY content representing the interests of average U.S. citizens. This ceoms after 50 years of crooked SCOTUS rulings, dating from Powerll SCOTUS court through the current Roberts led Confederate Society (sic) 6 person numerical majority of extremist political activist justices. - with Citizens United, Shelby County v Holder, and other similar cases.
Ask Ralph Nader - we can user our Ownership of ALL Public Media Acces as We The People already own the necessary means of direct or group to group communications needed for communications by eligible candidates for federal elections.
To reform Fed. Elections and REMOVE ALL money from corporations and wealthy We Can Require fooling NONPARTISAN reforms:
We can require ONLY Public Media be used be qualifying eligible:
1 - only after fact-checking and verifications against false and misleading communication
2 - we must demand that the Federal Election Commission be permanently established as NONPARTISAN, and specifically NOT bi-partisan, as it is now, making illegal exclusionary taxation without representation.
3. - We can require that ALL FCC corporate licensees honor and facilitate the FEC operated Public Media during regularly scheduled elections, and any emergency elections. As all of these multi-billion-dollar-per-year-generating-corporations are regulated by FTC, SEC, and DOJ, we can be confident they will comply, or face suspension or permanent loss of our conditional licenses - which they have NEVE paid any money for.
These 3 actions are ALL under the power of our Congress and Senate. There is no law presenting these new legislation. So these 3 actions can INSTANTLY remove ALL ALLEGED NEED for money from corporations or persons, for federal elections. How can We The People and the 50 states DEMAND that the 2 direct financial BENEFICIARIES of the corrupt SCOTUS rules that invited money into elections, to disenfranchise U.S. adult citizen voters, and ALL U.S. citizens who have right to just, fair representation.
Judicial review is an implied power if and only if the opinion is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive with respect to the constitution.
A key axiom is the US Constitution is superior, paramount law (Marbury v Madison 5 US 177 1803).
John Marshall assumed what he was trying to prove in Marbury v Madison, which was not a proof and SCOTUS used this erroneous opinion for two centuries to replace constitutional law with case law.
POTUS Immunity is not symmetric with respect to the constitution, but neither is immunity for (quasi-) judicial acts.
Thanks for posting about Marbury vs. Madison...
Best to go back to school re : its judicial effects...
Howdy,
I'll be announcing our first town hall meeting in the next day or two!
https://www.townhallcitizen.com/norman-solomon-the-only-change-is-going-to-come-from-the-bottom-up/
Snooze alert, program on auto pilot as those in charge are asleep at the wheel!
Max Blumenthal has an excellent program on the Israel-Iran war:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx9DGNHY4NY