Antideficiency Act
I personally believe that if your only leverage to protect vulnerable people from randomly having their lives destroyed is shutting down the government, then by all means, shut down the government.
White House
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Shutdown
on January 22, 2018
There are 13 official presidential libraries operated by the National Archives and Records Administration. The first was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s, who, for the first time, decided to leave his personal papers to the public. It kicked off a tradition with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The full quote from Lili’uokalani from 1917 is wonderful: “I could not turn back the time for the political change, but there is still time to save our heritage. You must remember never to cease to act because you fear[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Overthrow of Hawaii – Part One: Aloha Oe
Tomorrow will mark the 125th anniversary of the overthrow of Hawaii. In honor of America’s first major experiment into imperialism, join Two Party Opera all this week for a history of government takeovers, betraying allies, constitutional monarchies, and fun!
Putting the Gerry back in Gerrymander
on January 10, 2018
Gerrymandering, the process of redrawing the district lines for political advantage, was first coined in an editorial cartoon criticizing then-governor of Massachusetts and future Vice President, Elbridge Gerry (pronounced “Gary”) for approving a district map with a boundary so bent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Very Strict, Zero Deaths
Despite the fact that there hasn’t been any commercial aviation deaths in the last few years nor any new regulations on commercial aviation safety standards this year, Trump took credit for this being the “best and safest year on record.”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
March of Dimes
on January 3, 2018
Chapter: 2018 - January
Characters: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland 2
Location: White House
Happy 80th anniversary to the March of Dimes! The efforts initially led by Franklin Delano Roosevelt would lead to an almost immediate reversal of the polio crisis – from tens of thousands of new cases with children dying in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Resolute with Resolutions
on December 29, 2017
Chapter: 2017 - December
Characters: Donald Trump, James K Polk, Ku Kluxer, Martin Van Buren, Theodore Roosevelt, Vladimir Putin
Location: White House
The Jackson Magnolia
on December 27, 2017
Andrew Jackson’s magnolia tree, planted sometime between 1829 and 1835, is set to be dramatically cut back this week. After almost 200 years, one of the leaders is apparently so delicate that it’s completely dependent on decades of repairs with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
