Tony Jordan, Practitioner of Pragmatism

So is what I'm hearing correct? Ilhan Omar's father lied on his application for asylum and if he had told the truth he would have been ineligible because he was a senior officer in the Siad Barre regime that tortured and murdered citizens of Somalia. Omar fled the country in 1991 when Barre was overthrown and spent four years in Kenya as a "Refugee" before applying for asylum in the US. It is alleged he hid his background from immigration officials. If so then he was ineligible for citizenship and thus his minor daughter Ilhan would also have been ineligible. She would then not be a US citizen and not eligible to serve in Congress. That would make moot all other questions. It may also raise some questions about other members of his family he may have sponsored for immigration to the US. I'm sure Omar will fight it in court but given the record of the DoJ stripping former Nazis of their citizenship and the requirements of the asylum and immigration law about being honest on your application the government has a very strong case. Of course this is going to be a very emotional issue with the Democrats but then everything is an emotional issue with them these days. Rule of law not withstanding.

I think the ultimate capitulation of socialism to capitalism is that it cost 10 pounds Sterling to visit Karl Marx's grave in Highgate Cemetery.

Remember, the people supporting the DSA are the same people who want you to repay their college loans and can't understand why you don't want to.

If NASCAR is really pro USA isn't it about time they changed the direction of their oval races. How about some right turn racing? Could be interesting.

The Iranians are playing for time. They believe if they can keep the conflict going until the midterms it will be an issue that helps the Democrats take Congress and then Congress will pass a war powers act and stop Trump and the Democrats, under Obama's tutelage, will once again embrace some sort of deal with Iran that gives the Iranians access to billions of dollars. Dollars to donuts the "Supreme Leader" isn't in charge. How could he be, he's gay and that is a death sentence in Iran. No, the government is being run by the IRGC generals and they realize that if the mullahs fall they will also. Consider this: If we really want to deny Iran access to their enriched uranium then we should drop a small yield nuclear device on the mountain wherein the uranium is stored. This would make the area radioactive and prohibit the recovery of the uranium for decades. If Truman had followed MacArthur's advice and laid a radioactive cobalt line at the 39th parallel the Chinese could never have entered the Korean war and history would be different. So, if the Iranians want a nuclear weapon let's give them one.

Now that the SC has ruled on Birthright where is the proposed Constitutional amendment undoing that disaster? There should have been bill waiting in the wings. Of course the Democrats won't vote for it but it makes the press report on the issue and keeps it in front of the people. Also why hasn't the White House been working with their state liaisons to attempt to have the legislators of thirty-three states call for a constitutional convention? Trump won thirty-one states in 2024, if two more could be convinced to join the effort then we could have some significant change. Alas, it is amazing what politicians will do to harm the US just to keep from exercising common sense.

This is a note to those Republican senators who won't vote to suspend the filibuster and pass the Save America Act. The opposition has made it clear that when they obtain control( and without the voter ID and citizenship requirement they will) they intend to suspend the filibuster, pack the court, open the borders and allow aliens to vote in federal elections. The time is now for you to act to save the United States from becoming the People's Democratic Republic of America. You may think you are taking the high road by "preserving the traditions of the Senate" but you are not. This is a moment in history that will be remembered but only by those who win. Nobody remembers losers so why would you snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Why? There is no honor in losing. You want the high road then do what is right to preserve the Republic. Leave you egos in the cloak room. March to your seat and vote to suspend the filibuster and then pass the SAA. Do it now!!!

Iran has had to have an external threat since the 1979 revolution, first Iraq then Israel and the U.S. By directing the attention outside they've gotten away with doing all sorts of diabolical things on the inside and now have the populace cowed. What the U.S. needs to understand is the Mullahs have no where to go so they aren't going to go away. Nor will they allow a secular government to be formed. The only way there is going to be peace in the region is, unfortunately, to completely destroy the regime. Would that we had not started this thing thinking there could be negotiated peace. These people maintain their power through threat and force and since they have no where to go they have nothing to lose by continuing to play for time. Their hope is a new Congress in 2027 will force the administration out of the region and allow them to get back to their business as usual schedule. Remember Shiism allows it adherents to lie to protect the faith and thus there can be no good faith deal made with the current Iranian regime. Those of us who fought this conflict clandestinely could have told President Trump that Israel was starting a war that could only end in conquest because you can't negotiate with religious zealots.

We should clear the Straits of Hormuz and establish an international armed force to keep them clear. Any armed vessel in the area without permissions will be engaged and sunk. This would be something NATO could participate in so they could keep getting their oil since the lack of POL products is a threat to the security of the alliance.

If NATO had committed to helping keep the Hormuz Straits open would we be where we are now? It's not like we need the oil.

Isn't it time Senator Thune and cronies (yes cronies as in crime syndicate because that's how they seem to act) took a page from President Trump's playbook and make a preemptive strike on Democratic Progressive policies? The Republicans say they don't want to cancel the filibuster because they don't want the Democrats to do the same thing when they regain power. They already know the Democrats plan to do just that so why not cancel the filibuster and pass some election laws to ensure the Democrats cannot cheat and only U.S. citizens get the vote? Why not put some protections in place that it would be difficult for the Democrats to change? Why not call a constitutional convention of the states to consider changes to the constitution regarding birthright citizenship? Why, why, why? The Republican leadership seems totally without the intestinal fortitude to lead. Why is this?

With the suspension of military fellows programs at a number of colleges shouldn't the Pentagon address the status of the ROTC units at those colleges. If the graduate students are at risk of "wokeness" are the undergrads even more at risk? Will you be wanting to commission new officers from woke colleges where every class except their ROTC classes will have indoctrinated them with counter culture ideas? Perhaps the ROTC programs also need to be suspended.

Can Congress subpoena Sara Ferguson to testify on the Epstein case? You might get a lot of information if she told the truth. I think they should also subpoena Andrew and see what happens. Would make for a good reality TV show just as the royal family has all the makings for a great soap opera. If a former president can be made to testify why not a former Prince and Princess?

Gerrymandering has become the thing to do but what if we didn't have districts and rather just registered candidates rank ordered by their parties. Then the state votes and if one party gets 60% of the vote then they get 60% of the seats and whatever number that equates to from their rank-ordered list. If another party get 35% of the votes then they get 35% of the seats, again chosen from the rank ordered listing of candidates. This would be a much more equitable system and would ensure all voters are represented. Allowing states to draw their own districts is neither democracy nor equitable.

Congress must pass a comprehensive law that keeps activist federal justices from interfering in the administration of the country's day to day enforcement of existing laws. For example judge Ana Reyes should have recused herself from the ruling on Haitians since she is an immigrant and undoubtedly has a bias towards same.

Why would former Prince Andrew choose Mountbatten-Windsor as his surname? Yes, I know his father was a Mountbatten but his great uncle, the second lord Mountbatten (after they changed the name from Battenberg) was known for sexual perversions as was his wife Lady Mountbatten. Wouldn't he have been better off just sticking with Windsor? If the e-mails from Sarah Ferguson to Epstein are real then he and she will have recreated the scandal of the Mountbattens. Edward VII was quite the philanderer, but he was a Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. His son George V would become the first Windsor. And of course how can we forget the affairs of Charles and Diana. Seems the English monarchy is beset by sex scandals in each generation.

So, let's convict Maduro and then offer to trade him to Russia in exchange for the Russians leaving Ukraine. When they refuse the other Russia leaning leaders will understand just how unimportant they are to the Russians. I imagine the boys in Cuba and Colombia will have some nightmares. As for the increase in flights between Tehran and Moscow can you imagine the Russians accepting the ruling mullahs as political refugees? Wherever would they put them? I don't think the Patriarch of Moscow will be amused. He certainly doesn't want to invite Shia Islam into Mother Russia.

Now the Democratic Washington state politicians are objecting to the child care investigation taking place in their state. Why are Democratic politicians supported criminal fraud and waste in their communities?

When members of the Somali government own day care centers in US states there is decidedly something wrong with the system. Perhaps we need a law that prohibits members of foreign governments from owning US businesses. At least we need to investigate the ties to the Somali government. Have the US residents representing the members of the Somali government identified themselves as agents of a foreign power? If not they are in violation of federal law and should be prosecuted.

I ask again, where is Congress with laws for voter ID and accountability for federal district judges abusing their authorities?