by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (May 15, 2022) — “Unhinged” comes close to describing, if not vastly understating, the idiotic rant of one Elie Mystal in a recent attack on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Mystal unloaded on Justice Thomas because he had the temerity to speak out against the leak of the draft opinion which, […]
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Hamilton Fish Lives!
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (May 15, 2022) — Recently, a post appeared at The P&E addressing the truly remarkable documentary, “2000 Mules” released by Dinesh D’Souza in collaborative partnership with True the Vote. That post was preceded by one from your humble servant reaching essentially the same conclusion: the film documents what is almost certainly […]
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The Greene Deal
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Apr. 23, 2022) — No, Virginia, nothing related to “climate change.” U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg – appointed to the federal bench by the Second Usurper in Chief (“SUC”) Barack Obama in 2011 – has recently issued a ruling that a lawsuit seeking to remove from the Georgia primary election […]
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The Unanswered Question
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Apr. 19, 2022) — From time to time, your humble servant has found it useful to revisit the issue of presidential eligibility under Art. 2, § 1, Cl. 5 of the Constitution and what the likely meaning of the term “natural born Citizen” therein was seen to be from the perspective […]
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The Musk-Twitter Tsunami
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Apr. 15, 2022) — Every now and then, there appears on that stellar platform of free speech, Twitter – just kidding, Virginia – a “tweet” that says it all. The tweet comes from Vernon Jones, Trump-endorsed African-American GOP candidate for Congress in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. The tweet was in response […]
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Response to Multiple Comments on the Natural Born Citizen Issue
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Mar. 18, 2022) — First, let us agree to disagree, but without being rancorous. There is a big difference between an honest, if ill-informed, debate and a heated argument…., unless the latter is preferred. With apologies for the length of this offering, there are many points to cover. Messrs. Becker, Fremick, […]
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“Native-Born” ≠ “Natural-Born”: Replies to the Responses
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Mar. 5, 2022) — Where to start…, where to start? Your humble servant’s post here generated several competing comments. While replies to those comments would normally appear there, once again, a longer offering is prompted by certain ones received regarding your humble servant’s assertions and conclusions regarding who can – […]
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“Native-born” ≠ “Natural-born”
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Mar. 1, 2022) — From time to time, your humble servant’s P&E postings generate comments deserving response. On most occasions, the responses are posted in the same place. When a longer, more comprehensive response is indicated, a separate post is offered. Such is the case with the following response to the […]
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Of 2020 Road Apples and the Goofball at 1600
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Feb. 4, 2022) — As if things weren’t already bad enough, if you really want to get your blood boiling over the 2020 “election” and the potentially catastrophic consequences of thereafter inserting an addled, septuagenarian Goofball into the Oval Office – particularly one who has a son who gives “debauchery,” “drug […]
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Ipse Dixit…, Obey or Else
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Jan. 26, 2022) — P&E readers who have perused various of your humble servant’s offerings on the “natural born citizen” issue will recognize the term “ipse dixit.” That Latin maxim translates, literally, to “He himself said it.” The phrase is generally interpreted to mean that a fact or proposition being asserted […]
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Of Telescopes, Sunspots and Sinking Ships
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Oct. 14, 2021) — Good…, flaming…, grief. We now have for our viewing “pleasure” a brief video of Kamala Devi Harris – masquerading as a legitimate Vice President of the United States – as she urges some pre-teens to “get curious” about space and learn how to build and use a […]
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Nazi Linguistics
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Sep. 25, 2021) — Daily, we are presented with the colossal defalcations of the Goofball Regime, ranging from the “all-contingencies-considered-with-no-Americans-left-behind” Afghanistan skedaddle; to the illegal alien eradication of our southern border; to the Goof’s “vaccinate or die” narrative. And yet there are additional, smaller misdemeanors emanating from the left and its […]
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The Impeachment Imperative
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Sep. 10, 2021) — Introduction Faithful P&E readers, Joe Biden and the apparatchiks of his administration – including the marionette-masters and Deep State operatives who “instruct” him on what to do and say – have become, in every sense of the words, “existential threats” to the survival of the Republic. Accordingly, […]
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The Court Martial Option
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Aug. 23, 2021) — It starts. The former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, retired Colonel Richard Kemp, CBE, rejects the notion that the Goofball-in-Chief – formerly known as Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. – should be impeached as a result of the unmitigated and calamitous disaster he has single-handedly precipitated in […]
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Some Footnote Comments to the “Pure Malarkey” Post
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Jul. 21, 2021) — Periodically, your humble servant submits offerings to the intrepid Editor of The P&E on the topic of constitutional eligibility to the office of the president. This is also known as the “natural born Citizen” issue arising under Art. 2, § 1, Cl. 5. On occasion, these posts […]
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A Refresher Course on Pure Malarkey
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Jul. 19, 2021) — Faithful P&E readers, as we wait patiently for the ruling from the Supreme Court on the Petition for Rehearing in Laity v. Harris, USSC Doc. No. 20-1503 (don’t hold your breath for an order granting the petition…), perhaps it makes sense to take a few moments to […]
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U.S. Supreme Court Updates Harris Eligibility Case Docket
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 10, 2021) — The U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged receipt of a petition for rehearing in the case of Laity v. Harris, 20-1503, which claims that former U.S. Senator from California Kamala Harris is not eligible to serve as the nation’s vice president. An observer noted that the Court posted the […]
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USSC “Opinions Relating to Orders” and “Summer Order Lists”
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Jul. 6, 2021) — In addition to writing majority opinions, dissenting opinions and concurring opinions, Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court sometimes prepare and issue “Opinions Relating to Orders.” These opinions constitute the view of one or more of the Justices relating to the summary disposition of cases. The most common […]
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Dictum Settles Nothing, Even in the Court That Utters It
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Jun. 22, 2021) — Your humble servant’s post here seems to have touched multiple Wilson, Becker and perhaps Fremick nerves with regard to the discussion therein (and in the related comments) of several cases on the presidential eligibility issue. Your servant will attempt to address and soothe those frayed nerves. General […]
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The Tisdale Mirage
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Jun. 17, 2021) — As your humble servant’s favorite former Democrat, Ronald Reagan, quipped when debating and dismantling Water Mondale’s doomed 1980 presidential campaign: “There you go again…” President Reagan’s timeless observation has renewed relevance as your servant composes this response to comments from “Wilson” and “Luke” regarding the matters set […]
