That is, I think, the motif of our time...we need to codify in law all the things that for years we just knew were wrong.
Now we need specific statutes with specific consequences so that people will know that being a Supreme Court Justice ( or the President) isn't actually a licence for graft.
For years we knew things in our legal code were wrong, but we counted on the archaic concept of personal honor in public figures to bridge the voids. Trump blew that mindset out of the water.
Agree. Just want to point out a recent Ezra Klein interview with David French. The loss of personal honor - he calls it moral fortitude. We've had a breakdown in moral norms, he says, but Trump didn't do it alone. It was led by the elected Rs who failed to exercise the moral fortitude to stop Trump from breaking American norms.
And why did they? Cause they wanted to maintain their power position. To do that, they had to placate the base. That's the source of it all. Our fellow Americans . . .
Thanks for that reminder - I need to listen to that one. Ezra Klein is so smart! I try to wait until I can concentrate, to listen to his pods, and then I get way too behind on keeping up with him. ItтАЩs like going to college.
You are most welcome. I listen to pods after I've checked the morning emails, planned my day, and do a little clean up and getting dressed for work. When I hear good ones, I make a note to myself to find the podcast. The good thing about pods is you can listen to them in pieces.
BTW, GG was my late sister's name for her grandchildren, from her initials, SGG. She was my best friend and I miss her everyday. I thought it was a great name for grandmother.
Pods are a great development! There are so many options now, itтАЩs almost hard to decide which ones to add. Soon we wonтАЩt remember life before podcasts.
I like to listen with an earpiece so I can move freely and get things done; it makes rote tasks like mowing the grass so much better!
Sorry about your loss of your sister. GG are my initials (obviously) but it does make a cute name. My grandchildren call me Granny; when the newest one struggled with it, we defaulted to GaGa (the letter тАЬaтАЭ follows the G in both names). IтАЩm happy to share it with Lady GaGa!
The laws need to be changed then.
That is, I think, the motif of our time...we need to codify in law all the things that for years we just knew were wrong.
Now we need specific statutes with specific consequences so that people will know that being a Supreme Court Justice ( or the President) isn't actually a licence for graft.
For years we knew things in our legal code were wrong, but we counted on the archaic concept of personal honor in public figures to bridge the voids. Trump blew that mindset out of the water.
Agree. Just want to point out a recent Ezra Klein interview with David French. The loss of personal honor - he calls it moral fortitude. We've had a breakdown in moral norms, he says, but Trump didn't do it alone. It was led by the elected Rs who failed to exercise the moral fortitude to stop Trump from breaking American norms.
And why did they? Cause they wanted to maintain their power position. To do that, they had to placate the base. That's the source of it all. Our fellow Americans . . .
Thanks for that reminder - I need to listen to that one. Ezra Klein is so smart! I try to wait until I can concentrate, to listen to his pods, and then I get way too behind on keeping up with him. ItтАЩs like going to college.
You are most welcome. I listen to pods after I've checked the morning emails, planned my day, and do a little clean up and getting dressed for work. When I hear good ones, I make a note to myself to find the podcast. The good thing about pods is you can listen to them in pieces.
BTW, GG was my late sister's name for her grandchildren, from her initials, SGG. She was my best friend and I miss her everyday. I thought it was a great name for grandmother.
Pods are a great development! There are so many options now, itтАЩs almost hard to decide which ones to add. Soon we wonтАЩt remember life before podcasts.
I like to listen with an earpiece so I can move freely and get things done; it makes rote tasks like mowing the grass so much better!
Sorry about your loss of your sister. GG are my initials (obviously) but it does make a cute name. My grandchildren call me Granny; when the newest one struggled with it, we defaulted to GaGa (the letter тАЬaтАЭ follows the G in both names). IтАЩm happy to share it with Lady GaGa!