The U.S. Judicial System Is Standing Strong Against Trump's Autocratic Rule Concerning Immigration and Trade Tariffs

 President Trump's attempt to ignore his responsibility to follow the constitution with his assault on immigration and trade tariffs are being rejected by U. S. Judges for Trump's failure to abide by constitutional requirements.  In multiple suits against Trump's orders, some judges presiding over the cases used strong language to describe how flagrant Trump's actions violated the constitution.

Trump's actions to the rejections follow the same pattern of lashing out at the judges with personal attacks.  He did so on Memorial Day over his social media when he personally attacked them and others using foul language.  (Obviously showing a mental problem).  Trump's own party of clowns and cowards won't stop him and continue to kiss his ring.  The democratic party does not have the votes to stop him but have been part of several suits against him and oppose his policies.

So, it is left to the courts to bring Trump under control and enforce the constitution and the democratic process to ensure that the President is held accountable for his violations. At this time and place, the courts are the last stand against Kingship.  The timing works out well to minimize the damage already done by a mentally unfit President who respects no one and has violated his oath of office many times over.

This commentary written by Joe Lorio

The Mental Acuity and Acumen of President Biden Brings Out The Worst In America's Media and The Negative Voices Belatedly.

 President Joe Biden was the first sitting President since Lyndon B. Johnson to announce he would not seek re-election to a second term after announcing he would run for re-election.  The President's decision to not seek re-election was predicted and published in a PolitiDose commentary dated July 15, 2022 (34 months ago) and titled, "Why President Biden Will Not Seek Re-election."  Now we find the media "circus" and the negative voices showing their ignorance over recent reports of President Biden's so called mental decline and others running the federal government for him and are clamoring for retribution, taking a page out of Trump and the GOP's play book.

The "circus" is trying its best to change the subject because they are trying to cover up the chaotic governing by Trump and his mental state of mind that is causing real problems.  The words Trump used yesterday on Memorial Day in his Truth Social address to attack judges was mentally incompetent for a President.  And he uses those mentally incompetent words almost daily to personally attack some one.  When it comes to mental Acuity and Acumen, President Biden has the numbers and record to back up he was better prepared than Trump at governing.

President Biden's Cabinet and other appointees to high positions that carried out his policies and agenda were well qualified for those positions.  The millionaires and billionaires that Trump appointed to those same positions were not only not qualified, they were appointed for one reason and that was to kiss Trump's ring.  President Biden's economy was never chaotic, addressed the mess Trump left him and handled COVID, the loss of 2.7 million jobs and a economic recession.  Trump's governing is chaotic, says his tariffs may cause a recession but that is OK and the people should accept it.  

President Biden was mentally tough in supporting Ukraine when Russia invaded that country.  Supported Ukraine with words and military aid, united our NATO allies to rally around Ukraine and established a solid front.  Biden's mental acuity and acumen showed Presidential leadership concerning the war.  The Trump mental attitude was he would end the war on day one, did no such thing, acted mentally unbalanced when he blew up his meeting with Ukraine's leader, withdrew from the peace talks and then said he was through with the process and demonstrated how Putin fooled him every step of the way.

So now, the media "circus" has decided to do a hatchet job on President Biden's mental health after the fact while accepting Trump's mental behavior as being the norm for Presidential behavior.  They, like the GOP have allowed Trump to corrupt their own industry and news cycle of reporting.  They are willing to overlook the accomplishments of President Biden term in office and stay silent on Trump's criminal record.  

This writer predicted in all, what would take place during the Biden Presidency, how the negative voices would be out every day to try and damage the Biden administration and what would take place in a Trump #2 Presidency.  And it has all come true in PolitiDose commentary.  The final truth remains, the Biden Presidency was a time of governing with a SANE attitude and policies.  That form of governing has escaped the Trump era.  

This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Donald Trump, The Convicted Criminal Claims and Uses "Due Process" for Himself, But Wants The Supreme Court To Deny "Due Process" To Others.

 When Donald Trump lost the 2020 Presidential election to Joe Biden, he claimed the election was stolen via alleged fraud.  He then used "Due Process" and filed dozens of law suits claiming fraud which the Judges rejected on the basis of being filed without any evidence or proof.  Trump also used "Due Process" to file many court motions to have multiple indictments against him discharged.  He used "Due Process" with the state court of New York that brought him to trial over felony charges that he was found guilty of.  He used "Due Process" three times to have the Supreme Court move his state trial to a federal trial and one time to dismiss his criminal conviction based on immunity, which is still under consideration. 

But now, Donald Trump, the convicted criminal wants the Supreme Court to disregard the constitutional granted "Due Process" to immigrants so they can be deported under any conditions.  In other words, immigrants are not due to "Due Process" to hear their cases, but Trump was able to use his "Due Process."  What "Due Process" would show in a hearing is if immigrants are really gang members or criminals and Trump wants none of that because he has already been caught in lying about that.  The court is simply saying deporting immigrants can be done in a legal way if the evidence supports it.

Trump's opposition to the U.S. constitution runs deep and supports his thirst for Kingship.  That thirst can be seen in his policies that disregard law and order and ICE's tactics of covering their faces with masks when they make arrests to hide their identity.  

The U.S. Courts and especially the U.S. Supreme Court offers the best legal way to control Trump's destruction of democracy, the constitution, law and order and everything good America the Beautiful stands for.  It is their time in history to step up, carry out their responsibilities and deny Trump's thirst to destroy over 250 years of America's great history.

This commentary written by Joe Lorio

   

The U.S. Economy, Job Creation and The Unemployment Rate for April 2025.

 The U.S. Labor Department reported the economy added 177,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate came in at 4.2%, same as in March.  It was the 51st month of positive job growth.  The Department also reported the job numbers for February and March were revised down by 58,000 lobs.  Such corrections by the Department takes place in every administration due to updating the numbers.

The U.S. Commerce Department announced later that the first quarter (Jan-March) GDP came in at a negative -0.3%.  The previous GDP of the last quarter of 2024 (Oct-Dec) came in at a positive gain of 2.4%.  So, now we can report the official numbers for the first quarter of 2025 and the first four months (Jan-Apr) of 2025 to the same period under the Biden administration in 2021.

In Trump's first quarter (Jan-Mar) 2025 the GDP came in at a negative -0.3%.  Unemployment was up from 4% when he took office to 4.2% at the end of March.  In Biden's first quarter of 2021 the GDP came in at a positive 6.3%.  Unemployment decreased from 6.3% when he took office to 6% at the end of March.  

In Trump's first four months in office, (Jan-Apr) 641,000 jobs were created.  During Biden's first four months, (Jan-Apr) 2021 1,565,000 jobs were created.  The official records of job creation can be check and one will find the same level of disproportion in favor of the democratic party for the past 80 plus years.  That is why the GOP's poor performance can be predicted in advance like PolitiDose commentary has done for the past 10 years.  The general media has yet to understand the numbers and still run with the GOP's standard lies of the democratic party being job killers.  

President Biden's numbers are even better when one takes into consideration the economic and fiscal mess Trump left Biden to cope with.  On the other hand, Trump took over an economy that stayed on track for four years and delivered to Trump as the WSJ reported, a strong economy with the lowest sustained unemployment in the 3% range since the 1960's.  

PolitiDose commentary in December 2024 and January 2025 predicted how the economy under Trump's second term would resemble the failures of the past.  And when it takes place, you will have read it here first in PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary.

This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Note:  The Federal Reserve reported that the personal consumer inflation rate for the first quarter 2025 was 3.6%.  It was 2.4% for the same quarter in 2021 and was 2.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024.