Have you and others seen JD Vance’s musings on new criteria for citizenship, including “belief in the constitution” and “gratefulness”. He delivered this speech at the Claremont Institute recently. He seems to think starting from scratch makes sense and that he can come up with a framework if he misrepresents the founder’s intentions, the constitution and legal history. Quite novel. If the news cycle slows down enough, it would great to see a thoughtful and historically anchored analysis of this speech. A few stabs has been taken, but there is probably more and other critiques that can be applied still. Also, a comparison with Russian ideas of citizenship, stemming from a very different history, might be helpful and more aligned with Vance’s proposal and the philosophical roots of the author.
Great compiling of information and thanks for the links. Shared on Bluesky and X. The NY/NJ US attorney scene is Trumpian weird. Trump used interim appointments in his first term for various positions to avoid confirmation issues, but I don’t remember all the details, except that they were notable at the time.
I really like your emphasis on the importance of independence of the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve. Very important and timely.
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The series of 10 posts on the Federal Debt issue will finish July 29; all prior posts can be seen by using the link above. The next and longer series beginning in August will be on why we have a Congress that is poor at solving our big problems and what must be done to improve the situation. Tom Mast
Great summary and analysis. Thank you.
Have you and others seen JD Vance’s musings on new criteria for citizenship, including “belief in the constitution” and “gratefulness”. He delivered this speech at the Claremont Institute recently. He seems to think starting from scratch makes sense and that he can come up with a framework if he misrepresents the founder’s intentions, the constitution and legal history. Quite novel. If the news cycle slows down enough, it would great to see a thoughtful and historically anchored analysis of this speech. A few stabs has been taken, but there is probably more and other critiques that can be applied still. Also, a comparison with Russian ideas of citizenship, stemming from a very different history, might be helpful and more aligned with Vance’s proposal and the philosophical roots of the author.
Speech Video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6mHrEx0pNIM
Speech Transcript
https://singjupost.com/transcript-jd-vances-speech-at-the-claremont-institutes-statesmanship-award-event/
Critique - Unpopular Front
https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/jd-vances-anti-declaration
Critique - National Interest
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/jd-vances-dangerous-view-of-american-nationhood
Great compiling of information and thanks for the links. Shared on Bluesky and X. The NY/NJ US attorney scene is Trumpian weird. Trump used interim appointments in his first term for various positions to avoid confirmation issues, but I don’t remember all the details, except that they were notable at the time.
I really like your emphasis on the importance of independence of the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve. Very important and timely.
Please use the link below to see the latest post to my Substack: Congress is Vital – and previous posts. Its title is “How to Produce the Enduring Federal Fiscal Plan”. All are free; click the Subscribe button to get an email notification and link for each future post. You can always unsubscribe at any time.
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The series of 10 posts on the Federal Debt issue will finish July 29; all prior posts can be seen by using the link above. The next and longer series beginning in August will be on why we have a Congress that is poor at solving our big problems and what must be done to improve the situation. Tom Mast
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Please take a look at my Trump-Epstein meme !!!
https://kathleenweber.substack.com/p/they-just-arent-buying-it