Boise, Idaho (Special to Informed Comment) – On Tuesday, December 1, Michael Flynn, the beneficiary of President Trump’s recent pardon, published a manifesto calling on President Trump to suspend the Constitution and declare martial law so that the military could organize and run a new election for President to void the recent election which was […]
American War Crime: Trump’s Child Separation at the Border violates the Rome Statute, Majorly
Boise, Idaho (Special to Informed Comment) – As a retired military lawyer, I have more than a passing familiarity with international humanitarian law. When I saw the reports beginning in 2017, first of the forced separation of children from parents on our southern border, with no prospect of near-term reunification, and more recently of the […]
Nothing less than Survival of our Constitutional Gov’t is at Stake in Trump’s moves on USPS and Census
Boise, Idaho (Special to Informed Comment) – While we may have become inured to Donald Trump’s assaults on the Constitution and necessary institutions of government, his two recent attacks are existential threats to our democratic republic. First is his attack on the Postal Service (USPS). He withheld CARES Act funds for USPS losses caused by […]