Noted Harvard Law School professor and lawyer famous for defending O.J. and Klaus Von Bulow asked this question in his recent tweet Can the president constitutionally restrict his Nomination to a black woman? https://t.co/piH6j64S7o — Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) January 28, 2022 I replied to his tweet with two tweets, Yes, […]
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This is a clue from the New York Times crossword puzzle of 2022-Jan-25. I am not going to spoil the puzzle for you as I had a lot of fun solving it. I like doing crossword puzzles. Anyhow, this blog post is about more serious matters. Yesterday, one of my […]
Another campaign promise is that in my first 100 days as Senator, I will work to increase the overall intelligence level of the US Congress. This can be considered a jibe at the current intelligence level of congressmen and women, but it really is a serious exhortation. And an incredible […]
As part of my candidate run for U.S. Senate in Missouri, I try to reach out. Am I a “real” person to you? This can be difficult to do in our virtual networked society where so much of our interactions are via zoom. But what is greener than going to […]
In 1775, during the British occupation, smallpox prevailed both within and without the town and Washington's army was so seriously affected that wholesale inoculation was resorted to; 4,988 men were treated, 18 died. from The Story of Smallpox in Massachusetts Annual Oration 1932 By Samuel Bayard Woodward, M.D. Massachusetts Medical […]
I am standing on a soap box. I am an Independent candidate with about 150 signatures, and I need 10,000 to be legitimate. Still, I am a registered with the US Federal Elections Commission (FEC) for US Senate in 2022. And I know that each of those who signed my […]
It’s 2021 and the U.S. has unilaterally withdrawn from Afghanistan. Why? It is not because we were losing the war — we had a stable occupation. It is not because we ran out of money — we are planning on spending trillions of dollars on infrastructure. It is not because […]
Elected officials are elected to represent us — in Congress by participating in the legislative process. They write, edit, and modify bills. These provide programs which protect us, shelter us, enable us. And laws which restrict us. The Executive and Judicial branches are also part of this process. This is […]
As a network engineer, running for U.S. Senate, I think that I can offer some unique perspectives on the current litter of voting laws
Genetically modified organisms (GMO) refers to modifying the genetic code –the DNA, and also the RNA, of animals, plants, bacteria, and viruses. Certainly, scientists tinkering with the basic reproductive machinery of life have gotten us into lots of trouble. 1. Bayer/Monsanto Roundup fiasco. Monsanto is a local St. Louis company […]
In my post 2nd Amendment — Where I stand I talked about the epidemic of gun violence in our country and my plan to solve this via a national gun safety curriculum. Here, I will talk about my positive experience with gun safety and I propose a possible detailed syllabus. […]
It’s been about four months since I submitted my run form to the US Federal Elections Commission (FEC). I actually submitted twice — by hand in the beginning of February and electronically on Feb 16. The first few months until May, I was not canvassing because of the pandemic. I […]