Donald Trump issued a consequential executive order that undermines the power of the federal government to prosecute Americans for obscure rules passed by unelected agencies.

The order, entitled "Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations," was issued Friday and limits the federal government from prosecuting Americans for violating regulations without ill intent.

"The United States is drastically overregulated. The Code of Federal Regulations contains over 48,000 sections, stretching over 175,000 pages — far more than any citizen can possibly read, let alone fully understand. Worse, many carry potential criminal penalties for violations," reads the order.

The order calls for federal agencies to make a list of regulations that carry a criminal penalty and make it public within 365 days. It also disfavors prosecutions where there is no evidence of bad intent against the accused, in favor of prosecutions against those who knowingly violated regulations.

The order was praised by those in favor of limiting the power of the federal government, including attorney Laura Powell of Californians for Good Governance.

"The federal regulatory code, spanning 175,000 pages, contains countless criminal offenses — literally countless, as no one knows the exact number," she explained.

"This lack of clarity violates the due process requirement of fair notice," she added. "Many offenses are strict liability, meaning you can be convicted even if you were unaware your actions were illegal. This has empowered the administrative state to function as an unaccountable fourth branch, bypassing Congress's legislative authority."

Russia and Ukraine are resuming peace talks for the first time in years all thanks to Trump.

Even Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut admits that his foreign policy is praiseworthy.

Trump has spent the last few days meeting with foreign dignitaries in the Middle East, including President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. Trump even announced he would be lifting sanctions on Syria, inching closer and closer to a peace deal.

"I'm not in the habit of praising Donald Trump," Himes said in an interview Thursday. "But I got to tell you ... I think the president has, in this last week or so, played the Middle East pretty darn well."

Donald Trump scores major legal win on blocked order.

Trump's administration secured a legal win on Friday when a federal appeals court lifted a lower court injunction that had blocked the president's plan to end unionizing rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers in a case brought by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU).

With Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress the courts have emerged as arguably the most significant impediment to Trump administration policy.

Since Donald Trump's second inauguration in January courts have blocked a number of his policies including a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military, the freezing of billions in foreign aid and on Friday the Supreme Court ruled against deporting Venezuelan nationals using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

riday saw a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit panel put on hold an injunction issued by a lower court blocking the implementation of an executive order issued by Trump in March on union rights in federal government.

Trump's executive order removed more than a dozen federal agencies, including the departments of Defense, State, Treasury, Justice, Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services, from union bargaining obligations regarding their employees.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday nearly unanimously sided with President Donald Trump on removing temporary protected status given to migrants from Venezuela.

The ruling will allow Trump to resume plans to deport about 300,000 people who had been given protections under former President Joe Biden. The court's order offered no explanation for the decision.

Only Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the majority opinion, but offered no explanation.

Quote from: DKG on May 20, 2025, 10:28:17 AMThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday nearly unanimously sided with President Donald Trump on removing temporary protected status given to migrants from Venezuela.

The ruling will allow Trump to resume plans to deport about 300,000 people who had been given protections under former President Joe Biden. The court's order offered no explanation for the decision.

Only Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the majority opinion, but offered no explanation.

She's a stupid unqualified coon.

Quote from: Lokmar on May 20, 2025, 11:31:27 AMShe's a stupid unqualified coon.

It is very telling that when the other libs agree with the majority and she doesn't, her opinions are as useless as tits on a bull.

No taxes on tips is the law of the land now.

Quote from: Brent on May 21, 2025, 12:22:18 PMNo taxes on tips is the law of the land now.

Viva El Presidente Trump!!!   

The House worked through the night to narrowly pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" early Thursday morning after another tumultuous week on Capitol Hill.

The bill passed in a 215-214 vote, with one member, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-Md.), voting present. Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio were the lone "no" votes on the bill, and Republican Reps. Andrew Garbarino of New York and David Schweikert of Arizona refrained from voting altogether.

Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on May 21, 2025, 07:17:26 PMViva El Presidente Trump!!!   

He is the working stiff's president.

Who is bankrolling the anti-MAHA movement?


A deep dive into Big Ag's push against the MAHA movement.
Several agricultural agencies came out and criticized President Donald Trump's highly anticipated MAHA report that was released on Thursday. After thoroughly reviewing the records, Blaze News uncovered who is behind many of these anti-MAHA groups.

The MAHA report's findings suggested that exposure to agricultural chemicals like pesticides and insecticides are one of the many root causes that have contributed to chronic diseases and health epidemics afflicting American children. Several studies found that these "crop protection tools" have "raised concerns about possible links between some of these products and adverse health outcomes," according to the report.

For example, one of the most common herbicides, known as glyphosate, has been found to have a number of health effects "ranging from reproductive and developmental disorders as well as cancers, liver inflammation, and metabolic disturbances," according to the report.

The MAHA report also noted that there are great disparities in research conducted by pesticide manufacturers compared to non-industry research, which may be a result of bias. One of the many analyses cited in the report found that 50% of non-industry research deemed a common pesticide harmful compared to just 18% of industry-funded studies.

The through line in this thorough report is that pesticides may be harmful, and the industry players may not have been transparent about it.

Various agricultural groups categorized the MAHA report, specifically the concerns about pesticides, as "baseless" and a source of "misinformation." At the same time, many of these groups have been direct beneficiaries of companies and corporations that manufacture or promote the very same chemicals.
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Look behind the curtain of all the opposition to Trump's reforms and you will see the corporate interests paying for it.

The Environmental Protection Agency under President Trump is looking a lot different than the one that existed under Biden after Trump's rollback of greenhouse gas limits.

The agency is now proposing to repeal all greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, which would include requirements set under Biden.

"This is a big deal, because when you think about your electricity bill, when you think about the cost of powering the country, these power plants are a huge part of it," BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere explains on "Stu Does America."

"When you limit how they can produce the fuel that you need, you wind up driving up the cost of that energy. That's why your power bills have probably gone up over the past couple of years," he continues, noting that the reasoning behind Biden's requirements were silly in the first place.

Under former President Joe Biden, the federal government substantially expanded its parole programs, including establishing CHNV, which allowed 30,000 individuals per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to immigrate to the U.S.

The Supreme Court cleared a path for the Trump administration to revoke deportation protections for more than 500,000 foreign nationals enrolled in the CHNV program.

Under the Biden administration, the DHS had briefly paused the CHNV program last year after a bombshell report found rampant fraud.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement led a monumental sweep, capturing nearly 1,500 illegal aliens in Massachusetts to clamp down on the sanctuary state's illegal immigration crisis.