Guided Missile

God bless America.

The American Constitution contains several mechanisms designed to prevent any individual or group from gaining absolute power. These mechanisms include: 1. Separation of Powers The Constitution divides the federal government into three distinct branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Each branch has its own functions and powers: Legislative Branch (Congress): Makes laws. Executive Branch (President and administration): Enforces laws. Judicial Branch (Supreme Court and lower courts): Interprets laws. 2. Checks and Balances Each branch of government has the ability to check the powers of the other branches to ensure a balance of power: Congress: Can pass laws, override presidential vetoes with a two-thirds majority, and has the power of the purse (control over funding). It can also impeach and remove the president and federal judges. President: Can veto legislation, appoint federal judges (with Senate approval), and has the power to pardon. Supreme Court: Can declare laws or executive actions unconstitutional through judicial review. 3. Federalism The Constitution establishes a system of federalism, dividing power between the national government and the state governments. This division ensures that power is not centralized and that states retain significant authority. 4. Bill of Rights and Amendments The first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, protect individual liberties and rights from government infringement. Subsequent amendments have continued to expand and protect these rights. Key provisions include: First Amendment: Guarantees freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. Fourth Amendment: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Fifth and Sixth Amendments: Provide rights related to due process, fair trials, and protection against self-incrimination. Tenth Amendment: Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people. 5. Regular Elections The Constitution mandates regular elections for public officials, including: House of Representatives: Every two years. Senate: Every six years, with one-third of seats up for election every two years. President: Every four years. Local and state elections: Vary by state but ensure frequent turnover and accountability. 6. Impeachment Process The Constitution allows for the impeachment and removal of federal officials, including the president, for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." The process involves: House of Representatives: Can impeach with a simple majority vote. Senate: Conducts the trial and can remove the official with a two-thirds majority vote. 7. Amendment Process The Constitution can be amended, but the process is deliberately difficult, requiring broad consensus: Proposal: By a two-thirds majority in both the House and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures. Ratification: By three-fourths of state legislatures or state conventions. 8. Independent Judiciary Federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, are appointed for life (subject to good behavior), ensuring they are insulated from political pressure and can make decisions based on the Constitution rather than popular or political considerations. Conclusion The American Constitution employs a combination of structural mechanisms, rights protections, and procedural safeguards to prevent the concentration of power and protect democratic governance. These measures ensure that power is distributed and that no single entity or individual can easily dominate the government or infringe upon the rights of citizens.

The man that finally beat Medicare.🤣

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/southampton-fc_athletic-bilbao/index/spielbericht/2197315#google_vignette All I could find

Trump may be able to claim immunity over Jan 6, Supreme Court rules. Hell, I think this means Trump may actually be allowed to assassinate his political opponents in future. (or at least cheat at golf)

With respect to Fitzhugh Fella!

Saints connection with Athletic (note the anglicized spelling) Bilbao has always fascinated me and our connection with Spain is something anyone from Southampton should be proud of: Watching Spain last night reminded me of this story, particularly a young Athletic Bilbao player, Nico Williams. His parents were on their way to the UK, but were arrested in Spain, where he was born. If only...

And right on schedule, here it is. 😂

A golf match between Biden and Trump would be worth millions and I'd pay to watch, especially if it was for charity (The Alzheimer's Association?)

Kamala Harris? 🤣

Gavin Newsom?? You obviously haven't been to California lately. Any sane politician looking to become President will wait it out until Trump has finished his next term.

This wasn’t a debate, it was a medical emergency

Biden finally resigns and my man takes over shortly.

Karen Carney...WTF?

Faced with an EU loving Labour government on one hand and the rapid movement in the other direction of the national governments that run the EU shitshow, the results of the French election will provide me with some consolation, when the UK is faced with an economic and societal meltdown a Labour government will inflict. It will be hilarious to listen to the Remainers faced with the right wing governments in France, Germany and Italy and the prospect of this bunch looking over our application to rejoin. France, with their 5.5% budget deficit, would not even qualify to be in the EU. I wonder if Germany will pull their Greek tragedy on them. The lefties must now be so grateful for Brexit. Pity we will be in a socialist hell hole for 4 years, but Marine Le Pen loading the rubber dinghies at Calais will be an amusing side show, while we turn into Venezuela. Let's face it, the EU is a sinking ship. Unfortunately we're in a lifeboat with David Lammy, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner.

It wasn’t only the Greens who suffered. Emmanuel Macron, the leader of the country where the Paris agreement on climate change was struck, was humiliated. His centrist Renew group had seen its MEPs decline by 23 seats. Its overall share in parliament had fallen from 15 per cent to 11 per cent. In France, his drubbing at the hands of the hard-Right Marine Le Pen, who has backed farmers in their fight against EU climate rules, saw his party fall into third place as the hard-right took pole position. Renew and the Greens both champion liberal and climate conscious values that have increasingly fallen out of favour with the electorate. Mrs von der Leyen’s centre-Right European People’s Party (EPP) was the largest party in the EU parliament once the votes were counted. Pawel Zerka, of the European Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said: “The EPP is a silent winner, maintaining its seats and remaining the largest political group.” The EPP turned against net zero as it became a European election battleground. It moved to water down new biodiversity laws and strict protections for the wolf. It has vowed to oppose an EU ban on petrol engines in cars. Spooked by the farmers’ protests across Europe, the EPP echoed their arguments that green rules were too burdensome and expensive during the cost of living crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. As tractors rolled into Brussels earlier this year, Mrs von der Leyen ditched planned EU legislation to cut agricultural emissions and reduce pesticide use. Bart Dickens, a Belgian beef farmer, said: “The people see what is happening,” before decrying the Left as being about nothing more than “flower power”. “It still makes me angry sometimes,” he added. It was a significant U-turn for a woman who had made the EU net zero goal of 2050 a flagship policy.

Finally, reality dawns.

People obsessing about a 1.2 C rise in May temperatures, in the UK, over the last century? Get a fucking grip...we're a button push away from a nuclear winter.

The role of Woolston in the design and manufacturing of the Spitfire should never be forgotten. Many people worked at the factory on Hazel Road and were killed there, when it was bombed. Despite this, the Germans were never able to stop the production of the plane that protected the troops when they landed on D-Day. Take a quick look at this and remember what non-combat workers from Southampton did and suffered for all of us. Unheralded, but not forgotten. I'm now going to start work, whilst wiping my eyes.

Major General Sir Nigel Holmes in 1945 said 'Without Southampton we could not have done D-Day'. In his report Admiral Ramsay C-in-C of Operation Neptune, crossing of English Channel, said that to direct the thousands of ships the allies needed 'close and continuous' control which was impossible from Southwick House north of Portsdown Hill. The actual headquarters for the US Army on D-Day was in a wing of the Civic Centre and the British and Commonwealth Army was in South Western Hotel (HMS Shrapnel).

My Uncle was in Number 4 Commando, that left, together with the rest of his Brigade, from Warsash. They were under the command of Lord Lovat, famous for ordering his piper to pipe them ashore, then across Pegasus Bridge. I was lucky enough to take him to the embarkation point, outside the Rising Sun, for the 50th anniversary event. A very brave man and we talked a lot about his experiences that day, over the years. This was truly the golden generation. My Dad wounded at Monte Cassino, another Uncle sunk on the N. Atlantic convoy, very proud of all of them. They came home, but many didn't and I'll be shedding a tear or two tomorrow. Worth watching this video featuring Southampton's part in D Day.

Swansea suing Russell Martin??

Ignore the politics for a second, but what a top man.

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Who's interested in meeting up in the Saints fan zone? It would be nice to put faces to screen names. I'll be at the face painting booth, wearing a jester hat.