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Restore the Republican Soul of the Senate

Repeal the 17th Amendment and Raise the Filibuster Threshold In an era where the U.S. Senate resembles a perpetual partisan battlefield more than the deliberative body envisioned by the Founders, it's time for bold restoration. The chamber, once a bastion of federalism and compromise, has devolved into a populist arena dominated by national fundraising machines and agenda-driven elites. This transformation has not only amplified gridlock but also eroded the core principles of our constitutional republic, where power is balanced between the federal government and the states. To reclaim its republican essence—prioritizing states' sovereignty, minority protections, and thoughtful governance—we must repeal the…

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Acknowledging the Pivot

Thune's Masterstroke Beyond the Smashmouth Sequence Ah, the Smashmouth Sequence—that razor-sharp blueprint laid out October 27, envisioning a brutal, four-day gauntlet of Senate votes designed to hammer Democrats into submission one filibuster at a time. It was a thing of tactical beauty on paper: Tuesday (October 28): SNAP emergency funding Wednesday (October 29): Troop pay Thursday (October 30): FAA safety net Friday (October 31): Clean CR knockout Each step calibrated to peel off 7–15 Democratic defectors, turning the shutdown’s pain points—hunger for 42 million, empty military wallets, grounded flights—into unrelenting headlines that screamed "Dems vs. America." As the column framed it:…

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Democrats’ Shutdown Resistance Is Done

It's All Over But the Shouting The federal government has been shuttered for 28 days—longer than any closure since the 2018–19 standoff—and the consequences are no longer theoretical. SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans expire in five days. Air-traffic controllers are rationing shifts, working double and triple overtime just to keep planes in the sky. And the last Democratic senator who might have held the line on principle—Jon Tester, the plainspoken Montanan who once stared down Trump on rural healthcare—isn’t even in the building anymore. He lost in 2024. The resistance is not merely crumbling; it is already over. The only…

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The Smashmouth Sequence

The Shutdown Is Over. Democrats Just Haven’t Stopped Bleeding Yet. They’ve already lost. Now it’s just pain compliance. In four days, 42 million Americans—17 million of them children—will lose their food stamps. The USDA’s contingency fund is legally barred from covering November SNAP benefits, and states are already drafting emergency plans that will collapse under the weight of demand. That is the SNAP cliff, now 96 hours away. Meanwhile, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)—the largest union of federal workers, representing 820,000 veterans, caregivers, and essential personnel—delivered a stinging rebuke of the Democratic strategy yesterday: “Both political parties have made…

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Virginia Democrats’ Redistricting Gambit

A Flawed Bid Doomed by Timing Introduction Virginia Democrats are barreling toward a high-stakes political maneuver that could reshape the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. With House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries desperate to blunt Republican redistricting gains and Virginia Democrats eager to keep Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears off the campaign trail, the party is pushing for a special session starting October 27 to amend the state constitution and redraw districts. Yet, this audacious plan is poised to fail—not due to lack of ambition, but because Virginia has been in a general election for the past 45 days, rendering…

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Maine’s Oyster Nazi

How Democrats' Double Standards Are Sinking Their Best Shot at Susan Collins In the annals of political self-sabotage, few stories rival the Graham Platner saga—a tale of viral hype, unearthed extremism, and Democratic hypocrisy so blatant it could make a lobsterman blush. This oyster-farming Marine veteran from Maine, once hailed as the working-class savior to flip Sen. Susan Collins' seat in 2026, has devolved into a walking ad for why the left's addiction to unvetted outsiders is electoral poison. Just days ago, Democrats were in high dudgeon over leaked Young Republican group chats, wielding them like a cudgel to bludgeon the…

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Trump is Wrong on Loan Forgiveness

Trump’s Expansion of Loan Forgiveness: An Originalist and Principled Critique The Trump administration’s October 2025 decision to process $400 billion in student debt cancellation for 30 million borrowers under the Higher Education Act (HEA) represents a significant act of executive overreach. By accelerating forgiveness through adjustments to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans—reducing timelines to as little as 10 years for many—the Department of Education has revived and broadened a framework originally developed under prior administrations. This move comes despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Biden v. Nebraska, which invalidated a comparable $430 billion plan for lacking explicit congressional authorization. As an…

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Democrats’ Shutdown Suicide

Democrats Drifting Into Electoral Oblivion In the surreal theater of Washington's latest government shutdown—now grinding into its third week—Senate Democrats are starring in their own self-authored tragedy. What began as a routine funding fight has devolved into a masterclass in political malpractice: cowering before their hard-left base, aimlessly drifting without policy direction, mangling their messaging into incoherence, and desperately replaying battles they lost decisively just months ago. The result? A party hemorrhaging leverage, public trust, and future elections. Unless they snap out of this death spiral, Democrats aren't just risking 2026 midterms—they're handing Republicans a decade of dominance on a silver…

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It’s Time to End Washington D.C. Home Rule

End the Experiment: Repeal DC Home Rule Now In the heart of our nation's capital, where democracy's gears grind daily, a brutal reality unfolded last August. Edward "Big Balls" Coristine, a young staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was savagely attacked by a mob of up to 10 assailants in the dead of night on Logan Circle. They beat him unconscious, stomped his head into the pavement, and attempted to steal his car—part of a violent spree that left other victims with broken ribs that same night. Only two teenage perpetrators were apprehended; the rest vanished into the urban…

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Schrödinger’s Subsidy

How Democrats Built Their Own Political Trap on Obamacare In the marble halls of Washington, where partisan trench warfare has become the national pastime, the federal government is shuttered once again—not over border walls or bloated bureaucracies this time, but over Subsidya ticking time bomb that Democrats themselves planted 15 years ago. As of October 14, 2025, the shutdown that began on October 1 has furloughed thousands of federal workers, halted critical services, and cast a pall over an economy already teetering from inflation's aftershocks. At the heart of this manufactured crisis? The impending expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA)…

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