As an 81 year old American woman, I am tired. I've raised 4 children, one of whom was multiply-handicapped from birth; kept up the internal housekeeping of our home; ran 4 successful businesses; was very active with Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Brownie and Girl Scouts of America; traveled all over the world with my husband of now 60+ years and am enjoying some peaceful moments during our retirement. I have never been charged with even a traffic violation. All of this was achieved with us always following the rules. I used to teach my children why they needed to always pick up their own trash and not drop it on the ground by explaining how, if 1,000 people passed that same street corner every single day, and if each of them dropped just one piece of litter, in one week alone, no one would be able to even see the sidewalk for the mounds of litter covering it. I taught them that there are stop signs and traffic lights in place to keep our roads safe. I explained how, without any signs or lights, everyone would be crashing into everyone else and no one would be able to get where they were going. Rules are made to bring about structure and to keep the world safe. Our Constitution is a lot like a mother hen, trying its best to keep our country safe. However, there is a fox in our midst, and if we don't do something to take him down, all of our rules will disappear, and so will we.
I continue to appreciate all you guys do so much! Your unceasing efforts to defend democracy are inspiring and are making such a huge difference. Thank you. I hope you get some rest once in a while. Seriously: take care of yourselves and don't burn out.
Very happy to read all the good news, something in very short supply in these fraught times. I have never been more appreciative of our courts, lawyers and judges. This administration is making the word "lawyer" look good, while making "President" look like dregs. As for authoritarianism: the current occupier of the White House is trying to take it beyond what even Putin does. He wants to tell the whole world what to do, not just Americans. Keep up the very good, very necessary fight. Thank you.
BTW isn't lifting sanctions and cozying up to Putin who is supplying Iran with intelligence about US warships and aircraft in the region a form of treason?
Thank you for everything you're doing to save our democracy, Norm Eisen! You're a hero of the Pro-Democracy Movement! Also proud of my awesome state AG here in NC, Jeff Jackson, for joining the opposition to the Nexstar-Tegna merger. I have every confidence that he'll back the opposition to the Ellison takeover over of Paramount and Warner.
I'm beyond grateful for your efforts to stop Donald Trump from putting his garish stamp on our beloved Kennedy Center. Thank you!
Busy week. Thanks for all your hard work.
Adding my thanks for this deeply welcome, and needed, dose of hope. ✊🏻
The magic word is EPSTEIN.
As an 81 year old American woman, I am tired. I've raised 4 children, one of whom was multiply-handicapped from birth; kept up the internal housekeeping of our home; ran 4 successful businesses; was very active with Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Brownie and Girl Scouts of America; traveled all over the world with my husband of now 60+ years and am enjoying some peaceful moments during our retirement. I have never been charged with even a traffic violation. All of this was achieved with us always following the rules. I used to teach my children why they needed to always pick up their own trash and not drop it on the ground by explaining how, if 1,000 people passed that same street corner every single day, and if each of them dropped just one piece of litter, in one week alone, no one would be able to even see the sidewalk for the mounds of litter covering it. I taught them that there are stop signs and traffic lights in place to keep our roads safe. I explained how, without any signs or lights, everyone would be crashing into everyone else and no one would be able to get where they were going. Rules are made to bring about structure and to keep the world safe. Our Constitution is a lot like a mother hen, trying its best to keep our country safe. However, there is a fox in our midst, and if we don't do something to take him down, all of our rules will disappear, and so will we.
Bravo Nancy
Thank you for your wisdom!
X Sasha another grandmother
I continue to appreciate all you guys do so much! Your unceasing efforts to defend democracy are inspiring and are making such a huge difference. Thank you. I hope you get some rest once in a while. Seriously: take care of yourselves and don't burn out.
Very happy to read all the good news, something in very short supply in these fraught times. I have never been more appreciative of our courts, lawyers and judges. This administration is making the word "lawyer" look good, while making "President" look like dregs. As for authoritarianism: the current occupier of the White House is trying to take it beyond what even Putin does. He wants to tell the whole world what to do, not just Americans. Keep up the very good, very necessary fight. Thank you.
Thank you Contrarians for keeping us informed 👏🏼🇺🇸🗽
Thanks Norm! You inspire us to do our part--calling our senators and representatives and making plans to show up for No Kings on the 28th.
I am so proud to be a Contrarian, Norm, and so very grateful for your team’s work.
Thank you, thank you! Wow, you pack a lot of punch in just one week!
Norm, thanks for all you and our partners do, week after week, unflinching.
Norm, I kiss the ground you walk on....
BTW isn't lifting sanctions and cozying up to Putin who is supplying Iran with intelligence about US warships and aircraft in the region a form of treason?
Thank you for everything you're doing to save our democracy, Norm Eisen! You're a hero of the Pro-Democracy Movement! Also proud of my awesome state AG here in NC, Jeff Jackson, for joining the opposition to the Nexstar-Tegna merger. I have every confidence that he'll back the opposition to the Ellison takeover over of Paramount and Warner.
I'm beyond grateful for your efforts to stop Donald Trump from putting his garish stamp on our beloved Kennedy Center. Thank you!
Thank you Contrarians! Thank you Norm. Thank you AG’s. Special shoutout to my Oregon AG Daniel Adam Rayfield, you are a gem!
Excellent reporting! Thank you!
Thank you for covering the positive ongoing actions opposing trump. Really helps my morale!
Thank you, Norm, for a greeat roundup and for all your legal work in addition to your substack work. Up the Republic!
THANK YOU CONTRARIANS!!