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Jasmine Crockett now claims ICE agents are the Klu Klux Klan. Nothing she says in the clip below is truthful, but that is our Jasmine. She claims ICE are slave patrols, breaking arms and operating lawlessly. The truth is that ICE teams are following immigration law. They have warrants in most cases because they are […] The post Jasmine Crockett Calls ICE Slave Patrols & the Klan appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Sparking urgent questions about whether the Twenty-Second Amendment will be enforced or abandoned, Steve Bannon, President Trump’s longtime ally and former White House strategist, has openly discussed strategies to keep Trump in power beyond the constitutional two-term limit. Bannon’s Brazen Constitutional Challenge Steve Bannon declared in recent interviews that “there are many different alternatives to make sure that President Trump is on the ballot” in 2028, confirming what many feared: Trump’s inner circle is developing concrete plans to circumvent the Constitution’s term limit provisions. This isn’t idle speculation or political theater. Bannon’s statements represent the most explicit acknowledgment yet that Trump’s team views the Twenty-Second Amendment as an obstacle to be overcome rather than a constitutional boundary to be respected. The brazenness of this public planning should alarm anyone who values constitutional governance and the principle that no person stands above the law. Trump’s Own Words Confirm the Threat President Trump himself has repeatedly signaled his intentions, moving beyond what some dismissed as jokes or trolling. He has sold “Trump 2028” merchandise and explicitly stated he’s “not joking” about seeking a third term, claiming there are “methods” to remain in office beyond constitutional limits. These aren’t offhand remarks—they’re deliberate trial balloons designed to normalize the idea of indefinite executive power. Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 election results and his role in the January 6 Capitol events already demonstrated his willingness to challenge democratic norms when they conflict with his personal ambitions. Project 2025’s Blueprint for Permanent Power The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 provides the intellectual infrastructure for this constitutional assault. This comprehensive policy document, developed with input from over 100 conservative organizations, outlines detailed strategies to consolidate executive power and weaken institutional checks and balances. The plan calls for restructuring federal agencies, embedding loyalists throughout the civil service, and effectively neutering congressional oversight. While Project 2025 doesn’t explicitly endorse violating term limits, its framework for executive dominance creates the administrative architecture that would make such a power grab feasible. This isn’t about conservative governance—it’s about dismantling the constitutional order our founders established. The Supreme Court’s Uncertain Role Legal scholars emphasize that the Twenty-Second Amendment’s language is clear and unambiguous: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” However, Bannon’s confidence suggests Trump’s team believes the current Supreme Court might refuse to enforce this provision or find creative interpretations to bypass it. The Court’s ideological composition and its willingness to overturn longstanding precedents in other areas have emboldened those who seek to test constitutional boundaries. If the Court fails to uphold explicit constitutional text, it would represent the complete collapse of judicial independence and the rule of law. Americans who respect the Constitution must demand that all branches of government honor their oaths to defend it, regardless of political considerations or personal loyalties. The stakes couldn’t be higher. If Trump and Bannon succeed in normalizing the idea that constitutional term limits are negotiable or unenforceable, they will have fundamentally transformed America from a constitutional republic into something resembling the authoritarian regimes our founders explicitly rejected. Every American who values liberty, limited government, and the Constitution must recognize this threat for what it is: not a policy disagreement, but an existential challenge to constitutional governance itself. The Twenty-Second Amendment exists precisely to prevent the emergence of presidents-for-life and the concentration of unchecked executive power that inevitably follows. Sources: Steve Bannon Reveals There’s a Plan for a Third Trump Term – The New Republic Inside Project 2025’s Plan to Reprogram the Government – Boston Review Donald Trump’s Plan to Rig the 2026 Midterm Elections – Mother Jones What We Can Expect – Authoritarian Playbook 2025

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It’s bad enough that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is playing politics with his needless government shutdown. But his actions are having real-world repercussions for American troops and their families, leaving many in limbo and desperate for answers. Military families are struggling with the uncertainty that this shutdown has brought and hoping that relief comes soon. Many services are temporarily closed on military bases, with the shutdown affecting families that had been in the process of moving across the country and the globe in the service of their country. Republicans have repeatedly offered and voted in favor of a clean continuing resolution to fund the government with no partisan policy riders. But their opponents won’t budge. The government shutdown began Oct. 1, with U.S. troops among the most affected. Approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops, including active-duty National Guard and reserve personnel, began the shutdown continuing to work with no pay, but President Donald Trump’s order “to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15” ended this concern, at least, with many troops receiving their paychecks with repurposed research money. Despite troops receiving these emergency repurposed paychecks on Oct. 15, the general anxiety among service members during the shutdown is reflected by a 30% increase in demand this month throughout the country at the Armed Services YMCA, which runs nearly two dozen food banks near military installations across the United States. At some food banks, demand is so high that they must close early because they run out of food. At others, lines have begun forming more than six hours before the food banks open for the day. Additionally, despite Trump’s order that ensures troops are paid in the meantime, the U.S. military is still under heavy stress, especially at military bases abroad, where service members and their families depend far more on-base services than military families stationed in the United States do. Many of these military facilities abroad have had to temporarily close services because of Schumer’s shutdown. Ramstein Air Base in Germany, for example, has temporarily closed its library, aquatics center, UNITE program for morale and recreation, Military and Family Readiness Center Spouse Hub, and civilian personnel office. Other U.S. military bases abroad with some services temporarily closed include RAF Lakenheath, U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, and Naval Air Station Sigonella. Anyone familiar with the military lifestyle knows that frequent moves between bases located all over the globe are a recurring fact of life. Many troops and their families are currently struggling with Permanent Change of Station orders, as a U.S. Air Force official revealed that airmen who received Permanent Change of Station orders before Oct. 1 are allowed to continue relocating, but those who received orders after the shutdown started are on hold to move. The Army is facing a similar issue. Even in-progress Permanent Change of Station moves have been halted despite some orders arriving before Oct. 1. This is exceptionally concerning because the shutdown began just after the majority of Permanent Change of Station orders were sent out, meaning many families are waiting to move into their new homes across the country and the world, staying at on-base hotels and spending weeks or even months without the comforts of home. Those required to make Permanent Change of Station moves during the shutdown are facing financial hardships because of the uncertain environment. One organization estimates that on average, military families spend $8,000 outside of what the government covers in moving expenses—a very large financial burden for families unsure when they will receive their paychecks. Moving expenses are an especially large concern for younger military families who often have very little in savings. While military families and personnel are urged to spend less money, they are left to wonder when their next paycheck will come, and how best to prepare their families for continuing negative news. Among all the negative consequences of the Schumer shutdown, some of the worst are those affecting military personnel and installations. Our service members and their families deserve better than this. Originally published by Fox News The post Schumer’s Shutdown Is Leaving Our Troops and Their Families High and Dry appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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