Why, America? with Leeja Miller

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code LEEJA at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/leeja | The concept of constitutional originalism was invented in the 1970s by Robert Bork and popularized by Antonin Scalia as a backlash to progressive policies of the New Deal and the Warren court. Supreme Court reform now!

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Get your free, 30-second personalized assessment TODAY at https://PDSDebt.com/miller | Christa Pike was awake and talking less than one week after the botched attempt by the state of Tennessee to execute her for the murder of Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Fully 66% of Americans support the death penalty. But what does it mean when a society gleefully entrusts a corrupt state with carrying out murder?

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Upgrade your closet with Quince. Go to https://www.Quince.com/leeja for free shipping on your next order and 365-day returns. | Trump has spent the last week disseminating propaganda paid for by the US Government and claiming they're all "public service announcements." Is the public service in the room with us? How does this compare to past presidential PSAs and propaganda used by authoritarian governments around the world?

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you SimpliSafe for sponsoring. | On Friday, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House press pool. On Monday, there was no one there to provide audio for his helipad unveiling. CNN, MS NOW, and Politico have sued. What does this all mean for the bigger picture of press freedom under an increasingly authoritarian, TV-obsessed wannabe dictator?

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