Southern Progressives

Moving to the left one post at a time

December 02, 2024

Constitution:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

--Preamble to the United States Constitution

The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America’s first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes. The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people. Without it, the American Experiment might have ended as quickly as it had begun.

National News:

President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden | CNN Politics

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.

www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/politics/hunter-biden-joe-biden-pardon

The Man Who Will Do Anything for Trump

Why Kash Patel is exactly the kind of person who would serve in a second Trump administration

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/?gift=kv3__FYls2fxmm4Mh6G3ff-lBLZgzmGgkn9VhahOfq0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

The New Matt Gaetz

It’s tempting to look at Trump’s announcement that he will appoint Kash Patel to be director of the FBI as just another attempt at trolling.

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-new-matt-gaetz?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

November 30, 2024

Cas Mudde, a political scientist who specializes in extremism and democracy, observed yesterday on Bluesky that “the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democracy.” That’s a smart observation.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-30-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Tennessee K-12 school building costs escalate amid competing political priorities for education • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee needs to spend about $9.8 billion on repairs, upgrades, or construction to keep its K-12 public school buildings safe.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/11/29/tennessee-k-12-school-building-costs-escalate-amid-competing-political-priorities-for-education

Local News & Arts:

The Kanusita Garden Club will host “Christmas Around the World”, a National Garden Club, Inc. standard flower show on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 2pm - 4pm at the McMinn Co. Living Heritage Museum. For more info, contact Meredith Willson at (423) 887-3544 or Martha Culvahouse (901) 484-9679.

Indivisible:

What’s Up With This Document

Who this is for: Anyone who lives in America
and is upset, scared, and determined. You want to do your part to protect your family, your neighbors, and democracy from Trump 2.0. Maybe you’re a current Indivisible group leader or member or maybe you’re brand new - welcome!
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