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Gerrymandering: Why Do Rules Exist If No One Follows Them?

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Gerrymandering: Why Do Rules Exist If No One Follows Them?

If no one is playing by the rules, why do the rules exist?

That may sound like a rhetorical jab, but it’s an honest question. The United States was founded on principles designed to safeguard fairness, accountability, and representation. The Constitution and the framework of government were meant to ensure that no group could hoard power unchecked, and that citizens’ voices would shape the course of the nation.

But gerrymandering—when politicians redraw voting districts to give themselves an advantage—cuts against the very heart of those ideals. It is a quiet form of tyranny, a manipulation of the democratic process for partisan gain. Instead of voters choosing their representatives, representatives are choosing their voters.

When either party engages in gerrymandering, they are not just breaking some technical rule of fair play. They are undermining the moral foundation of democracy. The rules of representative government only matter if leaders commit to follow them in good faith. If they don’t, then how are we any better than the monarchs, oligarchs, and tyrants we once rejected?

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Some defend the practice as just “part of the game.” But democracy is not a game. The purpose of elections is to reflect the will of the people—not to manipulate it. When politicians normalize bending or breaking the rules for personal advantage, they don’t just weaken their opponents; they weaken faith in the entire system. And once that faith is gone, it’s far harder to restore than it is to destroy.

The danger of gerrymandering is not only unfair maps. It’s the message it sends: that rules are optional, that power is the only goal, and that principles can be cast aside when inconvenient. If that’s the lesson, then the ideals written into our founding documents become nothing more than decorative words on old parchment.

So the question remains: if no one is playing by the rules, why do the rules exist? Perhaps the answer is that the rules are waiting—for us. They are waiting for citizens to demand better, for courts to enforce standards of fairness, and for leaders to rediscover the humility that comes with serving rather than ruling.

The rules still exist because they are the difference between democracy and tyranny. But they will only matter if we decide to make them matter.

Troll Bait – Covid 01

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What’s true

  • In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic (spring 2020), several governors — including Cuomo (NY), Murphy (NJ), Wolf (PA), Whitmer (MI), and Newsom (CA) — had policies that allowed some COVID-positive patients to be discharged from hospitals back into nursing homes.

  • The reasoning: hospitals were overwhelmed, and the fear was that patients would die in emergency hallways if beds weren’t freed up.

  • This did contribute to outbreaks in nursing homes, which were already extremely vulnerable settings.


What’s misleading or false

  1. “45 out of 50 governors did not do this”

    • That’s not accurate. Policies varied state by state, and many states had similar guidance at the time, based on federal CDC and CMS recommendations. New York and New Jersey’s policies got the most attention because of their scale and impact, but they weren’t alone.

  2. “Nearly 40% of all COVID deaths in the U.S. happened because of this”

    • Roughly 30–40% of U.S. COVID deaths were in nursing homes overall during 2020, but it’s false to pin that entire percentage on the governors’ orders. Nursing homes were high-risk environments everywhere — red states, blue states, urban and rural — because of residents’ age and health vulnerabilities.

    • The virus spread rapidly in long-term care facilities nationwide, regardless of these specific policies.

  3. “Premeditated murder”

    • That’s political rhetoric, not fact. These policies were controversial, and in hindsight many experts agree they worsened outbreaks. But they were made in the fog of crisis, when hospitals were near collapse, not with murderous intent.


The bigger context

  • The federal government (CMS/CDC) in March 2020 told nursing homes they could not refuse readmission solely based on COVID status if the patient was medically stable. States were implementing that guidance in real time.

  • The biggest tragedy is that nursing homes weren’t prioritized early enough for PPE, testing, or staffing — which made them the perfect tinderbox for the virus.


✅ Bottom line:

  • Yes, those five governors had policies that returned COVID-positive patients to nursing homes.

  • No, it wasn’t unique to them — it was tied to early federal guidance and also done in other states.

  • No, it’s not accurate to say this alone caused 40% of U.S. COVID deaths, or that it was “premeditated murder.” That’s spin.

Sovereignty Alliance

This is the Walkers, the real date is August 15th, 2025. With scenarios unfolding faster than we can keep up with we decided we would write our own. Our Story starts in June 2026 with the passage of the National Resource Security Act (NRSA)

Because the story we will tell is so close to reality, and Grandpa having told a story about H.G. Wells and story he told on the radio. It was based on the story ‘the war of the worlds’ serialized in 1897 and published as a novel in 1898. The story depicts the Martians’ invasion using advanced weaponry like heat rays and fighting machines, leading to widespread panic and destruction in England. Maybe someone should send a copy to Musk.

No Martians, although the villain is no less scary, we are weaving a short story, the ‘Sovereignty Alliance’. A Narration of unfolding events when a President who thinks he’s beyond question or reproach pushes to many buttons and is pushed back in ways that weren’t expected.

As an ADDED Bonus, each episode will end with a newly released song by Rust Revival Blues of which your sure to enjoy.

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Real Men, By Sarah Walker

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The ‘Sovereignty Alliance’

The ‘Sovereignty Alliance’ Teaser

This is the Sarah Walker, the real date is August 15th, 2025. With scenarios unfolding faster than we can keep up with we decided we would write our own.

No Martians, although the villain is no less scary, we are weaving a short story, the ‘Sovereignty Alliance’. A Narration of unfolding events when a President who thinks he’s beyond question or reproach pushes to many buttons and is pushed back in ways that weren’t expected.

The ‘Sovereignty Alliance’ had it’s first Episode  “Safe Harbor” 8/17/2025, we are well aware that we are new to this, after reviewing Episode 1 to Episode 2, which we are putting the polishing touches on we hope you stay with us.

Let the story grow with you as well as with us. The story starts in 2026 so we can keep it relevant with today’s politics and policies, but not be trying to change it to match today.

A small spoiler that’s is covered in Episode 1 which is already out doesn’t spoil very much.

Congress has just passed a bill that gives the Federal Government control over individual states natural resources.

Needless to say, Texas isn’t thrilled about big brother in charge of their Oil, California already saw what happened when the president forced them to flood northern California because southern California had the Malibu Canyon fires.

These aren’t the only two states that are standing up and saying NO.

An alliance is being built, states are declaring their sovereignty, but just how far will they go and how far is D.C. willing to go to force the states to it’s bidding.

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Gerrymandering, The Cowards Confession

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Gerrymandering: The Coward’s Confession

“Gerrymandering isn’t politics, it’s theft.”
“It’s how cowards confess they can’t win fair and square.”
“It’s cheating, dressed up in legal paperwork.”

Gerrymandering isn’t politics, it’s theft. It’s the art of stealing voters’ voices before they ever reach the ballot box. A strong leader convinces the people. A weak leader redraws the lines until only his loyalists remain.

MAGA, well the girly boys finally show their pedal pushers.

Let’s be clear: this isn’t clever strategy, it’s cowardice. It’s the political equivalent of moving the goalposts because you’re afraid to lose a fair fight. Even when done in retaliation, it’s still rigging — a confession that persuasion has failed, that truth has lost, and that the only path left is manipulation.

The real crime is not just that districts are warped beyond recognition. It’s that a president — the one person sworn to serve the whole country — openly asked for it. Not because it serves democracy, but because he knows he wouldn’t stand a chance in an honest contest.

Gerrymandering is not a show of strength. It is the signature of weakness, stamped across the map of our democracy.

It’s the Coward’s Tool

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Gerrymandering as a politician’s admission that they can’t win a fair fight.

Line of attack: “It’s the political equivalent of asking to move the goalposts because you’re afraid of losing.”

Cheating the People

Compare it to rigging a casino — the house always wins, but the citizens are the ones paying.

It’s not just local greed, it’s a national power grab.

“Strong leaders convince the people. Weak ones redraw the lines until only their friends are left.”

Sorry MAGA but is this what Trump has turned you into?

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A Morning Note to a Friend That Isn’t Like Me

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We started out with him sending me a clipping,

The five most dangerous cities in the United States have been revealed – and they are all run by Democrats. 

Memphis, Tennessee, has been ranked as America’s most dangerous city in a r…

I sent him a quick rebuttable, something like ‘BULLSHIT” then he sent back another conservative article and I realized neither od us was right, the problems and answers and solutions can be thrown about at will, so I finally wrote back what follows.

Good and bad. Good that you’re looking for backup data to support your position. My real issue with the stuff you send is that it’s so biased, often from outlets like the Washington Post or the internet’s version of The Inquirer.

The key here isn’t affirmation—it’s truth. Yes, I do think the woke philosophy has made a mess of things. I’ve seen Portland’s steady decline firsthand, living just outside the city. We even considered Boise, Idaho at one point, but realized it’s on the same path because many of the people who damaged Portland have moved there.

Democrats often avoid real solutions, framing these problems as the result of a failed society. The reality is many of these so-called “downtrodden” are instead lazy, addicted, or opportunistic—knowing they can live off handouts and steal without consequence. On the other hand, Trump’s “arrest them all” approach isn’t a solution either. These people still have rights. What happens after the arrests? Deport them? Ignore the Constitution? That’s where he has his head up his ass.

I want crime addressed just as much as Trump supporters do. My problem is with his methods—and his obsession with power. He wants to be king for life. He doesn’t appoint competent people because he can’t stand anyone with an independent mind. He takes credit for everything, fixes what isn’t broken, and expects everyone to bow afterward. He doesn’t think or care beyond his own glow.

Take his use of the National Guard as an example. Those Guardsmen have civilian jobs—they’re pulled away, employers aren’t required to pay them, and Guard pay is lousy. Does Trump care about the impact on them or their families? Not at all.

Everything he does is about what he feels he deserves. That’s why I distrust him so deeply.

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But back to your point: don’t just accept headlines at face value. Fact check. Dig deeper. These cities can’t be explained in a headline or pinned on one political party. You have to look at economic decline, population shifts, local industries that collapsed—Detroit’s auto industry, coal towns, steel cities, and so on. Poverty, opportunity, and history matter more than whether a mayor has a D or R next to their name.

I don’t claim to have the answers. Sometimes I just want to run from it all. But I know this: I’m against both violent and non-violent crime, against leaving people to rot on the street, and against pretending shelters alone are a fix. The system needs an overhaul—and Trump isn’t the one to do it.

Just a Monday morning cup of coffee..

 

 

Coming soon, The ‘Sovereignty Alliance’

This is the Walkers, the real date is August 15th, 2025. With scenarios unfolding faster than we can keep up with we decided we would write our own.

Because the story we will tell is so close to reality, and Grandpa having told a story about H.G. Wells and story he told on the radio. It was based on the story ‘the war of the worlds’ serialized in 1897 and published as a novel in 1898. The story depicts the Martians’ invasion using advanced weaponry like heat rays and fighting machines, leading to widespread panic and destruction in England. Maybe someone should send a copy the Musk.

No Martians, although the villain is no less scary, we are weaving a short story, the ‘Sovereignty Alliance’. A Narration of unfolding events when a President who thinks he’s beyond question or reproach pushes to many buttons and is pushed back in ways that weren’t expected.

The ‘Sovereignty Alliance’ is coming this weekend.

8/15/2025 What has Trump done in the past 14 days in a nutshell.

Here are the key actions taken by President Donald Trump in the past two weeks (August 1–15, 2025)


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🇺🇸 Domestic Policy

1. Federal Control of Washington, D.C. Police

On August 11, President Trump issued a presidential memorandum titled “Restoring Law and Order in the District of Columbia,” directing the mobilization of the District of Columbia National Guard to active service. This move was justified as a response to what the administration described as an “epidemic of crime” in the nation’s capital. The deployment includes 800 National Guard troops and represents a significant assertion of federal authority over local law enforcement. The White House+1Reuters+2The Times of India+2

2. Executive Orders on Competition and Trade

On August 13, President Trump signed several executive orders aimed at enhancing U.S. competitiveness and addressing trade relations:The White House

  • Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry: This executive order seeks to foster competition and substantially increase commercial space launch activities by 2030 through streamlined licensing and permitting processes. New York Post+9Holland & Knight+9Office of Space Commerce+9

  • Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience: This order directs federal agencies to fill the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve, aiming to strengthen the nation’s pharmaceutical supply chain. The White House+2The White House+2

  • Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates with China: In response to ongoing trade discussions with China, this executive order adjusts tariff rates to reflect the current state of negotiations. The White House

3. Executive Order on Fair Banking

On August 7, President Trump signed the “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans” executive order. This directive mandates federal agencies to address the issue of “debanking,” which involves the denial or termination of financial services based on political views, religious beliefs, or industry affiliation. The order aims to ensure that all Americans have access to fair banking services. Sidley Austin+1


🌐 Foreign Policy

4. Summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin

On August 15, President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit focused on negotiating an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine. President Trump expressed urgency for an immediate ceasefire and signaled severe economic sanctions if Russia fails to engage seriously. He also hinted at possible U.S. security guarantees to Ukraine in coordination with European allies, though not within the framework of NATO. The Guardian