Steven V. Roberts

5 days ago | lockportjournal.com | Steven Roberts |Steven V. Roberts

As Donald Trump vows to deport millions of undocumented migrants, NBC’s Kristen Welker asked the president several times if he felt bound by the due process clause of the Constitution. And several times the president answered, “I don’t know.”Of all the many ways that this president has defied the rule of law, his non-answer might be the most alarming.

1 month ago | mdjonline.com | Steven V. Roberts

President Trump says he's "not joking" about possibly running for a third term. But the Constitution clearly forbids such a move. So what's going on? It's hard to know what Trump is really thinking. But here is what he's certainly not joking about: ruling as if all the guardrails designed to restrain presidential power, including the Constitution, do not exist.

Oct 25, 2024 | morning-times.com | Steven V. Roberts

Earlier this year, Democrats were outraged that Republicans -- and the media -- were focusing on Joe Biden's advancing age and declining acuity. He's fine, they insisted. It's all partisan propaganda. The accusations are unfair. No, they were not unfair. Biden's disastrous debate performance clearly demonstrated that he was too old and feeble to run for a second term, let alone serve another four years.

Aug 30, 2024 | lockportjournal.com | Steven V. Roberts |Steven Roberts

“Singin’, freedom“Freedom“Where are you? “’Cause I need freedom, too“I break chains all by myself“Won’t let my freedom rot in hell”Those lyrics are from Beyonce’s song “Freedom,” the unofficial anthem of the Kamala Harris campaign. And that choice reflects a stunning reversal in modern American politics. For decades, Republicans have shrewdly and effectively made freedom central to their core identity.

May 10, 2024 | lockportjournal.com | Steven V. Roberts |Steven Roberts

Sen. Bernie Sanders argued recently that the ongoing conflict in Gaza “may be Biden’s Vietnam.”In military terms, that’s a wildly inaccurate statement. There is simply no comparison between Vietnam, where more than 58,000 American troops died, and Gaza, where no U.S. soldiers are deployed on the ground. Politically, however, Sanders has a point. Just as Vietnam helped sink the Democratic ticket in 1968, Gaza poses a risk for Joe Biden today.