Steven V. Roberts

1 month ago | niagara-gazette.com | Steven V. Roberts

Rumeysa Ozturk is a 30-year-old graduate student at Tufts University and a native of Turkey who wears a traditional Muslim headscarf. Six weeks ago, she was arrested by masked federal agents on a street corner near her home in Somerville, Massachusetts, and sent to a detention camp in Louisiana. Her only crime was that she dared to write an opinion piece for the student paper at Tufts, “criticizing the university’s response to pro-Palestinian demands,” reports The New York Times.

1 month 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.

2 months 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.