The Daily Dose/January 27, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
USA! USA!: The flurry of executive orders signed by President Trump in his first days in office has been enormous. It brings up a couple of thoughts.
One, what the hell is Congress doing? Many of these measures either revoke laws already passed by Congress or are matters Congress should act on. We can also quibble about whether or not we agree with them.
Dry, Technical Matter: What you cannot argue with is their legality. The Constitution is very clear on the matter, giving the president full executive power and mandating that he faithfully execute US law, though some of Trump’s orders countermand and do not execute US law.
Now Hear This: Executive orders are almost as old as the presidency itself, with President George Washington issuing the first one within a few weeks of taking office in 1789.
Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here: Still, though, executive fiat is not the way this country is meant to be governed: it is not the purpose of the American government to use executive orders to force-feed specific policies and doctrines down everybody’s throat.
Fly In The Ointment: Executive orders must be in accordance with both the Constitution and established federal law. Some of Trump’s are not, and the courts are already involved. America may well spend the next four years in court, making us even more hamstrung than our partisan, fractured, and bickering country already is.
The Bottom Line: We deserve better than this, but we didn’t elect better than this. We elected lies, ignorance, and incompetence, even though we knew better. We deserve everything we get in the next four years.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
It’s Read Free Fortnight at The Diary.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow goes out to eat. Today’s Diary.
Our first stop was the Mexican joint where the big news was a whole new crew was there…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 2009 – Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following conviction in his trial by the Illinois Senate. The Illinois Assembly had impeached Blagojevich in December following a federal indictment on charges stemming from favors solicited while filling a vacant US Senate seat. Blagojevich would later serve eight years in federal prison after conviction on 17 charges and he remains the only Illinois governor to be impeached and removed from office. He was the fifth US governor so removed.
In 1995 – The San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl, defeating the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Miami. It was the fifth and most recent Super Bowl title for the 49ers and remains the only Super Bowl appearance for the Chargers. It was the seventh of a record eleven Super Bowls hosted by Miami and remains the only Super Bowl where the teams played their home games in the same state. The combined ten combined touchdowns remain a Super Bowl record.
In 2011 – Britney Spears is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Hold It Against Me. It was the 20th of 24 Top 40 hits for Spears, her tenth of twelve Top 10 hits, and was her fourth and most recent #1 song. The song also went to #1 in five other countries, including Denmark and Finland, peaked at #6 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 60th-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The longest way must have its close, – the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Construction on the Panama Canal began in 1881, by the French. This attempt failed in 1889. Construction by the US began in 1904.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many teams lost the only Super Bowl they have played in? – Answer next time!
