{"id":158914,"date":"2025-02-13T06:03:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158914"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T23:52:21","slug":"are-we-in-a-constitutional-crisis-2-13-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158914","title":{"rendered":"Are We In A Constitutional Crisis? (2-13-25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HfWq2avS-xc?si=sAQG016bW0j9lxes\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to play at 01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#60\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"60\">01:00<\/a> Joe Biden getting out of Afghanistan was the right move, even though it was chaotic<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 02:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#120\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"120\">02:00<\/a> DOGE is chaotic, but I hope it is doing more good than harm<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 03:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#180\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"180\">03:00<\/a> WP: Musk team kicks off federal layoffs as White House eyes big cuts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2025\/02\/12\/musk-trump-federal-layoffs\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2025\/02\/12\/musk-trump-federal-layoffs\/<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 05:45\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#345\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"345\">05:45<\/a> 2WAY TONIGHT 2\/12 | Mark Halperin on Trump\u2019s First 100 Days, Democrats &amp; Today\u2019s Political News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FDsdfdTZuEs\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FDsdfdTZuEs<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 09:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#540\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"540\">09:00<\/a> War in Ukraine is over, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/trump-writes-a-new-playbook-for-quagmires-in-gaza-and-ukraine-378b29c3?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/trump-writes-a-new-playbook-for-quagmires-in-gaza-and-ukraine-378b29c3?mod=hp_lead_pos1<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 11:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#660\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"660\">11:00<\/a> Processing pain is very different from analyzing pain, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158909\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158909<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 21:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1260\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1260\">21:00<\/a> The Morning Meeting S4E29 | Trump\u2019s First 100 Days, Democrat Realignment &amp; Today\u2019s Political News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PR8_id6rgHg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PR8_id6rgHg<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 22:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1320\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1320\">22:00<\/a> India PM Mohdi comes on bended knee <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 24:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1470\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1470\">24:30<\/a> Trump&#8217;s key nominees approved by US Senate <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 34:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#2040\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"2040\">34:00<\/a> There&#8217;s no constitutional crisis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/is-there-a-constitutional-crisis-donald-trump-executive-actions-elon-musk-judges-courts-a5b774ba?mod=trending_now_opn_1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/is-there-a-constitutional-crisis-donald-trump-executive-actions-elon-musk-judges-courts-a5b774ba?mod=trending_now_opn_1<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 44:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#2670\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"2670\">44:30<\/a> FT: Europe reels after Donald Trump announces US-Russia talks on Ukraine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f7271853-48a0-4865-ac23-0cc4d87c9fb3\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f7271853-48a0-4865-ac23-0cc4d87c9fb3<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 45:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#2730\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"2730\">45:30<\/a> FT: South Africa has been blindsided by Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ef60e887-09d6-499e-88cc-4c020e555010\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ef60e887-09d6-499e-88cc-4c020e555010<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 55:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#3300\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"3300\">55:00<\/a> Constitutional Dictatorship: Its Dangers and Its Design, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=130386\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=130386<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 59:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#3540\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"3540\">59:00<\/a> NYT: There\u2019s a Reason Even \u2018Smart\u2019 People Surrender to Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/13\/opinion\/trump-authoritarianism-surrender.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/13\/opinion\/trump-authoritarianism-surrender.html<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:08:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#4080\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"4080\">1:08:00<\/a> No foreign leaders appear to threaten Trump now<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:11:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#4290\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"4290\">1:11:30<\/a> Israel&#8217;s opportunity to take out Hezbollah on Oct. 11, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aPEPztvsJGQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aPEPztvsJGQ<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:17:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#4650\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"4650\">1:17:30<\/a> Dooovid joins to talk about the Jewish reaction to Donald Trump <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:38:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#5880\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"5880\">1:38:00<\/a> UK Jewish community reacts to Trump&#8217;s Gaza plan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/usa\/jewish-community-responds-trump-gaza-plan-e9jjfbw0\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/usa\/jewish-community-responds-trump-gaza-plan-e9jjfbw0<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:39:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#5940\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"5940\">1:39:00<\/a> US Jewish groups respond to Trump\u2019s Gaza comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/fast-forward\/694186\/us-jewish-groups-respond-to-trumps-gaza-comments\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/forward.com\/fast-forward\/694186\/us-jewish-groups-respond-to-trumps-gaza-comments\/<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:42:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6120\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6120\">1:42:00<\/a> Resentment <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:45:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6300\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6300\">1:45:00<\/a> Decoding Mike Benz (8-18-24), <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6kbikv-are-we-in-a-constitutional-crisis-2-13-25.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6kbikv-are-we-in-a-constitutional-crisis-2-13-25.html<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:00:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7200\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7200\">2:00:00<\/a> Luke &amp; Dooovid exchange their assessment of the others&#8217; greatest delusion <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:02:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7320\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7320\">2:02:00<\/a> The power of mentorship<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:06:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7590\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7590\">2:06:30<\/a> Holding Onto Ourselves in Relationships, Part Seven, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AVs5pnah830\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AVs5pnah830<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:15:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8100\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8100\">2:15:00<\/a> Why didn&#8217;t Israel wipe out Hezbollah on Oct. 11, 2023? <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:32:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9120\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9120\">2:32:00<\/a> Which foreign leaders have Trump by the balls? <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:35:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9300\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9300\">2:35:00<\/a> Democrats are in dire shape<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:44:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9840\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9840\">2:44:00<\/a> Anora &#8211; Oscar frontrunner <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:48:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10080\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10080\">2:48:00<\/a> Clinton Rossiter lecturing at UCLA 1964, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PTXcLAA2eRo\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PTXcLAA2eRo<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:50:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10200\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10200\">2:50:00<\/a> Political scientist Clinton Rossiter, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clinton_Rossiter\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clinton_Rossiter<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:59:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10740\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10740\">2:59:00<\/a> Unimagined Power: The Presidency in the History of Political Philosophy | Paul Gottfried, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ys6adtS5Ez8\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ys6adtS5Ez8<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:05:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11130\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11130\">3:05:30<\/a> JD Vance plays the long game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/12\/opinion\/jd-vance-donald-trump.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/12\/opinion\/jd-vance-donald-trump.html<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:09:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11340\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11340\">3:09:00<\/a> NYT: There\u2019s a Reason Even \u2018Smart\u2019 People Surrender to Trump<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:20:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#12000\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"12000\">3:20:00<\/a> We are living in Trump&#8217;s America <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:33:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#12780\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"12780\">3:33:00<\/a> Great Japanese TV show &#8211; Asura, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asura_(TV_series)\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asura_(TV_series)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:45:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#13500\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"13500\">3:45:00<\/a> Alexander Technique lesson with Diana Devitt-Dawson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oXqIuvav5hY\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oXqIuvav5hY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01:00 Joe Biden getting out of Afghanistan was the right move, even though it was chaotic02:00 DOGE is chaotic, but I hope it is doing more good than harm03:00 WP: Musk team kicks off federal layoffs as White House eyes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158914\">Continue reading <span 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