“Populism is a Cancer.”  Due Process & the Big Budget Bill, with special guest, Jason Pye. This week, Brian, Chris and Andy welcomed special guest, Jason Pye, Vice President of the Due Process Institute. They discussed the erosion of due process rights and Constitutional protections under the Trump administration and covered hyper-partisanship, the current budget bill, concerns about authoritarian measures in legislation and more. The group emphasized the importance of fighting for civil liberties and fiscal responsibility while warning against the gradual erosion of rights by successive administrations.

Relevant links to today’s episode:

• Senate's OBBBA Has a Larger Impact on the Deficit Than the House Version; Senate bill increases deficits by $755 compared to the House bill
• Fifth Amendment. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
• Holocaust Encyclopedia: “First They Came For”: “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.” - Martin Niemöller
• Exiled Policy
• Due Process Institute
• Jason Pye, Vice President, Due Process Institute
• Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed
• The Supreme Court Just Discovered Nationwide Injunctions Are Bad—Right As Trump Trump Needs Them Gone
• Sotomayor Is Right. Trump's 'Third Country Removals' Raise Serious Due Process Worries

Virginia & Other News:

• Cuban man who lived in the U.S for 60 years dies in ICE detention in Miami
• Cuban national dies in ICE custody
• Notes on the State of Politics: The Mamdani Upset and a Deeper Look at Virginia
• National Democrats pour $1M into Jay Jones’ bid to flip Virginia AG seat

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• Chris on Bluesky: @frashure.bsky.social
• Andy on Bluesky: @andyjabbour.bsky.social

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• Chris Frashure: The Open Mode
• Andy’s Substack: America’s Awesome