The Constitutionist

                                     The  Constitutionist Free Newsletter Items, Analysis, Opinions and News Gathered from Everywhere By Steven Maikoski, Author:  “The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies” constitutionist@protonmail.com   December 15, 2025 This is not a political newsletter; it’s a memorial issue for our long-time readers. Most of you knew the writer Burt Prelutsky, whose articles gathered many of the people in this newsletter group.  Burt wrote for several notable TV shows, including M*A*S*H, Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet, and several Mary Tyler Moore shows.  He also wrote a daily political newsletter, the quality of which still amazes me. Burt died on December 17, 2021, so as his memorial date approaches, I wanted to share a few words that some of his readers sent to me in this last week.   But first, one of our group, James Fu...

                                                                                       The  Constitutionist Free Newsletter Items, Analysis, Opinions and News Gathered from Everywhere By Steven Maikoski, Author:  “The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies” constitutionist@protonmail.com   December 3, 2025 This is a quick newsletter, written because politics are getting very spicy and I have two doctor’s appointments today.  Whew! Obviously, President Trump has grown tired of a partisan press that does not do its studies before reportersxs  ask questions.  When CBS News White House Correspondent Nancy Cordes, asked Trump why he blamed the Biden Administration for not vetting the Afghans who were import...

    The  Constitutionist Free Newsletter Items, Analysis, Opinions and News Gathered from Everywhere By Steven Maikoski, Author:  “The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies” constitutionist@protonmail.com   November 22, 2025 The Seditious Six & M.T.G.  Marjorie Taylor Greene’s leaving Congress was a little surprising; her closing remarks were not.   Here’s why: Many years ago, I listened to a local congressman explain that after he was elected, he was under constant supervision by his political party; he was very frustrated.  He wanted to make a difference but could not.  He finished his one term, then left the work to someone else.  MTG is frustrated as well.  But why is MTG suddenly leaving, abandoning her two-year commitment to her constituents? How many of you remember the term SCUTTLEBUTT?  It used to mean a barrel of water on a ship for the sailors’ refreshment, but in the last hundred years, the Navy and Marine...