Happy New Year to everyone on our blog! We rang in 2024 at home in Virginia after returning from Chicago for Christmas. New Year’s Eve is also my wedding anniversary. Twenty-six years ago, Leslie and I eloped in Old Town Alexandria after dating eight years. (We used my high school ring to seal the deal). Once again, we will celebrate two anniversary dates. I count the anniversary as our 34rd while Leslie insists on counting this year as our 26th anniversary. (She takes a purely contractual calculation in going by the date on the marriage certificate while I apply a relational calculation). We toasted our anniversary and the New Year (as we did 26 years ago and every year since) with a bottle of Schramsburg Cremant.
Yesterday, we went with the kids to a wonderful Afghan restaurant for a change in our routine. Aracosia in McLean is amazing and they even surprised us with some celebratory Cardamom milk cake for our anniversary.
On New Year’s Day, we will follow tradition and make the Bowl of the Wife of Kit Carson Soup with wasabi Bloody Marys. My father, Jack Turley, first introduced the soup to our family in Chicago, which is a Mexican turkey soup. (He claimed that the spicy soup was the cure for any hangover). We have made the soup every year for the roughly 50 years. I cooked the turkey last night that will go into the soup today.
I will be giving the summary of our year on the blog later, but I wanted to wish everyone a safe and joyous New Year in 2024. It has been another record year with our rapidly expanding community. I cannot thank you enough for contributing to our daily dialogue on issues great and small in our society.
This year is likely to be a stress test for not just each of us but our constitutional system as a whole. With the election, coming events will no doubt deepen the anger for many. However, the one New Year resolution that we can keep is to try to resist the rage and to respect each a bit more, even those who hold opposing views. There is truly more that binds us as citizens than divides us. While we can continue to debate issues from electoral disqualification to impeachment with passion, we should not forget that we are all part of a grand American experiment in self-governance. For all of our differences, we share a common article of faith in the Constitution that has never failed us in times of peril. It will do so again so long as we do not fail it.
So let’s have at it.
Happy New Year to everyone on our blog.
“Fundamentally transforming” is Insurrection.
Professor Turley,
Happy New Year, and by all means, and immediately, if not sooner, please reinstate Sergeant at Arms Darren Smith with explicit orders to rigorously enforce the Turley Blog Civility Rule with extreme prejudice.
Tell you what George, you stop clogging the blog with your senseless horse manure about crazy abe, the scotus and all the rest of the cut and paste drivel u like to post and repost every day, and i wont point out that you’re a dingbat.
When i first came to this blog, i had you pegged as the most deranged of the commenters here, and more of a disruption than the lefty turd layers.
The day Darren blocks you will be a good day for this blog. So eat sh!t.
Thank you so much for your eminently profane and illustrative case in point.
Ah, yes, the classic irrelevant, immaterial, and vacuous ad hominem attack.
Yours is an exercise in futility and failure; you fail, you fail to refute, and you fail to refute effectively.
Congratulations, and Happy New Year!
Secession was and is not prohibited, and secession was and is fully constitutional.
At least three States had the right to secession, if the government became oppressive, written into their ratifications of the Constitution.
Lincoln committed the crime of high office of denying constitutional rights to States which led to his similarly unconstitutional “Reign of Terror.”
A bank robber has no right to spend stolen money.
Every act and consequence of Lincoln, subsequent to his high-criminal denial of secession, was and remains illicit, illegal, invalid, illegitimate, and unconstitutional to this day, including, but not limited to, the “Reconstruction Amendments” engendered by Lincoln’s fellow traveler, Karl Marx.
The Supreme Court recently acted retroactively by 50 years to correct and strike down abortion.
The Supreme Court must now act retroactively by 150 years to restore American constitutional freedom and to correct and strike down the unconstitutional acts, effects, and consequences (i.e. unintended by the American Founders) of Lincoln.
To wit,
“They consider…that it fell to…Abraham Lincoln…to lead his country through…the RECONSTRUCTION of a social world.”
– Karl Marx Letter of Commendation and Congratulation to Lincoln, 1865 https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/documents/1864/lincoln-letter.htm
And there he goes again.
You do realize you are the most scrolled past of any of the commenters here, right? The libtards scroll past, the conservatives scroll past, even Estovir the Righteous scrolls past. You are literally the ONLY one who reads your posts.
Its quite obvious that discussion is not your goal. So you will get ad hominem-ly shat upon as well.
Thank you for your support, your patronage, your well wishes, and for not scrolling past.
I know how difficult it is to go public with that sort of thing, and I want you to know that I deeply appreciate it.
Thanks again for reading…again.
As always,…
Oh, I forgot your name.
Congratulations, You have more stamina than I 🙂
We can only hope that 2024 will bring sanity back to our nation! Without Jonathan Turley I fear would would be less informed. The take over by the minority is astonishing — but if one analyzes, it is easier to hate than to love. And, the ill informed don’t want facts they want ‘feelings’ to be their guide. It is time for Americans not buy into this and demand fact-based arguments instead of emotional rants.
Updated 1/1/24 Lefty Wall of Shame aka The Lefty Turd Farm
Already in the young year, Dennis and turdrunner have expressed keen interest in the Wall. By popular demand I will be posting this more often.
Behold what Dennis McIntyre, aka Mr. Alpha Bank, calls “opposing views”
Svelass aka Mr Peetape 22
Dennis McInlyre 10
Lawn Boy Elvis Bug 7
Gigi the LIAR 4
ATS 3
turdrunner 2
Most Confederate soldiers were poor sharecroppers—-Dennis McInlyre aka Mr Alpha Bank
16 Republicans signed an amicus brief.—-Dennis McInlyre aka Mr. Alpha Bank
In Mcdonnell, SCOTUS narrowed the definition of what constitutes a benefit—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Gifts and payments to family are not “official acts” with regard to Joe Biden—Mr Peetape
(confusing quid with quo)
The 14th Amendment argument was put forth by the Federalist Society—Mr Peetape
It will be up to a GRAND JURY to decide if Hunter is guilty of contempt—-Svelaz aka
Mr Peetape
2 USC 192 is a congressional rule—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Congressional rules trump the 6th Amendment—Mr Peetape
Convictions for tax evasion are rare (its 2 per day)—-Mr Peetape
The inflation rate is coming down and is at 2.5% (it’s 3.1% and steady, 12/12/23)—brandrunner aka turdrunner
Hunter and his lawyer have said they would comply with the subpoena—Dennis McInlyre aka Mr Alpha Bank
The 5th Amendment cannot be invoked in a court or criminal proceeding—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Hunter won’t testify. He will plead the 5th. (12/15)—Svelaz, aka Mr Peetape
Hunter wants to testify. He is not trying to hide anything. (12/18)—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
A President can’t be convicted of a crime unless there is no doubt—Svelaz aka Mr. Peetape
R.C.A.W.T. was a good pneumonic —- Elvis Bug aka The Lawn Boy
(its mnemonic)
Nuclear ICBM’s are more accurate, the closer you are to the target.—turdrunner
Hunter doesn’t have to testify because Comer changed his mind—Dennis aka Mr Alpha Bank
The quid has to be illegal for a quid pro quo to be illegal—-Elvis bug aka The Lawn boy
If Joe’s quid results in Hunter’s quo, that’s not illegal—-Elvis Bug aka The Lawn Boy
Inflation was on a rising trend from 2015 until Trump left office—-Elvis Bug aka The Lawn Boy
(1.3, 2.2, 2.5, 1.9, 1.3)
Comer said that the mere presence of shell companies is *proof* of a crime—-Svelass aka Mr. Peetape
Hunter Biden showed up for his hearing today—–Svelass aka Mr. Peetape
Hunter Biden agreed to testify to a public hearing—–Gigi the LIAR
(who did he agree with?)
The Consumer Price Index was indeed at 7.6% when Trump left office—–Elvis Bug aka The Lawn Boy (it was 1.4%)
Archer gave no details about the meeting at the Naval Observatory with Marc Holtzman—-Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Archer had no idea what was on those phone calls. He admitted it under oath—Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Evidence isnt permissible unless its incontrovertible—-ATS
Circumstantial evidence alone is not enough to convict——Svelaz aka Mr Peetape
Republicans are the only ones calling for violence these days—-Dennis
Democrats call for violence when the cause is right—-Dennis in the same post
Gas prices spiked because Texas uses crude oil to make electricity—-Gigi the LIAR
AR-15’s ruin the meat—-Dennis
The inflation rate was 8% when Trump left office—-Gigi the LIAR
(it was actually 1.4%)
Biden only released the strategic oil reserve once—-Svelass Mr Peetape
Archer never said it was Joe that was called from Dubai—-ATS
The State of Florida does property tax “appraisals”—-Svelass Mr Peetape
You can’t convict without incontrovertible proof—ATS
Trump was convicted of rape—Svelass Mr. Peetape
The Jefferson County school board has a supermajority of republicans—-lawn boy EB
Trumps attorney forgot to “check a box”——Dennis
An insult or name calling is not a personal attack—-Svelass Mr. Peetape
The DC NG answers only to the President—-Gigi the LIAR
Christianity teaches to treat your fellow man the same way you treat Jesus—-Svelass Mr Peetape
The ideal athlete is 6’2” and 175#—-Dennis
There is no way a fat person can shoot a 67 in golf—-Dennis
“Bright red Alabama is the “wild west”,” (when its bright blue Birmingham that accounts for 95% of the gun violence in Alabama)—-Dennis
That’s why McCarthy didn’t hold a vote. He was going to, but upon realizing he didn’t have the votes he chose not to hold one.—-Mr Peetape
McCarthy never said he didn’t have the votes.—-Mr Peetape.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light: the Washington Post, where Democracy Dies in Darkness.
“the Constitution … has never failed us in times of peril.” Except before and after the Korematsu opinion.
To the good professor, wife and family Happy New year!
Happy New year to everyone!
“Purely contractual calculation”, indeed! Happy New Year. Happy Anniversary.
Happy Anniversary and all the best in 2024!
Professor–It’s always fun to read about holiday goings-on and the Family Turley. Thank you for that.
You and your wife have been married for half as many years as Honestlawyer and I .It only gets better, especially with Law on your side (: Happy 2024 to y’all, and to all who faithfully gather ’round, in order to be enriched by your insights and inspiration, here at the Res Ipsa.
Cindy, I wonder how many on this blog have been married more than double that of the Professor? I wish both of you many good years in the future and hope the Professor is as successful in his home life as you and I have been for more than a multiple of Turley’s married years.
S. Meyer……how sweet…Thank you….and congratulations to you and your wife. I still marvel at her history that you’ve shared!
All the best in 2024.
Ok Professor, great article, but going to need that wasabi bloody Mary recipe for sure!
Happy and healthy new year from here on the Jersey Shore to you and your family, Dr. Turley!
Happy New Year! Sounds good to me. 😊
Jonathan: I am not sanguine about your “resolution that we keep is to try to resist the rage and to respect each other a bit more , even those holding opposing views”. Rage spills over in your blog every day. DJT’s “May you rot in hell” is the mantra for some on this blog. Just yesterday “Tom” put together his 2023 “Lefty Wall of Shame aka the Lefty-Turd Farm” (12/31/23@6:53pm) list of memorable quotes by those of us who express “opposing views”. Unfortunately, your blog has degenerated into name calling, bullying and harassment.
Tom’s list reflects the fact that he and some others have lost control of the narrative. They are reduced to reacting. “Anonymous” frequently doesn’t offer a rational opposing view but only responds “Steaming turd” to anyone one of us he disagree with. But I do applaud others who try to thoughtfully discuss the issues in your columns.
I am hopeful the New Year will see a different tone on this blog. So Happy New year to one and all!
Dennis thinks that spreading disinformation or just making sh!t up out of whole cloth is “opposing views”.
Nice try Dennis. The Wall of Shame IS the narrative.
Don’t shy away from it. Own it.
“But I do applaud others who try to thoughtfully discuss the issues in your columns.”
Like you, Mr. Cut and Run? Like you, Mr. Off Topic? Like You, Mr. Let’s Talk About DJT?
Tell us again about sharecroppers….
Happy New Years AND Happy Anniversary!!!
happy New year!
Congratulations and keep going! Thanks for all you and Leslie do!
Happy New Year Professor Turley! You are the voice of sanity in these troubled, and often insane, times.
Happy New Year Prof. Turley to you and family! Happy Anniversary as well! Let’s hope 2024 is a hum dinger, as we try to navigate high emotions with truth.
You have excluded my comments for many months. Maybe a year.
If you have the recipe for a soup that kills hangovers, for the love of heaven share it now.
to Anonymous: Chicken soup with sambal
It starts with whiskey