The Founding Fathers feared the power of the legislative branch from its inception in the late 1700s. They did not want to trade one tyrant for a group of tyrants, one professor tells "The Daily Signal Podcast," so they “deliberately made Congress weak by dividing it up into these two bodies,” the House and the Senate.
According to Joseph Postell, Hillsdale College associate professor of politics and Heritage Foundation visiting fellow, the Founders wanted the House and Senate to “fight amongst each other” because this would create a check on power. And fight they did. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)
“The early politicians were really committed to their principles and were willing to fight over them,” Postell said, adding that "Duels were very common.”
Postell joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" for Part One of a three-part series on how Congress really works. He discusses the history of Congress and what the Founding Fathers would say about what the legislative branch has become today.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey spent the last week battling for the state's law protecting children from irreversible transgender interventions, both surgical and hormonal.
"We're winning this fight and it's important to keep fighting and pushing forward not to give up one inch of space in order to protect kids," he stressed.
The attorney general joined The Daily Signal podcast to break down why LGBTQ groups are fighting SB 49, the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act," which went into effect Monday.
"Under this act, no health care provider shall perform gender transition surgeries on any minor," the legislation's summary states. "Until August 28, 2027, no health care provider shall prescribe or administer cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs to a minor for a gender transition, unless such minor was receiving such treatment prior to August 28, 2023."
"A violation of these provisions shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall result in the revocation of the health care provider's professional license," the summary continues. "Additionally, the prescription or administration of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs to a minor for a gender transition shall be grounds for a cause of action against the health care provider, as described in the act."
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed the bill into law on June 7, warning at the time: "These decisions have permanent consequences for life and should not be made by impressionable children who may be in crisis or influenced by the political persuasions of others."
But LGBTQ groups challenged the law — organizations that Bailey described to The Daily Signal as "radical left-wing activists that are more interested in social ideology and the protection of children."
"That's why it was so important to actually go to court, get an open court, and test their evidence," he explained. "They're the plaintiff. They have a burden of proof if they want to stop this law from going into effect."
On Friday, a Missouri trial court declined to block SB 49, citing “conflicting and unclear” medical evidence on the effectiveness of so-called puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
“The science and medical evidence is conflicting and unclear,” Judge Stephen R. Ohmer ruled Friday. “Accordingly, the evidence raises more questions than answers.”
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
A judge sets the court date for former President Donald Trump’s election interference case.
The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit discovers that it appears Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss colluded with the Department of Justice to respond to congressional inquiries related to the Hunter Biden investigation.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign takes a backseat after a gunman killed three people at a Florida Dollar General and a potentially devastating hurricane is headed towards the state.
Political activist Joe the Plumber dies at the age of 49.
On this day 60 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in Washington, D.C. and declared to a crowd, “I have a dream.”
“We must continue to work,” Sears says. “We must make sure that our children understand that they must take their place in society, that their job is no less than preserving America for the next generation.”
She was elected as the state’s lieutenant governor Nov. 3, 2021, becoming the first black woman to hold the position.
“So we can’t afford to baby our children. They’re the adults now, and we look to them to keep that charge,” Sears says.
America, she adds, “must remain the city on a shining hill."
Sears joins today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss her book, what inspired her to get involved in politics, and how her Marine Corps service informs her work as lieutenant governor in the administration of Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
Former President Donald Trump has his mugshot taken at Georgia jail.
Mask mandates make an appearance once again as COVID-19 cases rise.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign raises over $1 million after the first GOP debate.
A U.S. District Court judge denies Maryland parents’ request for an order allowing them to opt their children out of instruction using LGBTQ “Pride Storybooks.”
With the clock ticking closer to the Sept. 30 government funding deadline, the conservative House Freedom Caucus this week outlined its official position on Washington’s latest spending debate.
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., a member of the Freedom Caucus, spoke to The Daily Signal about why conservatives are insisting House Republicans honor their promise to reduce government spending while also enacting three policies:
1) Securing the border
2) Ending the weaponization of DOJ and FBi
3) Stoping the Pentagon woke agenda
Good, who represents Virginia’s 5th District, explains what’s at stake and why conservatives should make this their priority.
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
Former President Donald Trump is booked in Fulton County, Georgia jail.
Highlights from the first GOP presidential debate.
A little more than half of the men housed in Wisconsin Department of Corrections facilities who identify as transgender women have been convicted of at least one count of sexual assault or sexual abuse.
Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly been killed in a plane crash.
The town of Lahaina, Hawaii, looks like it's been "bombed," The Daily Signal's Tony Kinnett says after visiting fire-devastated areas on the island of Maui.
Kinnett, investigative columnist for The Daily Signal, spent five days on the ground in Lahaina and elsewhere on Maui. Where government officials have failed, he says, locals have stepped up to serve the needs of the community.
"The locals are universally angry at the federal response," Kinnett said, and "it's very common for individuals to have already given thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars out of their bank accounts to complete strangers in order to help compensate them for this incredible loss."
Kinnett joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss what is known about how the devastating wildfires started on Maui, residents' frustration with government officials' response, and how President Joe Biden was received Monday on the island.
