Dr. Jodi Vittori

There's not even really debate in putting it in the Constitution.

There's not even really debate in putting it in the Constitution.

There's not even really debate in putting it in the Constitution.

Well, you have to live in your district. So you can't just, you know, have these rotten boroughs where, you know, somebody's patron or whatever, just, you know, you declare them your MP in Parliament. So a lot of the Constitution is actually corruption as they know it. But it, of course, assumes famously, if men were angels, we wouldn't need government.

Well, you have to live in your district. So you can't just, you know, have these rotten boroughs where, you know, somebody's patron or whatever, just, you know, you declare them your MP in Parliament. So a lot of the Constitution is actually corruption as they know it. But it, of course, assumes famously, if men were angels, we wouldn't need government.

Well, you have to live in your district. So you can't just, you know, have these rotten boroughs where, you know, somebody's patron or whatever, just, you know, you declare them your MP in Parliament. So a lot of the Constitution is actually corruption as they know it. But it, of course, assumes famously, if men were angels, we wouldn't need government.

They in many ways, it's set up to use one person's greed against the other. It's one of the things I've always loved most about our founding fathers is someone who reads a lot of political theory, Marxism and a lot of the Islamism underside could have been others assume that you can make a perfect society. And our founding fathers took people as they were.

They in many ways, it's set up to use one person's greed against the other. It's one of the things I've always loved most about our founding fathers is someone who reads a lot of political theory, Marxism and a lot of the Islamism underside could have been others assume that you can make a perfect society. And our founding fathers took people as they were.

They in many ways, it's set up to use one person's greed against the other. It's one of the things I've always loved most about our founding fathers is someone who reads a lot of political theory, Marxism and a lot of the Islamism underside could have been others assume that you can make a perfect society. And our founding fathers took people as they were.

And so, you know, it's this idea that Congress should be a check on the president, actually supposed to be the most important power, which you've brought up before in other episodes. And the role of the Supreme Court evolves over time. But right now there's big concerns because, of course, Congress isn't acting as a check. Indeed, Trump is not unlike in his first term.

And so, you know, it's this idea that Congress should be a check on the president, actually supposed to be the most important power, which you've brought up before in other episodes. And the role of the Supreme Court evolves over time. But right now there's big concerns because, of course, Congress isn't acting as a check. Indeed, Trump is not unlike in his first term.

And so, you know, it's this idea that Congress should be a check on the president, actually supposed to be the most important power, which you've brought up before in other episodes. And the role of the Supreme Court evolves over time. But right now there's big concerns because, of course, Congress isn't acting as a check. Indeed, Trump is not unlike in his first term.

I mean, they approved Pete Pegg's death. I mean, come on.

I mean, they approved Pete Pegg's death. I mean, come on.

I mean, they approved Pete Pegg's death. I mean, come on.

Yeah. I mean, who in a million years would have thought that these people are qualified to be in government? You know, we have a Supreme Court that basically gave a tremendous amount of impunity to Trump himself. in the United States versus Trump, which is extremely concerning. And a Supreme Court that, especially since 2010, has really shrunk what the definition of corruption is.

Yeah. I mean, who in a million years would have thought that these people are qualified to be in government? You know, we have a Supreme Court that basically gave a tremendous amount of impunity to Trump himself. in the United States versus Trump, which is extremely concerning. And a Supreme Court that, especially since 2010, has really shrunk what the definition of corruption is.

Yeah. I mean, who in a million years would have thought that these people are qualified to be in government? You know, we have a Supreme Court that basically gave a tremendous amount of impunity to Trump himself. in the United States versus Trump, which is extremely concerning. And a Supreme Court that, especially since 2010, has really shrunk what the definition of corruption is.

Well, and the concerns about, you know, half million dollar Winnebago's and so forth aren't exactly helping their credibility with the people. Not at all. Damn. That's a big part of what you deal with in any sort of society, but particularly if society really is becoming much more kleptocratic. Every day it's another, how is this okay?

Well, and the concerns about, you know, half million dollar Winnebago's and so forth aren't exactly helping their credibility with the people. Not at all. Damn. That's a big part of what you deal with in any sort of society, but particularly if society really is becoming much more kleptocratic. Every day it's another, how is this okay?