4 Men & America Episode 57, Shutdown is Over, What is Next?

Don is joined by Paul, Ken, and Jeff...we begin with kudos for Ken and his interview on Veterans Day with a 102 year old French Resistance fighter (WWII) who lives in Prescott and was on Kens radio program on 11/11/25, and it is a fascinating interview!

https://kyca.info/2025/11/12/kyca-talks-11-11-25/

Then Jeff leads off with a rant about Congress and the Government Shutdown and how he believes it has damaged the Republicans..."it is lost time...the Democrats won, the Republicans lost", & the discussion ensues...Jeff proposes a Constitutional amendment to codify the cloture rule in the US Senate, thus preventing anyone from changing it, although his first choice is to fix it now with carve outs so that the Senate can get on with President Trump's agenda, including codifying his Tariff Executive Order...

He also proposes an Amendment to get rid of Article I , the Congress, because they have abdicated their responsibilities!

The panel responds...How many of you were paying attention?

Ken reads Article I Section 5 of the Constitution...Paul is frustrated with the people in Congress who are fighting MAGA...

To get back the confidence of the American people, Ken says "get back to regular order, and work to balance the federal budget"...
the United States has been spending 2 Trillion $$ over its income for years...
and we are have a $38 billion national debt...conversation...

Ken squashes the Facebook and social media fake news about getting 50,000 illegal voters off the voter roles...
Links:
https://search.brave.com/search?q=did+the+US+House+work+during+the+shutdown&source=ios&summary=1&conversation=a19959c33fe8f713de959b

https://youtu.be/Eevv0_zcFmQ?si=BVZYfL6WeQjmr_z1

President Trump's Tariff EO:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/regulating-imports-with-a-reciprocal-tariff-to-rectify-trade-practices-that-contribute-to-large-and-persistent-annual-united-states-goods-trade-deficits/

Trade Act of 1974:
https://search.brave.com/search?q=trade+act+of+1974+section+604&source=ios&summary=1&conversation=6bd345b634c75072b89a31

50 USC 1701
https://search.brave.com/search?q=50+USC+1701&source=ios&summary=1&conversation=cce39795ba07eb71f8d8be