Title: Smith and Wesson, DOGE Social Security Access, Jean-Pierre’s Book

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Trey and Justin begin the show by discussing two Supreme Court cases. The first case resulted in a unanimous decision against Mexico’s lawsuit against gun manufacturers. The case sparked a discussion between the hosts about their own positions on gun rights and the merits of the case. Trey viewed it as a pointless case. Next, the hosts addressed the split decision to allow DOGE access to social security information. While acknowledging the problematic nature of the institutional presidency, the hosts agree that DOGE, despite its policy issues, should be granted access to the data. This led to an extended conversation about the evolution of the presidency and the concept of the imperial presidency. The show concludes with a discussion about the possible party realignment occurring in the United States, focused on the departure of former President Biden’s press secretary from the Democratic Party. The Politics Guys on Facebook | X Mike’s Substack: What Fresh Hell is This? Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support atpatreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amazon offers employees up to £8,000 for education and training, like Juliet.
0:07.0	She's now a trained technician.
0:10.0	And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair, reminds her of how far she's come.
0:18.0	In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills. That's up to
0:24.8	£8,000 for education and training at Amazon. Eligibility conditions apply. The people of Britain love
0:31.7	their fancy blenders. They've bought loads of them. And luckily, if they bought them with Barclay Card, they earned rewards.
0:39.5	In fact, they'll earn rewards on all their eligible purchases.
0:43.1	It's a more convenient way to consume your fruit and veg.
0:46.7	What you buy is your business.
0:49.0	Giving you rewards on purchases is ours.
0:51.8	Barkley Card.
0:52.8	Make money work for you.
0:54.4	28.9% APR representative variables, subject to application, financial circumstances and borrowing history.
0:59.2	T's and Cs apply.
1:01.0	Atheists, agnostics, long-haired widows, short-haired winters, van roared.
1:05.9	The government.
1:07.3	Love.
1:08.7	The government.
1:09.9	Love. The government. Welcome to the politics, guys, a place for bipartisan, rational and civil debate on American politics and policy.
1:17.1	I'm Troy Orndorff, a political scientist at Oklahoma Christian University, and I'm joined by a fellow political scientist, Justin Holmes, from the University of Northern Iowa, for this this supporters exclusive midweek show. Justin,
1:31.2	welcome to the bonus show. It's good to be here. That's a lot of political science for your money.
1:36.3	It is, right? I mean, I think for a lot of people, that's probably more money and too much political
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