{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Our America -  Essays on Politics and American Life","provider_url":"https:\/\/dahlman.online","author_name":"Marty Dahlman","author_url":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/author\/mdahlman\/","title":"Both Ways : Our America - Essays on Politics and American Life","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QMmK4Hj4v6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/both-ways\/\">Both Ways<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/both-ways\/embed\/#?secret=QMmK4Hj4v6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Both Ways&#8221; &#8212; Our America -  Essays on Politics and American Life\" data-secret=\"QMmK4Hj4v6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dahlman.online\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Constitutional Rights I listened to\u00a0\u00a0House of Representatives committee examine the Director of ICE yesterday.\u00a0\u00a0What struck me was this.\u00a0\u00a0Republicans consistently used the phrase \u201ccriminal aliens\u201d to identify those who are in the United States without proper documentation.\u00a0\u00a0So here\u2019s my question.\u00a0\u00a0If those folks are actual \u201ccriminals\u201d, then shouldn\u2019t they get the \u201ccriminal rights\u201d that the United States &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bunny-hat.jpeg?fit=310%2C163&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":310,"thumbnail_height":163}