
Politics Matters with Bruce Klopfleisch
Sundays 5 PM-6 PM
How Civics, Politics and Law Affect You
Politics Matters with Bruce Klopfleisch educates listeners about how civics, politics, law (and some economics), affect you in everyday life and why the survival of our democracy depends on active citizen participation in our government. Can you name the 3 branches of government? Do you know what the supremacy clause is and how it works? Do you wonder why politicians "can't just get along" and do their jobs? Join Bruce Sundays at 5 PM on AM950 to understand how our democracy works and doesn't work, learn why politics matters to you, , and how you can be an informed citizen, even if you don't like politics!

How Civics, Politics and Law Affect You: Politics Matters with Bruce Klopfleisch educates listeners about how civics, politics, law (and some economics), affect you in everyday life and why the survival of our democracy depends on active citizen participation in our government. Can you name the 3 branches of government? Do you know what the supremacy clause is and how it works? Do you wonder why politicians "can't just get along" and do their jobs? Join Bruce Sundays at 5 PM on AM950 to understand how our democracy works and doesn't work, learn why politics matters to you, and how you can be an informed citizen, even if you don't like politics!
Bruce finishes his discussion of the Bill of Rights with the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution, then discusses why Trump is having trouble getting parts of his agenda through the courts plus other local and national political topics.
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This week Bruce talks about both the 7th amendment (protects the right to a jury trial in civil cases) and 8th amendment (prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments). Plus Trump advocating war crimes in Gaza and the numerous lawsuits being filed by fired federal workers.
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This week we talk about the 6th amendment, which protects the rights of people accused of crimes; court challenges to some of Trump’s executive orders and Minnesota Republicans, including Pete Stauber, remaining silent on the pardons of the January 6th insurrectionists.
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On this week’s show Bruce talks about the 5th amendment that guarantees due process, Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order, and the pardoning of the January 6th insurrectionists…does former cop now Congressman Pete Stauber have any thoughts?
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This week Bruce talks about the 4th amendment on unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, why your property insurance will go up under Trump and why the Democrats need to change their media message to win in 2026.
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This week Bruce highlights the never talked about third amendment, how losing net neutrality will cost you more for internet service and how to get money out of politics.
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This week Bruce discusses the 2nd amendment along with some horrific gun violence numbers. Plus some advice on how Democrats can move forward during the next two years.
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This week Bruce finishes talking about the first amendment, discusses the horrible Fani Willis decision from Georgia and thanks Trump voters for the pain that will be inflicted on us all.
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This week Bruce talks about freedom of speech and freedom of the press, some of the idiotic things Democrats are doing to respond to Trump post election, and how Trump voters will be in for a rude awakening.
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This week Bruce talks about more election results, the Hunter Biden pardon and the response to it, plus finish talking about freedom of speech in the constitution.
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