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!
This week Bruce details the 22nd Amendment, warns us how the Big Beautiful Bill is another attempt to gut the ACA/”Obamacare”, and continues his feature “This Week in Republican Fascism.”
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This week we cover the 21st amendment to the constitution that repealed the 18th Amendment, which had established nationwide prohibition. Also we continue discussing cuts to Medicaid and start a new series on Republican fascism.
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This week we cover the 20th amendment to the constitution, which primarily addresses the timing of presidential and congressional terms, as well as the succession process in cases where a president-elect or vice president-elect dies or is incapacitated. Plus why the “big, beautiful” bill will hurt lots of Americans.
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This week Bruce talks about the 19th amendment that granted women the right to vote, discuss the birthright citizenship case at the US Supreme Court, and go through some of the draconian cuts in the Republican budget.
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This week we question what the Democratic Party is doing to prepare the 2026 midterm elections. And we also highlight two federal cases where judges are showing some courage in stopping Trump from deporting undocumented immigrants.
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Continuing our journey through the constitution, we talk about prohibition and the 18th amendment. Then we discuss a federal case in Texas where a judge ruled against the Trump administration detaining a couple. Plus a warning about fascism in the United States.
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This week Bruce highlights the 17th amendment, which established the direct election of United States senators in each state. Also Bruce has updates on Supreme Court cases and how the Trump administration is ignoring their rulings. Plus how Tom Emmer wouldn’t take a position on sending American citizens to foreign prisons.
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This week Bruce interviews State Sen. Lindsey Port from district 55, which includes the Savage/Burnsville area. They discuss why she ran for office, the challenges of working in a nearly tied Senate and some of the affordable housing bills she oversees as chair of the Senate Housing Committee.
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This week we cover the 16th amendment which established an income tax, the questionable SCOTUS ruling involving those in the El Salvador prison and how tariffs are crashing the stock market.
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This week we cover the 15th amendment to the constitution, which prohibits the denial or abridgement of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, ensuring voting rights for all citizens regardless of race. We also discuss Bruce’s experience at a housing townhall that featured a few members of the…
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