PG 114: Arpaio Pardon, Transgender Ban, Afghanistan Policy, Voter ID Laws

This week&#39;s show starts with Mike and Jay talking about two late-breaking stories: President Trump&#39;s pardon of former Maricopa County AZ sheriff Joe Arpaio and the president&#39;s memo formalizing the ban on transgender troops which he previewed in late July on Twitter. Neither Mike nor Jay think that the pardon is a good idea, as it sends a message that law enforcement officials can ignore the rule of law, so long as it&#39;s a law President Trump disagrees with. The Guys differ on the transgender ban, but they both agree that President Trump should have allowed Secretary of Defense Mattis&#39; review of the effect of transgender troops on military readiness to conclude before any action was taken. Next is a look at the president&#39;s new Afghanistan policy. Mike actually likes a lot of what he heard from the president (as does Jay) though he&#39;s skeptical on what he views as President Trump&#39;s over-reliance on the military and downplaying of diplomacy and nation-building. Finally, in the wake of another defeat for Texas&#39; voter ID law in the federal courts, Mike and Jay talk about vote fraud, the intent of these state ID laws, and what a truly honest voter ID law might look like (hint: not like what Texas came up with). Mike&#39;s Recommended Reading - Don&#39;t Look Now, but America&#39;s Tax System May Collapse Soon http://bit.ly/2xlUopO Jay&#39;s Recommended Reading - American Blackout http://theatln.tc/2xlUw8M We hope you&#39;ll check out the sponsors of today&#39;s show: SeatGeek.Politics Guys listeners get $20 dollars off their first SeatGeek purchase. Just download the SeatGeek app or go to https://www.seatgeek.com and enter promo code POLITICSGUY Casper. Politics Guys listeners get $50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by going to https://www.casper.com/tpg and using promo code tgp Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to http://www.politicsguys.com and click on the Patreon link.<br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a r