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Fixing America with J Mel

Fixing America with J Mel

By: James M. Morris a/k/a J Mel
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 J Mel, a retired trial lawyer and concerned citizen, turned creative writer, is the creator of this podcast focusing on the relationship between “politics,” and “governance,” in our democracy. He proposes that our democracy failed because we allowed “politics,” the process of gaining and maintaining power, a highly dynamic and contentious process, to sterilize the “governance” function and leave our democracy vulnerable to destruction from within. Stated bluntly, the balance between “politics” and “governance” is out of Wack because we do not have an "enlightened citizenry."

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    Introduction
    Nov 10 2025

    J Mel, a retired trial lawyer turned creative writer and podcaster, proposes that “politics” should be subordinated to “governance” and that America has lost its way because we have failed to develop and maintain an “enlightened citizenry”. His podcast will explore the historical and philosophical bases of the problem and set a course towards Fixing America through the convening of the First Continental Congress of the 21st century. J Mel’s goad is to create an interactive podcast with a variety of guests to form a coalition of positive, constructive citizens with a good faith desire and determination to form a sustainable liberal representative democracy.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com
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