today, we are going to start by talking about the founding framers' constitutional structure of the United States government that we currently exist under! this information is extremely important to know when you are voting in the 2022 midterms.  we then get into what the US government looks like today, the threats facing our country, and what our government could look like after the 2022 midterms.  we also talk about into plan for the MIDTERMS series, so keep an eye out of your state's episode!  remember, the general election is Tuesday, November 8th, 2022! Get registered before then, make sure to mail in your ballot, or vote in person by Tuesday, November 8th, 2022!  resources:  look up your ballot: https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2022 registration deadlines: https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/ all state's registration: https://vote.gov social media:  instagram: @devon.riddle, @unlightenedpodcast  tiktok: @devonriddle    email: [email protected]    website:  website coming sometime (don't hold your breath)    patreon support:  https://www.patreon.com/unenlightened Anchor support: https://anchor.fm/unenlightened/support sources: the state's legislative: https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2022 the executive branch: https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/executive-branch the judicial branch: https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/supreme-court-facts the legislative branch: https://www.thoughtco.com/constitution-article-i-section-8-3322343 the legislative branch's process: https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/the-legislative-process state and local governments: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/state-local-government/ state government rifecta: https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_trifectas New York Times, "A Crisis Coming": https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/us/american-democracy-threats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unenlightened/support