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Monday, July 8, 2019

Lessons We Have Yet to Learn


Freedom of religion means freedom from religion and freedom from government supporting one religion over another and from government supporting religion over no religion.

If you oppose abortion for religious reasons that’s your right.  If you support the government adopting your religious views in law and policy that is wrong and un-Constitutional.

Trusting your guts or your beliefs when they conflict with science and data is a path to foolhardy failure.

Our government was designed to be a series of checks and balances, each of the three branches having a critical role to play.  When one branch ignores the checks of the other two branches that is un-Constitutional.

If you fear democratic socialism more than tyranny you need to study each.  As a nation we have consistently fought tyranny and consistently successfully endorsed democratic socialism.  Now, our President praises tyranny and attacks socialism.  That is the path to tyranny.

Trump is not a leader, he is a boss.  That is why he likes the military.  He can order them around.  Amazing that no Trump in 5 generations has ever served in the military.  It is nice to be king.

Tanks in Washington and concentration camps on our southern border are not symbols of freedom.

Trump has spent more tax payer money on his 4th of July campaign event than the cost of the Mueller investigation.

Trump has spent more tax payer money at his own golf courses than the cost of the Mueller investigation.

Though he swore to protect and defend the Constitution he has attacked many of the main provisions of our nation’s framework.  He calls the press the enemy of the people even though they are constitutionally protected.  He suggests he should serve 5 terms as President.  He avoids Senate confirmation of Cabinet level appointments by naming them interim or acting.  He refuses to honor legislative subpoenas.  He seeks ways around Supreme Court rulings.  He withdrew the US from a number of treaties and alliances that were congressionally approved.  He has committed obstruction of justice on multiple occasions with investigatory groups.  He has celebrated dictatorships in Russia, North Korea and Saudi Arabia while being critical of our closest allies.  Trump has continued to profit from his private sector holdings while serving as President, a clear violation of the Constitution.  In short, he has violated his oath of office and is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. 

Trump is a documented liar.  Trump is a documented sexual predator. 

Our Declaration of Independence began the United States.  It states that all men are created equal.  It states that when a prince or king or leader resorts to tyranny it is time for the people to revolt.  We came a long way toward those lofty goals until 2016 when we began to treat some people as less than equal, tyrannical leaders as friends, and endured a prince more interested in promoting self and personal family than protecting the citizens of this nation.  Such a Presidency must end.  It is antithetical to America.

And there were no airports in 1776.

Happy 4th of July.


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