PART FOUR----NO LONGER...HOLD MY TONGUE

PART FOUR----NO LONGER…HOLD MY TONGUE

In the year 2008 Americans elected a president who surrounded himself with some very fine people. He appointed a group of expert economists, who developed a plan that not only saved the USA, but the world, from an economic depression.  Still to this day there are those Americans who will not give President Barack Obama any credit. I have had people stand flat-footed and look me directly in the eyes and say, Barack did absolutely nothing as the president. Every time I hear this I think, how silly, how crazy, how ignorant, and how stupid, to use the color of skin as the determining factor for accomplishments. On the other hand, I also say how stupid it is to deny LGBTQ individuals social acceptance based on sexual orientation.

Even though I thought I knew, I looked up the definitions of the words ignorant and stupid. Stupidity is the inability to learn, or the inability to obtain knowledge. Ignorance means having the ability to learn but refusing.  One of the most dangerous individuals in the world is one who knows not, but thinks he knows. The USA reeks with stupidity, and we should close the doors to every schoolhouse in America, and lock the doors to every college and university, until we are able to educate people better than this. I refuse to hold my tongue.

For the sake of freedom and for the sake of saving a democracy, every citizen should make plans to vote in 2020. We did it in 2018 and we can do it again. The harder it is to register to vote; the more determined we should be to vote. Once again I say with great confidence, the election of 2020 will be one of the most important elections of our lifetime.  Every citizen should be allowed to vote, and the candidate with the most votes should be declared the winner.  I must have been told this at least 1000 times by students, as I tried to explain the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy. 

So in regards to a democracy; congratulations are in order to the members of the House of Representatives. This is the most diverse governmental body in America, and that is the way it should be. America is a diverse nation and our government should be a true representative of the people. The members of THE HOUSE have already passed dozens of constructive legislative bills that have been stonewalled in the Senate by, the devil of all devils, Mitch McConnell.  It is absolutely essential that we vote against those career politicians who have used politics as a get rich, quick scheme, with no regards to what is best for the people.

Every American should realize how lucky we are that our forefathers left us with such a great government. They designed a Constitution that provided the frame work of a government that places the power to govern in the hands of the people. And let me state plainly; if we lose it, we have no one to blame but ourselves.

How America went from one of the smartest leaders in the nation to the absolute dumbest is something historians will be trying to explain hundreds of years from now?  This is one of the greatest mysteries of all times with no apparent answer, but still today 1/3 of the population stands firm in support of a con artist.

Nevertheless, there are cracks in Donald Trump’s credibility, and those cracks are getting larger each day. There is evident proof that he is far from being the successful businessman he pretends to be. Donald Trump has lost billions of his father’s money and that explains why he is attempting to hide his income tax and business records. And that is only the tip of the iceberg. Starting in 1991 Donald Trump has filed for corporate bankruptcy six times, and he has been sued over 3,500 times. This is more than any human in history of mankind. 

It should be evident to any thinking person, if here is nothing to hide, why not release certain documents, such as income tax records and the unredacted Mueller Report? Donald Trump’s supporters apparently do not understand the consequences of sacrificing a democratic government for a dictatorship. Nevertheless, future generations will understand, and they will hold those who are responsible accountable.    

The task of describing the real Donald Trump is an unpleasant task, because he is such a crooked individual. Donald Trump has no use for anybody that he cannot use.  Anytime it gets to the point that a person is not useful to him, he will throw them under the bus. He would throw his own mother under the bus to advance his cause, and he will do the same with any of his supporters when the time is right.

American democracy is a government of laws, and Donald Trump and his supporters are defying the rule of law, and there must be consequences. This is a serious situation that has never happened in American history. American democracy must prove that the president or any family member, is not above the law, and cannot ignore the law and Congressional subpoenas.  At the present, Donald Trump is looking Americans directly in the eyes and saying, I am defying the rule of law and what are you going to do about it?

There is such a thing as forgiveness, but it has now reached the point that forgiveness for Donald Trump supporters is in question. It seems as if Donald Trump supporters have gone so far as to follow him in the overthrow of the United States government. This has become the second most dangerous situation in American history. Apparently, Donald Trump and his supporters have forgotten the definition of treason, and that it is punishable by law. 

If you believe in America and if you believe in the rule of law, you cannot remain silent while America’s democratic government is being destroyed. This has developed into a cesspool of undemocratic actions, and if not corrected, it will destroy the greatest democracy in the world.