This is frickin’ scary!! And you can’t change the movie, so we’re all stuck with facing this! A long-time friend/colleague of mine said if our democracy falls, she’s leaving the country. I pointed out that the other so-called safe countries, like France or Italy, didn’t put up a fight when Hitler came, so she wouldn’t be any safer anywhere. Our country has been the pinnacle of democracy and all others look to us to learn how to make it a success. If we fall, they fall. We have to stay here and fight whether we want to or not. THIS is the reason for Amendment 14, Section 3 of our Constitution. It was added as a stop-gap for any power junkies who would try to be president and steal our country the way tramp attempted. Because it exists in our Constitution (because power junky racists started a civil war) so we wouldn’t have to debate this in the future. So why is SCOTUS even giving it consideration when the law is there already?
And now SCOTUS is going to reconsider set constitutional law?? Their hubris that they are impervious to destruction by a tyrannical “president” is going to cause themselves to lose their SCOTUS jobs. They will officially become servants to the dictator—not honorable interpreters of the rule of law. The only law we will have if they let tramp off is the chaotic ramblings and irrational demands of a mentally ill Gemini!
I don’t want to fight. For starters, I’m 71 and too fat. But I found myself thinking yesterday, “If I started now working out daily like I used to, could I be strong enough to survive the impending war that will happen if SCOTUS gave away our country to dictatorship?” I’ll have to. I can’t let my grandchildren live under tyranny. The fact that this thinking occurred to me is a warning right there. I already don’t feel safe voicing my right to speech.
Then I also thought, “Considering my no-holds-barred, outspoken voice against tramp, some MAGA idiot here in town will come breaking my door down to ‘silence’ me. Like I said, I’m 71 and lived a rich life thanks to the government education funding for poor folks to have a shot at advancements. That will disappear within the first short months of an insane dictator. I won’t have the freedom to say this stuff out loud either. As I wrote here, speaking truth to power will end me like it did Navalny. And it won’t just be me. ALL OF YOU WILL EITHER DIE ON THE CROSS OF FREEDOM OR HIDE.
Is THAT ok with you? If not, vote Biden. I’m not saying Biden is the perfect candidate. But who is??? At minimum Biden has done his job VERY well. That comes with the experience REQUIRED to negotiate with others AND a desire to help others crushed under the rich and powerful. Beating someone over the head to get what you want is a short-term method that always leads to war in court or on the ground (and let’s remember, WE are paying for all his court challenges). Tramp had a ghostwriter produce a book that encouraged bullying and cheating his way to the money. That is only ONE way to do business out of thousands, and it’s never win/win. Are you ok with that?
If Biden diminishes, he has a brilliant DA-turned-VP to take the reins. That was why the Founding Fathers wrote that job into the Constitution. Humans are frail. They tried to think of every maneuver wanna-be-dictators would attempt to destroy freedom and the Contract (Constitution) and steal the country. If Biden had just sat there in the Oval Office and collected a decent paycheck—the way tramp did—he’d need to go, too. But he didn’t.
This is no longer the average election where the candidates claim abilities and attack each other. This is freedom to think against jail or death for doing it. Are you ok with that?
Some say nothing would get worse if tramp got back in. They are drunks tearing down your picket fence and ramming their car into your classic Corvette. They don’t know what they’re doing, because they are blinded by the promise of power and too lazy to make waves for fear they’ll fall out of favor with the dictator.
Is that ok with you? Think you’re safe with the house you bought and your job? Let’s consider a fact that happens in countries with no freedom or fair laws….prior to the American Revolution, the king’s soldiers could move in on you. They’d need a nice place to stay while they beat others into submission, so they’d just come to your door and take over your house! Is that ok with you?
How long will your bank account be yours? A dictator will take your account and then give you just enough money to honor them. Those who think they’re safe because they’re rich will have to leave the country and everything they built or do “favors” for the dictator to keep their lifestyle. Is that ok with you? Even Elon Musk could lose his money the moment he disagrees with the powers that be. He’d end up in prison while tramp and his fellow grifters bled him dry.
If you think, “ Oh, I’ll just vote for an Independent or another guy, so I can lodge my complaint that none of the above are what I want, then how nice for you. That will be your last vote ever. Know why? The Electoral College and gerrymandering. It throws off who actually wins. And let's not forget that tramp even tried to instill fake electors to cheat the elector college win. Both Hillary and Gore won the majority vote. Where are they? Not in the White House. The other guys won the Electoral which for insane reasons hard to comprehend override the the one with the most votes. A vote for ANYONE other than Biden will be your last vote here.
Are you ok with that?
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