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Will Trump Ignore the Court Orders, and the Law?
We are in a Constitutional crisis and that is not a minor thing
This is the equivalent of the Confederacy seceding from the Union. Except this is originating from the center of that Union, the Executive branch of the federal government. It is not a geographic secession, it is an idealistic separation.
The specific thing being tested here is whether the law applies equally to all of us. Think about that. In a dictatorship, the leader is not just above the law, they are the law. That is what the original citizens of the American colonies rebelled against, Imperialism, defined as loyalty to an absolute ruler, a king.
In just the last few weeks the Trump administration is going against the very basis of our democracy, a hard fought principle at the foundation of this country and our government.
Stop and think about that. The Revolutionary War was fought to create this country and a democracy unlike any seen before across history. And the Trump people are moving as fast as possible to undo our entire history.
Was it the price of eggs, or gas, that was the tipping point for simple-minded voters deciding to elect this dangerous man, despite the fact that he was very clear about what he would do, over and over again? The question is, are we as citizens, morons who thought this man would do something different and bring prices down when he had no ability to do so, and admitted that after being elected?
We will debate that for decades, if the democracy prevails, a legitimate question given what they are trying to do. Trump somehow hobbled both Congress and the Supreme Court, leaving only lower courts to uphold the rule of law. Trump is a made man, with 34 federal felony convictions. He has not directly killed anyone, but his abrupt freeze on USAID may already be killing hundreds of children in places he considers vile.
I’m pretty sure the man has never seen a child who has died of starvation. But I’m also pretty sure that if he did he would not care because I have become convinced he actually enjoys the suffering of others, based on his constant focus on retribution. He is a psychopath, in my judgement.
