Impeachment

This is a done deal. The sitting president is not now or ever been president. In name, yes, but not in fact. He has demonstrated incompetence at every turn. He has diminished the office and debased the faith and trust of the American people in their own governance system. And our allies; they are dumbfounded by his insensitivity, arrogance and selfishness. All of these descriptions are not consistent with America and our definition of her.


The cruelty of this president is his ability to pull innocent people into his message. A deep look at that message will show how low he aimed: fear, divisive, ugly, bigoted, discriminatory. You name the lowly label and he has done it, practiced it and spouted it to anyone who would listen. And they were many. Perhaps as much as 38% of the people at any given time. During elections, he was able to attract close to 50% of the people. Then math takes over and elections are won on the margin. Narrow margins.


His below-the-belt style suckered in confederates who knew they could earn some benefits if they went along with him. Thus the Grand Old Party protected their ‘man of power’ and we find ourselves caught up in the current mess.


Legislators now feel it their right to invade confidential hearings designed to protect informants and sensitive material. Political party wags feel it their right to demean themselves and truth just so they can make political points. The Lindsay Grahams of the day have had a good and fiery time of it. But they have also dirtied themselves with the very mud they wanted you to believe they were being smeared with. That’s how Trumpism works. A new word in the American language – Trumpism.


It forever will stand as fakery of the highest order to do damage to others for one’s own gain.


Yes, impeachable offenses exist. Ukraine is a prime example. But once grasped, so many other examples begin to be visible. Syria. Kurds. Turkey. Iran. Iraq. Afghanistan. France. Germany. North Korea. And more. Saudi Arabia. Attempt to close down free speech and free press. And the attempt to make one’s own religion the belief system of the nation. All in the name of freedom of religion.


No. I didn’t fall for this. I know you didn’t either. And so, the US Constitution prescribes a time, a process and a way to restore order to our governance system. Its time has arrived.


Now for the doing of it.


October 25, 2019