I ask you, in all seriousness and sincerity, just exactly how bad does this one Republican Party President Donald J Trump have to get before people in his political party wake up? What's it going to take?
- He asked the head of a foreign nation to investigate a private American citizen who, oh, by the way, just happened to be the son of his foremost political rival in the current election campaign for his very job
- People on his staff who were on the phone call that day realized and accepted that he, this President, was offering a "quid pro quo" of the hundreds of millions of dollars our Congress has already formally set aside for that country to fight against our mutual enemy, Russia. I prefer to see it for what it really was. That is, blackmail or extortion.
- In spite of insisting, again, repeatedly, on his deep innocence, this President refused subpoenas from our own Congress---you know, that other branch of our government?--and had all the members of his administration do the same. Does that seem like something an extremely innocent man would have to do? Is that not contempt of Congress?
- He, this President, has been, for 3 years, and still is today shattering the Emoluments Clause of our Constitution by accepting money--and large amounts--from foreign nations while serving as President by not having divested himself of his hotels here in the nation and across the world. Plenty of us out here think the man leading the nation shouldn't be taking not just money but large amounts of money from foreign nations. Imagine that. Our Founding Fathers warned us of it, rightly, of course.
Yes, some Republicans have thankfully, finally come out against Mr. Trump and are actively working against him (see last link below). But it's no way enough.
I think the DC Reporter has the current situation correct.
Letting the President Get Away with Contempt of Congress Will Make the Legislative Branch as Irrelevant as the Roman Senate
Meanwhile, much to this President's likely delight, Russian Premier Vladimir Putin called out his support for Mr. Trump.
Can you imagine the outpouring of outrage and vitriol there would have been if the previous President Obama had public support from Vladimir Putin?
So what will it be, ladies and gentlemen?
We're not just in a Constitutional crisis but at least a few, if not more.
What's it going to take with and for these people, these Republicans, these Trump supporters?
Just exactly how bad does he and our situation have to get?
I hope we don't find out and I hope we don't have to.
Can you imagine the outpouring of outrage and vitriol there would have been if the previous President Obama had public support from Vladimir Putin?
So what will it be, ladies and gentlemen?
We're not just in a Constitutional crisis but at least a few, if not more.
What's it going to take with and for these people, these Republicans, these Trump supporters?
Just exactly how bad does he and our situation have to get?
I hope we don't find out and I hope we don't have to.
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