Open Poetry #50 |
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Trials and Tribulations |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere ![]() |
The stage has been set, the participants all in place. The prosecution rests before a jury that a majority did disgrace. Minds made up before a word was uttered. They fidgeted, they slept, they left the room to talk on the phone or give an interview. They kept their computer watches in open disregard of the rules. All this before a judge who sat silent as the disrespect was shown. The defense implied the charges were hooey made up to thwart the upcoming election. Despite the fact that what the defendant did, he tried without detection. It seems the defense is indifferent to inviting election interference from other countries blatantly on TV or the hush hush with the Ukraine they swear never existed. It is all being swept under the rug of this President can do as he pleases. Checks and balances don’t apply to him and his way or the highway. God forbid you should disagree you’ll be tweeted out of a job and on the street. All the experienced and qualified advisers have hit the revolving door. In their place are lackeys saying yes, or better yet nothing at all. In my distress, I do digress from what I was getting at. The dangerous situation that seems to be illuding the GOP, is that a President unchecked, defying all restraints demanded by the Constitution, if allowed to continue, will in essence obliterate the rule of law that protects us from anyone who would dare to rise above it. It is not a call or commentary on the economy or unemployment, however successful they may be. It does not excuse or compensate for overstepping the powers of the Office. Logic would dictate that if a person gets caught with their hand in the cookie jar of election interference can no longer to be trusted to stop what has been put in motion. And it clears the way for the next one voted in, irregardless of party or view, to do the same thing without concern. My anxiety is clear to see. It is 47 to 53 that he will be guaranteed to go on unfettered by the law of the Constitution and forever damaging our Democracy. I do not expect my words to be well received in this blue space. Despite that fact, I've had my say and now I rest my case. LGR(C)1/26/20 |
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