Drip, drip, drip! The TRUTH about January 6th, 2021 continues to “drip” out – often times it feels like an open faucet – and, as I continue watching it I’m reminded of the YEARS I’ve been “lobbying” for the American people to vote “the present day republican party” into the history books. I keep thinking, “what is taking “we the people” so long to come to our collective senses. Of course, as I think those thoughts, I’m reminded of one particular person, a supporter of individual 1 (who claims to be a “Christian” and “conservative”), who I spent many mornings at a breakfast table attempting to talk sense to him and I can’t help but believe he’d be one of the 70% of republicans who still believe the ABSURD LIE “the 2020 election was stolen.”
Tonight, I watched excerpts of the gubernatorial debate in Georgia between David Perdue (individual 1’s lackey) and Brian Kemp (no friend of progressives) and, sure enough, as would be his “rite of passage” Mr. Perdue started out the “debate” claiming the “2020 election was rigged and stolen” and he suggested Georgia’s Governor Kemp was responsible because he didn’t facilitate individual 1 when our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSER (ex) president said, “All I want is to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have” in his now infamous call with Brad Raffensperger – a call, by the way, which could (SHOULD) be ONE of the ways he finds himself defending his actions in court. Sycophants like Mr. Perdue continue to “soil” themselves as they unabashedly LIE to keep their standing with individual 1 and his “republican” base. There seems to be no end of people willing to do the same sorry stuff as Perdue in the quest for POWER.
And, as I’ve been pointing out for YEARS the most basic requirement for being a republican is LYING. In the case of the republicans in Congress – mainly the House – we’re talking about what seems to me like PATHOLOGICAL LYING. This is the fundamental reason I question the “bonafides” of people like my former acquaintance who support this stuff, when they’re intellectually capable of recognizing the TRUTH, and then claiming to be “conservative” and “Christian.” Personally, I find being “honest” one of the main tenets of Christianity, but, I guess, that’s just me. I fully understand I’m not supposed to be judgemental (“Judge not lest you be judged”) but I have to tell it as I see it.
Let’s just be clear: The election was NOT stolen. I find it interesting where all the members of Congress who WON while individual 1 LOST in their state in the same election actually voted against their own states “electors” on January 6th. Apparenetly, the results of THEIR election wasn’t due to “fraud,” or they won’t claim they STOLE their election – I don’t know any other way to say it.
I’ve said this for years: The republican party long ago adopted the “Big Lie Theory” of the Nazi’s back in the 1930’s until they were defeated in WW II and is the basis of Vladimir Putin’s CONTROL of the Russian people as he’s threatening to start WW III. I continue to be puzzled as to why our so-called “liberal media” doesn’t point out this reality that the republican party is ACTUALLY a fascist operation. We’re seeing MORE evidence all across the so-called “red states” of this reality. The party which, when I was younger, claimed to stand for ACTUAL “conservative” values which included “less government” and more “liberty” is now unrecognizable.
As a prime example of what is happening along these lines just take a quick look at the governor of Florida where Ron DeSantis is pushing through one policy after another attempting to undermine the rights of “certain” citizens in “HIS” state. They are pushing book bans, threatening teachers who “make white children uncomfortable,” passing voter suppression aimed at “persons of color,” passing a law which severely restricts abortion, and, on top of all this, they actually passed a bill which directly ATTACKS the Disney Corporation – removing a provision allowing Disney to control the area where it’s located – simply because Disney opposed one of DeSantis bills – the so-called “don’t say gay” bill.
Honestly, I have no interest in figuring out what is actually in that bill, I’ve simply read some of the potential fallout from DeSantis going after a corporation which has donated LARGE amounts to him and his republican co-horts for not being “sufficiently loyal.” This is classic authoritarianism. (ie fascism) What’s interesting is the “long term” result of this power play by DeSantis which is likely to be LARGE increases in taxes Floridians will end up paying to take over the resonsibility of this large area which has been a community completely “run” by Disney for over 50 years. For example, they have their own fire department, police department, etc. They also have about a $1 BILLION bond debt which the Florida government will be required to assume should their takeover pass “muster” in the courts. Should be interesting. Stay tuned………..
The first thought which comes to my mind is “will the Florida people actually vote this thug into another term in November’s election – where he’ll be standing for re-election?” Sadly, the answer which comes to my mind is they very likely will. DeSantis is attempting to be a more radical “individual 1′ and he’s OBVIOUSLY attempting to set himself up as the republican nominee for president in 2024. This is just one example of many I could list here, but the reality is the coup d’etat which was attempted on January 6th, 2021 is continuing – kind of in “slow motion.”
So, what is the answer to dealing with all this? Unfortunately, this is a MAJOR political BATTLE and “we the people” are “stuck” with relying on DEMOCRATS to stop this – and, with the exception of the Select Committee on January 6th – I don’t see a comparable response to what the republicans are doing coming from the democrats. I fully understand both Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are going to find themselve in a very dark part of American history should the democrats get “slaughtered” in November as many are predicting. They continue siding with republicans to BLOCK President Biden’s signature legislation.
As I watch the Ukrainian people FIGHTING to protect their own “democracy” – a much NEWER “experiment” in self rule than that “we the people” seem to take for granted – I really STRUGGLE to understand why there isn’t a more OUTWARD response coming from PROGRESSIVES to all the right wing, authoritarian legislation passing in one “red” state after another. The reality is we’re going to find out if our democratic republic is worth FIGHTING for in the next FEW elections. If “we the people” continue falling for republican LIES I guess we deserve the consequences.
It’s clear at this point individual 1 continues to push the so-called “Big Lie” (virtually everything he says is a LIE) and those who were part of his CONSPIRACY to overthrow our constitutional form of government continue pushing the attempt to turn our nation into an actual fascist state. I have a hard time believing “we the people” will ALLOW this to happen, but as I just said “we the people” are depending on democrats to motivate voters to vote these republicans into the HISTORY books. Additionally, the Justice Department is either looking the other way from a clear CRIMINAL conspiracy or it’s dragging its feet in investigating what is OBVIOUSLY a CRIMINAL conspiracy to overthrow our government. Individual 1 confirmed this publicly in one of his rants aimed at Mike Pense – actually saying “he should have overthrown the election.” Yikes!!! What are you waiting for, Merrick Garland?
Right now the Justice Department is “sitting” on THREE criminal referrals regarding refusals to answer to subpoenas by Mark Meadows (who also committed election FRAUD in the election by his vote in North Carolina) and two other members of individual 1’s inner circle – one who ADMITTED on national TV to participating in a CONSPIRACY to overturn the results of the 2020 election via the so-called “Green Bay Sweep.” This plan was devised by Peter Navarro along with Steve Bannon and it was at the “root” of the attack on the Capitol. Navarro is one of those who received a CRIMINAL referral for refusing to appear via a subpoena and Bannon has already been indicted. These people are refusing to cooperate because they’re part of the CRIMINAL conspiracy which was fomented via the coup d’etat of January 6th, 2021!
On several occasions I’ve pointed out the STUPIDITY of republicans when they’ve been “saddled” with the responsibility of governing. They have no idea what that requires. Looking back, when Moscow Mitch declared the so-called “HEROES” Act, passed through the House “dead on arrival” with the support of individual 1, our now TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president’s re-election was doomed – it’s as if they “shot themselves in the foot.” I still remember Nancy Pelosi pointing out the bill was designed to “crush the virus.” I firmly believe, had McConnell and individual 1 embraced that legislation individual 1 would still be (tragically) in office. “Deep sixing” that legislation simply because it was passed by democrats was REALLY stupid!
But, with republicans, STUPID seems to be the “word of the day.” Obviously, individual 1 is the WORST LOSER ever and he chose to head a conspiracy to overthrow our constitutional form of government. At the time, and this is being confirmed every day as more evidence of the private conversations of leading republicans comes out, and I’m talking “post 1/6,” they had had enough of individual 1’s CRIMINAL behavior (which apparently he assumed was protected by a curious OLC memo of years gone by – post Watergate). However, KNOWING they could prevent individual 1 from being a political force in the future, the Senate chose NOT to convict him in his SECOND IMEACHMENT “trial.” Their COWARDLY action has led to much of the DIVISION gripping our nation to this day. More STUPIDITY!
But, as always, there’s MORE: republicans chose to BLOCK the proposed “9/11 style bipartisan commission” to study the January 6th, 2021 INSURRECTION. That (STUPID) decision resulted in the House’s “Select January 6th, 2021 Committee” which is due to give their public report during a couple weeks in June – about the time of primaries all across the nation for the mid-term elections. The committee has interviewed, as of this point in time, something like 935 witnesses and they have over 100,000 documents to sort through as they prepare to EDUCATE “we the people” regarding the ATTACK on our Capitol, who was involved in causing it, who funded it, and what was the “plan” and who participated in formulating the “plan.” There are, by my count, for example, over 100 people from various states who FRAUDULENTLY signed FORGED documents claiming to be the “real” electors from states Joe Biden clearly won.
When you think of it the number of people potentially caught up in individual 1’s CONSPIRACY to OVERTHROW our government. The Justice Department is already prosecuting around 800 – 900 of the actual INSURRECTIONISTS – but, of course, as I’ve said here often in the last year – where is the INVESTIGATION of individual 1 and those close to him who’ve publicly admitted to attempting to coerce Mike Pense into participating in their CONSPIRACY to overthrow our government. The Select Committee’s results will be very interesting, but you can count on Fox “news,” “Newsmax,” etc. etc. to be LYING about the results if they even cover the public hearings. Of course, several of the nighttime hosts on Fox are going to be exposed as saying one thing in their text messages to the “White House” and something entirely different on air. They’re all a bunch of LIARS!
Final Thought: I wrote most of this rant prior to the leaking of the Samuel Alito’s opinion re: overturning Roe v Wade. This, of course, will delight many republicans – including the acquaintance I’ve referenced who is a “conservative Christian” – according to him. Of course, overturning Roe will NOT stop women from having abortions – except for those who live in “red” states and can’t afford to travel hundreds of miles to find a clinic which performs abortions. I have to say (and I’ve written a post on “abortion”) that I’m NOT “pro abortion.” I just don’t picture myself as the one who will be the decision maker in such a difficult situation.
Here’s the reality of our “Supreme Court.” There are several judges appointed by republican presidents who, unsurprisingly, are a bunch of LIARS themselves. I’ve watched the confirmation hearings as far back as I can remember. I still remember the hearings for Clarence Thomas so I’m not surprised to see him violating what SHOULD be court ethics in regards to sitting on cases involving his wife (who, very likely is part of the CONSPIRACY to overthrow the government after the 2020 election). Samuel Alito implied he believed in honoring precedent in his hearings, as did Brett Kavanaugh, and, well, all of them. But, we know, from our recent history, their confirmation hearings are simply a “means to an end” – as is virtually anything regarding republicans.
Just keep in mind, the Supreme Court “annointed” George W Bush president back in 2000 when a full recount of the Florida votes (GW’s brother was governor of Florida at the time) would likely have given the “victory” to Al Gore. It was the right wing Supreme Court which decided the “Citizen’s United” case allowing BILLIONS of “unmarked” dollars into our election process, including who knows how much coming from foreign governments.
It was the right wing Supreme Court which has GUTTED the Voting Rights Act of 1965 allowing the FLOOD of right wing anti-democratic legislation (ie voter suppression bills) to be passed in a plethora of states. The court has virtually given its “blessing” to partisan gerrymandering and the list of egregious decisions goes on and on. If you’re a right wing “Christian” the overturning of Roe makes it all worth it – and, of course, there’s more on the horizon. With republicans, there’s always more – and, I’m not talking about progressive change – I’m talking about “turning back the clock.”
Will the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade – apparently one step further than deciding the case before it coming from Mississippi – be enough to cause “progressives” to go to the polls and VOTE in November? Will it be enough for voters to understand the reason president Biden is unable to get his agenda through Congress is because he doesn’t have enough democrats in the Senate? There are several seats in the November Senate elections which will likely decide the future of this nation (at least in the short term) – although, gaining control in the Senate and losing it in the House would lead to the same thing – OBSTRUCTION! Time will tell, but, from my vantage point, if the combination of the Court’s actions and what we’re going to learn from the Select Committee on January 6th isn’t enough for the majority of Americans to realize it’s TIME to vote republicans into the history books – en masse – then we deserve what we get.
Republicans understand there are more “progressives” in America than “conservatives” – so, they have to find creative ways to “win” elections when the MAJORITY of voters oppose their “agenda.” This court is “stacked” in the favor of republcans and it will be for the next generation – my guess is at least 30 years. And, they are showing themselves to be willing to “soil themselves” in order to push what amounts to a political agenda. Remember, with republicans, “the end justifies the means.”