Not sure how long it will take me to finish this rant, but with all the “hoopla” around the “leaked” draft of Samuel Alito’s “draft” opinion overturning Roe v Wade, I’ve got a thought I wanted to get into writing before it passes through my brain. First, I’ve found it somewhat interesting that John Roberts is more concerned with the “leak” of the opinion than what is in the opinion – suggesting a “liberal” law clerk MUST have been the “leaker” which, to Roberts is where his focus will apparently lie as opposed to focusing on what is in that draft which has created a STORM of protests all around the country (including the right wing county in which I reside).

Let me argue with the idea it was a “liberal clerk” who leaked this opinion – that makes no sense to me. What makes MORE sense to me is that one of the clerks of the five justices who are agreeing to overturn this “settled law” – which they ALL said they would honor in their confirmation hearings – would be where you’d find the “leaker.” I believe the thinking would be they want to get the “firestorm” over by the time the opinion has become official. That will take place in June and, whether you want to believe this or not, these justices are EXTREMELY political. They (likely) want to get all the blowback over “sooner rather than later” to minimize the effect of this decision on the mid term elections.

Make no mistake, it’s no secret “we the people” have a history of an extremely SHORT “attention plan” and, I believe, they want to get the blowback over with so when the actual opinion becomes “law” most of the protests will have already happened. I mean, for example, our “short attention span” has been a concern even of Volodymyr Zelensky – he worries about whether the American people will “stay the course” as his countrymen are FIGHTING and DYING in the WAR with Russia as they’re fighting to save a fledgling democracy. Sadly, and I believe he’s correct, most Americans are more worried about how much their gas is costing them than whether Vladimir Putin is STOPPED before he takes his BRUTAL war into other surrounding countries (like Muldova, etc.) – and, ultimately, into Poland and other former USSR countries ACTUALLY starting WW III.

This is a sad commentary on “we the people,” but, to me, it’s totally justified. We’re soon to be fully informed as to who was integrally involved in the coup d’etat on the Capitol January 6th, 2021. There are mulitiple opportunities for “we the people” to vote republicans out of office this coming November, but most “pundits” are predicting republicans will win the mid-terms. Additionally, MOST Americans aren’t paying attention to the “down ballot” races for governors, Secretaries of State, Attorney Generals in the various states around the country, including the state legislatures which have been doing some egregious voter suppression “stuff” as they push individual 1’s “Big Lie” in one state after another. I call this the covert slow motion INSURRECTION. And, if “progressives” (ie liberals) continue showing apothy to the process, well, we deserve what we get.

And, by the way, getting back to my original thought, the right wing wack jobs in America are referring to the “leak” of Alito’s draft “the real insurrection.” I’m not kidding. One right wing pundit called this leak “one MILLION times more dangerous” than the people “walking through the Capitol” on January 6th, 2021. Kind of tells you where their interest will be lying (and by “lying” I mean LYING) once the Select Committee presents their public report which will likely conclude individual 1 is a CRIMINAL. To which, I will respond, “dah!” And, tell me something that’s not OBVIOUS. But, equating this “leak” to the ACTUAL INSURRECTION of January 6th, 2021 just tells you how STUPID these right wing pundits believe their “base” to be. Like, who would believe udder NONSENSE like that? Well, apparently MILLIONS of (stupid) Americans. (I really do hate that word, but…………… if the shoe fits……….)

The American people have the opportunity to REJECT individual 1’s CULT come November, but as you watch the Russian people and realize how BRAINWASHED they are – actually believing Putin’s claim of a “special operation” to “de-Nazify” Ukraine – you can easily see the parallel here, in the United States by simply looking at the audience of Fox “news,” “Newsmax” and other right wing propaganda outlets who follow the “Big Lie Theory” of the Nazi’s of the 1930’s in Germany to a “tee.” Why do they do it? Because, obviously, it works! Just try to have a conversation with a Fox “news” viewer. And, in my experience, those who get their “news” from “Newsmax” or “Facebook,” or _________ (fill in the blank with a right wing propaganda outlet) are even worse. When you confront their LIES with factual information they, well, again in my experience, start throwing things!

I hope we find out who the “leaker” was – and, personally, one way (side?) or the other, I could care less. But, I can guarantee you, if it was a clerk from the so-called “liberals” on the Court you won’t hear the end of it – and, likely, the so-called “liberal media,” as usual, will get sucked in on all the noise. If I’m correct and it’s someone associated with the right wing judges on the Court you’ll hear – well, “crickets.” Suddenly, it will be a non-issue. And, of course, in all of this the “conservatives” will be doing everything they can to take attention away from the ruling itself and what it suggests as the future of this court going forward. This right wing court is the “wet dream” of the so-called “conservative Christians” in America. God help us!

Final Thought: As I’ve said many times here, I believe republicans will do whatever necessary to “win” elections and maintain POWER. If I’m correct on my “premise” above, they’re attempting to mitigate the “damage” this decision will cause to the voting in November. Put another way, they hope “leaking” this document will, in the end, cause fewer “liberals” to vote in November. Focusing on the “leak” is creating another “shiny object” which is designed to take the focus off the real issue. Will “we the people” allow them to get away with this? Stay tuned…………..