Well, Then -- Impeached!
"I write to express my strongest and most powerful protest against the partisan impeachment crusade being pursued by the Democrats in the House of Representatives. This impeachment represents an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power by Democrat Lawmakers, unequalled in nearly two and a half centuries of American legislative history."
"The Articles of Impeachment introduced by the House Judiciary Committee are not recognizable under any standard of Constitutional theory, interpretation or jurisprudence. They include no crimes no misdemeanors, and no offenses whatsoever. You have cheapened the importance of the very ugly word, impeachment!"
U.S. President Donald Trump
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| Mark Galli wrote in Christianity Today: ‘We believe the impeachment hearings have made it absolutely clear, in a way the Mueller investigation did not, that President Trump has abused his authority.’ Photograph: Michael Reynolds/POOL/EPA |
Unprecedented? Yes, surely. The election to the presidency of the United States of America of a vain, pompous oaf, an ignoramus, a coarse, undiplomatic misogynist was most certainly unprecedented and it is fair to say that while his supporters, legion as they were to elect this man were absolutely delighted, the rest of the world was amazed and bemused. But here's the truth of the matter. The Republic of the United States of America is a democracy. And as a democracy proud of its traditions and its heritage, and chafing under the administrations that preceded Mr. Trump's accession to power, elected the man they wanted to sit in the Oval Office.
While the world held its breath, it gradually became acclimatized to its new suspenseful collegiality with a brusque, critical imperialist with an admiration for dictators and tyrants who well knew that his office and his nation would not permit one in him. Those Americans who did not vote for Mr. Trump and chose instead the Democratic candidate whose own failings as a political leader of distinction became starkly evident throughout the course of the election campaign, raged and ranted and led feminist marches determined to bring down the extremely flawed man who was their president.
Mr. Trump's tenure so far has been one of unprecedented suspense in attempts to anticipate what his next moves might be, impacting not only on his country but the world stage at large. His critics detest him and mostly with very good reason. His supporters are delighted with him and for their own good reasons. He is no one's image of an accomplished politician widely respected whose words and actions give cause for admiration and trust. But he is, withal, the President of the United States of America.
He won office as fairly as any other candidate ever did. The accusations of Russian interference in the election represented a hysterical denial of the truth, that the Democratic Party lost the election fairly; the majority of Americans failed to appreciate their progressive qualities that lent themselves as much as did the Republicans' agenda, to further widening the gap between the haves and have-nots in America. The have-nots have the day. They have their president, one of the haves who incites admiration from followers because he scorns the elite in Washington.
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The virago-politician that is Nancy Pelosi was scorned by Donald Trump as a has-been, a poor political leader, a foolish prod by a foolish man who now sees the damage that can be done by a woman scorned. Above all, the spectacle of a President of the United States who occupies a seat in the order of world politics that reflects that imperfect as he is, he is still the most powerful man on the planet, but brought low temporarily by the viral, nauseating hatred of half of the people he governs.
When the Russia-interference accusations failed to be proven, desperation turned Democrats' attention to Ukraine, where the inference was that funding would be released to Ukraine for arms to defend itself from Russia with the cooperation of an investigation into a potential 2020-election rival's son's connections with his father and his corrupt financial links in Ukraine. Obama, Biden, Trump and Pelosi.Trump, as atrocious as his persona is, is being accused of using his office in a manner quite similar to that of his predecessors.
The Democrats have shamed America. Democrats themselves, however, have no shame. They have shamed the very democracy they claim to uphold and to venerate. Democracy brought Trump to the presidency. The succeeding election would tell whether Americans continue to support the man they brought to Washington to 'clean up the Aegean stables'. And then what will they all wallow in? Mr. Trump takes little comfort in Ms. Pelosi praying for him.
This too shall pass.
Labels: Democracy, House of Representatives, Impeachment, Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump, Washington
posted by Pieface @ Friday, December 20, 2019
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