"Not Ending Well" and A Criminal on the Loose

 

ALL'S NOT WELL WHEN THINGS DON'T END WELL

Richardson

I posted the following on Professor Heather Cox Richardson’s “Letters from Americans” daily newsletter (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/), the morning after the October 7 Harris-Pence debate.   Yes, I paid the fee to be able to post there and to read the postings of others on the site.  It gives one the feeling of not being alone in fighting evil in government.

“Right now, between Barr's henchmen and the Senate's likely approval of Justice-to-be Barrrett, it looks as if this is not going to end well. The only alternative solution might be a recognition by the Republicans that the only way they can forestall the admission of Puerto Rico and D.C. as States and a larger Supreme Court (a question Harris ducked), putting them in the doghouse for years to come, would be to agree to hold off filling the vacant Court seat until after the new President and Senate are sworn in. Hope such a deal is in the works"

The next place to go with this line of thought is what I mean by “it looks as if this is not going to end well.”  I have no crystal ball but I have an idea as to some of the factors which will be involved in that sad ending, and which seem to be coming together in sort of a perfect storm involving (1) the processes through which we choose our leaders, included the Electoral College, (2) domestic violence/terrorism and (3) a breakdown of law and order. 

What happens in determining the results of the forthcoming election is just a manifestation of the problem. The capstone of this is the Federal government’s failure to stop the spread of Covid19 here as other civilized nations throughout the world have managed to do.  This highlights our nation’s confusion between a government serving the people and a socialist state. They are not the same. Government is ignorant of what its role should be. 

Our (1) continuing inability to resolve racial issues, (2) the gross misinterpretation of the Second Amendment, allowing terrorists to be armed, (3) the politicization of the courts and agencies such as the Department of Justice and (4) a breakdown in the distribution of the nation’s wealth are other factors which, conceivably, can lead to some sort of social revolution, which whether coming from the right or from the left in this country, will elicit a violent reaction from the other side. That is what “not ending well” can mean.  And it isn't pretty.

 

A CRIMINAL ON THE LOOSE 

Militants in Michigan Capital in April

The FBI has arrested a group of right-wing militants who had planned to kidnap the Governor of Michigan.  Why have they not arrested the person who instigated their illegal act by urging his followers whom he knew included armed private militia to “Liberate Michigan”?  (Mafia “dons” never ordered specific “whackings” but their “captains” knew what they wanted done from other things that they had said.  This way, the “Godfather” remained uninvolved, safe in his olive oil importing business, and underlings were left to take the blame.)  If you or I advocated a “putsch” to violently overthrow a State government on television before millions, and some took that to be a mission I wanted carried out, conspired to do it, but were caught, I would be arrested too.  Donald Trump should be arrested with the rest of these conspirators.  Abetting terrorism makes one a terrorist. 

Otherwise we have a criminal on the loose.

(Only "Barr" keeps him from being behind "Bars.")

Despite all that I have posted, I do wish the President and his wife a speedy and full recovery.  Nevertheless, his actions did invite his being infected with Covid19... and spreading it to others.   We reap the harvest of the crops we plant.  Check with Amy Barrett.  I think that's somewhere in the Bible.  You can start looking by Clicking right here.  Any Evangelicals who happen to see this, take  notice.

JL

Grrrrr