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Al Bellenchia's avatar

“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” - Abraham Lincoln

Past time to act like it.

Eleanor Dudek's avatar

Thank you for sharing this very important quote from Lincoln, whose integrity and character were above raproach.

Jo Burns's avatar

I agree and I did not waste one second of my time on the aggrieved bobblehead troll.

AVee. (Alexia)'s avatar

Thank you for “bobble head troll” terminology. 🇺🇸💙

Jo Burns's avatar

You are welcome 😊

❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

Ellen Deschatres's avatar

This guy scares the heck out of me…not because he’s strong but because he is a weak man who wields the power of the Presidency like someone in an ax-throwing contest. He does not intend to leave office. He does not intend to lose the House or Senate, or both, and if we do not know this by now, then G-D help us all. The only positive thing about the speech was that he has explicitly laid out both his intentions and strategy so that no one can say that they did not expect this to happen, and by “this” I mean the takeover of the elections and its results so that his party cannot lose. It’s very seductive to Republicans. They do not want to lose. By now we should all know that they live by the axiom that “the ends justify the means”.

This is the final act of a corrupt government. We need courage. We need legal and strategic strength. We need the will to do what is right, because we are all going to be called upon to defend our government and way of life at the ballot box and in the courts and our communities. Let us take our cues from the bravest and most honorable people in our history. Let them inspire and awaken us to new possibilities. Let new ideas and new ways of thinking vanquish Trump, because that is our most powerful antidote to the disease of authoritarianism. And finally, let us roll up our sleeves to see it all through.

GingerLee's avatar

The "boy" who cried wolf can not sustain that threat... he's even exhausted his magas... if elections are rigged why did he win and democrats loose...his die-hard magas will sacrifice their own families to stay true to this monster....that is just sad

AVee. (Alexia)'s avatar

This is another of your finest essays, Steven.

Read it twice already, explored the links, reveled in the biting accurate descriptive vocabulary of the degrading behavior of this

…. Regimes …plethora of..

“crackpots, sociopaths, malignant narcissists, misogynists, sadists, pathological liars and desperate sycophants in positions of power”

And

…”stream of idiots and cowards eager to please an unfit White House occupant who prefers lickspittles over professionals…”

These are exactly who are cavorting through our Democracy..

I had planned sometime away but salivating War Monger “Killer Pete” video of his T -Man (😵‍💫) testosterone cheer leading rally about invading the privacy of our military by testing their levels… was so insane … I had to wait to read and research.

The Nazis tested for testosterone

And supplemental testosterone can have negative effects.

That “Killer Pete” is even doing the testing at all is macabre enough — but he just had to create a ridiculous video and flaunt his exuberant ignorance.

I’m grateful for all your words again today.

Frank Katz's avatar

We didn't spend one minute watching his nonsensical address. I've read that in his first few minutes he just rambled about other bizarro things before he talked about his main topic, which to use a phrase from his favorite sport (that he cheats at) is "par for the course".