Seeing the title, many of you will not even read this sentence. You are convinced that Donald Trump is the
answer to our political woes. He’s
not. He’s a manifestation of the
problem. People have historically turned
to charismatic, authoritarian figures when times are challenging, when their
culture seems unrecognizable. One need
only look to the 20th Century for validation. And that last statement is not made
lightly.
Mr. Trump has little respect for the Constitution.
The most recent anti-freedom position of Mr. Trump is a desire to usurp the First Amendment with promises to change the libel
laws in order to attack his critics. Mr. Trump
said, “We’re going to open up those libel
laws. So when The New York Times writes a hit piece which is a
total disgrace or when The Washington Post, which is there for other reasons,
writes a hit piece, we can sue them and win money instead of having no chance
of winning because they’re totally protected.”
And recently he attacked a prominent family in Chicago for donating
to a Super Pac critical of Mr. Trump with “They better be careful, they have a
lot to hide.” Perhaps he will use an
Obama favorite and have the IRS go after them.
And speaking of the IRS, there’s no reason tax returns can’t
be released while under audit. He’s said
he’s been audited 12 years in a row and also said for the last 2-3 years. Ok, which one is it? And if 12 years ago, release the one from 13
years ago, we don’t mind.
He doesn’t think the 14th Amendment is
Constitutional and because it would “take too long” to amend he would use his potential presidency to "find
out whether or not anchor babies are citizens." Not sure what he means but I’m sure I don’t
want to find out.
So what to do? For my
Democratic friends, vote for Hillary.
Yea, I can’t believe I said that either.
Were we in normal times I’d be encouraging you to vote for Bernie. But these are not normal times. We all have a stake in the Donald not
becoming the President.
My Republican friends should vote for either Rubio or Cruz,
whom ever is in the lead in their particular SEC Primary state. I’m going to vote for Rubio on Tuesday. There’s no point in wasting a vote on Kasich.
It’s hard to imagine what a Trump presidency would be like
but in the words of John Podhoretz, “a disaster” seems a succinct summary.
As a Libertarian, Trump may be the best thing that's ever happened to our party. His election would probably improve its prospects, especially if the Republican Party self-destructs. But love of country comes before love of party.
1 comment:
As usual TJ, we are in total agreement. I can't believe this guy has gotten this far by just blowing hot air. I heard him say several weeks ago that he was going to release his tax returns "in a very short while". Now, suddenly, they are tied up in audits. Some have said his financial disclosure is enough. Not to me. He said over a month ago we would see "many many" senators endorsing him. Seems that is just another struggle also.
I am voting for Rubio today because I think he has a better shot here. He has vowed to go all the way to the convention which gives me hope that his stand will somehow turn the heads of someTrump supporters. I fear that if Trump were to get in a public debate with Hillary, the war would be lost in round one. Obviously, debate was something either not taught at Wharton, or he failed miserably in that class.
Doug D.
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