The United States is a complicated place. On one hand you have the blessed freedom of opportunity, of religion, of the pursuit of happiness…and on the other hand…well, as Calvin Boardus Jr., aka, Snoop Dogg, so melodiously put it:
It’s like this and like that and like this and uh
It’s like that and like this and like that and uh
It’s like this…
America is a grand experiment of ideals threaded through a constitution both bold and noble:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Of course, this declaration has famously bent under the weight of ideas laden with notions of superiority and inferiority, yes, even in inception, and it’s badly misshapen now, but it is not broken–not yet, though if the state of Tennessee has it’s way, it will be.
That’s because the Tennessee legislature, most of it Republican, worships in the cult of Donald Trump. These Republican legislators proved their devotion and fealty to Trump yesterday by glomming onto a ridiculous lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is clamoring for a presidential pardon for impropriety and fraud. The lawsuit once again challenges the validity of Biden’s presidential win via the swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia and Pennsylvania. It is remarkably similar to the lawsuit that the Supreme Court refused to hear brought by Pennsylvania Representative Mike Kelly earlier this week.
And so, to the disgust of most of us who reside in Tennessee’s largest metropolitan areas–the economic engine that powers the state–and to some of us who don’t, the volunteer state again sides with the devil and sixteen other states in infamy, just as it did over one hundred and fifty years ago, when it took up arms with some of the same collaborating states against our countrymen for the sake of slavery.
Embarrassing. Shameful. Cowardly. Grotesque.
When will the Tennessee learn?
Tennessee’s roll of shame:
- Herbert Slatery (R) – Attorney General
- Chuck Fleischmann (R) – Representative
- Mark Green (R) – Representative
- David Kustoff (R) – Representative
- John Rose (R) – Representative
The Republicans are determined to cause a 2nd civil war but so far the Supreme Court declined to take part in that madness because that is exactly what will happened if they rule otherwise. Trump stacked the deck in his favor and still had his ass handed to him….by 7 MILLION votes…….its time for him to take his hooker and murdering kids and leave,they damage that have down is beyond repair.
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They have done tremendous damage, Michael. It’s very sad. This is all about Trump’s fractured ego, his hubris and his greed. The enablers, whether in Congress or on Main St. are his narcistic supply. They fill his coffers and soothe his ego.
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Putin picked the perfect the perfect puppet,who knew just how incredibly destructive Trump could be…..the GOP stayed quiet because they all reaped untold riches from Trump’s policies and executive actions. The Democrats won’t have enough time to undo all the wreckage that he has done.
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True. True. And true. So sad.
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Michael, you need to read the late great Wayne Barrett on Donald Trump. He exposed him for he was as far back as the late 1970’s and was an independent investigative journalist for the now defunct Village Voice. Here are some links below
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/wayne-barrett-obituary-reporter-village-voice-trump-first-214669
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Our situation doesn’t compare to yours, but I also live in a ‘state’ (County) where every elected official is on the ‘wrong side’, and complicit in aiding an elitist government. So I feel your pain. Sort-of.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yeah. It sux. Hope you are doing well and staying that way.
–Pam
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Floridah is no better with Gov. Ron “Little Donnie” DeSantis, Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and a host of others. The Republican party needs to get over Trump and move forward.
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Yeah. That’s true, John. You’re pols maybe worse than ours. Ha! I’m embarrassed for the Republican party–and I’m a Democrat! So now that that’s established, this AOC “Defund the police” has to go. “Reform the police”–yes. “Defund the police?” No. If we’ve learned nothing else these four long years from Donald Trump it’s that effective politics equals equals effective marketing. For some reason, the Democrats can’t get that through their heads.
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I agree. The police need reform, but definitely, not defunding. Both parties need to relearn how to work together and compromise.
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Loved the way you dropped Snoops “It’s like this and like that and like this and uh” into the mix Pam. Sets the scene.
I’m always extremely fascinated by American politics. More so than our home grown shenanigans. Which lets be real is a total cluster F-boom too. Daily face palm moments.
Hope the tide of good faith and good politics start rising from the ashes soon.
All the best.
M
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Hey Mickey! True. I do have a soft spot for Snoop. He’s beloved over here despite being a Crip, a pimp and a suspected murderer. Ha! Even so, I think Snoop would be a better president than Trump. I really do. I think Snoop is a better person too. Probably a way better person. I don’t think Snoop is a psychopath…
For sure, you guys have problems too…what’s the deal with the hair? Seriously. Our countries have the English language, bloody war and crazy heads of state with bad hair in common…??!!
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“Seriously. Our countries have the English language, bloody war and crazy heads of state with bad hair in common…??!!”
Haha Pam so true LOL. The hair! I’m just pleased my human form is bald and completely sane of mind! ……… Snoop as POTUS would be really fun for a few days 🙂
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Jeez, it’s so true–if the dems hadn’t taken up that stupid “defund” word with “police”, they probably would have gotten that landslide victory they’d wanted instead of the close call in several states. When WILL they learn? I am generally not a police fan (due to many incidents from my life) and even I wouldn’t have campaigned using those words!
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Right. It’s dumb. They are aiming at their foot and pulling the trigger–again and again.
You know…I would love to be a big fan of the police. When I was a kid, I wanted to be one. But yeah…there needs to be serious reform. All that said, we have to have them. They are essential to our society.
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Pam, as usual you hit the bullseye. Though NC didn’t glom on to that particular dirty deed, it has the same shameful politics deeply enshrined and supposedly “christened” (though I shudder to think of it).
It’s good to hear from you again. As you can tell, I’m way behind with both reading and writing. So it goes…
Grace and peace to you…
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Thank you, DW. Please don’t apologize; I’m very behind as well. Just too busy, I’m afraid. Still, I had to speak out. I’m not kidding myself that it’ll do any good, my voice is too small. It’s more about my conscience; I want it in writing that I opposed this attempted coup, this attack on democracy and this craven thirst for power.
I appreciate you reading and taking the time to comment.
God’s speed,
Pam
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