Being a responsible citizen should not be a full time job.
We have never had a government before that encouraged us to live in fear of it. We have always had the (naive?) comforting expectation that, whoever was in the White House, they would try----most of the time--- to operate within the boundaries that took a couple of centuries to establish. And, when the POTUS failed or refused to color within the lines imprinted by our democracy, we could depend on Congress and the Judiciary to hold him in line.
I expect next to nothing in the way of "checking and balancing" from Congress as long as Mitch and the GOP maintain their stranglehold on the Senate.
With one SCOTUS seat stolen and another secured by perjury and intimidation and dozens of lower federal court benches filled by appointees whose primary "qualification" was sycophancy, I no longer feel that "no man is above the law".
I have one vote and I cast it in every election, but I no longer feel that I have any real "say" in what my country does in my name. I am more informed than 99% of my neighbors here in Little Egypt, but so what? In this area, that knowledge gets me shunned---or worse. And, I feel like WE have to watch every move Trump makes because no one in power is.
It is tempting on some days go say "the HELL with it!"---just roll a fattie, sit in the shade and float away on some Dobie Gray. But, I have children and grandchildren and---dammit!---I still care!
So, move over. Make room for a gray-haired arthritic who is determined to somehow help bring his nightmare to an end.
Thank you for your patience with this mini-rant.
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