Landfall

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Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just STOP all this nonsense and get ourselves back to doing what’s right…

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/us/desantis-florida-migrants-marthas-vineyard.html

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Immigrants. Seeking asylum. Seeking refuge. From violence, devastation, corruption… things we all know too well.

‘But they’re just living off of the welfare of others… taking away my hard-earned DOLLAR.’

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brett-favre-told-mississippi-governor-not-take-no-answer-volleyball-st-rcna49446

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Yeah… what about that.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/sixth-florida-property-insurer-declared-insolvent/

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As if we needed another reminder of how vulnerable we truly are, when faced with a changing climate.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/everybody-moved-to-fortmyers-just-before-hurricane-ian-hit/2022/09/28/d177699a-3f48-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html

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As if we need another demonstration of how truly BLESSED we all are.
Well… almost all of us.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/week-power-fiona-puerto-ricans-experience-echoes-hurricane-maria-rcna49323

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Hmmm… how many ELECTORS does Puerto Rico have? Oh, right.
They’ve got the same number of SENATORS seeking re-election this fall.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/01/us/biden-florida-puerto-rico.html

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Doing a heck-of-a-job there, Brownie.

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This is all I’ve got… my WORDS. My VOICE. There but for the Grace of God go I. I’m not a wealthy man. I’m not an educated man… I am merely a Man. But I know I am not alone. I STAND united with the MAJORITY.

Not the MAJORITY as I see it. Not the MAJORITY as I want it to be. The inherent strength and wisdom of the MAJORITY of this Nation, the United States of America.

Let there be NO DOUBT.

Cast aside your preconceptions and give rise to the KNOWLEDGE we have gained. The Will of the Majority of the United States of America is TRUE. It is JUST. The Majority of this Land STANDS for what is Right.

Two centuries of LIGHT have shown us, as if mere speculation were criminal.

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If Ginni Thomas might be SO BOLD…

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/30/ginni-thomas-jan-6-interview-2020-election-conspiracy

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If Donald J. Trump might be SO BOLD…

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/30/trump-lawyers-kise-corcoran-bobb/

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Then it is my RIGHT… it is my DUTY to SPEAK OUT as well.

To be SILENT is to be COMPLICIT.

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I will continue to stand in the way. I will continue to CALL OUT the inaction and hypocrisy that I see. I will do all that I can, with all that I have… for as long as the fates allow. I refuse to become well-adjusted to such a maladjusted society.

Unapologetically. Without FEAR or FAVOR. Our Rule of Law protects our Right to Protest. Without it… we have NO RIGHTS.

If we hold their Right to Free Speech as sacrosanct, then there must be some ray of HOPE for an idea such as mine.

I’m not a MAGA Conservative trying to sell you some bill of goods, pretending that I alone can fix it. Any FOOL can tell you that. I’m not a Liberal Democrat, who prioritizes Virtue Signaling or Affirmative Action.

I am a Progressive. From the Great State of KANSAS.

I STAND for Equality.

Full stop.

That is what we are LACKING. That is what this situation desperately needs.

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My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Puerto Rico, the people of Florida, and all of the survivors of these storms.

May their recovery be our priority.

-JC

The Price We Pay.

I realized something today… and I feel a bit ashamed for having not realized it sooner. This is no longer MY platform. Sure, I may be the one weaving the narrative, but the focus isn’t ME. My name might be in the URL, but the story isn’t mine… it’s OURS.

So what’s my deal, why must I be such an angry young man? ‘Head down! Nose to the grindstone!’ What do I have to worry about? Who am I to think that I could change all that? Besides, that’s THEIR problem… that’s THEIR neighborhood.

Just be grateful for what you GOT and MOVE ON.

Just pay it no mind. Stop watching all those news programs and start reading more science fiction novels. Maybe get a haircut and get a real job… advocacy work only seems to pay the bills when you’re associated with an established POLITICAL PARTY.

But you know… BOO HOO my problems.
As if my life was so hard. Like I’ve got it so tough.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-paid-aviation-company-615000-transport-migrants-marthas-vineyard-2022-9

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This afternoon, my blood sugar levels SPIKED because I ate something my body disagreed with. Now I’ve gotta sit here on the couch for a couple of hours until I get it back under control…

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/14/louisiana-woman-skull-less-fetus-new-york-abortion

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… poor me.

As if my problems were somehow more important than anyone else’s.
Just be grateful for what you GOT.

But we know… that’s NOT how things work.
That’s not a sound plan for survival.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_…

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Maybe it’s too many HOURS watching The History Channel… back when they still aired shows that actually documented our HISTORY. Maybe it’s the STORIES shared by my grandparents… passed down through the generations, as a warning of what might come. SILENCE will not save you. In time, the MOB comes for us all.

The price of our INACTION will be paid in LIVES.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/09/biden-democrats-abortion-dobbs/

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https://www.yahoo.com/video/kamala-harris-declares-border-secure-134949180.html

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/15/senate-delays-same-sex-marriage-vote/

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Is this how we want our Government to work… always behind the eight ball, unable to anticipate problems and form coherent plans?

Maybe I don’t understand POLITICS. Maybe I just don’t get it. I’ve never been a successful candidate… I guess I don’t know how all this stuff WORKS. We send them to Washington to get stuff DONE, yet nothing ever gets DONE. Immigration Reform. Voting Rights. Police Reform. Issue after issue. Decade after decade…

Why?

Because they can’t FUNDRAISE on a problem that’s already been SOLVED.

The Dobbs decision was leaked in May… TWO MONTHS before the final verdict was handed down. There was NO PLAN, other than VOTE BLUE no matter WHO.

And now the FUNDRAISING is through the ROOF. The polling is dramatic. The playing field has now SHIFTED, and the Democrats are looking competitive once again. Thanks to some shrewd political calculations, expert data analysis, and a whole lot of timely MESSAGE SHIFTING…

**Imagine IF they had been focused on solving these problems from DAY ONE.**

Imagine if the White House actually BELIEVED in these causes and wanted to see these problems resolved. TWO YEARS! And that’s being generous. These issues have been front and center since 2016. They knew before they entered the White House that these problems exist, and now they’ll only continue to get worse… because there’s still NO PLAN. NO VISION. No method being presented that will ensure these problems are actually solved.

But… their INACTION on Reproductive Rights, has been a BOON for their BOTTOM LINE.

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I don’t like the idea of politicians profiting off of their own INACTION. Be it monetarily or otherwise, the fact that some elected officials have more to gain personally by standing in the way of lifesaving legislation, is abhorrent.

Even worse than that, Governor Ron Desantis of the Great State of Florida, is currently spending MILLIONS of dollars trafficking WOMEN and CHILDREN off to other States… instead of doing what’s required… actually addressing the problems those migrant families are facing.

These problems can be SOLVED, yet money is actively being spent to enflame the situation… and there is NO LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE.

That’s my problem. That’s what pisses me off. It’s not the fact that I have NO POWER… it’s the fact that no one seems to have the power to CHANGE what’s happening right now. None of us do… even when one party holds the MAJORITY.

Generations have suffered, and they will continue to do so.

They say patients is a virtue… they say that about COMPASSION as well.

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https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/what-is-lada-adult-onset-type-1-diabetes

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My problems will be solved when ALL of our problems are solved. My problems are a dime-a-dozen, when compared to the burdens carried by others.

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https://www.breastcancer.org/facts-statistics

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https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0006.htm

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In time… it comes for us all.

I for one, wish President Biden GOD SPEED on his Moonshot to end cancer as we know it. Because God knows… it can’t come soon enough.

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https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/cancermoonshot

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Let us HOPE it’s not treated the same way… as the price of INSULIN… as IMMIGRATION REFORM… as GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION… as ABORTION…

You know, unfortunately; if they fix all THAT… they won’t have anything to RUN ON in TWO YEARS.

Now, wouldn’t that be a shame.

-JC

Without Fear or Favor

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Has love failed in the face of rising violence, or can love overcome the violence we see? Can we find common ground, or are we now hopelessly divided? Once we recognize this violence is born from a place of love… we will find TRUE reconciliation.

We must re-examine what it is we perceive to be JUST.

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Just listen to what they are saying. They FEAR being replaced… and what does that mean? It means a loss of perceived stature. A loss of economic stability. A loss of personal Liberty. And can you blame them? It’s been portrayed as an invasion… a threat to Our Homeland.

When viewed in this LIGHT, they are acting out of love. For themselves. For their families. For the fate of this Nation… as if our own NEIGHBORS were the enemy. As if our own neighbors were somehow to blame for all our problems.

As if our friends and neighbors weren’t going through the exact same things, they were going through right now.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/17/us/politics/cdc-rochelle-walensky-covid.html

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https://theintercept.com/2022/07/29/bank-of-america-worker-conditions-worse/

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/28/politics/elizabeth-warren-jerome-powell-recession-cnntv/index.html

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It doesn’t matter where you LIVE… the consequences of BAD leadership and POOR decision-making impacts us all.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/02/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-us-baby-formula-shortage.html

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There is no RED or BLUE when it comes to the health and safety of our CHILDREN… what wouldn’t you do for yours?

And that’s where they get you. Now we’re getting to the HEART of the matter.

Extremist ideologies have taken root in our political discourse, leading some people to believe they are currently standing on the deck of the Titanic… and they know there’s not enough LIFEBOATS to go around.

As World Events continue to unfold in ways that resemble the ancient prophecies of their religion, shady figures and MONIED INTERESTS have taken advantage of the situation by throwing FUEL on the fire.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/alex-jones-finances.html

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Whether it comes in the form of the apocalypse or the marching of Joe Biden’s Jackbooted Thugs… you’d better BE PREPARED.

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**And that means buying a whole lotta STUFF that you don’t really need.**

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It all depends on how they SPIN it.

Are you worried about a Changing Climate? Great! That’s a twofer right there. In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, our climate is definitely going to CHANGE. Be sure and STOCK UP on canned goods, ammunition, medical supplies, silver iodide, solar panels, toilet paper, vitamin supplements, dehydrated water… and store it all in your very own underground BUNKER.

Act NOW! Supplies are (NOT) limited.
Just use promo code “MONKEYBUSINESS” at checkout.

You wouldn’t wanna get caught FLATFOOTED when they come for you now… would ya?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/us/politics/republican-dark-money.html

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Never mind the fact that it may not come during our lifetimes. Never mind the crushing DEBT that comes for families who can’t afford to buy all that gear out-of-pocket.

The people and corporations shilling all that stuff don’t pay it any mind… why should you?

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Now, why would Justice Thomas overlook the need to review decisions involving interracial marriage? What… does he think that that’s not on their agenda? That somehow, that one they’ll just miss? As if they’ll abide by some sort of guardrails? Sadly, on this subject his opinion doesn’t matter.

It doesn’t matter what your beliefs are.
It doesn’t matter what your stature is.

It doesn’t matter how much MONEY you have in your POCKET… there will always be someone out there with MORE. There will always be someone who doesn’t need your money. Because their cause isn’t about money… it’s about something MORE.

The Gates of Hell are guarded by FOOLS and JESTERS sir…
A WOODEN NICKLE should suffice.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/

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All it takes is a common storyline… a common theme. An “enemy” we can all get behind… and a boatload of CASH to pay for the Marketing Campaign. To strike fear into the hearts of their supporters.

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https://time.com/6205570/inflation-reduction-act-carbon-capture/

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/volcanoes-cooled-earth-in-the-past-constrain-warming-from-excess-co2/

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There is no RED or BLUE… it’s all about the color GREEN. Spend a couple BILLION dollars on advertising and everyone loses their MIND.

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https://jackcharbonneau.com/2021/05/21/you-are-here/

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A word to the wise… don’t believe everything you read on the INTERNET.

-JC

The Will of the MAJORITY

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It’s nothing new. It’s just the same old cliches. It’s the microcosm vs. the macrocosm… as above so below… what’s good for the GOOSE is good for the GANDER.

When serving in an agency or organization that deals with matters of National Security, there’s a strict protocol employees must follow when serious problems arise internally. Dispute resolution, disciplinary actions, incompetence and dereliction, etc… all of them must be resolved in-house, in order to limit exposing classified intelligence.

Superior officers, supervisors, HR’s, IG’s… they can’t just call the local PD and risk exposing someone’s identity, or the details of an ongoing investigation. But conflicts MUST be resolved, because conflicts will arise whenever people, work in close proximity to other people… under extraordinary circumstances.

I think most Americans already understand that, even if they’ve never really given it much thought. Because basically, our government and all of its various entities and agencies are run like a SMALL BUSINESS. A heavily regulated, overly nitpicked, underappreciated small business.

So, that government-mandated, strict protocol… that Standard Operating Procedure… is like a LIFELINE for every employee of the United States Government. It’s the same for our Armed Forces as well.

It’s easy for us to be ignorant of that fact or to just take it for granted that such a system exists. Especially since we rarely hear anything about it.

Because IF there ever was a problem… naturally, someone would SPEAK OUT.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/29/jan6-texts-data-security/

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And their story keeps changing by the hour.

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/politics/secret-service-missing-texts-january-6-dhs-inspector-general/index.html

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There were even HINTS that something serious was going on, starting in the early days of the pandemic.

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/07/politics/anthony-ornato-deputy-chief-of-staff-for-operations

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So… what’s the logical conclusion of that government-mandated, strict protocol?

The United States Congress.

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Hear ye! Hear ye!

Let us celebrate the news… PROGRESS in the United States Senate.

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Screenshots from MSNBCs ‘Prime’ (7/29/2022)

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Screenshot from MSNBCs ‘Morning Joe’ (7/28/2022)

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All of this could have been done ONE YEAR AGO.

This could have already been helping Americans RIGHT NOW, because they could have voted on it LAST SUMMER… and then moved on to more pressing things.

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We can clearly see it… there IS a problem.

It transcends PARTY. It transcends POLITICS. It goes beyond the previous Administration… it goes to the HEART of our government.

It’s a problem that cannot be resolved by political appointees or investigative committees alone. It’s a problem that involves the process by which they are appointed to those positions in the first place. It’s a problem of such magnitude, it requires the attention of every American Citizen…

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That is, unless… THIS is the way we want our Government to continue to BE.

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https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-07-30/ted-cruz-fist-bump-upsets-backers-burn-pits-bill-veterans-sickened-6823469.html

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https://www.newsweek.com/gop-fistbump-pact-senate-military-ted-cruz-steve-daines-1729031

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As we gaze upon the Sands of TIME that lie before us, scattered in the aftermath of a fit of adolescent RAGE; what knowledge can we gain from the broken pieces… what lessons can our SHARED HISTORY provide?

What comes next when the lights are FLASHING RED.

What comes from signals missed and messages unsent.

What price do we PAY when we ignore the warning signs.

Who suffers the most when we give in to LIES.

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How many more cycles of BUST and BOOM are we willing to endure before we recognize… the problem lies WITHIN the system.

It’s not the Legislators that fail us…

It’s the LAWS that have allowed those legislators to SUCCEED.

Legislators legislate, based on MONEY and the pursuit thereof. To fund their re-election campaigns, to fund their political organizations, and to fund their political PARTIES.

Longevity doesn’t decide who will hold positions of leadership within the two parties. Seniority doesn’t decide who will hold a Committee Chairmanship… it’s money.

Whomever DONATES the most money to the National Party will be given that HONOR. That’s why they constantly FUNDRAISE instead of doing what’s necessary…

Doing what’s necessary might piss off their DONORS.

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Our legislative and moral agendas shouldn’t be decided based on MONEY… and neither should our Elected Officials.

-100% Taxpayer Funded Federal Elections

-ONE CITIZEN=ONE VOTE

Remove the corruption, restore HONOR in governance.

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Let us UNITE in Common Cause and secure our elections.

Let us ENSURE that the Will of The MAJORITY of this Blessed Land… always reigns Supreme.

-JC

The Bedrock of Democracy

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What stands between us and the abyss? What are the Guardrails of our Democracy? Every day we are gaining more CLARITY on how fragile our system truly is.

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Though the details may be disputed, the overall intentions remain the same, regardless of how it went down. All that stood between a tyrannical leader, hellbent on remaining in POWER, and our Constitutional Democracy… were these guys.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/us/politics/anthony-ornato-jan-6-trump.html

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That’s it.

A couple of rank-and-file Officers from our Nation’s most elite Law Enforcement detail, the United States Secret Service. Had they chosen to follow the orders of our Commander-in-Chief that day, and actually drove the President to the Capitol… what do you think would have happened?

As the doors opened on that SUV and out stepped Donald J. Trump with his security detail… that crowd would have erupted in thunderous APPLAUSE. They would have carried him UP those steps and escorted him on to the floor of the House of Representatives.

And as the clouds parted and birds started to sing, the President would have stood before the WORLD and addressed Our Nation from the microphone of the Speaker of the House and said-

‘Well Mike… whatcha gonna do NOW?’

The House, in special session, would have voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, after Vice President Mike Pence found several slates of electors to be in dispute. Joe Biden would have been the loser, and Donald J. Trump would have been sworn in for his second term.

It would have been the END of our Democratic Experiment. The end of the peaceful transition of power. It would have marked the beginning of the reign, of the FIRST KING of the United States of America… and the end of Our Constitution.

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THIS TIME… it held. HONOR triumphed. For whatever reason, be it respect for our Rule of Law; be it respect for a DIRECT ORDER from their superiors… be it out of FEAR, with a strong instinct for self-preservation.

Whatever their reasoning… in the eyes of our Founders, those Secret Service agents are HEROES. Because of their actions, our Nation STILL STANDS.

NEXT TIME… we may not be so fortunate.

Next time, Tony Ornato won’t be in that car. Because next time, Donald J. Trump… or whomever holds The Office… will ensure it.

Every safeguard. Every norm. Every established rule. Every person of HONOR and commitment will be REMOVED… selectively screened out and asked to leave, long before that opportunity presents itself again.

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If we do nothing… if we take NO ACTION… next time, he will be successful. Next time, the only hearings that will happen, will be those held to bring justice to those who’ve stood OPPOSED to the President.

And you can rest assured… that committee will refer criminal prosecutions to the Department of Justice.

And there will be convictions. On that… I have NO DOUBT.

-JC