Marching Towards Impeachment

The three branches of the American federal government is a hallmark of our republic.  Each is independent of the others and each can make decisions that are contrary to what the others want accomplished.

Thus the legislature passes the laws, the judiciary reviews the laws using the constitution as its guide to determine the legality of laws, and the administrative branch enforces the laws.

Perhaps Donald Trump should look at this Federal government graphic.

From https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government

 

Today Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. directed a rare and pointed shot at President Trump defending the federal judiciary in the wake of Trump’s criticism of an “Obama judge” who ruled against the administration’s attempt to bar migrants who cross the border illegally from seeking asylum.

“We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges,” Roberts said in a statement released by the court’s public information office. “What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them.”

He added: “That independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.”

“Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have ‘Obama judges,’ and they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country,” Trump said over Twitter.

In my view this is all about Donald Trump trying to tear apart the American democracy.  He attacks the press calling it the enemy of the people.  He attacks the courts.  Trump sneered at a “so-called judge” when the travel ban executive order was overturned. And now that the House of Representatives will be controlled by the Democratic Party in January he will most likely attack that legislative body.

Is Donald Trump marching towards impeachment?  If he attempts to do acts that are not permitted by the constitution the answer will be yes.

Happy Thanksgiving

More than a day of turkey, stuffing, and apple pie; this is the day that all Americans can all come together to be thankful that we live in a country that is bountiful in every way imaginable.  We have energy resources, fabulous farm lands, and some of the most creative people in the world.  To top that off we have a freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom to pursue our goals.

View from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, California


From about the age of 12, I have visited Sequoia National Park many times. The view of the Sierras from Moro Rock is nothing less than spectacular. The park service maintains a staircase stretching a third of a mile, and climbing over 300 feet up to the summit. Moro Rock rises in the center of the park, and exceeds 6,700 feet in elevation.

Visitors can see the sweep of sequoia forests below, and the jagged peaks of the Great Western Divide in the distance. And if you did bring your climbing gear, you’ve got a thousand-foot vertical challenge waiting on Moro Rock’s west face.


View of Moro Rock from the road below

Democrats will control the House of Representatives – Now What?

It was definitely a Blue wave in Orange County California.

That county immediately south of Los Angeles was the bastion of the Republican Party.  It was a mostly middle class (Anaheim and Santa Ana) to the ultra rich (Laguna Beach and Newport Beach).  Then came the changing demographics of Latinos, African Americans, and Asians who had managed to save enough money to buy a home in those comfortable suburban communities of Orange County.

So while there are some members of the minority groups that have supported GOP philosophy, a growing number rejected the obvious bias against non-whites that is a hallmark of the Republican Party.  Donald Trump is the personification of White supremacy.  The image that Trump exemplified was rejected by a majority of voters in that county.

Most likely that image of White supremacy enabled the Democratic Party to win control of the House of Representatives.

Still, the well established Republican Party majority states, that are in the less populated middle America and southern regions, rejected some of their Democratic senators.  Trump’s campaign of fear of minorities and immigrants worked well in those states.  Everyone should read Bob Woodward’s book titled Fear to understand how successful Trump has been.

The question now is what will the Democrats do with their new found power?  The many caucuses within the GOP prevented the passage of needed legislation when they held control of the House.  If those kinds of groups do not compromise in the Democratic Party we will continue to see a lack of legislation in the coming two years.

Malibu Fire November 9, 2018


The entire city of Malibu California was evacuated. A stream of cars headed south to Santa Monica.

And what did President Trump say about the fires in California? He blamed the fires on forest mismanagement and threatened to withdraw related federal funding.

It is obvious to me that he hates California because it is dominated by the Democratic Party.  This is the state that is most resistant to Donald Trump and everything he stands for.

Donald Trump’s march to autocracy has been stalled

For definition purposes an autocracy is a system of government by one person with absolute power.  I believe that is Donald Trump’s objective.

There are many different examples of autocratic governments in today’s world.  The best examples are Venezuela, Cuba, Belarus, Eritrea, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, and North Korea.

As I have voiced in my last posting there is very evidence of Trump trying to become America’s first dictator.  He is using his power of executive order to remake American law to suit his objective.

Loss of control of the House of Representatives in yesterday’s election will slow and hopefully stop Trump’s objective.  With 222 Democratic Party seats in that chamber that party’s control is razor thin.  They needed 218 seats to gain control.

Donald Trump is a wily individual and those opposing his march to autocracy will find his determination difficult to block.  In his day after the election news conference he said, “It was very close to a complete victory.”

Trump’s firing of Jeff Sessions today is one more step in his drive for absolute power.

The Führer is Coming – “Heil Trump”

Donald Trump seems to believe he has the power to override the United States constitution by executive order.

We are seeing a man trying to become America’s first dictator. He believes he can end birthright citizenship. By executive order he will decide who is an American. He is now putting soldiers on the border and soon will have them marching through our streets. He will soon decide that he alone has the power to appoint all judges without senate approval. He will soon determine abortions will be banned by executive order.  He will decide your sex. He will decide what businesses will exist.  He will have absolute power.

Unless stopped by the congress in November, the congress will pass only the laws that he wishes.

It took just one year for Adolph Hitler to rise from chancellor to permanent dictator of Germany.

In an ever faster manner Donald Trump will, by executive order, dismantle this democracy. Sooner than you expect it to happen, he will declare himself president for life.

The sad thing about this is that a majority of Americans are in support of our coming Führer.