HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
Today we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence and as this country continues it’s downward swing it is time for another declaration and time for the people to take back their nation from the tech bros and the MAGA lunatics….
WHEN in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary to decide that a government that purports to represent the union of states has failed to do so; that the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness have been trampled upon by that government; and that the rule of law and the Constitution have been systematically violated, then whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.
Thus, we the people have determined that the present government under President Donald J. Trump is bent on the destruction of democratic authority and its replacement by an authoritarian regime that does not respect the Constitution, the rule of law, or the fundamental human rights of American citizens and other lawful residents of these United States.
We, therefore, declare that the present government is illegitimate: Its President has violated his oath of office to “protect and defend the Constitution,” instead claiming absolute power; he has unlawfully and dishonorably ordered the prosecution of critics, abusing the independent role of the department of justice; he has appointed people to high government positions based entirely on loyalty to him and with limited or no competence for the office to which they have been appointed; he has undermined the independence of various government agencies and institutes established by Congress, dismantling some and seeking to turn others into arms of the executive branch; he has denied critical funds to state and local governments that resist his administration’s unlawful policies and regulations; he has shown contempt for Congress, ignoring its constitutional role in budgeting, war powers, and appointment of officials; he and members of his cabinet have engaged in numerous corrupt dealings with foreign governments that enrich the President and his friends; he and his administration have systematically undermined civil society, including freedom of the press and freedom of speech in universities and law firms; his administration, turning the department of homeland security into a domestic security tool, has illegally carried out military operations in the states and cities of these United States–operations that provoke violence and deprive Americans and lawful residents of their basic rights; his administration has undermined the purposes and creed of the professional military, removing senior officers without cause and committing US military forces to illegal acts on the high seas; his administration has undermined the reputation of the United States, carrying out policies that are lawless and imperialist in the eyes of many governments and peoples around the world; he and his administration have ignored and denigrated the nation’s science community, dismantling environmental regulations and research programs in defiance of the scientific consensus on global warming; and he and his administration have undermined traditional alliances with democracies, weaponizing tariffs to overcome their resistance to his policies and interfering in their internal politics by promoting the agenda of far-right political parties.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. We vow to use peaceful means and democratic processes to do so, answering force with force only as a last resort, confident that history has shown that mass nonviolent force has proven successful at overcoming oppression.
For the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Time for you to stand up regardless of your personal standings and help take back the country that gave you your position.
I am ready and I am going to do all I can.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it. — ALRIGHT THEN….It might be the “Right” of the people to abolish it,” but unfortunately there are not “Enough” people with any amount of power, money or common sense willing to abolish i and so they have decided to go down this path and they have crossed the Rubicon and they will have to suffer the consequences of their idiocy and we will have to suffer right along side of them– America is done … there is no bringing it back … it is a cultural revolution and is solidly in the hands of evil…and in the space of the next couple of years we will be totally, irrevocably and forever in the hands of the oppressive titans of tyranny and that is all there is to it.
There is not much that people can do to change things when they are in concentration camps. Why not face facts and write us a post about the fact that there are already 3,000 concentration camps and 5,000 more in the planning stage…and answer the question, “since that is far more than is ever going to be needed to handle the immigration problems, who are those extra facilities intended for?” Then tell me, if you can, “Oh those are for anyone who disagrees with the government.”
And then, when you are done reading these comments, know and understand that my statements are intentionally paranoid and that America has enough inborn checks and balances to insure the continuity of our democracy and that there is nothing to worry about and that the administration is doing all it can to make the positive changes necessary to insure our freedoms and to insure the growth and success of our Nation ..and that we were on the edge of a democratic breakdown and that all that is taking place now is not to harm us but to help us and we need nothing more than a little actual understanding of the course of events and to have faith in The American Spirit and in those we have elected to watch out for our best interests …We need to support and pray for our President and all those in Congress to strengthen them and to encourage them and to help them as they set us back onto the course intended by the Framers of our Constitution and to go ahead and enjoy our lives and stop complaining about things that we, as lay people, can never completely know or understand.
There is plenty they can do but will they grow a set and do it? chuq
I do not accept that premise……chuq
I think if we look at this nonsense and accept the fact that Trump is a looney surrounded by handlers (who seem to be having a WONDERFUL time), then waving the flag and suggesting ‘prayers and checks and balances” is very close to silly. We are far beyond the prayers and support, when what is actually needed is a garden hose turned to ‘needle spray”…I seriously doubt that a gentle nudge of encouragement and a reminder about the constitution is going to get much attention. We did not elect this dude for our best interests, we elected him because he was rich. “all that is taking place” is carefully orchestrated to watch out for TRUMP’S best interests, and to hell with the rest of us.
Judy too many do not see the damage he is doing or they just do not care…..either is truly sad and pathetic. chuq
Judy … your last seven words say it all.
Well stated, chuq.
TY chuq
Excellent, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanx…..chuq
I won’t live, probably, to see the fallout of all this, and frankly Im cool with that. How sad. How fucking sad this is.
I am getting old and will probably crap out before we succeed……chuq
“Not the only leader, of course, but one of the many leaders. I want to move this country. I want to save this democracy. I want to bring this country back to sanity. And I will do that. I swear to you today, and I promise you today, I will be right up front.”
Ron Kovic (Born on the Fourth of July 1946), April 2026
Good for you and we need more people that feel as you do…..chuq