I am addressing this to the Republicans in the House and senate, and I do so respectfully.
In the opinion of the majority of Americans Donald Trump has damaged his credibility to the point he cannot be an effective leader. His constant Twitter rants and lies can no longer be ignored or written off as just a byproduct of his personality. The Office of President of the United States was created by our founding fathers to have the power of leading a government "for the people, by the people" in an orderly reliable manner. A key to this is maintaining trust, not just that of the Congress but of the American people. Except for a small group, and part of that group being made up of racists, we the people have no trust in Donald Trump as President of the United States.
Setting aside the possibility, which is increasing daily, that he colluded with a hostile entity, Russia, to gain the Office of President, there are other reasons to say he has lost credibility to lead.
Donald Trump has attacked a core principle of America specifically set out by the constitution, free speech and Freedom of the press. He has maligned every news outlet that runs anything he may see as criticism. Real News has been dismissed as fake. People speaking on issues with an opinion different from those of Donald Trump have been personally attacked by him using twitter. This is not how a president should act, this is how a dictator acts.
With the firing of James Comey as the director of the FBI and the subsequent threats made to Mr. Comey, Donald Trump has turned the Office of President into that of a thug dictator. The subsequent shift in reasons for firing has shown that not just he, but those in his administration, will lie in such away it muddies the waters to the point it is hard to determine where the truth lies.
The contempt he has shown are close allies and his praise of dictators hostile to democracy brings into question what Donald Trump's vision for America truly is. A president who lies repeatedly, embraces autocratic rule, and threatens his political opponents with arrest and former government officials with the same, is contrary to what the founding fathers intended when they created the Office of President. What is further troubling are comments made that the Constitution doesn't work properly and may need to be changed regarding freedom of the press, speech and the workings of congress. Added with Donald Trump's comments of dissolving the ninth circuit court, it is apparent he has nothing but contempt for the oath he gave when taking office. He does not intend to preserve, protect, nor defend the Constitution, in fact he has begun an attack on it.
Donald Trump's has no credibility left with the majority of Americans, congress, and world leaders. This makes it impossible for him to govern and to represent American interests on the World Stage.
Donald Trump used the slogan "Make America Great Again" he is doing the exact opposite. America is more than just her people, it is the constitution that guarantees freedom for her people and without it there will be no America. How can you make something great again if it ceases to exist? You cannot, and Donald Trump's attack on our constitution and his loss of credibility threaten the existence of what he claims to want to make Great again. I ask you for the sake of the Republic, her people, and for democracy to use the Constitution, the very instrument he intends on destroying, to Remove Donald Trump from office and save our country.
Sincerely,
Charles Parmele
God Bless America
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Friday, May 12, 2017
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Trump is violating or planning to violate his oath of office.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
The above sounds familiar, right? It should because all Presidents up to and including Donald Trump have been required to take the oath on assuming athe Office of President of the United States of America. Trump did, didn't he? I don't know because that was the day I tried to induce a four year coma. It did not work. Anyway, you will not that these words say that the President will to the best of his ability, preserve the constitution, protect the constitution, and defend the constitution. The founding fathers meant the whole of the Constitution and not just pick and choose the ones you like. Now the Constitution is not perfect so they allowed for the amending of the constitution when required which we have done over the years. One of those Amendments was not thought out to well and was repealed by a later one. (The 19th repealed by the twenty first) But let us focus on the constitution and the first ten amendments commonly called "The Bill of Rights."
When it comes down to determining if a law or court decision is in keeping with the Constitution, the Bill of Rights is normally what is used as the determining factor unless outlined in the Constitution itself. For over 200 hundred years it hasn't failed this country, in fact it help right wrongs done to many by the government. Now the document that we value most is under attack by a man sworn to protect it. A man who wants to change the way congress, the judiciary, and the executive branch operate because he cannot work within the Constitution because of his ignorance and personal beliefs.
Our system was designed by our founding fathers with a set of checks and balances to ensure the government does not turn into some tyrannical state dominated by one branch. (Sorry second amendment people, the intent of the second amendment was to prevent invasion. The rest of the constitution and amendments are there to prevent a tyrannical dictator from taking over.) Now after 44 other presidents who have taken the oath we have one who wants to weaken both the legislative and judiciary while strengthen the executive branch. How is this in keeping in with the presidential oath of office? No, he is definitely not trying to preserve the constitution, he wants to gut it. His administration openly attacks the the first amendment, every aspect of it. He definitely is not defending the constitution. Now ask yourself with the evidence we have seen so far, is Trump violating his oath of office?
The above sounds familiar, right? It should because all Presidents up to and including Donald Trump have been required to take the oath on assuming athe Office of President of the United States of America. Trump did, didn't he? I don't know because that was the day I tried to induce a four year coma. It did not work. Anyway, you will not that these words say that the President will to the best of his ability, preserve the constitution, protect the constitution, and defend the constitution. The founding fathers meant the whole of the Constitution and not just pick and choose the ones you like. Now the Constitution is not perfect so they allowed for the amending of the constitution when required which we have done over the years. One of those Amendments was not thought out to well and was repealed by a later one. (The 19th repealed by the twenty first) But let us focus on the constitution and the first ten amendments commonly called "The Bill of Rights."
When it comes down to determining if a law or court decision is in keeping with the Constitution, the Bill of Rights is normally what is used as the determining factor unless outlined in the Constitution itself. For over 200 hundred years it hasn't failed this country, in fact it help right wrongs done to many by the government. Now the document that we value most is under attack by a man sworn to protect it. A man who wants to change the way congress, the judiciary, and the executive branch operate because he cannot work within the Constitution because of his ignorance and personal beliefs.
Our system was designed by our founding fathers with a set of checks and balances to ensure the government does not turn into some tyrannical state dominated by one branch. (Sorry second amendment people, the intent of the second amendment was to prevent invasion. The rest of the constitution and amendments are there to prevent a tyrannical dictator from taking over.) Now after 44 other presidents who have taken the oath we have one who wants to weaken both the legislative and judiciary while strengthen the executive branch. How is this in keeping in with the presidential oath of office? No, he is definitely not trying to preserve the constitution, he wants to gut it. His administration openly attacks the the first amendment, every aspect of it. He definitely is not defending the constitution. Now ask yourself with the evidence we have seen so far, is Trump violating his oath of office?
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