While most of my attention has been to city politics, a ghastly trend has been continuing on the national level. Not only is the federal government ignoring congress and the will of the people, they are creating expensive problems for us to solve. The advertising of free medical care and free legal service to those in Central America who illegally cross the border is so far out there that it rivals the Twilight Zone for "off the wall" plots.
Can it be that the president loathes Americans so much that he is compelled to destroy everything American? I have seen scandals and wrongdoing in high places, but nothing to compare with the scale of this. It is apocalyptic in its scale. One dictator telling congress that they are insignificant, and he will govern without them. That is not democracy.
Other attacks are equally egregious. Our tax supported agencies are being used to attack us. The IRS is used to keep political opponents in check and to stop free speech. The ATF is used to suppress 2nd amendment rights through invasive attacks on individuals and businesses. The EPA is used to prevent use of coal which is our main source of electrical generation. This same EPA is proposing elimination of all wood burning heaters. There is also a push by this agency to control all water rights. The BLM is used to control land even if it means keeping cattle from getting water. The Bundy Ranch stand off comes to mind. The office of Eric Holder is protecting administration officials from prosecution while promoting outrageous lawsuits against ordinary law-abiding citizens. Thanks to him we must not refuse to take pictures or bake cakes for any reason. The DHS is protecting illegals from our laws and threatening our citizens who protest their lawless intrusions.
It is almost overwhelming to think that we have fallen to this point in so little time. Hopefully, there are people in all political parties who can agree on the preservation of our country and the freedoms for which we have paid such a high price.
Each day brings new attacks on basic freedoms. We must be diligent and demand responsibility from our representatives in government. Surely we deserve more help than we are getting from Congress. A large number of congressmen are lawyers. They can pretend to be helpless against the executive branch, but I'm not buying it.
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