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Trump is Already a Dictator, Right Now! [1]

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Date: 2025-02-12

He is ignoring the law, the constitution and court orders. He has taken all the power of the government into the executive. He is cutting funds already approved by congress and eleminating whole departments. Who is going to stop him? The “Justice” Department? It is already controlled by his sycophants, as well as the FBI. Some say that the courts can stop him. They can hold him in civil or criminal contempt. In civil contempt he can be fined. Big deal, he’s a billionaire, that is if he would even pay the fine. He can be held in criminal contempt. Do you really think that federal marshalls could arrest him? Even so, he would still be president. So, go after his minions in the government. He would simply pardon them, or even himself. The 2026 elections you say? Do you really think after two years of Trump dictatorship he would allow free and fair elections? Still there is a bit of hope there. If it weren’t for millions of voters being denied their right to vote through voter suppression and outright intimidation, Kamala Harris would be in the White House right now. So that means that we have to go after Republican voters in red states. They will be counting on them to vote Republican and won’t be using their voter suppression tactics there. Let’s surprise them. I’m sure there are lots of people in those states that voted for Trump and Republicans who are shocked at what is happening. They not only are not getting the things Trump promised, not only are they going to suffer disproportionately due to his policies, but most of them certainly did not vote for dictatorship. In order to take back Congress, we will have to rely at least somewhat on Republicans changing sides. The Democrats have to spend money to let those people know what’s really going on.

And that leads into the second part of my screed. The only way to stop Trump is impeachment AND removal from office. Impossible you say? When Sam Ervin (Dixiecrat who voted against the Civil Rights Act) started the Senate hearings on Nixon’s crimes, the majority of Republicans were dead set against impeaching him. They controlled Congress. But by the end of the hearings, they changed their minds. Lead by arch conservative, Barry Goldwater, they (Republicans) convinced Nixon to resign or be removed from office. And what Trump is doing is a thousand times worse than Nixon.

In fact, if you think about it, many times when our republic was on the edge, Republicans came through and saved it. First off, Lincoln lead the war that ended slavery. Yes, they betrayed the cause after the war and allowed Jim Crow. But eighty some years later, it was Republican votes that passed the Civil Right Act. Many Democrats were “Dixiecrats” at that time and supported Jim Crow. The House vote was 290 to 130 in favor. The Democrats’ vote was 152 (61%) to 96 (39%) while Republican vote was 138 (80%) to 34 (20%). The no vote was 74% Democrat. The Democratic supermajority in the Senate divided their vote 46 (69%) for and 21 (31%) against. The Republicans’ vote was 27 for (82%) and 6 against (18%). So, 78% of Democrats voted no. The 74-day filibuster was led by the Southern Democrats, who almost all voted against the act. The Republicans actually voted in a larger proportion for the Act than the Democrats did! The Act could not have been passed without them. Then we have Republican president Ike Eisenhower sending troops to the south to desegregate schools. And of course, hundreds of thousands of Republican soldiers dying in wars to protect our republic.

Yes, the Republican party is much more corrupt and compromised today than in the past, but we have to remind Republicans of their past and ask them to honor their party’s best traditions and congressmembers must honor the oath they took to uphold and defend the constitution. Also, the Republicans in congress are not going to like having their power taken away and becoming nothing but a powerless farce.

So please, talk to your Republican friends, write to congress, especially Republicans, and make these points. We CAN impeach and remove the dictator. We have no choice.

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