So much going on around the Stoa these days. Fraud, abuse, scandal and lies; and that's just Congress. China has unleashed yet another disease upon the world and the CCP is flexing its tendrils all around the world.
When I was a child it seemed that Taiwan was its own country...of course. Then there was the gradual normalization of China and its readmission into the Brotherhood of Nations. They demanded that Taiwan remember its place in China's world. It was a rogue, a break-away province; a bit of unfinished business that they will get to sooner or later. The WHO, the United Nations, and the WTO all bent the knee and called Taiwan anything but a country.
However, the way I see it, Taiwan is the modern incarnation of China. China brags about a 5,000 year cultural heritage, however it was not always run by the Han, or the Chin, or the Mongols...the Ming, the Tang, or even the Chinese Republic in the early 20th Century. It has collapsed, reformed, collapsed and fallen apart so many times it would take a lot of research just to count them up. If one were to draw a line from the deposition of the last Emperor through to today, then the only truly legitimate government is the one that is functioning on Taiwan. Full stop.
The Chinese Communists fought both the Japanese and the central government throughout the 1930's and World War II. They finally succeeded in driving the last elected government into retreat onto the island of Formosa. The Chinese government stacked the sand bags high and manned the defenses, waiting for the inevitable Communist assault. Since 1949 the Taiwanese have been isolated and marginalized by the usurpers on the mainland. The CCP will attack Taiwan someday. No doubt at all. They will snuff out the last legitimate vestige of modern China. China will go on, as China has gone on for millennia. Different leaders, governments, and geographic boundaries. Hundreds of millions have died in the last century and nations like Tibet have been destroyed and forcibly integrated into the Han culture.
One can only hope that the CCP will fall sooner rather than later and that its collapse and paroxysmal death spasms will not bring down other parts of the world with them.
So, to bring this full circle: Taiwan is the only legitimate, modern iteration of China. Its a plain and simple truth.
Not my normal fare, but its better than all the insanity and China bashing currently underway around the world.
So, next time, I'm sure I'll have something else to rant about.
Live well.
Zavost
Friday, May 15, 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Romney: Petty or Predictive?
Spending my hours upon the Stoa, I am permitted quiet time to reflect on things that would be heretical to most. Question everything, as Thomas Jefferson once said. I am still more than a little ashamed that I supported Romney in 2012. I had my misgivings about him at the time, just as I had with Trump during his 2016 run for the presidency. However, whereas Trump has totally proven that he has the mettle to lead, Romney has shown himself to be a petty pretty-boy, unwilling to place his own feelings beneath the requirements of duty and honor.
Or has he...
It is easy to fall into the infinite mirrors of thought and counter-thought, the endless lands of, "What-if". I may certainly be giving too much credit to Senator Romney here, but lets play out this little heretical thought of mine. Romney makes his run for the office in 2012, and plays by the rules largely laid out to him by his Democratic opponents, i.e. the DNC, the Big Media, and the other Hydra-like arms of Progressivism. Of course he lost... One does not win battles when one allows the enemy to set the battlefield. He got a "full-in-the-face" dose of reality at that time as to how not just his country, but how the world works. He glimpsed, at that time, the entirety of the Dragon and not just the seemingly disconnected bits. I believe he learned from that. Despite his overt religiosity and his, "well known" aversion to all things sinful; I believe that he was cowed by what he saw and felt and that it broke his life-long illusions of the underpinnings of life.
I believe that he sees Trump and the resurgent patriotism of the United States as a temporary setback in the relentless advance of global progressivism. Like all baser humanity, he wants to position himself, his family, and his descendants on the winning team. Being the lone GOP Senator to vote in the affirmative for removal he establishes his bona fides with the establishment Progressives. I'm sure he is aware that the love and adoration that Pelosi, Schumer, et. al. are showering on him will be as transitory for him as it was for the late Senator McCain. In the end, though, he will never be one of them despite his professions of loyalty...not after stabbing a President in the back who actually stumped for his election to a Senate seat from Utah. You can not trust a traitor, even one of your own cultivation.
In the short term, President Trump will punish those he can reach and de-fang those who he can't get a solid grip on. I hope and pray that the President can navigate the currents and position the country to survive the next few administrations without him, much as President Reagan did, though H.W. Bush was not anywhere near the quality of Reagan or Trump. Lets hope Pence can be that man.
Live well all and keep in a supply of popcorn. The Dems will not stop, even if Trump gets another 4 years. They just...won't...stop.
Zavost
Or has he...
It is easy to fall into the infinite mirrors of thought and counter-thought, the endless lands of, "What-if". I may certainly be giving too much credit to Senator Romney here, but lets play out this little heretical thought of mine. Romney makes his run for the office in 2012, and plays by the rules largely laid out to him by his Democratic opponents, i.e. the DNC, the Big Media, and the other Hydra-like arms of Progressivism. Of course he lost... One does not win battles when one allows the enemy to set the battlefield. He got a "full-in-the-face" dose of reality at that time as to how not just his country, but how the world works. He glimpsed, at that time, the entirety of the Dragon and not just the seemingly disconnected bits. I believe he learned from that. Despite his overt religiosity and his, "well known" aversion to all things sinful; I believe that he was cowed by what he saw and felt and that it broke his life-long illusions of the underpinnings of life.
I believe that he sees Trump and the resurgent patriotism of the United States as a temporary setback in the relentless advance of global progressivism. Like all baser humanity, he wants to position himself, his family, and his descendants on the winning team. Being the lone GOP Senator to vote in the affirmative for removal he establishes his bona fides with the establishment Progressives. I'm sure he is aware that the love and adoration that Pelosi, Schumer, et. al. are showering on him will be as transitory for him as it was for the late Senator McCain. In the end, though, he will never be one of them despite his professions of loyalty...not after stabbing a President in the back who actually stumped for his election to a Senate seat from Utah. You can not trust a traitor, even one of your own cultivation.
In the short term, President Trump will punish those he can reach and de-fang those who he can't get a solid grip on. I hope and pray that the President can navigate the currents and position the country to survive the next few administrations without him, much as President Reagan did, though H.W. Bush was not anywhere near the quality of Reagan or Trump. Lets hope Pence can be that man.
Live well all and keep in a supply of popcorn. The Dems will not stop, even if Trump gets another 4 years. They just...won't...stop.
Zavost
Monday, January 27, 2020
Sedition
From atop the Stoa tonight I continue to stare at the ongoing, openly seditious actions of the Democrats/Progressives/Transnationals in the Senate trial and Progressive media establishment.
To borrow from others greater than me all I can keep thinking is, "Never has so much been said, for so long about so little." So many words. So much repetition. Endless droning. Stop already. To borrow again, "If you can not explain something complex in simple terms then you obviously don't understand what you are trying to explain." They took all their allotted hours to make their case. Despite the effusion of words I still can not find a case here. Without yacking endlessly about stuff that is already on TV, I have to say that these people are utterly without shame. Naked, brazen power grab. As my kids would say - butt-hurt. Dropping Salt. Letting the tears flow. Tear harvesting. The Progressives simply can not accept that they lost, are not in power, and must wait their turn again.
The only serious problem with all this is that by distorting the Constitution and trying to elevate policy disagreements with the Democrats to a High Crime (impeachable offence) then you distort and destroy everything our men and women have fought and died for over centuries.
Just stop it. Stop. For the good of everyone, just stop it.
If Trump were a vindictive man he'd go after them with the same energy that they have come after him. Dozens, if not hundreds would be going to jail. He'd be right up there with Turkey's President-For-Life. The Democrats and Progressives dug into our permanent, non-elected government had better pray to a God they don't believe in that Trump is more forgiving and understanding then they.
Live well everyone.
Zavost
To borrow from others greater than me all I can keep thinking is, "Never has so much been said, for so long about so little." So many words. So much repetition. Endless droning. Stop already. To borrow again, "If you can not explain something complex in simple terms then you obviously don't understand what you are trying to explain." They took all their allotted hours to make their case. Despite the effusion of words I still can not find a case here. Without yacking endlessly about stuff that is already on TV, I have to say that these people are utterly without shame. Naked, brazen power grab. As my kids would say - butt-hurt. Dropping Salt. Letting the tears flow. Tear harvesting. The Progressives simply can not accept that they lost, are not in power, and must wait their turn again.
The only serious problem with all this is that by distorting the Constitution and trying to elevate policy disagreements with the Democrats to a High Crime (impeachable offence) then you distort and destroy everything our men and women have fought and died for over centuries.
Just stop it. Stop. For the good of everyone, just stop it.
If Trump were a vindictive man he'd go after them with the same energy that they have come after him. Dozens, if not hundreds would be going to jail. He'd be right up there with Turkey's President-For-Life. The Democrats and Progressives dug into our permanent, non-elected government had better pray to a God they don't believe in that Trump is more forgiving and understanding then they.
Live well everyone.
Zavost
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Defending the Indefensible
On the Stoa tonight, I sit in the drizzle and look into the dark and mull over recent events. A lot has happened these past weeks. Some of it was inspiring and hopeful, but some of it was farcical and cringe worthy.
A Soviet-style House of Representatives "investigation" and gas-lighted false urgency assault has lead to ridiculous Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. Politicians who took an oath to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States of America have behaved in a totally embarrassing and selfish manner. I don't know how they can look at themselves in the mirror.
A monster has been put down in Iraq, a monster responsible for hundreds, if not thousands of injuries and deaths to our soldiers on mission. The Progressives have made it clear that they are mourning the passing of this butcher. They again think they can deny the President the right to fulfill his responsibilities by setting our foreign policy. The same people who stood by in silence as President Obama shipped crates of cash to terrorists howl like bereaved widows when President Trump eliminates a blood soaked terrorist. The Progressives on the TV show, "The View" actually clapped and cheered a white supremacist because he no longer likes President Trump. Is there anyone on that show that sees the irony of all this? Has anyone there even thought about that for even a moment?
I love what is called, "The long dark tea-time of the Soul". It is a time of quiet contemplation, a time with no distraction, a time of total truth with one's self. The Transnational Progressives in this country and around the world are clearly working on their own agendas. These people clearly know what they are doing and are absolutely unfazed with the logical contradictions of both their actions and their policies.
The Governor of California signs a bill making all animal shelters in the State "no-kill" shelters. The consequences of this bill will be obvious and quite predictable. However, the State also has abortion on demand for humans, up to the actual birth of the child. The Governor is not intellectually deficient, so he must be able to recognize the road he has set himself upon.
The Governor of Virginia is absolutely forcing a violent confrontation over the citizen's Second Amendment rights. He is also setting up the perfect false flag tragedy with how they are corralling the crowds. I pray that there is no violence, but it almost seems as if the Governor is seeking violence.
All of these people in positions of power and authority took an oath that they ignore. They see a reality that they deny. They do what they want to do without any regard or respect for law, for tradition, or harm their actions will cause. There must be a larger scheme at play here. There are gears turning. One can hear them creaking and groaning if one listens. Many, if not most of the major events currently going on around the world are intentionally engineered. From mass migrations to protests in France. From Hong Kong to Presidential Impeachments, there is a motive behind it all. There is nothing "Tin Foil Hat" here. Despite a complicit media the events are too large and the Internet is still able to deliver useful information if one knows where to look.
Pelosi, Nadler, Obama, Comey et. al. make me ill. They are an embarrassment. They are unworthy. They are found lacking by the spirits of those that have come before.
I love sitting on the Stoa in the dark, especially on cold, rainy nights. It is just me and my thoughts. No place to hide and no lies. Only the truth will do. I must remain observant. I must stand vigil upon my Stoa. There is a lot going on and much of it is purposeful and NOT meant to benefit me or those I love. We must discern the outlines of this and support those that are brave enough to face down the evil that is attempting to engulf us.
Live well and stand strong.
Zavost
A Soviet-style House of Representatives "investigation" and gas-lighted false urgency assault has lead to ridiculous Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. Politicians who took an oath to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States of America have behaved in a totally embarrassing and selfish manner. I don't know how they can look at themselves in the mirror.
A monster has been put down in Iraq, a monster responsible for hundreds, if not thousands of injuries and deaths to our soldiers on mission. The Progressives have made it clear that they are mourning the passing of this butcher. They again think they can deny the President the right to fulfill his responsibilities by setting our foreign policy. The same people who stood by in silence as President Obama shipped crates of cash to terrorists howl like bereaved widows when President Trump eliminates a blood soaked terrorist. The Progressives on the TV show, "The View" actually clapped and cheered a white supremacist because he no longer likes President Trump. Is there anyone on that show that sees the irony of all this? Has anyone there even thought about that for even a moment?
I love what is called, "The long dark tea-time of the Soul". It is a time of quiet contemplation, a time with no distraction, a time of total truth with one's self. The Transnational Progressives in this country and around the world are clearly working on their own agendas. These people clearly know what they are doing and are absolutely unfazed with the logical contradictions of both their actions and their policies.
The Governor of California signs a bill making all animal shelters in the State "no-kill" shelters. The consequences of this bill will be obvious and quite predictable. However, the State also has abortion on demand for humans, up to the actual birth of the child. The Governor is not intellectually deficient, so he must be able to recognize the road he has set himself upon.
The Governor of Virginia is absolutely forcing a violent confrontation over the citizen's Second Amendment rights. He is also setting up the perfect false flag tragedy with how they are corralling the crowds. I pray that there is no violence, but it almost seems as if the Governor is seeking violence.
All of these people in positions of power and authority took an oath that they ignore. They see a reality that they deny. They do what they want to do without any regard or respect for law, for tradition, or harm their actions will cause. There must be a larger scheme at play here. There are gears turning. One can hear them creaking and groaning if one listens. Many, if not most of the major events currently going on around the world are intentionally engineered. From mass migrations to protests in France. From Hong Kong to Presidential Impeachments, there is a motive behind it all. There is nothing "Tin Foil Hat" here. Despite a complicit media the events are too large and the Internet is still able to deliver useful information if one knows where to look.
Pelosi, Nadler, Obama, Comey et. al. make me ill. They are an embarrassment. They are unworthy. They are found lacking by the spirits of those that have come before.
I love sitting on the Stoa in the dark, especially on cold, rainy nights. It is just me and my thoughts. No place to hide and no lies. Only the truth will do. I must remain observant. I must stand vigil upon my Stoa. There is a lot going on and much of it is purposeful and NOT meant to benefit me or those I love. We must discern the outlines of this and support those that are brave enough to face down the evil that is attempting to engulf us.
Live well and stand strong.
Zavost
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Christianity is not Socialism
From atop the Stoa this Christmas night, I wonder how it is that even incredibly educated individuals can display and express fantastic ignorance about Catholicism, Christianity, and the teachings of Jesus. This group I chat with says the most curious things sometimes.
The discussion group prefers to remain in anonymity, so I will endeavor to not give them away (lol). Some snippets:
Pope Francis is an open border Marxist. Well, he sure sounds that way to me. Though it must be pointed out that getting a Vatican Passport is harder today then it was for a Centurion to get a date with a Vestal Virgin in 100 BC. I also notice tall walls and a Swiss security detail with machine guns around his home. Yes, there does appear to be some hypocrisy at play here.
The Meek shall inherit the Earth. Benny Hill had a wonderfully intuitive response for that one...they shall inherit the Earth only when the rich and powerful are done with it. I don't know if that originates with him, but he is the first one from which I heard it. However, as I understand it, the ancient connotation of, "Meek" was not the docile milksop that we think of today. Instead they were understood to be strong, yet restrained; armed, but responsible. They were the ones who always seemed to have to pick up the pieces after the latest warlord rampaged through their lands. I believe they may be called, "The Silent Majority" in today's America.
Christians must love unconditionally. Christians will forgive, for only an individual, in their own heart, can forgive another. It is not the same as love. Christians recognize the divine spark of our creator in everything. Every person they meet, no matter how tainted, twisted or cruel they may be is a portion of the divine. One can love a person that shows you only hate, but that does not mean that you allow them to bury a dagger in your chest or the chest of one you love. Evil must be confronted and defeated. The vast majority of our soldiers in WWII did not hate the Germans, but they were determined to end their evil plans. No hate required, just the cause of the righteous.
Jesus says to give away everything you own to the poor and live among them. I think people really misunderstand or cherry pick various teachings out of context. If I recall my youthful catechism classes he asked his apostles to so this, not the people at large. Cuz reasons too involved to get into here...but I digress. Imagine if Ebeneezer Scrooge had given away every shilling he had in his safe and simply gave all his rented properties away to those who occupied them ... He would be unable to help anyone next year, and the people who now own those properties are now responsible for the maintenance, upkeep, and taxes on the property and the structures. How many of them will lose the property and end up in debtors' prison? Kindness must be responsible. Jesus did not want Israel to become Zimbabwe.
Jesus kicked over the moneylender's table not because he was against loaning people money, but he was, however, against usury.
Jesus was not a pacifist...sometimes his messengers came armed with swords. Just look at some old statues of St. Michael the Archangel. When he showed up to speak to you it certainly wasn't going to be about the weather.
Please don't lose touch with the foundational principles of whatever religion you practice. Don't let modern culture pollute your belief system retroactively.
Jesus was not a Marxist. He was a free market kind of guy. No other economic model provides a win-win transactional structure...but that is another posting.
It is late and I wish to spend this time being with the ones I love.
Live well. Trust in God. Believe in Jesus. Love everyone.
Zavost
The discussion group prefers to remain in anonymity, so I will endeavor to not give them away (lol). Some snippets:
Pope Francis is an open border Marxist. Well, he sure sounds that way to me. Though it must be pointed out that getting a Vatican Passport is harder today then it was for a Centurion to get a date with a Vestal Virgin in 100 BC. I also notice tall walls and a Swiss security detail with machine guns around his home. Yes, there does appear to be some hypocrisy at play here.
The Meek shall inherit the Earth. Benny Hill had a wonderfully intuitive response for that one...they shall inherit the Earth only when the rich and powerful are done with it. I don't know if that originates with him, but he is the first one from which I heard it. However, as I understand it, the ancient connotation of, "Meek" was not the docile milksop that we think of today. Instead they were understood to be strong, yet restrained; armed, but responsible. They were the ones who always seemed to have to pick up the pieces after the latest warlord rampaged through their lands. I believe they may be called, "The Silent Majority" in today's America.
Christians must love unconditionally. Christians will forgive, for only an individual, in their own heart, can forgive another. It is not the same as love. Christians recognize the divine spark of our creator in everything. Every person they meet, no matter how tainted, twisted or cruel they may be is a portion of the divine. One can love a person that shows you only hate, but that does not mean that you allow them to bury a dagger in your chest or the chest of one you love. Evil must be confronted and defeated. The vast majority of our soldiers in WWII did not hate the Germans, but they were determined to end their evil plans. No hate required, just the cause of the righteous.
Jesus says to give away everything you own to the poor and live among them. I think people really misunderstand or cherry pick various teachings out of context. If I recall my youthful catechism classes he asked his apostles to so this, not the people at large. Cuz reasons too involved to get into here...but I digress. Imagine if Ebeneezer Scrooge had given away every shilling he had in his safe and simply gave all his rented properties away to those who occupied them ... He would be unable to help anyone next year, and the people who now own those properties are now responsible for the maintenance, upkeep, and taxes on the property and the structures. How many of them will lose the property and end up in debtors' prison? Kindness must be responsible. Jesus did not want Israel to become Zimbabwe.
Jesus kicked over the moneylender's table not because he was against loaning people money, but he was, however, against usury.
Jesus was not a pacifist...sometimes his messengers came armed with swords. Just look at some old statues of St. Michael the Archangel. When he showed up to speak to you it certainly wasn't going to be about the weather.
Please don't lose touch with the foundational principles of whatever religion you practice. Don't let modern culture pollute your belief system retroactively.
Jesus was not a Marxist. He was a free market kind of guy. No other economic model provides a win-win transactional structure...but that is another posting.
It is late and I wish to spend this time being with the ones I love.
Live well. Trust in God. Believe in Jesus. Love everyone.
Zavost
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Redefining Impeachment
From atop the Stoa this night I slowly shake my head in somber disbelief. Did this just happen? Did the leaders and the powers that be in the Democrat Media Complex just ramrod this...hell, words escape me at the moment...
This was the United States of America. A constitutionally provided Federal Republic. What these partisan World Citizen Trans-national Progressives have done is nothing short of absurd.
Impeachment is a serious, sober business. They have been trying to impeach Trump since before he was even inaugurated. His impeachment has been a moving target that has ranged far and wide from colluding with Russians (negated by a multi-year, $30+ million investigation), to obstructing said non-crime, to doing what prior presidents have done, to calling Ukrainian Presidents, to following a treaty signed in 1999 by President Clinton. Utter insanity. Ridiculous, actually.
I must be one of the very few people outside of Government to have actually read both Articles of Impeachment. I had to read them several times to force down the bile and disbelief that washed over me time and time again. It is absolutely filled with personal, subjective accusations and sprawling juvenile sophomoric whining. There are no actual crimes listed in there. Not even a misdemeanor. Has the threshold for impeachment been redefined downward? Does this end when the Senate either acquits or dismisses the case? I seriously doubt it...very much. They will do what one does when you miss with every shot...you lead the target and keep shooting. I'm certain that they will simply roll onto another item, another scandal, another phone call or another lame Deep State holdover trying to take out the King again.
The old adage about a Grand Jury being able indite a ham sandwich has now morphed into Congress being able to Impeach one. Good God this ridiculous. I am so incredibly embarrassed for my country. This is such an absurdity. The markets are giving this a big yawn, though I am still shaking my head over this.
Live well...and read the articles of Impeachment. Educate yourself.
--Zavost
This was the United States of America. A constitutionally provided Federal Republic. What these partisan World Citizen Trans-national Progressives have done is nothing short of absurd.
Impeachment is a serious, sober business. They have been trying to impeach Trump since before he was even inaugurated. His impeachment has been a moving target that has ranged far and wide from colluding with Russians (negated by a multi-year, $30+ million investigation), to obstructing said non-crime, to doing what prior presidents have done, to calling Ukrainian Presidents, to following a treaty signed in 1999 by President Clinton. Utter insanity. Ridiculous, actually.
I must be one of the very few people outside of Government to have actually read both Articles of Impeachment. I had to read them several times to force down the bile and disbelief that washed over me time and time again. It is absolutely filled with personal, subjective accusations and sprawling juvenile sophomoric whining. There are no actual crimes listed in there. Not even a misdemeanor. Has the threshold for impeachment been redefined downward? Does this end when the Senate either acquits or dismisses the case? I seriously doubt it...very much. They will do what one does when you miss with every shot...you lead the target and keep shooting. I'm certain that they will simply roll onto another item, another scandal, another phone call or another lame Deep State holdover trying to take out the King again.
The old adage about a Grand Jury being able indite a ham sandwich has now morphed into Congress being able to Impeach one. Good God this ridiculous. I am so incredibly embarrassed for my country. This is such an absurdity. The markets are giving this a big yawn, though I am still shaking my head over this.
Live well...and read the articles of Impeachment. Educate yourself.
--Zavost
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Do you know what you've done?
Words mean things. Why else use them?
There are even lots of rules in grammar to aid one in using each word appropriately for the intent of both the communicator and the intended recipient. Nuance, I believe to be the appropriate word.
In relation to the utter tragedy taking place on Capitol Hill these days, I have more than a few words I would like to discuss with the, "Powers that be".
I would like to assume that the elected officials, who supposedly stand in for the voting block, representing constituents in our Federal Republic, have read and understand both the words and the meaning behind the Constitution of the United States of America? Not this so-called, "Living Document", but the one drafted by the Founding Fathers. That document had the ability to be amended, to evolve with the changing times, but it did not make it by any stretch of the Progressive imagination to be, "Living", i.e. whatever we want it to say, when we want it to say it.
So, assuming that, I have to ask myself, Do you all (collectively) know what you've done? Did you intend to vastly over reach your job description or did you do it, blinded by party politics? This, to me, would be the difference between a malicious attack on the Constitution and an ignorant one. By Constitution, I mean the, "We The People" part of it.
Do you know what, "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" means? Bribery? How about extortion or trading in influence? Does the President's veto power really mean that he is obstructing the will of Congress or is he performing his duties as President to prevent bad legislation from becoming law (according to his opinion). Is it Obstruction for him not to turn over records that you demand from him? Or to force testimony from his staff (remember, everyone working in the Executive Branch works for him). No. Remember, there are three branches to our government, supposedly co-equal with defined responsibilities. Can the President demand the meeting minutes behind a committee closed door session? No, he can't. If you want it, you'd better make your case to the third branch of government, the Judiciary. It had better be a good case, too.
This rabid assault on a duly elected President is unseemly. It is reckless. It is, perhaps, a precedent.
If a party that is anti-Constitutionalist (I'm looking at you Democrats) makes a rabid assault on a President they can not abide by, and fails, it just means that they will re-group and try another tact until they get what they want, be it in the press, public opinion, courts, or mob violence. History is full of this. Traditions get ignored, laws and rules get watered down. Chaos is always close behind.
How does a law get watered down? Well, when it applies to one, but not another individual in society. Usually predicated on that person's position in society. Examples you say? How about Roger Stone? This guy goes to jail, likely for the rest of his natural lifetime, because he was caught in a procedural lie that had absolutely nothing to do with the case against the President simply because he was an ally of the President. The ex-CIA Director, a fellow named Brennan, sits down in front of Congress, is placed under Oath to tell the whole truth, and then proceeds to tell one lie after another as documented in the Inspector General's report. Straight up lied. No apologies or nuance, just flat out lied. I have to note that the man is not only free this day, but completely un-indited for his lies. In fact, the man is making money from CNN as a consultant and contributor. Apparently, Mr. Brennan's position in society permits him to lie to Congress and get away with it, while Mr. Stone goes to jail for giving a different answer to question #38 that was asked several different ways over several different interviews. I guess that is how it works in today's America.
Does Schiff, Nadler, and Pelosi et. al. really understand what they are wreaking upon our Federal Republic? The precedent they are unlocking? This is a double edged sword here. What happens if another President as unpalatable to many Americans such as Obama gets elected in the future? Is the other side going to sit back and say, "Oh, we'll get another shot in 4-8 years, we will have to work on our message and outreach." Or will they look to what is happening now, analyze its failures and then make another attempt to unseat a duly elected President with a flippant, translucent body of evidence? Worse yet, what if the so-called, "Deep State" dispenses with the window dressing of the Constitution and simply over-turns, in broad daylight, the will of the people and simply raises their own Emperor to the purple?
Can't happen you think? Probably not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but who knows when. When enough laws get watered down, enough traditions get eroded away and the will of the people snuffs out, what then? How long before this illusion of choice gets wiped away? Sooner or later, someone will come along and simply say it means what they say it says and to believe otherwise gets you censured, banished, or killed.
Any changes to tradition or law must be made within a common framework, duly deliberated and executed according to a standard set of rules...let's call it the Constitution. Once someone decides to "deconstruct" the "intent" of the Framers, then that someone (or group) has set our feet firmly upon the path to political dissolution. Full stop.
Try to live well in these trying times. We live in a momentous era in this country, and I know not what it will look like in 20 years time.
Zavost
There are even lots of rules in grammar to aid one in using each word appropriately for the intent of both the communicator and the intended recipient. Nuance, I believe to be the appropriate word.
In relation to the utter tragedy taking place on Capitol Hill these days, I have more than a few words I would like to discuss with the, "Powers that be".
I would like to assume that the elected officials, who supposedly stand in for the voting block, representing constituents in our Federal Republic, have read and understand both the words and the meaning behind the Constitution of the United States of America? Not this so-called, "Living Document", but the one drafted by the Founding Fathers. That document had the ability to be amended, to evolve with the changing times, but it did not make it by any stretch of the Progressive imagination to be, "Living", i.e. whatever we want it to say, when we want it to say it.
So, assuming that, I have to ask myself, Do you all (collectively) know what you've done? Did you intend to vastly over reach your job description or did you do it, blinded by party politics? This, to me, would be the difference between a malicious attack on the Constitution and an ignorant one. By Constitution, I mean the, "We The People" part of it.
Do you know what, "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" means? Bribery? How about extortion or trading in influence? Does the President's veto power really mean that he is obstructing the will of Congress or is he performing his duties as President to prevent bad legislation from becoming law (according to his opinion). Is it Obstruction for him not to turn over records that you demand from him? Or to force testimony from his staff (remember, everyone working in the Executive Branch works for him). No. Remember, there are three branches to our government, supposedly co-equal with defined responsibilities. Can the President demand the meeting minutes behind a committee closed door session? No, he can't. If you want it, you'd better make your case to the third branch of government, the Judiciary. It had better be a good case, too.
This rabid assault on a duly elected President is unseemly. It is reckless. It is, perhaps, a precedent.
If a party that is anti-Constitutionalist (I'm looking at you Democrats) makes a rabid assault on a President they can not abide by, and fails, it just means that they will re-group and try another tact until they get what they want, be it in the press, public opinion, courts, or mob violence. History is full of this. Traditions get ignored, laws and rules get watered down. Chaos is always close behind.
How does a law get watered down? Well, when it applies to one, but not another individual in society. Usually predicated on that person's position in society. Examples you say? How about Roger Stone? This guy goes to jail, likely for the rest of his natural lifetime, because he was caught in a procedural lie that had absolutely nothing to do with the case against the President simply because he was an ally of the President. The ex-CIA Director, a fellow named Brennan, sits down in front of Congress, is placed under Oath to tell the whole truth, and then proceeds to tell one lie after another as documented in the Inspector General's report. Straight up lied. No apologies or nuance, just flat out lied. I have to note that the man is not only free this day, but completely un-indited for his lies. In fact, the man is making money from CNN as a consultant and contributor. Apparently, Mr. Brennan's position in society permits him to lie to Congress and get away with it, while Mr. Stone goes to jail for giving a different answer to question #38 that was asked several different ways over several different interviews. I guess that is how it works in today's America.
Does Schiff, Nadler, and Pelosi et. al. really understand what they are wreaking upon our Federal Republic? The precedent they are unlocking? This is a double edged sword here. What happens if another President as unpalatable to many Americans such as Obama gets elected in the future? Is the other side going to sit back and say, "Oh, we'll get another shot in 4-8 years, we will have to work on our message and outreach." Or will they look to what is happening now, analyze its failures and then make another attempt to unseat a duly elected President with a flippant, translucent body of evidence? Worse yet, what if the so-called, "Deep State" dispenses with the window dressing of the Constitution and simply over-turns, in broad daylight, the will of the people and simply raises their own Emperor to the purple?
Can't happen you think? Probably not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but who knows when. When enough laws get watered down, enough traditions get eroded away and the will of the people snuffs out, what then? How long before this illusion of choice gets wiped away? Sooner or later, someone will come along and simply say it means what they say it says and to believe otherwise gets you censured, banished, or killed.
Any changes to tradition or law must be made within a common framework, duly deliberated and executed according to a standard set of rules...let's call it the Constitution. Once someone decides to "deconstruct" the "intent" of the Framers, then that someone (or group) has set our feet firmly upon the path to political dissolution. Full stop.
Try to live well in these trying times. We live in a momentous era in this country, and I know not what it will look like in 20 years time.
Zavost
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