by Toddy Perryman, Hamilton
A question asked at a recent Nebraska town hall needs to be answered. “With $450 million FEMA funds spent on ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ plus $600 million more FEMA funds for more concentration camps, plus $8.4 million per day for ICE to illegally detain people, just how much does it cost for fascism in this country?”
Another question: “Is the difference between a Netanyahu-supporting Zionist and a Nazi anything other than where the barrel of the gun is pointed?”
Enquiring minds want to know. Now that the national statistician has been fired we probably will never know the answer to the first question.
Recently, parts of Article I of the Constitution were removed from the official website, (parts of Section 8 and all of section 9 and 10). The parts removed detailed the rights and duties of Congress, i.e., control over the District of Colombia, the power to make laws, the fact that habeas corpus (due process) shall not be suspended, that Congress has the sole authority to appropriate money, that only Congress can levy tariffs, and also that the president cannot accept gifts from foreign governments.
After this was reported by someone in the media, the Archivist replaced them. This is an example of why an independent media is crucial to maintain democracy.
I do not think it was an accident that these particular passages were deleted from the record. All of these legal requirements are being ignored by the current administration. This is fascism happening before our eyes. This is where we are right now. We have a president unwilling to follow the courts and the laws of the nation. He is attempting to control the Congress, the courts, the legal system, the media, education systems, and so far, he seems to have made some progress on all these fronts.
This ought to disturb each and every one of us that continues to think democracy is a good thing; that people having the right to choose our own form of government and who will represent us is essential to freedom. We need patriots that know that their loyalty needs to be to the Constitution, not the elected leaders that are trying to ignore the Constitution.
We all need to rise up and demand that no king be recognized. Freedom demands this of each of us. We need to get ready.