by Russ Lawrence, Hamilton
To Senators Daines and Sheehy, Congressman Zinke:
The president declared his willingness to use American force to support anti-government protesters in Iran, in spite of the Iranian government’s promise that if he follows through they will target US armed forces and/or civilians. Meanwhile, his own private army of armed, masked thugs is deployed to quash anti-government protesters on American soil. He is willing to risk American soldiers’ lives in defense of Iranian freedoms, but then deploy armed troops against US civilians exercising their constitutional freedoms at home.
The president asserted that “we’re not afraid of boots on the ground” (his words) to enforce his will in Venezuela after the capture of Maduro (while failing to call for free elections or restoration of human rights and leaving the remainder of Maduro’s government in office). Meanwhile, he promised hesitant and nervous oil company CEOs “total safety, total security” (his words) for their hoped-for investments in the unstable country. He is willing to risk American soldiers’ lives in defense of oil company profits in Venezuela.
He declared that the money the US earns from that oil will go into a special fund that he controls, a slush fund from which he can dole out money as he alone sees fit, which flies in the face of Congress’ constitutional power of the purse, among many other concerns.
He has invaded an American city, with armed, masked secret police stopping citizens on their own streets and demanding their ID, illegally entering homes without a judicial warrant, pulling people from their homes and cars, using illegal chokeholds . . . and worse.
Congressmen, and MAGA world more generally: how many American lives are you willing to sacrifice to this president’s cruel whims and fantasies? How far are you willing to go in subverting the Constitution? What will it take to get you to finally exercise the powers of your office for good, instead of evil?
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