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The Story... the Constitution

 The Story... Our Constitution


Over the last week, many Republican Congress had town halls in which their constituents shared their displeasure with how the administration is handling things. Many politicians continued to gaslight the town hall people that American citizens can trust our President and his right-hand man whose position is ambiguous but his power is not. It in our Constitution that Congress has the power of the purse. They decide where the money is to be spent and how. Elon Musk is going through different departments and making cuts to individual programs (targeting the ones who are investigating his businesses) and whole-sale slaughter. What he is doing is illegal for sure, unconstitutional, and bordering on traitorous as this seems to be leading to the destruction of our government and democracy.

I have been accused of being too political. It is true that I follow politics more than the average citizen and I have voted for one party much more than the other. But I have only donated to a couple of local state candidates, not for Congress or President in a long, long time. I wish this was just a political fight, but it is much more than that.

I could list all the ways in which President Trump in the past has broken and ignored the law and traditions of our democracy, but for those who support him this will fall on deaf ears and for those who don't, you know the list. What matters right now is that he is firing people who are experts in their fields and serve our nation honorably and replacing them with people who are loyal to him. He is placing those in charge who have little to no experience in government or the areas in which they are in charge of. This weakens our government, our democracy, and our nation.

As a citizen of this nation, I seek to uphold the Constitution and the rights of every American citizen. As a Christian, I seek the well being of every human person, no matter what their nationality, their religion, or their family.

This nation was created that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our country has been painfully living into it but progress has been made. We are a multi-racial, multi-cultural, religiously diverse nation and we are not going back to the 'good ole days' when white men can do whatever they please. Trump is showing that it is part of our nation's DNA, but it can be rooted out and we can continue to evolve. This is patriarchy's last grasp and it won't succeed. Because Christ's mission is to bring good news to the poor, free the oppressed, and send the rich away empty. (Luke 4)

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