As many of you will be following along on Twitter tonight as Orange Twitler tries to sound presidential by reading off of a teleprompter, I figured I’d give you some of my thoughts on this STFU…I mean SOTU night. /1
The state of our union…is perilous. Somehow, a megalomaniacal dotard managed to con less than half the population into thinking he should be in charge of the nukes. That’s nuts, and scary, but here we are. /2
With the help of a complicit, cowardly, and power-obsessed GOP willing to put politics before principle, Trump has managed to get away with the kind of conduct that long ago should have brought an end to this embarrassing circus. /3
But the danger grows. As Trump and his cronies use the power of their offices to erode our civil institutions, our trust in our press, and our faith in our judicial system, the future of our Republic starts to hang in the balance. /4
Long-serving civil servants are resigning in protest rather than serve an administration that flouts not only common sense and scientific facts, but the very responsibilities they were sworn to protect. Public sentiment turns ever harder against this madness. /5
There is hope that the special counsel will bring justice where the Justice Department by itself would not. But there is also talk that Trump will risk a constitutional crisis by firing Mueller rather than face indictment and resignation. And therein lies existential danger. /6
But we the People cannot rely on the FBI and on Congress to do the right thing. If we want our country back, we must TAKE IT BACK, and that means all hands on deck. If Trump fires Mueller, we must take to the streets. And we must prepare for the mid-term elections in November. /7
Our system of checks and balances is serious need of a check, and that can only come when Congress can once stand as a bulwark against the abuses of this wayward and dangerous administration. /8
Today, I ask you to pledge that in November, you will take your anger and your passion to the POLLS and vote these sons of bitches out. It is each of our civic duties to do so. You will be hearing me beat this drum between now and November until you are sick of hearing it. /9
So thanks for listening to an old patriot. I've lived in an America that once put me and my family in a camp. We are not that country any more, and I have sworn to ensure we never go down a path toward totalitarian disregard for civil rights and the scapegoating of groups. /10
So as another ancient soul of another Sci Fi franchise might say, "Vote you must. Win we will." Pledge today to vote and RT this to your friends. This November, let's #GrabHimByTheMidterms. /Fin
