Citizen’s Impeachment must become a real thing

Citizen’s Impeachment must become a real thing in this #AnythingGoesTheocracy

Christofascists seem to be a tiny bit obsessed with citizen’s arrest these days so why not expand that. And please don’t say this can’t be done. Can’t is a word my daughters were not allowed to use in our home – ever. Their options were, “I haven’t learned to do that yet,” I’m not sure how I can do that,” I need help/experience before I can get that done,” etc. Many adults could use that lesson now because ‘can’t do’ is literally killing our democracy.

We are already well into #AnythingGoes territory it’s just that only one side is playing, and that side means to destroy our Constitution and way of life. If I understand correctly, article V of the Constitution says:

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

And it sure looks like this McConnell/Trump/GOP, proudly fascist-partisan court, with four questionably (at best) seated justices, has abused it’s power and ruled to change the Constitution. They have misinterpreted the second amendment in favor of their big NRA donors and the wishes of their radicalized domestic terrorists who wish to terrorize (if not kill) law-abiding citizens into their will. They’ve also reversed the first amendment in order to silence their opponents and to force their religion onto others.

We must fight fire with fire, force feed them heaping helpings of the poisonous dishes they brought to the pot luck, play by their house rules even though they didn’t win the rights to change the rules of the game we were already in. The minority is ruling the majority, without authorization.

We’ve been warned, but a judge on their side, that we are in danger of losing this country. What more motivation do we need? They will never – NEVER – care about petitions, marches, protests, our opinions, tweets, pleas, or social media posts.

ACTIONS that they do not expect – outside the box, serious, won’t-take-no ACTIONS are necessary. They have middle-school mentalities and act like bullies. They must be met like those middle-school bullies that they are.  

My short-list of reasons to believe this is warranted and we CAN make it happen:

·         Justice Kennedy’s resignation scandal Plenty of reason for doubt

·         Kavanaugh’s debt ($200k credit cards, $92k country club fees)

·         Trump LOST the popular vote, Russian interference, good reason to believe he loaded illegal electors both elections – should NOT get to load the SCOTUS

·         McConnell outright stole the seat Gorsuch took and “rammed through” Barrett, which was inconsistent with his argument for stealing Gorsuch’s seat. This is not okay.

·         Thomas – too much to even list. The man is unfit for any position in government

·         Barrett, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh lied in their hearings. Loudly and blatantly.

 

 

PROactive Dot Connection

 

Republican Pattern - ProActive Dot Connecting

Remember what happened when Christo-fascist-Repubs (especially McConnell - I have documented his) and Trump (stand down and stand by)incited violence by their militias and run-of-the-mill gun nuts? Their radicalized base ACTED when incited. As the many Republican politicians who incited them often through (transparently) veiled media spots knew they would. 

I think the wisest (PROactive) thing for us to do now is to review past behaviors and patterns and PROactively connect connect dots. SCREAM that they are radicalizing and abetting people who want to commit rape and incest. Because that is exactly what they are doing. 

Who, or what kind of person, fights like hell for YEARS to excuse rape and incest and to force women and children to bear (literally) the consequences (now by threat of murder for spontaneous or elective abortion), and hint that they even want to take away contraception, leaving females no way to prevent those consequences unless they arm themselves with assault weapons which are legal? 

Hateful,  demented men (and women) wish that on others. 

I don't want WMDs to replace IUDs. 

Drone on and on, LOUD. Make the connection stick, the way they do their twisted messages. 

Make it clear and loud. 

Give the next rape and incest victims law suits, class actions, whatever fits - against McConnell for loading the court - at the very least.

McConnell Made Negative Changes in All Our Lives

 

Dear ofLaPierre aka ofKoch aka ofChao aka McTreason and unfortunately senator:

I experienced 'changing with the times' in a terribly disappointing way today. As I was exiting a grocery, my purse over my shoulder, a bag of groceries in each hand, one hand also holding my keys, a man shouted at me from a picnic table nearby. He said he was hungry and asked if I would buy him a sandwich.

In the past, I would have handed him cash. This time, I knew I had twenties and coins and nothing between and, sadly, can't afford to hand out twenties anymore. <--- Ahhhh it's all backwards, since everything costs more for them, too. So, I said I didn't have cash but hold on.

I unlocked my car, purse still on my shoulder, sat the bags on my seat, and pulled out a package of crackers and tub of artichoke/cheese dip. Yummy, and I planned to have it for my lunch. But I could eat something else, so I offered it to him.

"No," he said. "I want a turkey sandwich."

And the memories flooded. I met a man one time when I really had left the office without cash, who wouldn't share my vegetable fried rice. He never did like rice. And my heart broke because that man looked hungry, and tired, and broken, and kind. And I wanted desperately to have him sit down and share my meal, and my friendship. And he would not.

I followed him for years, bringing him gloves, scarves, cash, and smiles. No rice. I wrote a poem about him and grieved when he disappeared, and I didn't know if it was due to finding a better place- or worse.

I told the guy I met today that I was sorry I had no cash for turkey. And I was sorry at that point.

He rose from his sitting position, appeared ready to step my way, and said, "Go back inside and use your card." No please, not like a question.

And I got in my car, locked the door, and drove away. Uncomfortable on every level. 😥

I miss being fearless.

On the drive home, I unpacked the many factors that were in play:

·         COVID (this was a place where everyone still wears a mask to enter the store and I didn't see a mask on him and wonder if a homeless person has access anymore)

·         times are depressingly tough for everyone, making it even harder for people who have to depend on generosity of others

·         the heat (roads were literally melting in some places, power was out in several states, fires and flooding (both related to climate change), high winds in areas . . . had made many people irritable

·         racists and domestic terrorists are emboldened by fascists formerly known as the Republican Party, probably making this man’s life harder and extremely disappointing at his age

Overthinking all of this is so much a part of me that all my related info and sadness kicks in spontaneously. Probably nothing mattered more than my *regret* that the reality of GUNS - combined with my age and disabilities - altered how I can honor who I really am.

To answer the question in my title, fascist-republicans made it dangerous for me to live my fearless and I blame Mitch McConnell first, along with the rest of the people he led, abetted, and carried into to a cult of mentally and emotionally unbalanced, anti-America, wannabe fascists.

Insanity of the Gun Violence Conversation in US (and of allowing McConnell with his bloody hands to have a voice)

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

 

 

I am not addressing this as a letter to Mitch McConnell for several reasons. His history makes it perfectly clear that he has NO INTEREST in losing all of the NRA money his party gets, no interest in protecting individual citizens in his country, no interest in telling the truth, no interest in pretending that he might possess a conscience or desire to do the right thing, no interest in hearing from constituents with intelligence or consciences, no interest in being part of the solution. I am, however, sharing this blog post from my personal blog here because HE owns the problem and people from around the world Google his position on things like gun violence and end up here - and I want them to see this.

 

Thoughts and prayers, commonsense gun laws, bipartisanship – same things, same words, all cliché to the point that they mean NOTHING. We have plenty of evidence telling us that none of this is going to make the differences we need.

"Thoughts and prayers" is gaslighting from the right and complicity from the left and neither thoughts nor prayers fix anything. Logic and honesty matter. The median in the country's commonsense appears to be somewhere around a double-digit IQ with no critical thinking skills and irrational fear of 'others' so it should not be our goal. And Mitch McConnell and his cult of domestic terrorists have made it clear that their goal is to NEVER reach bipartisanship on anything that the majority in this country support.

We are NOT having the national discussion we need to be having and we look like fools to the world.

When we talk about mental health being the problem while demonstrating that we are collectively insanely denying the obvious:

·         we are coddling the people who want to do us the most harm

·         we are entertaining liars who protect killers and the people who profit from death

we lose all credibility.

Let’s have sane, reflective, rationally based on decades of evidence and experience, meaning conversation on what we must do, whether or not both sides agree. And then fight to protect the citizens of the United States of America from domestic terrorists, angry neighbors, abusive partners, attention seekers, and people who want to commit suicide-by-cop.