A Man and His Minions
By Tammy Derouin
We have become desensitized to corruption. It no longer surprises us. The abuse of power which has taken place in
our current administration is never-ending.
I guess we have to hit rock bottom before the nation as a whole, sees
the self-inflicted, destructive policies and behavior perpetrated by this
administration.
We have a few courageous congressmen who refuse to sit idle
and watch our nation transform without a fight.
It’s hard to believe I have to use words such as courageous and brave to
describe someone who defends the Constitution.
But then again, I never thought American citizens would be criticized or
become a target for displaying the American flag.
We used to be a nation of laws, not of men. A regime was how we described certain
governments in far away lands. We felt
compassion for those living under such oppression. The United States was the nation, those who
were oppressed, turned to for help. We
defended the defenseless and we didn’t turn our back on a friend.
We are now a nation of a man and his minions. The definition of regime now describes the
United States. There will be little to
no compassion for the U.S. because we disarm and ignore the weak, making them
vulnerable to their enemies. We betray
our allies, allow their enemies to surround them and then simply walk
away.
If we value our freedom and our future, we need to realize
that the regime is working against the American people. How else would you explain the actions of
this man and his minions? Every
opportunity to create division among Americans is exploited. There is an active attempt to create racial,
social, economic, and political divisions.
We’ve witnessed the racial division by way of fanning a make
believe flame into an explosive and violent atmosphere. The man and his minions make reckless
comments to sway public opinion before facts have been gathered and
scrutinized. To give their race-baiting
plan an added boost, they reconstruct the image of the potential criminal. Carefully selected words or photos transform
the suspect into an innocent, harmless individual. Incriminating evidence against the suspect is
suppressed, while the possible victim is branded a criminal. I guess its fine to ignore due process if it
benefits the ruling party.
Social and economic divisions are carried out the Robin Hood
way; steal from the rich and give to the poor.
Redistribution of wealth doesn’t work.
It does however, create animosity between those who have more than
others. It no longer matters that an
individual worked for their success, they are demonized for being
successful. A successful individual has
a way of creating jobs but again, it’s irrelevant. Entitlement programs increase and become
socially acceptable.
Political division has been skillfully maneuvered. Those who
speak out against the regime are mocked and belittled. Their character is challenged and run through
the political mill. To increase their
chances of eliminating political threats, the regime uses governmental tools
such as the IRS to intimidate, harass and possibly eliminate the opposition.
It would be real easy for our enemies to take advantage of
all the internal division taking place within our borders. A country divided cannot stand and defend
itself from outside forces when it’s battling so many internal conflicts. Of course, when the president arms our
enemies while desperately trying to disarm American citizens, cuts the military
and sends them to disease infested countries, doesn’t secure the borders and
allows an endless amount of undocumented individuals, many of whom could be our
enemies or a threat by way of unchecked health issues, it appears to me, that
his loyalty isn’t to the American people or the Constitution. I believe the oath of office required him to
commit to protecting the homeland and upholding the Constitution.
It’s beyond disturbing that so many scandals and so much
abuse of power has been created by one administration. Did it surprise anyone that the president
used executive power to withhold emails between Eric Holder, his wife and his
mother in the Fast and Furious scandal?
It’s just more of the same; the typical and unethical behavior which
we’ve accepted and even expect out of this administration.
Have we, as Americans, given up on the beliefs and values
which made us the greatest nation in the world?
Do we value lies, deceit, cheating, betrayal, intimidation, targeting
and actions which have resulted in the deaths of American citizens? Do we believe rules were meant to be broken,
at will, if it leads to the desired goal?
By supporting the president and his administration, we endorse what was
once unacceptable behavior. If we accept
that right is wrong and wrong is right, we’ve allowed the fundamental
transformation of America to take place.
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and
the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who
pervert the Constitution.”
Abraham Lincoln
“That very night, with [White House spokesman Eric] Schultz, [White House Press Secretary Jay] Carney and company freshly steaming over my Benghazi reporting, I’m home doing final research and crafting questions for the next day’s interview with [Thomas] Pickering. Suddenly data in my computer file begins wiping at hyperspeed before my very eyes. Deleted line by line in a split second: it’s gone, gone, gone,” Attkisson writes in her book."
