“Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee."
(Proverbs 23:6-7, KJV)
THESE FINAL HOURS…are…cruel, slow, and agonizing. Denial, Anger, Bargaining, and Depression pay their respects at a pauper’s grave. It is unbearable, a sight to behold, a stake in the heart—the death of a belief. And Acceptance is nowhere to be seen.
The country’s long-form birth certificate is questioned. Its ideals—“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”—are dismissed. The list of grievances against the King is ignored, and a goodbye is replaced with a welcome mat.
Perhaps a concussion makes it hard to remember how Benjamin Franklin responded when, after the Federal Convention, Mrs. Powel asked him, “Well, Doctor, what have we got--a republic or a monarchy?” and he replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” Perhaps amnesia makes it hard to recall that Alexander Hamilton compares and contrasts the King of Great Britain with the President of the United States. “The one would be amenable to personal punishment and disgrace; the person of the other is sacred and inviolable.” (The Federalist Papers, No. 69) Heaven forbid! Dementia makes it impossible to know that the Constitution prohibits the granting of titles of nobility. (Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 & Section 10)
George Washington was Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces, the man on horseback determined that the United States of America would be a republic. He mounted up to move away from monarchy and despotism. Thus, he presided over the writing of the Constitution.
The Chief Traitor does tough guy schtick. To some, it does not matter that he is a certified sissy. For those in despair that America is a country—and not a country club—every part of his unsavory persona is embraced. They are fine with him saying, “I have an Article II where I have the right to do whatever I want as President.” That includes “the complete power to pardon” and claims of absolute immunity, which strip him bare. Are we going to lose the Republic to this guy—the imitation man who is a spoiled brat on Tony the Pony? Well, at least bone spurs come in handy when he says, “Giddy up.”
This is insulting. We have shown him a sun dial, an hourglass, and a watch. So, why are we still giving him the time of day? And now, after leading his horse to water, must we also supply a straw?
Corruption comes by degrees, and deeds do not lead the way. But the steps from here to there may be nearly imperceptible. “The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words.” (Statement, United States Holocaust Museum, 11-21-2016) And what is true of one horror applies to another.
The boisterous minority mourning in America does not have a right to rule. These un-Americans depend upon endless assertion and repetition that does not equal truth; and they use threats and violence because “the consent of the governed” was fine as long as they got their way. But now that is changing.
Shays’s Rebellion was the exclamation point on a sentence to terminate the Articles of Confederation. The Founders understood that “in order to form a more perfect Union,” it was necessary to “insure domestic tranquility.” (Preamble) For “every government ought to contain in itself the means of its own preservation.” (Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers, No. 59; italics his) Thus, they decided “To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions.” (Article I, Section 8, Clause 15) Furthermore, the United States must protect every State “against invasion” and “against domestic violence.” (Article IV, Section 4) Finally, as a result of the Civil War, Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits anyone who has taken an oath to support the Constitution and then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same” from holding Federal or State office.
In response to the Whiskey Rebellion, President Washington called “the Militia…into the actual service of the United States” to enforce respect for the Constitution. (Article II, Section 2, Clause 1) President Lincoln did the same in response to the attack on Fort Sumter. And now, Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment must be enforced “in order to form a more perfect Union…and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” (Preamble)
While we must be relentless and ruthless in countering lies with a blistering barrage of facts, that is not enough. It is time to end the posturing of people who pretend to be patriots. The oath to support and defend the Constitution—“against all enemies, foreign and domestic”—requires nothing less. National security is the issue. The Rubicon has been crossed—and the rebellion must be crushed.
(c)2024 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.
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[Tony the Pony by Marx]
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