Free Speech HYPOCRISY

Recently, we saw the Republican party openly attack University Presidents for allowing free speech on college campuses. This fake outrage stems from college protesters expressing their anger over Israel’s bombing of innocent civilians in their war with Hamas.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas, a Palestinian terror group crossed into Israeli territory and killed 1,200 people. They took 200 Israelis hostage. Israel would swiftly retaliate with a massive air bombardment of Gaza, followed up by a large scale ground invasion. Most people around the world, including here in the U.S. agree that Israel had every right to retaliate. However, Israel’s admission of using unguided bombs has led to large scale killings of innocent civilians. This has drawn the ire of millions of people in the U.S. especially students all over the nation.

There have been hundreds of anti-Israel protest on college campuses nationwide. This has angered GOP Congressional members who see these protest as anti-semitic. Let’s be clear, peaceful protest against Israel’s actions in Gaza is not anti-semitism. Some protesters have called for an end to Israel. This is being viewed as hate speech by the GOP. Interesting, when you consider that these same GOP members are radio silent when their own party members are doing the hate speaking.

The pressure from morally corrupt GOP members forced the Presidents of Penn & Harvard University to resign their post. These University Presidents did nothing wrong. They simply did what the GOP has no concept of. They followed the Constitution under the 1st Amendment and allowed free speech no matter how much they liked or disliked the speech expressed on their respective campuses.

I’m a Black man in America. I may not like the KKK getting a permit to march in my city. I may not like the KKK during that march saying the N-word and insinuating violence towards Black people. But, under the U.S. Constitution’s 1st Amendment, they have every right to say it. Like it or not, hate speech is protected speech. If you want any further proof of that, I got two words for you – DONALD TRUMP. The Republican hypocrisy is astounding. They want to silence the messenger because they don’t like the message. Guess what? They can’t.

EXPOSING RON DESANTIS

When I think of Ron DeSantis, I think of a racist, white nationalist Governor of Florida whose Conservative agenda appeals to an ignorant, racist electorate.

So, lets unpack Ron De Santis record as Governor of Florida. As Governor, he signed thee most vile anti-LGBTQ law in the nation called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. This bill prevents teachers from even saying the word “gay” in schools.

His ignorant record doesn’t stop there. During the COVID pandemic, he openly asked the citizens of the state to not get vaccinated from a lethal virus that killed more than 1.3 Million Americans to date. His hypocrisy was jaw-dropping on this issue. He opposed Floridians wearing masks to protect from COVID, despite the fact that he wore a mask during COVID press conferences. He and his family also got vaccinated from the virus. He touted Florida having a low infection rate. That was a lie. Thanks to DeSantis stupid policy, Florida during the height of the COVID pandemic had the highest COVID infection rate (14%) in the nation. DeSantis biggest campaign donor owns large shares of stock in the pharmaceutical company that produces the COVID emergency room drug Regeneron. DeSantis also owns stock in the company which explains his ignorant COVID policy. He put his greed over the health & well-being of his state.

He also signed into law an anti-immigrant bill that has driven 75% of migrant workers out of the state severly damaging the agriculture industry in Florida. His immigration policy has angered farmers across the state. DeSantis has publicly attacked Disney who is the largest corporate taxpayer in the state. Why? Because, Disney publicly opposed DeSantis “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Lastly, DeSantis vile attack on education is beyond reasoning. He has banned African-American studies from being taught at any level in his state. He has also attacked Native American & Latino history as well. He has publicly stated that slaves “benefited” from slavery.

Bottom line. Ron DeSantis is a clear and present danger to American Democracy & Diversity in this country. He is an ignorant, vile, racist, corrupt political opportunist who has no moral character. This man has to be stopped at all cost from spreading his disgusting agenda.

WAKE UP AMERICA-THE GOP ATTEMPTED TO DESTROY DEMOCRACY

We have watched with amazement the depths that the GOP went to, in their attempt to stop Joe Biden from being certified as President Of The United States.

The January 6th Committee has laid out concrete evidence of a coup attempt led by Donald Trump himself as well as members of his administration along with several members of Congress.

We heard from this committee evidence of an audiotaped conversation between Donald Trump and the Georgia Secretary Of State Brad Raffensberger. On the audiotape, Trump is heard trying to coerce Raffensberger into finding 11,780 votes to overturn the results in Georgia. Joe Biden won Georgia in 2020 by 11,779 votes. Trump’s stupidity was on full display. America, lets use common sense. Even if Raffensberger had agreed to find 11,780 extra votes to flip the state for Trump, it would’ve looked extremely suspicious for Trump to have won Georgia by just 1 vote.

We also heard evidence of GOP Congressmen being heavily involved in the January 6th coup attempt. Several members of Congress even requested Presidential pardons because they knew they had crossed legal lines.

America, we have to wake up. We are now living in a nation where one political party has decided that absolute power is more important than democracy or rule of law. It is clear that only 1 party is fighting for democracy. It is clear that only 1 party is fighting for common sense gun laws. It is clear that only 1 party is fighting for diversity and inclusion. So, America you have a choice in November. I pray that you make the right one. Because, I’m going to. Count on it.

SIX JUDICIAL THUGS & THREE JUDICIAL ADVOCATES

June 24, 2022 will go down as the darkest day in the history of America. The Supreme Court voted by a 5-4 margin to overturn Roe vs. Wade striking down abortion rights & returning the issue of abortion to the states.

Roe v. Wade was 50 years of established legal precedent which legalized a woman’s right to choose. The decision by this Conservative, radical Court puts the health of millions of women at risk. This ruling bans abortion even in the case of rape or incest.

This ruling sets women’s reproductive rights back Centuries.The idea that a teenage girl raped by her Uncle is going to be forced to have his baby is flat out repulsive. The Supreme Court has lost it’s legitimacy. This Court will now be forever known for its extremism instead of its judicial prudence.

PUTIN’S ENDGAME-ReGIME CHANGE IN THE U.S.

Vladimir Putin waged this war in Ukraine to affect the U.S. midterm election and the Presidential election in 2024. Putin’s plan to destabilize Ukraine and discourage them from joining NATO or the European Union has backfired in spectacular fashion. So, why does he continue this aggression in Ukraine? Putin is seeing inflation skyrocket in the U.S., in large part due to high gas prices that his war is further inflaming and continued supply chain issues affecting the global economy, but the U.S. economy especially.

These economic burdens in the U.S. could seriously jeopardize President Biden’s party in the midterms, putting control of Congress at risk. If these economic issues persist beyond 2022, President Biden’s chances for re-election in 2024 could suffer huge damage. This is precisely what Vladimir Putin wants.

So, it’s clear that Putin’s primary goal is to oust Biden from the White House and put Donald Trump back in the Oval Office with a Republican-Controlled Congress at his disposal. This result achieves multiple purposes for Russia. First, helping Trump get back in the Oval Office, helps Russia avoid further U.S. sanctions and will probably roll back the current sanctions already in place. Second, any insertion of Trump back in D.C. would cause a rift between the U.S. & Europe. The U.S. would also experience tension with the rest of the Western Hemisphere. Putin’s secondary goal is to simply decimate Ukraine to the point where the country is uninhabitable. Vladimir Putin’s big lie for this war was that he was purging Ukraine from Nazis. This man must be stopped or we will have a 21st Century Hitler on our hands. The irony is jaw-dropping.

CRT DOESN’T MEAN CRITICAL RACE THEORY

If you ask most Republicans across the country about CRT, most of them couldn’t tell you what it is. Most conservatives will tell you CRT is teaching students of color to hate white students. Some folks will even tell you that CRT is designed to make white students feel guilty about past transgressions. America, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

CRT is a clever attempt by right-wing Republicans to eradicate the history of Black, Latino, Asian, Jewish and Native Americans in this country. School Boards across the nation have come under fire from right-wing operatives simply for teaching about slavery, the holocaust & the genocide of native americans in school curriculums. Republican-controlled legislatures have passed laws banning books dealing with Slavery, Mexican American history and the Holocaust.

Why is this being done? This is being done to shield white kids from learning the truth about America’s history. The GOP doesn’t want white kids to know that this nation was built on 3 pillars – Greed, Racism & Hypocrisy. They don’t want their kids to learn about the Middle Passage, the slaughter of Native Americans, the Jewish Holocaust or the fact that 10 of the first 12 U.S. Presidents were slave owners.

Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd U.S. President was a slave owner who fathered children with a slave named Sally Hemmings. Sally Hemmings was 14 years old when she bore Jefferson’s first child. Let’s be clear, the 3rd President Of These United States was a rapist. But, the GOP doesn’t want their fragile white kids to hear about this. Why? Because, this destroys the idea of white purity.

So you see, CRT isn’t Critical Race Theory. It’s actually Caucasians Re-writing Truth.

WHY THE TEXAS ANTI-ABORTION LAW IS GARBAGE

Just when you thought Texas Governor Greg Abbott & the Texas state legislature couldn’t be more vindictive, they turn around and outdo themselves. Recently, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law thee most restrictive anti-abortion measure in the country. This anti-abortion law is different from any bill passed by the GOP in other states. Under the Texas Anti-Abortion law, citizens of the state or outside the state can sue an individual, clinic or medical facility who performs an abortion on a woman. This is a shrewd way of absolving the states from enforcing the law & putting the power to enforce in the hands of private citizens. This law is flagrantly unconstitutional for 1 basic reason.

In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman had a right to a safe and legal abortion giving her complete autonomy over her own body and not the state. The court’s decision set a federal legal precedent that has stood for 48 years. What the Texas law attempts to do is usurp a long standing federal precedent. Federal law trumps state law. Attempting to get citizens to affect a medical procedure that is legal to perform nationwide makes this law unconstitutional and opens a slippery slope on other issues like guns.

Bottom Line – From a legal standpoint, the Texas law doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. It will take the Supreme Court to once again rule on this issue. Let’s not be naive. The Court is now 6 to 3 Conservative dominated. Roe v. Wade has never been under greater threat to be overturned. One thing is for certain. The Supreme Court’s ruling on this matter will expose them as either political or independent.

THE GOP EXPOSED

As we approach 1 full year of the Biden Presidency, we have seen an economic rebound like no other. Under President Biden, we have seen more jobs created within the first 6 months of his Presidency than under any other President of the past 40 years. We are also witnessing the biggest middle class tax cut in U.S. History. We have seen a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan ending a 20 year war. Under Pres. Biden, the United States has re-entered the Iran Nuclear Deal which gives us unfettered access to Iran’s Nuclear facilities.

So far the Biden Administration has been very successful not only restoring confidence domestically but internationally as well. With an Infrastructure deal working its way through Congress and Immigration Reform being a top priority of this administration, one must wonder what the GOP’s counter arguments & solutions to these issues are. The GOP response to date has been obstruction, promoting white supremacy and tacitly supporting Authoritarianism. They have brazenly fought to kill any investigation into the January 6th domestic terror attack on the Capitol. They have called the insurrectionist “loving people.” We now know that many people in the previous administration attempted to steal the 2020 Presidential election for former President Trump.

The facts are clear. The GOP has become a fascist, ultra right-wing party who has abandoned democracy. They’re openly promoting authoritarianism and racism. The party is no longer the party of Bob Dole, Arlen Specter, Ronald Reagan & John McCain. The GOP has been exposed as a radical, racist right-wing party devoid of solutions to issues and unable to win elections freely & fairly. The American people need to send a message to the GOP that is loud and clear in 2022 & 2024. The message is simple. We are a Democratic nation and not an Authoritarian one.

THE PUBLIC ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY

Democracy as we know it is a government for the people, by the people and of the people. In a free society, it is the people who decide in free & fair elections who their elected representatives shall be. However, what we’re seeing all over the country is a systematic effort by the Republican Party to thwart universal participation from every voter eligible citizen in America. Over 300 bills have been passed in GOP controlled state houses nationwide. Why is this happening? It’s happening because the Republican Party is a party of sore losers. Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden by 7 million votes fair & square. The GOP lost the Senate and the House leaving them out of power in Washington D.C.

Many of these laws attack early voting, mail-in voting and intensify voter ID requirements. These measures are designed by the GOP to attack a problem that doesn’t exist – voter fraud. Despite, countless evidence that voter fraud is practically non-existent, the GOP continues on this quest to obstruct the rights of people of color, women & young voters from participating in the election process.

Texas, Georgia & Florida are among 30 states who have enacted these odious voter suppression laws because they can’t win elections selling their policies. The GOP has embraced racism, corporate control of government policy and an anti-climate change agenda.

So, how do we as common sense Americans fight this voter suppression? We fight this voter suppression by voting in every election from your County Clerk’s race all the way up to the U.S. Presidency. We must participate in every local, state & national election. We must also challenge the Constitutionality of all of these voter suppression laws. We have to also keep the spotlight on the leaders who support these bogus measures and go after them when they’re up for re-election. Lastly, Congress needs to end the filibuster, which is an old Jim Crow era relic designed to stall voting rights, and pass the For The People Act & the John Lewis Voting Rights Bill. Only we as Americans can save American Democracy.

IF YOU CAN’T BEAT EM CHEAT EM

I couldn’t help but monitor the events that have occurred after the 2020 Presidential election. What we have witnessed is an all out assault on voting rights in this nation by a Republican Party that can’t win elections fair and square anymore. So the recourse for the GOP is to deny Americans access to the ballot box. The GOP isn’t just targeting random voters. They are specifically targeting people of color, young voters & seniors. The racial component to these ridiculous anti-voting rights bills couldn’t be more obvious. It was Black, Brown & Asian voters that flipped typical GOP states Georgia & Arizona Democratic.

These 2020 results have prompted Republicans to come up with thee most extreme measures to suppress the vote of minorities, seniors and youth voters nationwide. From attempting to overthrow the election results to over 315 voter suppression bills nationwide, one has to wonder how low the Republican Party will go.

What the GOP is doing is frankly embarrassing. They are a party devoid of ideas. They can’t run on their record. They can’t run on a platform that appeals to the American public. So, the GOP has adopted a policy of “if we can’t beat em then cheat em” as a national policy. Sadly for them, most of the American public doesn’t share their sentiment.