The Naked Truth/Jamala Rogers
It’s Time for Amendment 25
The trump administration has crossed the line. You’re probably thinking it crossed many lines weeks ago when trump and his chain-saw cabinet started dismantling the U.S. government. Most of those actions could be labeled as unethical, unconstitutional, immoral, even insane — but not necessarily illegal. A U.S. citizen being deported without due process has pushed this reckless administration into territory that is charted.
The wrecking crew claims it is ridding the country of illegal criminals. Invoking the Illegal Aliens Act of 1798, it rounded up nearly 300 alleged gang members and promptly delivered them to one of the most deplorable prisons in El Salvador. It turns out that $6 million of our tax dollars are going to house these humans in a country rife with corruption and headed by a dictator. Millions of dollars to house a few hundred cellies, sounds like a great deal.
The problem, as many anticipated, is that in the frenzy of roundups, something is bound to go wrong. Innocent citizens are injured as collateral damage in the take-down of supposed criminals. Administrative snafus happen. Kilmar Abrega Garcia, father of three and husband of an American citizen, is now a resident at the Terrorism Confinement Center aka CECOT. Garcia’s case is now center stage and could intensify the legal battle for due process of all the detainees.
The oligarch clowns were told not to make that trip across the water, and they did it anyway. So they are facing both a contempt charge and a constitutional violation. The constitutional crisis that people kept warning the world about is now front and center. It’s time to take definitive, decisive action to save our democracy.
This situation should be the straw that breaks the proverbial camel’s back. Since the January inauguration, the administration has acted like sociopaths and lunatics. They have acted recklessly and lawlessly, destroying everything in their wake. It is time to invoke Amendment 25 because clearly the president is mentally incompetent for this position.
This is not satire or a joke. This is serious business. Anybody with a modicum of common sense can see that trump is dangerous to himself and to others. He’s aiding and abetting a potential global economic meltdown. He’s stoking the domestic anger and worldwide fury that makes the U.S. a target of homegrown violence and international terrorism.
It is time for Congress to stand up and protect our democracy. Ultimately, the Congress can bypass the cabinet and take matters into its own hands. That’s what we should start demanding. Now.
There is a mountain of evidence that points to trump’s impaired judgment. He is clearly unhinged, and each passing day brings more proof of his derangement. We the People must put pressure on the media and Congress to be responsible and act accordingly. The cancer must be removed so that this country survives, that we survive.