Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

 IMMUNITY! What does it cover and what should it cover? There is Constitutional Immunity that takes care of the political representatives that need to sometimes approve projects that are not popular such as annexing land for road building. They are also covered during times of conflict so that they cannot be held responsible for things like bombings as a means to win a war.

  What we are hearing is that a President can order a unit that is trained to be efficient killers in a time of war and order them to kill a rival of that President and the President cannot be held accountable for that act. This would be like everyone being armed and just pulling out the weapon and shooting whoever gets in the way and not being tried for it. Oh, wait, isn’t that pretty much where we are with our gun laws and ownership of weapons?

  If the Supreme Court hears this case, and I assume they will, and they find in favor of that action, then the next thing that needs to be done by this administration is to order Seal Team 6 to eliminate Trump. Be careful what you ask for. This is a remark that keeps being repeated by the man and he needs to have it turned on him.

  The issue at hand is not all Presidents, it is only for his benefit. He attacks people but does not want to have anyone attack him or his family. He has mustered his forces of well intentioned but misinformed followers to do his bidding and make life miserable for all those that are not bowing to his wishes. This all seems like it came from Hitler’s playbook. The dehumanizing of others to make them seem like lesser beings.

  The efforts to get the religious right to believe that Trump is the leader they want to follow. Is he really driven by faith to support the actions that have been taken? Does he really care about abortion or gays rights, or any thing else that the bible thumpers claim are so important? His most cherished possession is his ego and he cannot stand to have it bruised. As to the rest of all the issues, when the hammer falls, his main concern is that his name is on the top of a list of the wealthiest people on the planet. Beyond that he cares not one bit for any other being or thing in the universe.

  The German people listened to the propaganda about the Jews. They lived through the pettiness of the League of Nations repayment program and they elected a leader  that promised to set things right. That dragged them into a second war and ultimately the destruction of their homeland. After many years of occupation and reconstruction all seemed to be going in the direction of peace and growth. Recently they have had political problems similar to our own with the return of radical efforts to bring back hate and separation instead of unification.

  History seems to be on the fast track to once again bring us to World War and with the weapons now at the disposal of the worst leaders we may be on the doorstep of complete annihilation of humanity. Greed and hate, separation and dehumanization, fear and loss of respect and compassion are the forces driving the game, and the lemmings are headed for the cliff. Good luck to us all.  

Comments and critiques always welcome.