The so-called President's war on transgenders

Some will say that the so-called President is clever by starting this culture war against transgender persons in the military. Many Americans, as ignorant as the so-called President himself, will see merit in this policy and will actually believe that transgenders will pose some kind of risk and expense to the armed services. However the cost of treating transgender persons is estimated to be under $10,000,000 per year - basically the cost of a few of weekends at Mar-a -Lago - and less of an expense than the loss of the experience and training those persons represent. Do we need to mention the ingratitude shown to those who have volunteered for their country this would represent?

Persons who ultimately require a gender confirmation surgery are rare; it is not something you look forward to having. For those who need the surgery, it is their only path to peace of mind. There is no reason to deny them treatment any more than denying a person treatment for post-traumatic stress syndrome.

In the short run there may be some gain for the President. In the long run it will be a total loss for the country. This is just another disgrace by the so-called President.

https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21725610-it-has-nothing-do-money-and-everything-do-politics-why-president-wants?fsrc=scn%2Ffb%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fed%2Fwhythepresidentwantstobantranspeoplefromserving

Some "Friend" the so-called President is turning out to be

Written July 26, 2017

The so-called President bans transgenders from the armed services. Of course he said during the campaign he would be the LGBTQ community's "best friend". LIAR!

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/politics/donald-trump-lgbt-community/index.html 

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-lgbt_us_57918ba8e4b0fc06ec5c7fdd

John McCain calls the ban "inappropriate" and cites both the process (there was none) and the substance as the as the Department of Defense “has already decided to allow currently-serving transgender individuals to stay in the military, and many are serving honorably today. Any American who meets current medical and readiness standards should be allowed to continue serving.”

https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=80124D36-EF8B-4CBD-A75A-9C6C697CA235

Supporters of the so-called President are probably now busy thinking of ways to rationalize these lies of the so-called President and inventing new lies about transgenders persons as we speak.

Was there any need to do this today? Was there any need to do this WITHOUT the input of the military? Answer: NO!!

This was done to please his base and punish his opponents. If he has to throw transgender persons under the bus, no problem. DISGUSTING!

The so-called President's Assault on Free Speech and Freedom,of Religion

The so-called President continues his assault on all the virtues of our country. Now he's continuing and expanding his assault to freedom of religion:

"And finally, we believe that family and faith, not government and bureaucracy, are the foundation of our society,” Trump said in a video on Instagram. “You’ve heard me say it before on the campaign trail, and I’ll say it again tonight – in America we don’t worship government, we worship God.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/26/trump-tweets-worship-god-in-america.html

Not all of us worship a god. But even more, would the so-called President concede that "Allah" is a god, or "Yahweh" or "Zeus" or "Shiva". I doubt it. Only the so-called President's god is a "real" god to the so-called President and I would guess it would be a god that has nothing but praise for the so-called President.

Remember last December (2016) when the so-called President said ""We’re gonna start saying ‘merry CHRISTmas’ again," Trump told the Michigan audience. "How about all those department stores, they have the bells and they have the red walls and they have the snow, but they don’t have 'merry CHRISTmas'? I think they’re gonna start putting up ‘merry CHRISTmas.'" http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/310311-trump-fulfills-merry-christmas-campaign-promise-at-wisconsin

How did he think he was going to force people and businesses to do this? I shudder to think...

Pardon me!

It is being reported that the so-called President is considering pardoning his aides, relatives and even himself.

Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution: "The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

Please note that Pardons are to be granted for "Offences against the United States." This would seem to imply that only the guilty could be pardoned - not the innocent or those not convicted of a crime. You cannot pardon someone in advance for no particular offense or reason. They would have had to do something that the pardoner and pardoned would be acknowledging was wrong and illegal.

Thus a pardon would seem to be an admission of guilt if it is accepted BEFORE someone is even charged with a crime which then should be justification for impeachment if they are an elected official, such as the so-called President pardoning himself.

Also, anyone who has been pardoned cannot then use the 5th Amendment to refuse to answer questions oath that would incriminate themselves because they have no legal jeopardy at that point. Their only jeopardy would then be perjury. If they are then pardoned for perjury, that should also be justification to impeach the pardoner and the perjurer.

In other words, a pardon is not a perfect solution for the so-called President UNLESS the Republican majority in Congress has not shred of integrity. Unfortunately, that may be possible.

John McCain IS a hero

Just for the record, John McCain IS a hero. You can read a bit about it here: http://www.newsweek.com/sorry-trump-story-john-mccain-war-hero-355617

And here is what our so-called President said about this brave American:

“He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”

“I think John McCain’s done very little for the veterans. I’m very disappointed in John McCain.”

From Politico: Trump received four student deferments from military service between 1964 and 1968... he told reporters another medical deferment he received after graduating was for a bone spur in his foot. When asked which foot, Trump told reporters to look up the records.

It is UNBELIEVABLE that the Republican Party nominated and helped elect a person who defames one of their own greatest heroes. The Republican party and their voters do not deserve John McCain. The so-called President, in my opinion, should shut up and go away.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/trump-attacks-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured-120317

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/jul/19/donald-trump-john-mccain-not-a-war-hero-video

The biggest news of our time: the normalization of insanity

The biggest news these days is NOT the so-called President's love affair with all things Putin or authoritarianism. It's not health care and the fact that the CBO believes that 32million Americans would lose coverage if Obamacare were repealed! It's not North Korean or Syria or Iran.

None of that compares with this: Public Policy Polling found the following: "Trump's right about one thing though - he could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue and not lose most of his support.  45% say they would still approve of him even if he shot someone to 29% who say they would disapprove, and 26% who aren't sure one way or the other." That's 71% who would still support him or MIGHT support him even if he were a murderer vs. only 29% who would not!!!!

Also they found "only 45% of Trump voters believe Donald Trump Jr. had a meeting with Russians about information that might be harmful to Hillary Clinton... even though Trump Jr. admitted it.  32% say the meeting didn't happen and 24% say they're not sure."

They support the Trump family, while at the same time they do not believe what they say! Also, murder by a Trump is OK with them. Just as with Duterte of the Philippines.

This insanity is the biggest news of our time; widespread insanity that, in reality, has always been there, bubbling just under the surface of seemingly normal people. It's as if faith and belief have completely replaced reason and evidence in people's lives even outside of religious belief. It is now religion, faith and ideology ALL THE TIME WITH EVERYTHING. Remember this; 71% of the so-called President's supporters either have no problem with him murdering others, or are not sure they have a problem with this. This is not fake news - this is from the so-called President's own lips.

The poll:

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2017/07/health-care-a-mine-field-for-republicans-many-trump-voters-in-denial-on-russia.html

From his own lips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTACH1eVIaA

Alex Jones/Infowars greatest hits

This is a pretty good adaptation of Alex Jones words into music. Almost as surrealistic as "I Am the Walrus." Please note that the so-called President saw fit to come on this guy's show during the campaign (and indeed locked up the crazy vote) and compliment him! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJqLAleEnKw