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bubbazero

(296 posts)
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:16 AM Feb 2019

response to potus sotu threat over investigations

Sorry, been busy with elderly mom in hospital--nothing serious--just routine, but first things first. When President Donald Trump proclaims "For Peace and Legislation there cannot be War and Investigation" my thoughts were very sad. This is shortsighted as well as a possible attempt to intimidate and threaten our legislative branch of government. (Yea, I know, y'all already got that one!) But do we remember our history, as well as human nature? It's sad but when we consider our failings as humans, ability for cruelty, greed, and just plain evil perpetrated upon our fellow man we then conclude how truly NAIVE his statement was. Think of the civil war, world war II, the Civil Rights movement, as well as our own revolution. This is only a short list of massive conflicts--some of which required violent resolution when other options had failed. Therefore my tired response to Donald Trump is sad but simply true. POTUS stated "for Peace and Legislation there cannot be War and Investigation................Donald...............without war (when necessary,)and investigation (of injustice when and where appropriate) ............WITHOUT WAR AND INVESTIGATION THERE CANNOT BE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!!!....................

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