My Australian Perspective, 2 Texts sent to my friend & family, My Democracy Concerns
This is my 1st Text:
US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has now given virtually full immunity to any US President AND his chosen officials/military to act in criminal ways. In the past President Trump wanted to [according to my reading of the news]assassinate opponents, shoot protesters, bomb countries (& cyclones!), make money & use bribery (especially from dictator controlled countries) etc. This SCOTUS of which Trump installed 3 judges & 6/9 are so called 'conservative' judges, have now presented a long lasting, hard to change, binding rule (which went beyond even what Trump wanted) that says (if Trump wins November) Trump will have full criminal immunity from prosecution within his official duties to do whatever he wants within (& likely beyond) the USA, even if it would be illegal if done by anyone else. What now gives a US President that WIDER immunity under this new law is the fact that there can be NO Court presentation of any presidential communication, or discussion of his motive/intent of potential criminal acts, even if such acts were done beyond his official presidential duties. That such evidence can no longer be used to establish crimes done beyond official presidential duties pretty much kills most criminal cases. Prosecutors NOW can't use records of any Presidential dialogue or discuss any President intent/motive. Even if suspected criminal acts happen in president's private time. PLUS SCOTUS, using a fishing industry license claim & what's called the CHEVRON case, has now decided matters such as fishing limits, clean air, clean water, consumer/worker rights, health safety, food/medicine safety (etc) rules and regulations [add education department decisions here]. No Government Department expert can impose on citizens or corporations rules of conduct & safety unless it has gone through the Supreme Court first. No court system can withstand t hat kind of barrage of claims within a limited budget. Few judges have that kind of expertise. So carte blanche on presidential national/international conduct (especially if he stays within US borders) & Executive Department safeguards are virtually gone!"
My 2nd Text:
These new laws [likely] fully destabilizes whatever global democracy dominant safeguards that is left in the world today.
As of this week!
The US is no longer under any abiding democracy principles, no longer promotes the rule of law regulations ('all equal under law'), no longer believes in citizen rights or fair corporation control, no longer believes in general fair trade. President Biden believes in rule of national & international law but Trump does not. ONLY US Voters can stop Trump now. Trump's Court Cases & convictions are ALL stalled. The top most potential future leadership (Trump&Co) & current top law regulators (SCOTUS) have NOW ESTABLISHED THIS FACT!
A President CAN NOW FIND ILLEGAL WAY TO CHANGE EXECUTIVE RULES on:
Elections
Citizen Rights & Freedoms
Corporate Control
Environmental Safeguards
International Democratically-Based Peacekeeping
Feeding & Protecting the Poor & Middle Class
Maintaining NATO or any other Unitary International Collective Agreement/Organization
Misusing Money & Power
[add Education/History policy changes here]
READ FOR YOURSELF THIS WEEKS SCOTUS FINDING UNDER PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY & CHEVRON
Especially read the 3/9 minority SCOTUS judges dissent findings that detail their fear for future democracy in America [& beyond?]
Biden won't break from HIS idea of rule of law, but Trump (&Co), who's polled to win the next Presidential Election in 5 months, will use this new SCOTUS ruling to create financial instability, peacekeeping chaos, environmental destruction & will erode global democracies!
Australia cannot rely on America for protection & cannot protect itself without it either. It'll be 'All for one, none for all'.
Our borders will be at FULL risk! Trump likes power & dictators. The people/dictatorships who support him with either gain more power or will get trodden on in the rush to realign influence & superiority."
[I've added notations] and changed some abbreviations. I may have some slight minor detail wrong, e.g. was it a fishing license or some other fishing company complaint etc.
I've sent in 10 posts to date. This website is the only place I post anything on line. I don't use Social Media at all. Most of my ideas on what kind of campaign slogans, images, placards, diagrams etc. to use were what, where and how much etc. I am no expert. Some were about my freedoms and support here in Australia. Our trust in experts, our way of voting (required by law thank goodness). Our general safety in the community and trust of each other (less guns, more faith in professions). My ability to raise two children as a single mum, support my ill ex-husband & my ill mother. My children's advancement beyond what I achieved as a result (my daughter has a thriving business with nearly a dozen staff & my son has a nearby job and two on-the-side computer businesses. I have studied 5 years at university and traveled alone to nearly 35 countries over a 2 1/2 year period (11 months in American driving nearly 60,000k). I feel safe to shop, vote, party and picnic. Our public education and health services are a marvel. Not perfect but still a life saver and a channel to give citizens the ability to vote intelligently. There is less crime because more people have social support, free health care, single parent support, working rights, real history taught in our many public health institutions and a free press. The Australian populations generally know a con man more easily and are less stressed, less disenfranchised, less desperate to want a con man to rule. Nothings perfect, but we have a public/worker focused Government almost from border to border here in Australia. When I returned from my travels, I was worried that many bad political/ corporate right wing/greedy elite ideas, trickery, tactics had spread to our Country. I apologize if I sound bombastic, a know-it-all & I apologize for Rupert Murdoch. I am so very sorry about Fox News. I regret you have Sinclair Media and worry that so much of your news and media are slanted against the Democrats. Even NYT, CNN Washington Post have me disappointed. I mean there has just been explosive revelations about Trump and Epstein yet so few are reporting on these fact (check Meidas Touch videos on this). I wish the Democrats were tougher and less fearful in their Governing/Campaigning approach, their appointments (e.g. appointing republican judges just to get the right vote count), etc.
Briefly my campaign ideas were:
Show comparisons between Parties & Lawmakers (history, crimes, policy), between States (red & blue), between Countries (US & Australia, NZ, Netherlands etc). Emphasize the road ahead under Republican/Maga Party and compare it to how it would be under a Democratic Party (pun intended). Emphasize what people want for the next generation and further generations, for their own families, FOR THEIR CHILDREN. What they think is fair and just for 51% of the population...i.e.WOMEN!
USE STATISTICS, GRAPHS, AI, ANIMATIONS, SIMPLE SLOGANS, A SYMBOLIC PICTURED PATH WITH DIVISIONS TO LESS FREEDOM VS MORE FREEDOM....
DEFINITELY USE THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP'S OWN WORDS AGAINST THEM!
Use Trumps own words again him.
Target all audiences, in halls, on garden fronts, bus stops, where ever you can.
Do it repeatedly, constantly, in caps.
Use as many citizens and businesses as you can to spread the word.
Express high level of concern and detail consequences if Republicans gain more foothold in power.
Once Democrats regain power (as I still believe they can)
Reduce informal election/governing weaknesses. No more handshake rules. List everything down in a rule book. (I do know that that won't be easy under a 60/40 Congress Vote rule/Slanted Electoral/Election/Justice system). Change rules that are impractical and remove election trickery/thuggery loopholes. These are ambitions to strive for. Most importantly, fix your SCOTUS court so its a 5/4 democratically leaning court, at least until Republican Party can be trusted. The Republican Party has worked, with the elite top wealthy groups, to undermine democracy, the middle class, women and the rule of law for decades. A ruling Democratic Party needs to reduce crime by taking down the heat on racism, sexism and those who have different religious and legal (so far) relationship lifestyles.
I am a concerned mother and grandmother. I would like my gender to have equal say in rules and regulations. I am not afraid of more blended races, if its done at a pace we all can feel is comfortable. I want my children and grandchildren to not have to wear army greens in the future. I love America. It was an incredible natural environment to drive around and I met many nice people who helped me (I named my son Brendan after a California mountain climber/rescuer who helped me a lot). My 11 months in America was not always easy, some very risky steep roads, some very risky situations (I put myself at risk many times as many travelers often do & driving on the opposite side to what I was used to was tricky)....but the scenery and the experience will never ever be forgotten. You Americans has an absolute utopia on your doorstop and incredible brilliance in your citizenry. I'm not religious but, for what its worth....I am praying for you (& my family)
I wish I could vote for you in a way that would count. I wish you luck.
Watch Rachel Maddow (thank you Rachel sooo very much), Meidas Touch, Lincoln Project (to name a few) and promote Voting, Democrats, Biden and Democracy wherever, whenever, however you can. I hope my ideas help.
I not ashamed to admit I am afraid. My adult children get annoyed with me (my son said Trump took me from him once). My sister said God help us. My Ex agrees with my fears. I have read many countries fear whats happening in America.
Please please please vote and spread the good democracy word.
Thank you for your time reading this.
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