Today began the presidency the only presidency that put us all in a panic. Trump signed almost a 100 executive orders and just his first couple of weeks including really crazy stuff like changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and wanting to buy Greenland and rename it red white and blue land. He cut thousands of government jobs, tried to make ivf free for everyone, and Cozied up to Putin.
Bill O'Reilly, who keeps me grounded right now, has 2 really good points
1. you can't have a successful party that only rallies around hatred of an individual and 2 Trump is political theater not governance.
Still, the left fears the end of democracy.
I really feel like protesting in the streets will not be enough this time. So I have taken to both calling and writing my Congress members and senators every week. Here was my first email:
I'm Noelle Thompson. I live in Horse Shoe, NC in the Western part of the state. I am a registered independent & consider myself "moderate."
I have a few positives. I'm fine with the following: Roe VS. Wade being overturned, deporting undocumented immigrants who are convicted felons, the SAFE Act, banning all automatic & semiautomatic weapons, cutting inefficient government jobs, the gold card, the Sovereign Wealth Fund, English being our official language & expanding a border wall.
BUT I am afraid the current administration is making me fear the end of our democracy. Here are my concerns:
–TRUMP'S LIES DISGUST ME. FACT CHECK & CONDEMN! Do NOT stand with Trump when his words are not fact checked or when he shows disrespect around the world.
– Although I am pro-Israel, I AM VEHEMENTLY AGAINST the ETHNIC CLEANSING of the Palestinians from Gaza
– As a radical pro life voter, I DON'T WANT IVF FREE FOR EVERYONE OR MY TAX DOLLARS PAYING FOR IT!
—I CONDEMN ALL MASS DEPORTATIONS.
– I CONDEMN THE USE OF CONCENTRATION CAMPS FOR ALL PRISONERS & DEPORTEES.
– I STAND WITH UKRAINE & not Russia. DO NOT CUT FUNDING TO UKRAINE'S DEFENSE!
--I stand for green energy policies. GET US BACK INTO THE PARIS AGREEMENT.
–I AM AGAINST “AMERICA FIRST”
– I AM AGAINST CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE & MEDICAID IN ANY WAY.
– I AM AGAINST ENDING ASYLUM SEEKING
– I AM AGAINST CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM
– I AM AGAINST THE UNELECTED ELON MUSK.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE SURE OUR CHECKS AND BALANCES REMAIN IN PLACE in order to check the power of the executive branch! Be VERY aware of Trump not respecting any judicial decision. And if Trump does defy the courts I DEMAND THAT YOU SPEAK UP ABOUT THAT INJUSTICE.
I can no longer be silent. My vote is not enough. Thank you very much for listening to my concerns.
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