Notes of day 51 of the presidency of the power-crazed, January 6th lawbreaker, 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.
Email to Alabama lawyers From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Brannon Buck <bbuck@badhambuck.com>; Terri B. Lovell <terri.lovell@alabar.org>; mckinney@watsonmckinney.com <mckinney@watsonmckinney.com>; suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org <suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org>; flatta@burr.com <flatta@burr.com>; wbrewbak@law.ua.edu <wbrewbak@law.ua.edu>; sgarrett@bsol.com <sgarrett@bsol.com>; ccampbell@faulkner.edu <ccampbell@faulkner.edu>; blakehudson@samford.edu <blakehudson@samford.edu>; christy.crow@jinkscrow.com <christy.crow@jinkscrow.com>; richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com <richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com>; daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov <daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov>; baldwinDA@baldwincountyal.gov <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; "baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov" <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; bob@schreiberadr.com <bob@schreiberadr.com>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>; jws@willsellers.com <jws@willsellers.com>; cdobson@maynardnexsen.com <cdobson@maynardnexsen.com>; jwilson@birminghambar.org <jwilson@birminghambar.org>; Ross Cohen <rcohen@bakerdonelson.com>; spratling@wskllp.com <spratling@wskllp.com>; Mark Ezell <mee@ezell-law-llc.com>; John Steiner <john@steinerlawllc.com>; spoer@scottdukeslaw.com <spoer@scottdukeslaw.com>; ddowd@burr.com <ddowd@burr.com>; Chris Christie <chris.christie@dentons.com>; Gwen Windle <gwindle@charter.net>; hello@waterssullivan.com <hello@waterssullivan.com>; ryeilding@bradley.com <ryeilding@bradley.com>; glondon@burr.com <glondon@burr.com>; Celeste Grenier <furgren@gmail.com>; cpilcher@balch.com <cpilcher@balch.com>
Cc: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; Jen Cardone <jcardone@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 07:33:57 AM CDT
Subject: LACBA Condemns Recent Attacks on Rule of Law, Independence of Judiciary & Legal Profession -
To Alabama lawyers:
Please read the Los Angeles County Bar Association Official Statement at
LACBA Condemns Recent Attacks on the Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession - LACBA News, which says in part the following:
In recent weeks, there have been troubling reports of high-level politicians impugning and threatening to impeach judges whose rulings they do not like and questioning the legitimacy and binding effect of adverse judicial rulings. A few courts have found that the administration has failed to comply with their rulings. In a further escalation, President Donald Trump recently stripped the security clearance of two law firms, Covington Burling and Perkins Coie, and individual attorneys who have sued or taken positions adverse to the current administration or its political party, sought to limit the access of certain attorneys to government buildings and ordered the attorney general and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to review the DEI practices of “large, influential, or industry-leading law firms.” And, finally, an alarming number of employees of the executive branch, including many attorneys, have resigned to protest official directives which are contrary to their oaths to administer the law and perform their duties without favor or political influence.
See also
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5189431-perkins-coie-sues-trump-security-clearances/Will or will not the Alabama State Bar and/or Alabama local bar associations and/or other representatives of the Alabama legal profession make any public statements about this matter?
Thank you.
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Email to Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations CommitteeFrom: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: [Sent to 51 members of Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee. Email addresses were obtained from Alabama State Bar website. It is believed the email address information is not available to general public, and email addresses are omitted here.]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 06:26:02 PM CDT
Subject: LACBA Condemns Recent Attacks on Rule of Law, Independence of Judiciary & Legal Profession -
To Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee:
Please read the Los Angeles County Bar Association Official Statement at
LACBA Condemns Recent Attacks on the Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession - LACBA News, which says in part the following:
In recent weeks, there have been troubling reports of high-level politicians impugning and threatening to impeach judges whose rulings they do not like and questioning the legitimacy and binding effect of adverse judicial rulings. A few courts have found that the administration has failed to comply with their rulings. In a further escalation, President Donald Trump recently stripped the security clearance of two law firms, Covington Burling and Perkins Coie, and individual attorneys who have sued or taken positions adverse to the current administration or its political party, sought to limit the access of certain attorneys to government buildings and ordered the attorney general and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to review the DEI practices of “large, influential, or industry-leading law firms.” And, finally, an alarming number of employees of the executive branch, including many attorneys, have resigned to protest official directives which are contrary to their oaths to administer the law and perform their duties without favor or political influence.
See also
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5189431-perkins-coie-sues-trump-security-clearances/Will or will not the Alabama State Bar and/or Alabama local bar associations and/or other representatives of the Alabama legal profession make any public statements about this matter?
Thank you.
(for filing in
The Final Battle against Donald J. Trump: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 51)
Email to Alabama lawyers re legal profession watching in horror From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Brannon Buck <bbuck@badhambuck.com>; Terri B. Lovell <terri.lovell@alabar.org>; mckinney@watsonmckinney.com <mckinney@watsonmckinney.com>; suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org <suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org>; flatta@burr.com <flatta@burr.com>; wbrewbak@law.ua.edu <wbrewbak@law.ua.edu>; sgarrett@bsol.com <sgarrett@bsol.com>; ccampbell@faulkner.edu <ccampbell@faulkner.edu>; blakehudson@samford.edu <blakehudson@samford.edu>; christy.crow@jinkscrow.com <christy.crow@jinkscrow.com>; richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com <richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com>; daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov <daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov>; baldwinDA@baldwincountyal.gov <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; "baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov" <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; bob@schreiberadr.com <bob@schreiberadr.com>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>; jws@willsellers.com <jws@willsellers.com>; cdobson@maynardnexsen.com <cdobson@maynardnexsen.com>; jwilson@birminghambar.org <jwilson@birminghambar.org>; Ross Cohen <rcohen@bakerdonelson.com>; spratling@wskllp.com <spratling@wskllp.com>; Mark Ezell <mee@ezell-law-llc.com>; John Steiner <john@steinerlawllc.com>; spoer@scottdukeslaw.com <spoer@scottdukeslaw.com>; ddowd@burr.com <ddowd@burr.com>; Chris Christie <chris.christie@dentons.com>; Gwen Windle <gwindle@charter.net>; hello@waterssullivan.com <hello@waterssullivan.com>; ryeilding@bradley.com <ryeilding@bradley.com>; glondon@burr.com <glondon@burr.com>; Celeste Grenier <furgren@gmail.com>; cpilcher@balch.com <cpilcher@balch.com>
Cc: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; Jen Cardone <jcardone@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 05:11:54 PM CDT
Subject: Can I find any Alabama lawyers who are watching in horror?
To Alabama lawyers:
The article
Legal profession 'watching in horror,' judge says in blocking Trump order against Perkins Coie reports the following:
A U.S. judge blocked provisions of President Donald Trump's order targeting attorneys at Perkins Coie on Wednesday, saying the legal profession was "watching in horror" at what the law firm was experiencing.
Do you know of any Alabama lawyers who are publicly expressing horror at Trump's order against Perkins Coie?
If so, please pass their names on to me so I can refer them to Attorney General Bondi to argue to her about how Trump is destroying the rule of law and Attorney General Bondi should resign in protest.
Thanks very much.
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Email to Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee re legal profession watching in horror
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: [Sent to 51 members of Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee. Email addresses were obtained from Alabama State Bar website. It is believed the email address information is not available to general public, and email addresses are omitted here.]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 05:20:22 PM CDT
Subject: Can I find any Alabama lawyers who are watching in horror?
To Alabama lawyers:
The article
Legal profession 'watching in horror,' judge says in blocking Trump order against Perkins Coie reports the following:
A U.S. judge blocked provisions of President Donald Trump's order targeting attorneys at Perkins Coie on Wednesday, saying the legal profession was "watching in horror" at what the law firm was experiencing.
Do you know of any Alabama lawyers who are publicly expressing horror at Trump's order against Perkins Coie?
If so, please pass their names on to me so I can refer them to Attorney General Bondi to argue to her about how Trump is destroying the rule of law and Attorney General Bondi should resign in protest.
Thanks very much.
(for filing in
The Final Battle against Donald J. Trump: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 51)
Email to Alabama lawyers re Trump opponents are "scum" and lawbreakersFrom: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Brannon Buck <bbuck@badhambuck.com>; Terri B. Lovell <terri.lovell@alabar.org>; mckinney@watsonmckinney.com <mckinney@watsonmckinney.com>; suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org <suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org>; flatta@burr.com <flatta@burr.com>; wbrewbak@law.ua.edu <wbrewbak@law.ua.edu>; sgarrett@bsol.com <sgarrett@bsol.com>; ccampbell@faulkner.edu <ccampbell@faulkner.edu>; blakehudson@samford.edu <blakehudson@samford.edu>; christy.crow@jinkscrow.com <christy.crow@jinkscrow.com>; richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com <richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com>; daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov <daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov>; baldwinDA@baldwincountyal.gov <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; "baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov" <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; bob@schreiberadr.com <bob@schreiberadr.com>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>; jws@willsellers.com <jws@willsellers.com>; cdobson@maynardnexsen.com <cdobson@maynardnexsen.com>; jwilson@birminghambar.org <jwilson@birminghambar.org>; Ross Cohen <rcohen@bakerdonelson.com>; spratling@wskllp.com <spratling@wskllp.com>; Mark Ezell <mee@ezell-law-llc.com>; John Steiner <john@steinerlawllc.com>; spoer@scottdukeslaw.com <spoer@scottdukeslaw.com>; ddowd@burr.com <ddowd@burr.com>; Chris Christie <chris.christie@dentons.com>; Gwen Windle <gwindle@charter.net>; hello@waterssullivan.com <hello@waterssullivan.com>; ryeilding@bradley.com <ryeilding@bradley.com>; glondon@burr.com <glondon@burr.com>; Celeste Grenier <furgren@gmail.com>; cpilcher@balch.com <cpilcher@balch.com>
Cc: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; Jen Cardone <jcardone@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2025 at 05:49:52 PM CDT
Subject: Trump calls his opponents 'scum' and lawbreakers in bellicose speech at Justice Department
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-calls-imprisoning-opponents-bellicose-204100209.html(for filing in
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Email to Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations CommitteeFrom: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: [Sent to 51 members of Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee. Email addresses were obtained from Alabama State Bar website. It is believed the email address information is not available to general public, and email addresses are omitted here.]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2025 at 05:56:13 PM CDT
Subject: Trump calls his opponents 'scum' and lawbreakers in bellicose speech at Justice Department
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-calls-imprisoning-opponents-bellicose-204100209.html(for filing in
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Email to Alabama lawyers re Alabama lawyer Barry Marks speaking up publicly against Trump From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Brannon Buck <bbuck@badhambuck.com>; Terri B. Lovell <terri.lovell@alabar.org>; mckinney@watsonmckinney.com <mckinney@watsonmckinney.com>; suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org <suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org>; flatta@burr.com <flatta@burr.com>; wbrewbak@law.ua.edu <wbrewbak@law.ua.edu>; sgarrett@bsol.com <sgarrett@bsol.com>; ccampbell@faulkner.edu <ccampbell@faulkner.edu>; blakehudson@samford.edu <blakehudson@samford.edu>; christy.crow@jinkscrow.com <christy.crow@jinkscrow.com>; richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com <richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com>; daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov <daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov>; baldwinDA@baldwincountyal.gov <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; "baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov" <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; bob@schreiberadr.com <bob@schreiberadr.com>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>; jws@willsellers.com <jws@willsellers.com>; cdobson@maynardnexsen.com <cdobson@maynardnexsen.com>; jwilson@birminghambar.org <jwilson@birminghambar.org>; Ross Cohen <rcohen@bakerdonelson.com>; spratling@wskllp.com <spratling@wskllp.com>; Mark Ezell <mee@ezell-law-llc.com>; John Steiner <john@steinerlawllc.com>; spoer@scottdukeslaw.com <spoer@scottdukeslaw.com>; ddowd@burr.com <ddowd@burr.com>; Chris Christie <chris.christie@dentons.com>; Gwen Windle <gwindle@charter.net>; hello@waterssullivan.com <hello@waterssullivan.com>; ryeilding@bradley.com <ryeilding@bradley.com>; glondon@burr.com <glondon@burr.com>; Celeste Grenier <furgren@gmail.com>; cpilcher@balch.com <cpilcher@balch.com>
Cc: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; Jen Cardone <jcardone@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 07:45:58 PM CDT
Subject: Alabama lawyer Barry Marks has spoken up publicly against Trump
To Alabama lawyers:
Fellow Alabama lawyer Barry Marks has posted on his
Facebook this:
Today, Donald Trump made it entirely clear in his address to the DOJ that he wants to use our government to pursue a personal vendetta against those who investigated and prosecuted him for crimes, both simple felonies and crimes against this nation.
He admitted to grounds for his impeachment and incarceration.
Public support for this would be dictator is already crumbling. Is inept management is actually nothing more (or less) than the result of his focus being entirely on increasing his own power.
The far too many Americans who listened to his promises and embraced the carefully chosen conservative programs, he outlined are beginning to recognize that they were mutually inconsistent, and that, as he did not actually embrace the audiology or give it even a moment’s fault, he had no responsible way to downsize government, control spending, push our allies to be self-sufficient and less reliant on the United States, carefully gauge the practical value of foreign aid, get control of immigration through a rational and fair policy that benefits this country, while maintaining our principles, and looks to “America first“ in foreign and military policy.
As to the last of these, he cannot at once protect his personal ally Putin and punish Zelensky for refusing to be his toady and put the best interests of America first. While some in Congress who have supported him look at the balance sheet in wanting to limit support for Ukraine, no conservative, no Republican, and no American patriot can possibly ignore the damage that will be done if we do not support Ukraine to the fullest extent possible.
Sen. Mark Kelly’s recent Facebook comments articulate this beautifully.
Russia, whether as part of the Soviet Union or on its own, is an enemy of the United States.
Why should we call Russia an enemy? Because in its history, Russia has always ignored individual rights and freedoms in favor of its aristocracy.
When other countries had revolutions, the power of the aristocracy were limited, either immediately or through the efforts of the successor governments. Russia’s revolution replaced its ruling class with an autocracy that had even less interest in protecting the rights of the individual. Ask the 3.9 million Ukrainians starved to death by Stalin.
Protection of the individual and the rights of each of us to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is what America is all about and what has made us great.
Russia’s desire for world domination is inextricably linked to its commitment to serving only the needs of its ruling class, currently Putin and the oligarchs.
It is entirely true that the efforts of a succession of American presidents broke apart the Soviet Union and put NATO in a position to surround Russia and neutralize its threat, despite its nuclear arsenal. This certainly played into Mr. Putin’s motivation for invading Ukraine. It was not a justification.
Mr. Trump is doing all he can to reverse 50 years of progress in this regard. We might place some of the blame on Mr. Obama for allowing Russia into the Crimea and on others for thinking the Cold War over, but the greatest danger to the United States of America is from a president only interested in his own power, and willing to accept as an ally anyone who can benefit him, without regard to the damage he does to our nation.
To abandon Ukraine is to turn our backs on what makes America great: our respect for democracy and the rights of the individual.
To abandon our allies in favor of Russia is treason. Period.
TRUMP SUPPORTERS:
Stop and ask what he promised and what he is delivering:
He is throwing you bones like “Gulf of America” “Take back the canal” “Annex Canada and Greenland” and attacking (with lies and unsupported assertions) common targets like the liberal media - because he has no respect for any of his constituents.
He is tanking our economy and jeopardizing our healthcare system.
He is not even trying to downsize government in a responsible manner, but cutting fat and meat (bone) alike through his appointed surrogate, who has no interest in what will work for this country in the long run. Of course he is leaving it to Musk; he does not care to be bothered about the details or how reducing costs is accomplished.
He embraces our enemy and weakens our allies.It is time to recognize that, whatever may be said about his promises, good or bad, Donald Trump is not the man we want running our government or anywhere near power. He is simply a bad man who knew how to say the right things.
Thank you for your attention to this.
(For filing in
The Final Battle against Donald J. Trump: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 51)
Email to Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee re Alabama lawyer Barry Marks speaking up publicly against TrumpFrom: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: [Sent to 51 members of Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee. Email addresses were obtained from Alabama State Bar website. It is believed the email address information is not available to general public, and email addresses are omitted here.]
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 07:55:21 PM CDT
Subject: Alabama lawyer Barry Marks has spoken up publicly against Trump
To Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee:
Fellow Alabama lawyer Barry Marks has posted on his
Facebook this:
Today, Donald Trump made it entirely clear in his address to the DOJ that he wants to use our government to pursue a personal vendetta against those who investigated and prosecuted him for crimes, both simple felonies and crimes against this nation.
He admitted to grounds for his impeachment and incarceration.
Public support for this would be dictator is already crumbling. Is inept management is actually nothing more (or less) than the result of his focus being entirely on increasing his own power.
The far too many Americans who listened to his promises and embraced the carefully chosen conservative programs, he outlined are beginning to recognize that they were mutually inconsistent, and that, as he did not actually embrace the audiology or give it even a moment’s fault, he had no responsible way to downsize government, control spending, push our allies to be self-sufficient and less reliant on the United States, carefully gauge the practical value of foreign aid, get control of immigration through a rational and fair policy that benefits this country, while maintaining our principles, and looks to “America first“ in foreign and military policy.
As to the last of these, he cannot at once protect his personal ally Putin and punish Zelensky for refusing to be his toady and put the best interests of America first. While some in Congress who have supported him look at the balance sheet in wanting to limit support for Ukraine, no conservative, no Republican, and no American patriot can possibly ignore the damage that will be done if we do not support Ukraine to the fullest extent possible.
Sen. Mark Kelly’s recent Facebook comments articulate this beautifully.
Russia, whether as part of the Soviet Union or on its own, is an enemy of the United States.
Why should we call Russia an enemy? Because in its history, Russia has always ignored individual rights and freedoms in favor of its aristocracy.
When other countries had revolutions, the power of the aristocracy were limited, either immediately or through the efforts of the successor governments. Russia’s revolution replaced its ruling class with an autocracy that had even less interest in protecting the rights of the individual. Ask the 3.9 million Ukrainians starved to death by Stalin.
Protection of the individual and the rights of each of us to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is what America is all about and what has made us great.
Russia’s desire for world domination is inextricably linked to its commitment to serving only the needs of its ruling class, currently Putin and the oligarchs.
It is entirely true that the efforts of a succession of American presidents broke apart the Soviet Union and put NATO in a position to surround Russia and neutralize its threat, despite its nuclear arsenal. This certainly played into Mr. Putin’s motivation for invading Ukraine. It was not a justification.
Mr. Trump is doing all he can to reverse 50 years of progress in this regard. We might place some of the blame on Mr. Obama for allowing Russia into the Crimea and on others for thinking the Cold War over, but the greatest danger to the United States of America is from a president only interested in his own power, and willing to accept as an ally anyone who can benefit him, without regard to the damage he does to our nation.
To abandon Ukraine is to turn our backs on what makes America great: our respect for democracy and the rights of the individual.
To abandon our allies in favor of Russia is treason. Period.
TRUMP SUPPORTERS:
Stop and ask what he promised and what he is delivering:
He is throwing you bones like “Gulf of America” “Take back the canal” “Annex Canada and Greenland” and attacking (with lies and unsupported assertions) common targets like the liberal media - because he has no respect for any of his constituents.
He is tanking our economy and jeopardizing our healthcare system.
He is not even trying to downsize government in a responsible manner, but cutting fat and meat (bone) alike through his appointed surrogate, who has no interest in what will work for this country in the long run. Of course he is leaving it to Musk; he does not care to be bothered about the details or how reducing costs is accomplished.
He embraces our enemy and weakens our allies.It is time to recognize that, whatever may be said about his promises, good or bad, Donald Trump is not the man we want running our government or anywhere near power. He is simply a bad man who knew how to say the right things.
Thank you for your attention to this.
(For filing in
The Final Battle against Donald J. Trump: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 51)
