SOME THOUGHTS ON THE EVE OF A NEW PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
by E.P.Unum - January 18, 2021
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny”
James Madison
I woke up this morning thinking about the above words, penned by one of our Founding Fathers over 245 years ago, James Madison, and about the impending inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021. I’d like to share a few of these thoughts with you:
1. For the first time in our 245 year history, we will be installing as the leader of the free world, an ill man shrouded in controversy, not just the many unanswered questions concerned with election fraud, but also his involvement in potentially criminal activities regarding the receipt of illegal payments from enemies of the United States like Russia and China made through his son Hunter Biden who is under federal investigation.
2. Even as we are getting ready to celebrate the inauguration of a new President, we are witnessing for the first time in over a year, a new massive caravan of 10,000 migrants from Honduras battling police in Guatemala on their way seeking entry into the United States. This presents a unique challenge for Mr. Biden:
a.) If he allows entry of these illegal immigrants into the United States, he will surely be regarded as a hero to the socialist wing of the democratic party and his action perceived as a slap to President Trump and his border wall, but;
b.) in doing so, he will be openly inviting people into our country who have not been practicing “social distancing”; have not been wearing masks and many of whom have already been diagnosed with Covid…not to mention other diseases. In other words, he will be sanctioning a super spreader event to kick off his new administration….in effect, renouncing one of the very foundations of his entire presidential campaign and its focus on Covid and what a terrible job Trump did addressing this pandemic! Nothing could be further from the truth, but today what does it matter if you are telling the truth?
3. As Joe Biden assumes the mantle of the Presidency, it is indeed frightening to learn that the Executive Branch of our government is looking more and more like ‘good old’ home week with former President Barack Hussein Obama and his minions in charge. Joe Biden has appointed Susan Rice, Obama’s National Security Advisor as the White House Domestic Policy Counsel, a position of great influence and one not needing confirmation from the Senate. In point of fact, many believe Susan Rice will be the shadow president essentially executing an Obama third term of office. For those who have short memories, Rice is a consummate liar (next to Obama and Biden of course), who participated in the repeated lying about Benghazi as well as the illegal unmasking of General Michael Flynn. Susan Rice will be running things for Obama and some feel she is a “veritable poster child for Obama-era corruption.” Our new Vice President Kamala Harris, a woman of few accomplishments and little integrity will be busy serving as the 101st Senator and tiebreaker for all things socialist put forth by the Biden Administration.
4. I’m not entirely certain about this, but my guess is that Mr. Biden will be delivering his Inauguration Address to the 25,000 U.S. Troops, Secret Service Members, and FBI Agents now stationed in Washington D.C. providing security. I doubt we will see thousands of Biden supporters on the Mall cheering for the new President.
5. And I am wondering on this beautiful morning why it is that the mainstream media has not mentioned any of this in their coverage, preferring instead to focus on Nancy Pelosi’s decision to impeach President Trump for a second time, once again on frivolous, baseless grounds less credible than the first. Isn’t it curious that two days before President Trump is to leave office, he continues to garner more focus and attention than Mr. Biden?
Perhaps a great deal of this can be attributed to fear on the part of democrats because they know how much President Trump has accomplished and, more importantly, how much he knows…and they believe if they attack him continually, as well as his family, they can keep him quiet? If you think that is far-fetched, ask General Michael Flynn.
For a list of the accomplishments of President Trump over the past four years, in the face of constant attack by democrats, liberals, socialists, and, yes, by some in his own party, click on this link:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/trump-administration-accomplishments/
6. If you think that the suppression of free speech and ideas by companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google, and YouTube is wrong, rest easy boys and girls, more of this is on the way. Just look at the cast of characters Biden has surrounded himself with. Honesty and Integrity are words these people can’t spell let alone practice. Look forward to the merger of these entities to form a seemingly powerful YouTwitFace social media platform.
7. If you go shopping at the supermarket and you notice an overabundance of bread on the shelves, what might you expect? Logic tells you that the price of bread will soon be discounted and will be cheaper to buy as the supermarket will want to sell as much as possible. What, then, do you think will happen to the U.S. Dollar as more and more dollars are printed by the U.S. Government to give away to citizens? Without an accompanying increase in productivity, the value of the dollar, and therefore its purchasing power will decline.
Without productivity (more output of goods and services) and too many dollars chasing too few goods, you end up with inflation…As dangerous an enemy as recession. Joe Biden is getting ready to shower the American people with $5.1 Trillion in spending called the Great American Rescue Plan. Well, here is a far simpler way to help people get back on their feet, one which doesn’t risk inflation or radically increase our nation’s debt…OPEN THE ECONOMY AND LET PEOPLE GO BACK TO WORK!
Americans don’t want hand-outs; they want to work!
Two thousand years ago the great Greek philosopher, historian, and writer Plutarch warned us that “the great destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations, and benefits.”
I started this essay with a quote from James Madison. I will finish it with another quote from him: “We base all our experiments on the capacity of mankind for self-government”. In those words, Madison captured the very essence of our nation.
This idea that government is beholden to the people, that it had no other source of power except that given to it by the sovereign people, is still the newest, most unique idea in all the long history of man’s relation to man. For over 245 years we have proven man’s capacity of self-government, but today we are told that we must choose between a right or a left, that some massive bureaucratic entity in a place called Washington D.C is far more capable of running our lives than we are ourselves; that to deny this fact is a crime against the state for which our minds and beliefs must be de-programmed.
Recalling the famous one-word response of General Anthony McAuliffe, Commander of the 101st Airborne Division surrounded by German forces during the Battle of the Bulge at the Siege of Bastogne, Belgium in WWII, to the German ultimatum for his surrender…..”Nuts”
That’s my response as well, although mine would also have a few more adjectives and adverbs prefacing it.
