October 2023 – earlthepearl137

Critical Coup Theory

October 29, 2023 by earlthepearl137

On July 21, 1861, in Manassas, Virginia, the first major land battle of the Civil War took place. Northerners called it the Battle of Bull Run, whereas in the South it is known as the Battle of Manassas. It ended in a Confederate victory when the Union forces were eventually forced to retreat. The battle shattered any illusions that the Union had that the conflict would be a short and relatively bloodless affair.

On January 6, 2021, an army of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building and for a time overran it, hoping to prevent the confirmation of Joseph Biden as the winner of the Presidential election. Eventually, Capital police quelled the riot and restored order so that the votes of the American people and the Electoral College could be confirmed. Once again, Americans hoped that this first battle would end the conflict and that it would be a short and relatively bloodless affair. Again, we were wrong. While many in Donald Trump’s MAGA army did go to prison for their role in the conflict, their Cult Leader General remains at large and our uncivil war continues and threatens to get very bloody.

Earlier this month I wrote that one path the MAGA world had to continue their war on Democracy was to put a MAGA supporter two heartbeats away from the Presidency by electing one of their own as Speaker of the House. They even considered naming Donald Trump as the Speaker, but the job remained vacant for three weeks until they were able to bully and physically threaten other Republicans and their families to unanimously name Mike Johnson the new Speaker.

Mike Johnson was one of the architects of the plan to stop the certification of the vote on January 6^th. So, he is now 3^rd in line for the Presidency, with the Republicans determined to remove President Biden from office via impeachment. Donald Trump is also pushing for the 80-year-old Biden to be removed from office for mental incapacity. This would move Mike Johnson to within a heartbeat of the Presidency, and there are many MAGA thugs ready, willing, and evil enough to attempt to end that precious heartbeat.

Then should Mike Johnson become President, he can name Donald Trump as his Vice President, and then resign the Presidency. Boom. Dictator Trump will take over.

The mills of justice are grinding slowly against the twice impeached, often indicted, disgraced ex-president, but they need to speed up. Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to our Democracy. He is making a mockery of our justice system by threatening witnesses and even suggesting that some witnesses such as General Milley should be executed. He has clearly violated his bail agreement and should be in jail, not given small fines that amount to pocket change for the presumed billionaire.

Our justice system is not just if anyone is above the law. If the MAGA thugs are allowed to continue their reign of terror, we can be sure that they will eventually pass a law that Critical Coup Theory can never be taught in American schools.

For the sake of our country and our Democracy, lock him up.

Peace & Love, and all of the above,

Earl

The Battle for America

October 3, 2023 by earlthepearl137

Kevin McCarthy fought furiously for the job of Speaker of the House. Now Matt Gaetz is challenging him for that position. Why?

I asked my new friend ChatGPT to provide me with a little background.

Where is the Speaker of the House in the Presidential Succession plan?

ChatGPT

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is fairly high in the presidential succession plan in the United States. The presidential succession plan is outlined in the Presidential Succession Act, which establishes the order of individuals who would assume the presidency if the President and Vice President are unable to serve. As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, here is the order of succession:

Vice President
Speaker of the House of Representatives
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security

So, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is second in line after the Vice President in the presidential succession plan.

Since I have heard rumors that Donald Trump’s name might be submitted for that position by MAGA loyalists, I asked Chat one more background question.

Do you have to be a congressman to be voted Speaker of the House?

ChatGPT

No, you do not have to be a member of the House of Representatives or a congressman to be elected as the Speaker of the House. While historically, the Speaker has typically been a member of the House, the Constitution does not explicitly require the Speaker to be a member of Congress. The Speaker is elected by the members of the House of Representatives from among their own ranks, but there is no constitutional requirement that the Speaker must be a sitting member of the House.

In theory, a non-member could be elected as Speaker, although this would be an extremely rare and unlikely scenario, as the Speaker’s role is closely tied to the legislative process and the leadership of the House of Representatives. Typically, members of the majority party in the House nominate and elect one of their own party members as Speaker. In practice, the Speaker has always been a member of the House.

So, the Speaker of the House is just two heartbeats away from being the President, and the cult of Donald J. Trump has a longshot way to get him back in the Whitehouse, through this back door.

Of course, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stand in Trump’s way.

So, what does the MAGA crowd decide to do? They opened up hearings to see if there is any way that they can impeach them, starting with Joe Biden. Do they have any evidence of impeachment-worthy High Crimes committed by President Biden? No, but that doesn’t stop them. They are hoping that if they dig and dig and dig, they will find something, anything, that they can pass off to fellow like-minded Republicans as an impeachable offense.

They tried to overthrow the government on January 6^th, 2021, and failed, but they didn’t accept defeat and walk away. They continue to try and overthrow the legitimately elected President so that their cult leader can regain the Presidency.

Six of the eight debaters in the GOP Presidential debates raised their hand to acknowledge that if Donald Trump is named as the Republican candidate for President in 2024, they will support him, even if he is convicted of multiple felonies before then. They are under the control of the Donald J. Trump cult, and they have admitted it publicly. At this point in time, the Republicans don’t even have a “lesser of two evils” candidate. They are all submissive to the cult, except for the two candidates who didn’t raise their hands, Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson. Chris Christie is polling at 2.8% of Republicans favoring him. Asa Hutchinson is polling at 0.5% of Republicans. The Cult has a firm hand on 96.7% of the Republican Party candidates, and they will do anything to return their beloved wannabe dictator to power.

Those of us who want to preserve our Democracy cannot sit idly by. Make sure that you are registered to vote. The United States, in its storied history, has dealt with Barbary pirates, Foreign Governments, Nazis, and terrorists. We can deal with crazy cults. 81,283,098 voted to remove Trump from office in 2020. We need even more voters in 2024 to make sure that he and his co-conspirators never return. Register and vote. The Country you save may be your own.

Peace & Love, and all of the above,

Earl