ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY

 

Bill Maher, a comedian with a political talk-show, semi-satire, Real Time with Bill Maher, had been saying for years, that if Trump loses the election, he will not leave.

 

It was reiterated by nonetheless, Michael Cohen, who is the personal lawyer of the President, and I quote: I fear that if he loses the election in 2020, that there will never be a peaceful transition of power.

Spoiler Alert: Trump did lose the election, and Mr. Bill Maher was wrong. He will leave office by himself or by force. And Mr Cohen’s fear was realized partially, because it still developing, that there will never be a peaceful transition of power.

On January 6, 2021. The President incited his supporters to march on the US Capitol, in order to somehow overturn his defeat at the 2020 election, as the House of Congress and Senate, is to certify the vote and the winners of the US Presidential Election. The rioters broke windows, ransacked the offices, and loot some properties. Four people died because of that. I must say that the move is unnecessary and a practice in idiocy.

The President could have just go down in history, as a President that has lost against Joe Biden. But because of this, his name will have notoriety forever. Both allies, and adversaries, condemned the President for his actions. All living former Presidents condemn what he has done. And has damage US prestige and reputation forever.

I can only think of two incidents that came close, to this event in history. One was EDSA 3, where Estrada supporters, marched to Malacanang at the instigation, of opposition senators then, especially Mr. Juan Ponce Enrile, in trying to overthrow the sitting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. They didn’t breached Malacanang, but they came very close to doing so. And its very chaotic that day. But you have to understand, that at the time, PGMA, was not an elected President. She got the Presidency, by a coup, and Estrada supporters counter-coup, but failed.

The other one, was in China. It was what they called, the Cultural Revolution. Which was nothing cultural, but only a revolution. Because of the failures of the Great Leap Forward by Chairman Mao, he was set aside by his colleagues, and remove him  from power. But they did nothing else. So Mao incited the youth, and launch the cultural revolution. That in turn, put him back on power, and his enemies perish. So what happened in the US Capitol, was not very American.

And one thing I want to point out. Hitler, ran for a presidential election too, in his time, and he lost to Hindenburg. Hitler was already judge by history, as a madman. But did he rally the Nazi’s to attack the Reichstag, in order to overturn the election results? History doesn’t have such records. Although he did burn it, when he got the power, which was the beginning of the slippery slope for Germany, that ended in 1945.

Because of what happen, many  Democrats, and also Republicans, called for the 25^th Amendment, especially, Section 4, wherein the cabinet will convene, and strip the President of all his powers, and kick him out of office. But the Vice President Mike Pence, although has accepted the result, was not willing to invoke it. So the Senators moved to impeached the President .

Although I understand the fears of the Senators, of both parties, with the President being still in power. Time is against them. By the time I am writing this, he has only 8 days left. And both 25^th Amendment, and Impeachment are time consuming. And as the President elect said, it will hamper, his legislative agendas, because the Senate, will be busy impeaching, a non President. Why not let him get out of office, and file cases against him, when he is citizen Trump. At that time he has no immunity whatsoever, that will protect him.

This has forever damage the prestige, and reputation of the United States, From a leader of democracy, to becoming a part of the club, wherein someone don't like election results, they will cause chaos. And as I said, that’s not very US-ish. Losing candidates, generally accept results of elections. Even if they dont', I don’t know if there is one, they don’t go to such lengths, that they will incite supporters to attack the counting. Only Trump did this, he’s really one of a kind, but an infamous one of a kind. As I rephrase, Franklin Delano Roosevelt quote: January 6 2021, a date which will live in infamy.

And I would like to quote, Senator Mitt Romney as a closing remarks for this article

 

No congressional audit, is ever gonna convinced these voters, particularly when the President continue to saying that the election was stolen. The best way we could show respect for the voters who are upset, is by telling them the truth! That’s the burden, thats the duty of leadership, the truth is that President Elect Biden won the election. President Trump lost.I have that experience myself, its no fun! Scores of courts, the President’s own attorney general, state election officials, both Republican and Democrat have reached that unequivocal decision.

And I appeal to Mr. Trump, even though I am no American, but because the world is leaning, and relying to America’s leadership. Please kindly step down now, and do no more chaos.