He withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He encouraged unconfirmed and unvetted agents to destroy congressionally-created government agencies, fire civil servants without cause, and invade our private data in Federal databases
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He pardoned over 1,500 convicted rioters
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He attacked birthright citizenship
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He ordered his agents to snatch people from the streets and to imprison them both at home and abroad without due process of Law
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He ignored the actions of agents who harassed, abused, threatened, and confiscated the property of innocent U.S. citizens in the middle of the night
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He threatened universities, museums, and law firms with legal prosecution in order to eliminate thinking and discussion of ideas he opposes
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He threatened our allies in Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Panama, Ukraine, NATO, and other parts of the World
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He created chaos with tariff policies that threaten to increase inflation, bring on recession, and to destroy our economy, the economies of our allies, and the economy of the World
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He repeatedly threatened to fire the Chairman of the Federal Reserve driving the Stock Market to its lowest level since The Great Depression
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He ordered the Department of Justice to investigate his political enemies
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He dismissed the behavior of a Cabinet member whose carelessness and incompetency threatens our national security, the safety of our troops, and our allies
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He cheered when the U.S. Naval Academy library banned a book written by Maya Angelou but kept one written by Adolf Hitler
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He put an unqualified medical crackpot in charge of our nation’s health
. . . And Congress said nothing.
His Executive Orders, his public statements, and the actions of his Administration have violated or expressed an intention to violate the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 19th, 22nd, and 26th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
. . . And Congress said nothing.
He violated his Oath of Office to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States”
. . . And Congress said nothing.
When he turns his wrath and lawlessness on Congress, the Courts, and The People,
. . . Who will speak for Us?
What Can Be Done?
It is way past time for Congress to take back it’s Article I powers[1] from a rogue President, his allies, and his Administration. If he resists, Impeach and Convict him.
If Vice President Vance doesn’t follow his Oath of Office after ascending to the Presidency, Impeach and Convict him as well. He has been complicit and in several cases openly active in most of President Trump’s unconstitutional actions.
Freed from the threat of political retaliation by Trump and his Administration … and possibly physical retaliation by MAGA Cult thugs …, Musk’s money, and the House’s “one-person motion to vacate” rule[2], Speaker Mike Johnson could be a better President than either Trump or Vance. At least, he seems to know the difference between the words “Executive” and “Autocrat”, “Democracy” and “Oligarchy”, and “The Law of the Land” and “Dictatorial Lawlessness”.
. . . And What If They Don’t?
If the 119th Congress cannot bring themselves to execute two impeachments and their respective convictions, we need to elect a Congress that can. The next Midterm Elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026.[3] As usual, these elections will determine all members of the 120th House of Representatives and about 1/3 of the members of the 120th Senate.
It won’t take much for the “Democrats” to take control of the House of Representatives. The “Republicans” have a majority of only 7 seats (with 2 seats currently vacant).[4] The reversal of 4 seats flips the House.
Control of the Senate works the same way but, unlike the House, control of the Senate is not enough. Senate rules make legislative power a bit more slippery. Some processes must receive 60 affirmative votes in order to pass. The conviction of a President, Vice President, Supreme Court Justice, etc. who has been impeached is one of those processes.
The 119th Senate has 53 “Republicans” and “47 “Democrats”. 22 “Republicans” and 13 “Democrats” are up for reelection. If all of the “Democrats” retain their seats and 4 win the seats of their “Republican” rivals, they will have the 51% majority needed for control. If 13 can win the seats held by their opponents in the Midterms, they will have the 60% supermajority needed for conviction on any Impeachment.
A Senate supermajority is difficult to attain. The last time it occurred was the 89th Congress. Can the “Democrats” do it? No, they cannot …, but We can. In the 2024 election, the percentage of eligible voters who did not vote … at least, for President … exceeded those who voted Kamala Harris by 5.49% and those who voted for Donald Trump by 4.55%. Those of us who oppose the authoritarianism of Donald Trump and those in Congress who support and/or fear him need to do all that we can to move the 120th Congress in the other direction. The MAGA Cultists will not change. Some who voted for Trump in 2024 may be having second and third thoughts. The 36.33%[5] who didn’t vote … for whatever reason … are fertile ground for turning things around before it’s too late.
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Notes
[1]
The header picture is a visual representation of the number of words in the Constitution dedicated to defining the powers and responsibilities of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branched of the Federal Government. The first three Articles of the Constitution define those three branches. Combined, they are composed of 3,728 words. Of that total, the Founders used 2302 words … 61.75% … of them on Article I, the Legislative branch. Article II, the Executive branch, required 1037 words … 27.82%. The Judicial branch, Article III, used the remaining 389 words … 10.43%. While these ratios in no way reduce the coequality of the three branches, it is clear that those who drafted the Constitution had the most to say about the Legislative Branch.
The Founders of our country saw the House of Representatives and the Senate as the branch that would be closest to The People. The Legislative Branch was given the responsibility of encoding the Will of The People into the laws that would steer the country as it grew and evolved. The Executive Branch was given the responsibility of administering those laws. The responsibility of the Judicial Branch was to ensure that the laws … passed by Congress and signed by the President … are consistent with the Constitution and the body of law that grew from it.
In all three branches, the focus was on creating a new republic based on the Rule of Law; not the rule of any one person or group. Each branch was given the power to and responsibility of keeping the other two in check. This balance of power would prevent any one branch from overpowering the others.
President Trump’s behavior is based on a grossly exaggerated interpretation of the Unitary Executive Theory which postulates that the President has sole authority over everything related to the Executive Branch of the government.
[2]
The House’s “one-person motion to vacate” rule is high on the list of most counter-productive procedural rules ever conceived by either chamber of Congress. This rule is a concession forced on Kevin McCarthy by extremists in the House Republican Conference in order to be elected Speaker.
The rule allows any single member of the House to “offer a privileged resolution declaring the Office of Speaker vacant.” In this context, the term “privileged” means that the “motion to vacate” has precedence over regular House business and must be brought to the House floor for a vote.
We know it works. Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House after Matt Gaetz used it to start the process that got rid of Speaker McCarthy. After a lengthy vote to oust McCarthy and an equally lengthy vote to elect a new Speaker, Johnson got the job. As if threats from President Trump and his more violent followers weren’t enough, Speaker Johnson does not want to suffer Speaker McCarthy’s fate. Is it any wonder that the 119th House of Representatives has done next to nothing since they were sworn in on January 3, 2025?
[3]
November 3rd is, of course, the last day of voting for the 2026 Midterms. Elections are regulated by the States; not the Federal Government. Many states have mail-in and/or early voting. In the 21st Century. election day marks the end of the voting season for most eligible voters.
[4]
I put the party names in quotes because not all “Democrats” and “Republicans” are literally members of those parties. They represent two voting groups. For example, Senators Bernie Sanders (VT) and Angus King (ME) are registered as Independents who typically vote with the Democrats.
[5]
The picture of 2024 voting percentages is a meme that has been floating around the internet since the beginning of Trump’s second term as President. It was first brought to my attention on the blog Filosofa’s Word by Jill Dennison. (Thank you, Jill.)
I attempted to check the numbers, but couldn’t find a specific count of the number of U.S. citizens who were eligible to vote in 2024. I did find one for 2023. Using that denominator and actual counts of votes cast in the 2024 election, I calculated percentages that were quite close to the ones in the meme. If the picture’s values aren’t absolutely accurate, they’re pretty darn close.
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Excellent post, Terry! And many thanks for the mention/link to Filosofa’s Word — I greatly appreciate it!
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