One of the fundamental beliefs of patriotic Americans is the critical importance of the truth. All of our great institutions are built on the bedrock of truth and fact. Jesus said “you will know the truth and the truth will set you free”, and this belief has led to the greatness of our republic. It is implied by the statement that lies enslave us, and we have a person in the presidency who lies a lot. It is up to every decent American to confront the issues in front of our country in pursuit of the truth and facts. We do not need to worry about an elected official’s feelings or fortunes, but the future of our country.

Veterans Day is a time for saying thank you to the men and women who have served to protect our republic and it’s ideals. Many who served lost everything, and some endured life altering injury. We owe a lot to those who have served. Every citizen should push for a more perfect union by searching for the truth about the issues and voting for representatives and leaders who will solve them. Every representative at any level of government should take their oath to their constituents seriously, and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. Today’s issues of the executive using tax payer funds to help his re-election campaign are a slap in the face to the sacrifices so many have made. Let’s get America back on the side of truth and justice for all.

The president tried to use tax payer funds in exchange for an attack on a political rival in the 2020 campaign. That is a crime on multiple levels. The president has broken his oath of office as the highest elected official in our country; that is crime one because he is using funds that are not his for political advantage. The president is also targeting American citizens by leveraging foreign leaders with tax payer money; another crime. The president is offering a bribe to foreign leaders to help him in his next political election; another crime. The president is trying to say that what he has done is business as usual; a moral crime at minimum. The president lies and says that everyone behaves like this to the American people; another moral crime at minimum. The president pulls the American people in a direction that undermines trust in our system; a moral crime at minimum. Many people believe that the president is beholden to Vladimir Putin and the oligarchs of Russia for saving his real estate business; true or not America has a problem to deal with.

As a former military member and government employee I was often informed of the seriousness of government contracts, and making sure the law was followed. I was glad to see that President Trump did not try to proceed with awarding himself a contract to host the G7 summit at his Doral Resort. The emoluments clause of the United States Constitution forbids the president from making money for or through official acts. A Doral based G7 summit would have been the current president brazenly breaking the law again. Even a little bit of respect for the law should make us all feel good these disturbing times.

The executive branch of our government seems to be either in total confusion, or participating in criminal acts. I have always felt that the American people should chose the smartest person with the most character as our leader. Clearly in the last election due to Republican and Russian propaganda many people thought they would roll the dice on a known liar (Birtherism) and admitted criminal (grab them by the..). I believe that truth is America’s most powerful weapon, and it is only recently been brought to bear. We will find out a lot of things that as citizens we did not believe our government leaders would do, but because an apparent criminal group is in power the worst has happened. I am prayerful that we will find out the full extent of how bad this attack on our republic is; so that we can defend ourselves in the future.

I would like to cover more than the destruction of a presidency on my website, but I cannot think of anything more important than what is taking place in our republic right now. A president who wants to turn the executive branch into a campaign organ on a level that is unprecedented in our history is big news. We have a large percentage of students who do not see a problem with a president who invites foreign nations to help him get re-elected (and maybe elected in the first place?). The republic actually being a republic is at stake; is this a country belonging to the citizens or someone else? The Supreme Court in the Citizens United case invited the wealthy and powerful to secretly participate in an outsized way in our elections. Who is to say that those wealthy and powerful persons who are secretly participating are actually citizens of the United States? Thanks Supreme Court for your limited wisdom.