By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper
While thousands of Americans are rallying around the country every day against the President and his illegal and inhumane cuts, we must not forget that unseen majority who appear to still agree with the President and Elon Musk, his hatchet man.
We learn two different lessons from the Tuesday, April 1st, vote in both Florida and Wisconsin. From Florida, we learn that the Republican base continues its support of the President by showing up at the ballot box in the State that has one of the worst track records for being anti-books, immigrants, and equality. With one of the nation’s worst governors,the MAGA supporters still managed to send two Republicans back to the U.S. House of Representatives. To some of the conservative Right, this meant that we agree with the President’s actions and keep doing what we are doing. The fact that the margin of their victory was not as great as the President’s in the past election is a small comfort.
In Wisconsin, the defeat of Elon Musk and his effort to buy the State’s Supreme Court election sends a message that everyone in America is not for sale. For those of us not living in those two states, we must make decisions on how we will get involved in the battle to preserve democracy and, very specifically, our way of life, with all its faults that we are working to fix. Let us not only join the demonstrations that are keeping hope alive, but let us draw strength and energy from the actions of U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who held the Floor of the U.S. Senate for the longest time on record, 25-plus hours, on the harm this Administration is causing nationwide.
We can stop Elon Musk, who has no legal right to do any of his cuts and the invasions of both government agencies and the lives of government employees. It’s time the legal community really joined this battle, and not just those threatened or victimized by the President.
We must challenge the use of Executive Orders, as was done with President Obama, when the Senate refused to allow him legislative action, and we must actively prepare to challenge every Republican in the House and the Senate who remain quiet and refuse to honor their Oath of Office and challenge this President’s refusal to follow the
Constitution to which he swore an Oath of Office. We must rally, register, and vote at every opportunity. We must consider recalls where possible for those who are guilty of malfeasance in office by their refusal to honor and protect the Constitution. “We the People” are far more powerful than “Those People”. This is the reason for the 100-Day Rush by the President. We, the Black Press, must remember that we are the “Trusted Messenger”. We must be involved, and we must remind others who we are. Let’s continue to look for ways to help this struggle at the local and national level.
