By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper
The actions of the U.S. Congress and Senate on the Presidential confirmations of a host of people not qualified to hold the positions they sought and the free hand that the President has given to Elon Musk, a non-elected person exercising control over Constitutionally created governmental entities, without a word of challenge or objection, all point to an issue much bigger than the President himself. That issue is America’s loss of its “moral compass” and the disease underlying the loss itself. Plainly stated, that disease is “Racism”, which has become more important than the democratic principles that provide the foundations for our Constitutional form of government.
Racism says when the President calls some emerging countries “S – -holes” rather than human beings seeking the same freedoms we enjoy, there are people in this nation who agree with him but would rather not have it known. When the President moves against the influx of migrants because the country appears to be overrun with illegals, there are many that agree but would rather not have their positions known to those they pretend to like or tolerate. When the President declares war on DEI and affirmative action, both of which were created to level the playing field for those who were already being written out of the dream, even though born with citizenship, there are those who agree with him that too many are already getting too much of the pie which, according to some, should not be the case.
The problem is that everything the President is doing by force, indifference to the law, and in disregard for the Oath of Office he took when becoming President for the second time, should have been expressed within the legal bounds of Due Process, which our constitutional form of government permits with checks and balances as safeguards against what we are currently experiencing.
There is a cure for this disease that is eating at the very fabric of our democratic form of government. First, we must return to being the God-fearing nation we have been called to be with respect for the rights of all, including those we disagree with. We must elect people to office who will take their oath of office seriously and respect the God-given rights of all. We must not be afraid to remove from office those who fail to “Protect the Constitution From All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic”. While we know from past experience that we can not remove this President through impeachment, we can remove those who fail to exercise their votes and responsibilities in support of our Constitution. This is also a time to use our dollars as wisely as our votes. Between the two, we can defeat this to the extent we save our way of life as we work collectively to do and be better than what we have.
