First, these protests are not about the election. I think most people believe the election was fair and accurate. What seems to worry people – what SHOULD <\/strong>worry people who love this country and appreciate the freedoms we have – is the unfettered and for lack of better description, relentlessly enthusiastic (ab)use of governmental functions and powers to continually nibble away at what we call “checks and balances” which were set up to ensure that no one would be able to unilaterally run the country on the whims of one person. We are also concerned about the two other branches of government that have seemingly abdicated their responsibilities to impose those checks and balances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump continuously brands any opposition to his agenda as “radical left” and threatens to prosecute them using his band of sycophants in the Department of Justice. He’s using the military as police in a couple “blue” cities and threatening more troops each day? Seriously, in a democracy? Ignoring the decisions of federal judges? Limiting the access of the press based on how favorably they report on his administration? Illegally spending taxpayer dollars without the involvement of Congress? This is an administration that has released images of the President with a crown on his head, a man who has openly questioned whether he has to protect the Constitution and has casually thrown around the use of the Insurrection Act to quell non-existent uprisings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe we don\u2019t have a king today but all the points above certainly appear to be someone whose goal is to become something other than an elected official, something very different from a servant of the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A lot of Republicans and Trump supporters are ridiculing the protests that took place last weekend by saying things along the lines of: First, these protests are not about the election. I think most people believe the election was fair … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/don.oninohana.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKingsLogo_Stacked_ForDarkBackgrounds.webp\")
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