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After all the hundreds of documented instances of the Draco II administration’s destruction of American democracy have been presented in public, even with all the documented instances of military-style terror inflicted by Draco II’s ICE on mostly Latino families (including DACA designates) in mostly blue states continues, after sending 250 Venezuelans from the U.S. to the CECOT facility in El Salvador – only 3% of whom had any criminal records – so they could endure torture paid for by the you – the taxpayer, after MAGA saying before the last presidential election (most vociferously by Pam Bondi and Kash Patel) that the totality of the Epstein files had to be immediately released to now changing their tune to provide cover for our sex-abuser-in-chief (release ALL the Epstein files to reveal the whole truth!), when before the election Draco II saying he would lower prices across the board to where now with his universal but daily waffling tariffs the price of many things have increased, after purposefully and specifically firing numerous Inspector Generals throughout the administration who could have been checks on Draco II’s administration, after the firings of thousands of federal employees in the name of efficiency (as defined by Mr. Trillion dollar man Elon Musk, and his lackies), after turning the Department of Justice into the Draco II Department of Retribution and Injustice, after financially enriching himself, family members, and associates through all sorts of legal-skirting nefarious means, after letting less fortunate Americans go hungry (withholding SNAP) while at the same time financially supporting dictators in other countries (i.e., Argentina’s Javier Milei with $20+ billion) and extending tax breaks to the ultra-rich, after ignoring numerous court orders to fully fund Congressional appropriations, and (I have to quit listing things here; there is not enough room in this paper to list everything!) after both pardoning hundreds of American citizens who were adjudicated guilty in American courts while also pardoning folks that “could” be held criminally liable in the future (pay-for-play pardons), ETC, ETC, looks like those folks that bought into the “only I can fix it” babble from Draco II would want to start becoming more informed about the prognosis of the American democratic experiment and the true reality of its status in order to protect themselves, their families, their tribes, their communities, their way of life.  But, alas, it seems, they do not, rather just continuing to believe for selfish reasons the sputum and blather of the destroyer-in-chief (i.e., goodbye to the East Wing of the White House!).

In one of the emails released by the Epstein estate, Jeffrey Epstein called Draco II (his closest friend) “evil beyond belief”.  If you believe the old adage that “it takes one to know one” (and we all know now that Epstein was evil), then you might want to rethink your embrace of Draco II, his push for a dictatorship and authoritarian rule, support for Project 2025 and its cohorts, and his destruction of American democracy.   Are your legislators (state and federal) supportive of protecting sex offenders?  Their voters will remember.  And BTW, did Epstein really kill himself (official rulings are not always the truth; how do you hang yourself with a bed sheet tied to the top bunk while kneeling on the floor)?

Most people are good.  Most people are caring.  Most people are certainly capable of seeing the truth of things once they decide to pay attention and open their eyes (and hearts) to the truth.  So, why the liar-in-chief (that is just about all he does; 30K+ and counting) continues to hold sway over otherwise good conservative American patriots (the real meaning; not the MAGA meaning) is almost incomprehensible.  I am frustrated that the American democracy experiment is being destroyed in front of our eyes while many people are sitting there not caring, or hiding their head in the sand like an ostrich hoping things will get better, or just living in their small individual worlds/bubbles and never looking at the bigger picture – all in the name of money or power?  There has to be come reason providence has unleashed Draco II and his nefarious powers onto the people.  Let’s reunify and push democracy forward.

Draco II just tells his bootlickers, like AG Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel what to do and they reply “yes, sir!”.  Our forefathers created the U.S. Constitution so that there would be checks and balances so that opponents of any current administration (not enemies like Draco II has labeled his opposition) would have to work with each other and compromise to ensure the best result for the greatest number of Americans.  American democracy has always had its ups and downs, troughs and crests, yet the effort to create a “more perfect union” has always been behind the scenes.  Draco II, Project 2025, and MAGA Republicans want to destroy the continuing efforts towards a better democracy.  They want to rule the roost, have a dictator and authoritarian rule.  They no longer (if they ever did) want a balance of power.  They won’t embrace the fact that unity within diversity – not division – is the only hope of progress towards that more perfect union (and that does not mean that either political party – and there should be more political parties than two to choose from!! – could run roughshod over the other for any reason).  Democracy and the Constitution must prevail in the United States, while dictatorship/Kingship and authoritarian rule must FAIL.  After Draco II and his minions are gone, respect for others, working together for the good of democracy, diversity-in-unity as defense of democracy must be some of our guiding lights.

That continues to be my hope:  that good people who have previously listen to and followed Draco II et al will open their eyes (and hearts) before it is too late.  Only people working together transparently can keep American democracy.  It doesn’t mean perfection, but it does means we are still on the path “to create a more perfect union”.

The views expressed by Bob Bates do not reflect the views of the staff or management at The Tullahoma News.