Browsing: Opinions

Intentional or Incompetence—Voter Suppression Where We Live

Our American character and you the voter

2018 -The Year Of Women on the Ballots And at The Polls

Sadly, since the latest federal election something has happened to our current state of minds. The political sides – Democrats and Republicans- have become intolerable of each other.

 “For his outburst and his ignorance, he deserves to go down in history, not as a Supreme Court Justice but as a singular example of white male rage and privilege. So, let’s make Kavanaugh a noun, verb, and adjective of disgrace.”

It’s truly frustrating — sickening, in fact — to know that one can put his trust in the American judiciary system and continue to get let down time and time again. It’s disheartening beyond words to see people with grossly unfair agendas make it into positions of power, positions they use to oppress others while advancing the causes of those who look like and think like them.

Though the popular vote was won by Hillary Clinton (in excess of 3 million votes) and the margin between victory and loss was small in many states, the “near victory” serves as cold comfort to those communities whose civil rights are slowly being rolled back under the ominous weight and rise of racism and White nationalism.

I stopped watching TV, reading the newspapers, discussing politics and stopped posting on Facebook for two weeks. It did not matter then because I knew we could not do anything until the next election. I will not take a break this time because the November 6th election is only a few weeks away. If we pout, curse, drink, throw something and say forget it, TRUMP and his cult members will win. I am going to work harder because my life, families and friends’ lives can be taken away.

      The words of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, suggests lowly white men were the key to Donald Trump being elected president and are the key to successful conservative radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh.

Amendment 6 Addresses Inequities in Justice System