Patriotism Is Unlikely To Be The Last Refuge Of This Scoundrel...

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The constitutional crisis that is staring this country in the face right now has absolutely nothing to do with the firing of former acting and Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe a day before his retirement and pension benefits commence.

It's a collateral issue at best.

What this is about is what is going on in a certain deluded fascist's mind.

Here, from just within the past few hours, in Donald J. Trump's very own words, and typed with Donald J. Trump's own stubby orange fingers, is precisely what is on his mind:

As the House Intelligence Committee has concluded, there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump Campaign. As many are now finding out, however, there was tremendous leaking, lying and corruption at the highest levels of the FBI, Justice & State. #DrainTheSwamp

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2018

"There was tremendous leaking, lying and corruption at the highest levels of the FBI, Justice & State."

He isn't coy is he.

He just blurts it right out ... namely that the FBI, the United States Department of Justice, and the United States Department of State, are "deep state" traitors who are colluding to bring down a democratically elected president.  Why would they do this?  While Trump does does not mouth the actual words saying so, apparently it is because he views them all -- all -- to be Hillary Clinton foot soldiers, and as such, insufficiently patriotic to Donald J. Trump's satisfaction.

That is precisely what that Tweet is saying.

Donald J. Trump is attempting to decapitate the leadership structure of the nation's premier law enforcement and foreign policy organizations.  And he is doing it because he demands oaths of loyalty from these people, directly to his person, instead of the law, the constitution, and the American people.

Donald J. Trump is the constitutional crisis dear readers.  He is, at this very moment, staring every citizen of this nation in right in the face.  And he's daring the citizens of this country to choose a side.

“THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated”

― Thomas Paine, The Crisis

Choose wisely.



----TFG