I’m desperately attempting to understand the ununderstandable. We are mired in a discussion with opposite poles. At one side we have those that want to get bogged down in what would happen to the country I’d Donald J. Trump is held ACCOUNTABLE for his criminal acts.

At the opposite end of the pole we have those who cling to the principle that no man is above the law, that the law applies to every American regardless of station in life. In this country we have elevated the Presidency to a level of omnipotence. If the President does it he or she can do no wrong so long as the offending party is male and comes from the white tribe.

I have been a lifetime student of history. History teaches us great lessons if we pay attention. We aren’t paying attention.

In November of 1923 Adolf Hitler attempted a putsch of the government. Hitler putsch failed and he was brought to trial. Hitler was convicted of treason and sentenced to 5 years. Ultimately he served less than a year. During his imprisonment he lived in relative comfort and wrote Mein Kampf. He used his time to perfect his next attempt at siezing power.

In March of 2019 Donald Trump said — “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump was testing the publics resolve to protect Democratic principles and we failed.

When Hitler consolidated power in Germany and had the military swear an oath of loyalty to him rather than to the nation there were dire consequences. Those consequences went beyond just Germany and impacted the entire world. According to historical estimates between 40 and 50 million people died as a result of world War II. One man and his sycophants were the catalyst for the carnage.

We risk throwing the country and the stability of the planet into turmoil by continuing this ridiculous debate about holding a former President accountable. Trump is accountable and he is a mere man. He must feel the full weight of the law if the Republic is to have any chance at survival. Time for us to grow up and practice what we preach. No one is above the law. History will punish you for failing to learn from it.

Pay Attention!
Think!!
Eyes Wide 👀 👁 Open!!!