MARSHAL EARP, WHERE ARE YOU?

      Well, here we go. A classic situation of confusion, anger, fear, and a growing lawlessness that can very quickly grow and develop into an all encompassing state of being, for us, here in the USA and all around the world.
     The husband of an LA district attorney is forced to hold a gun on a mob of protesters by their home. They use the Black Lives Matter as a reason? An excuse? to behave in mob type behavior and this is happening more and more. We have forgotten the times that the law was totally compromised in so many towns, villages and cities, when bribery and vigilantism were the names of the game and the games of the times.
     It was a frightening time, with duels taking place at the proverbial dawn or high noon. There was no one to trust. Then along came heroes, some, many, with clay feet, but at least on the side of law and order applied in a rational, sane, law abiding manner. Today, we question whether we have these same lawmen for how many have been compromised, shut down, fired, for actually doing their jobs. The Justice Department has been compromised beyond repair at this point while under the demented rule, yes, rule, of Trump, his appointees and abettors.
     But the elephant in the room is that huge area of concern. What has happened to our Constitution in the name of it? How has it reached this point wherein the Congress, under the amoral, vicious, manifestly dumb rule in the Senate by GOP stooges, has given away its own power, its own checks and balances in the system, given all power to the executive branch now under the control of a dangerous sociopath of demented mind and those who control him or cannot control him. Take your pick, for the result is the same - a growing lawlessness in the country. And it is getting even worse as manifestly angry at the world, illegal appointees are defying the law, the courts, and joining in on the merry dismemberment of that once upon a time Camelot -  us!
     The judicial branch is the same, as the Trump appointees, unqualified, incompetent, biased and extremely partisan, also give away the store. They state that McGahn is exempt from subpoena by Congress. They extend this privilege to the rest of the crooked gang hence from now on ANY President will be able to defy Congress for it has become a paper tiger, along with the paper lions and bears. Just defy the courts as well.
     Now that the morons are once again determined to nail Hillary to the cross, they are after private servers and emails. Never mind the same actions by Ivanka the First. Never mind the violations of the law by so many others. Just keep beating a dead horse hoping that the uninformed, the great unwashed base will fall for it again, even as they have been forgiving of Trump et al for their criminal behavior, greed, raids on the public treasury, destroying the environment, etc., etc., etc.
      We, all around the world, seem to have lost perspective. We have engaged in violence, in ruthless attacks on the fabric of society as we drill down on migrants, on immigrants running from mortal danger, terrifying threats, hunger, natural disasters, and have closed our hearts and pockets to them and, indeed, to all those in need of aid. The private efforts to relieve this are simply not enough, never meant to be, for this is a governmental issue, a societal issue, not that of a few people fighting the evil deluge without preservers or life vests.
     As for Nature, well, it is running parallel with Man. Just as we are blowing ourselves up, so, too, is Nature. Volcanoes spew boiling lava and poisonous gases. The cliffs in England fall into the sea. The ice at the Poles melt away, causing flooding all around the globe, even as low lying areas, and entire island nations are inundated, almost being swallowed up in their entirety. Food and water shortages are rising. The oceans have become dumping grounds for plastic debris, creating floating , massive islands of garbage, killing the life within the waters, adding to the food shortage in the world.
     Where, oh where, are the heroes of which Bonnie Tyler sang with that raspy voice? Where are the Texas Rangers of today, the Marshal Earps of yesteryear? No Lone Ranger. No singing Gene Autry. No Rifleman and adorable son. Where are they all? Will they reappear after the dust settles, if it ever will, or will it be too little, too late by then?
     I wish I had answers, or better answers, but I do not. It is as if we are living in a new Middle Ages time of darkness, of illiteracy, of uncaring, of running from new plagues, society dichotomized beyond repair until new standards arise. Do we have time for that? Will we make time for that? Can and will we meet the challenge? Input your answer here, for I fear my answer is not the one you wish to hear. Sorry. The truth hits hard, does it not?

From: Duane Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2020 11:05 PM If I could vote, I would clearly vote for you. Having a Treasurer in office with no qualifications for the post is outlandish. The necessity to hire and pay someone to do his job is preposterous...I wish you the best! I hope that your message goes out to all of the delegates. I have seen in the UCO Reporter the number of delegates who do not attended the meetings. Is this a sign of apathy?  Good Luck in the election!

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