December 28th, 2023, is here. Now, before I start what I am about to say, I want all Americans and people who read this blog to understand, I have no dog or horse in the current political fight for the Presidency in America. By that I mean I am not a paid supporter of any of them, whether they be Democratic or Republican or Independent. This is not about picking a candidate for the Presiency, or anyother office in our United States of America. This is about outlandish, foolish, and false statements about American History, that have come out now regarding the Civil War in America, and what started it or did not start it. I know, some will say I am defending Nikki Haley, I am not, nor am I defending the man who posed the question to her, about the Civil War. I do oppose both answers in my own way.
The American Civil War was not started over slavery. It was indeed as Nikki Haley said started for many reasons. 1) Economic Differences between the North and The South, 2) State Rights to run their own states in the fashion and manner they wished both economically and politically. 3) The Election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency, who was largely opposed by the Southern States and their People because of his views on slavery. Yet, in the end, there were other factors involved also. The crossing of state lines by slaves at the time was a major factor as they crossed into northern territories to escape their enslavement, for one.
Let me explain one other thing before all the nay sayers, politicians or anyone else who wishes to raise their voice against me here, I have no dog in this race for the presidency, but I will be damn if the person, who poised the question was correct in pointing out the Civil War was about Slavery it wasn’t originally. Read your history correctly Americans and that includes African Americans too. The slave problem was not the reason for the Civil War, yet it later turned to the slaves being freed, by Abraham Lincoln making it so. Always remember, Lincoln always believed till the day he died all men were created equally and he was and still is correct to this day. Yet he did not include freeing the slaves until later in the war, when after careful thought on the matter, he came to the conclusion he did and wrote the Emancipation Declaration on a train during his run for election. So please do not, tell the American People the Civil War was only about Slavery, and that caused it, it didn’t. The result of the removal of slavery, the ending of it was the one of the results of said War. Sadly, Americans of all colors and races and ethicalities, wish to distort or twist this for their own purposes, it can’t be so done. So, in fact Nikki Haley was correct to state it was economic differences and states rights that started the Civil War. As to the Slavery question. all Americans now know Slavery was wrong , and NIkki Haley did not say anything about it because she is walking a political tightrope here,and yes she is trying to please all the people she can. That is where she went wrong here. Don’t condemn her for it, correct her yes, but, don’t condemn.
Before I finish this, I want to show the American People there is a parallel to today’s Politics in this whole item of the Civil War. That is this State’s Rights is once again, an issue that is comming up now. It is rising due to the issue of Former President Donald J. Trump and his inclusion or removal from the Presidential Ballots in all States in the 2024 election Cycle. As Colorado investigated the issue of Insurrection by Donald Trump and determined in their state, he supported and conducted such on Jan, sixth, they removed him from their ballots. Now, does not each state in the United States have their own soverien rights and their own laws and State constitutions they can abide by? Do they not have a right to say as a state, we do not believe this man or woman should be allowed on our ballots, due to crimes or acts they committed they believe disqualify him? I believe they do ! So again, America is about to face an issue over states rights once more, like we did in the Civil War days.
The Supreme Court of The United States will more than likely be handed this issue soon enough. If they are as smart as they should be, as Justices and Scholars, that they are, they should know they must sidestep this issue and leave it to the states. Each State has a Govenor and a Secretary of State, and they control the elections and ballots and the laws as to who can be on them state by state. Any interference by the Supreme Court in this matter, regarding the removal of a candidate from a state’s ballot is no business of said Supreme Court. Any other choice by The Supreme Court, except their refusing to take up the case would be wrong. I don’t care if it is being brought to them by a Special Prosecutor, Trump’s Defense Team of Lawyers or any State. The issue of who is allowed on any ballot in any state, belongs to the state period. Otherwise you are affecting the state laws and the state’s sovergeinty, which has now been determined for over 200 years, goingon 300 years in our country.
I remind all that Colorado did not take the step to remove Trump from the ballot in their state, on minor issues or false ones. They hald a trial and examined his actions on January 6th, and found him to be a part of said actions, riots and the insurrection against our country, based on evidence not heresay! Then, they determined under their state laws, he is illegible to run for President or any public office. It was not a simple decision by the Colorado State Supreme Court. If it is overturned by the Supreme Court, they are taking away the rights of the People of Colorado to control their own state. They are also, saying that Trump is immune from prosecution, because he was President of the United States, if that is so, then any President or person who is elected President can commit crimes while in office and get away from them, including stealing from the government, killing people, political espionage and more. It means a Presdeint can sell out to Russia and be immune and get away with it. That is crazy to believe in a nation that is run on the basics of law and rights, and equality for all !. I remind all NIxon was wrong. Then we come to his being Impeached twice while in Office as a defense against being charged for crimes he did while in Office. This matter can be solved by a quick look at the reasons for Impeachment and that is purely for political purposes not criminal according to the way the laws are written. And no man is above the law and that Includes the President if he commits crimes in Office. There is no double idemity here at all. they are two seperate types of solutions for two different reasons. One is criminal the other political read them. Sadly, America, has to wake up to the fact, Donald J. Trump is a danger to the country, it’s integerity, it’s continued existance and so much more. Justice must be brought to bear for what he did on January 6th, if it is not, then I ask, What does it mean for the future of America and The American Presidency? Does this not bring upthe question of what future Presidents can do while in office and get away with ? I remind all, if this is allowed forTrump and he is not held accountable and given immunity, doesn’t that mean all future Presidents can do the same? Where does that then leave the country in how to stop future criminal acts by future and current Presidents?
In Closing this blog and conversation for today, I want to remind all, no one in American History, has ever gotten away with taking secret documents and above home. No one in American History as a President has ever, incited a riot and insurrection against their own government and should either. I remind all, in History we must go back to before our nation was established to find a person who even thoughtof such acts or tried such acts in America. His name was Benedict Arnold, and he was a traitor who the American Governement and it’s First President Washington, wanted to capture and hang. He escaped to England aswe all know. In the end he died a sad death in England, crying out as he lay dying in his American Uniform, he regretted what he did and he wanted to come home. He never did. There are those who are saying they will leave America if Trump is not elected President again, including Trump himself I have heard rumored. My opinion is simple, if you can’t see what Trump has done and won’t accept his not being elected then do what Arnold did leave. Go ahead, see what other country, will take you and treat you better than America has. I wish you luck if you leave. As to Donald J. Trump leaving if he loses, as has been said, I hope he finds a country that will take him. Maybe Russia or South Korea will, I do not know. However it ends, I knowin my opinion, DOnald J. Trump should never be allowed anywhere near the White House or any public office in America again, the damage he has down is far beyond any would of thought of.
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