Mr. President: It is Your Fault

The impeachment trial is underway in the U.S. Senate as Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to be impeached for his conduct while president. He is being tried for what he did (quid pro quo), from the simple fact that what was done, was done at his direction. As they say, you don’t have to “rob the bank”, but if you are the getaway driver, or the mastermind, you are a part of the overall robbery. You will be tried, sentenced and put in prison. Why? Because of your actions, and of those of someone else. The president is said to be asking those around him why is he being impeached. The president also allegedly “wonders” why they (Democrats) are doing “this” (impeachment) to him now that a trial is going on in the Senate. Depending on the outcome that will result in either an acquittal or removal from office, the debate will be all about “the trial”. Much more will be at stake, as the nation’s Constitution will be looked at by those who have studied/taught what is written in the document, asking if it has been truly upheld by those who swear an oath to defend it. The president’s lawyers and supporters have criticized the process from day one, but never the president’s conduct. There has been very little pushback against the president regarding his actions that began before he made that so called “perfect” phone call. It is no secret that the president doesn’t like to be told what he should do, never mind what he must do. We are told that the president has a problem not only with listening, but also comprehending what he had just been told. When you have a combination of those things that guides oneself, it is a recipe that can only lead to disaster.

The president is who he is because he is used to having things go his way. He has a reputation as a businessman who has cut deals with others, only to not always honor his end that led to numerous lawsuits being filed against him. Even during his days as a shrewd businessman, the president must have had advisors around him to help him make sound decisions. One of the more famous lawsuits filed against the president had to do with Trump University. We can only speculate that when the complaints starting coming in, as more and more people were convinced that they had been scammed out of their money, the president as a businessman with a reputation to uphold, would have done something to convince those “students” that he would ensure that promises made, would be kept. He didn’t. A judge of whom the president openly criticized, ordered the president to pay $25 million in damages. A casualty of the president’s actions. Nevertheless, he continues to wonder why “these things” are happening to him.

We all reach an “age of accountability” where we know that what we do is right or wrong. The president reached that threshold some time ago. Money, power and prestige can insulate an individual from many of the things to which ordinary people don’t have the luxury. However, it should not insulate or protect an individual from being held accountable for his actions. The law is supposed to make us equal in a “just” society, but it doesn’t. Only under God’s law are we equal. This nation’s law, the Constitution, says that all men are created equal, but it didn’t say that we all will be treated equally. If we were treated equally, there wouldn’t have been slavery and Native Americans would still have possession of their land. The president KNOWS why things are happening to him. The excuses will continue by those who support him, but even they must acknowledge that there are things that a leader led by morals, would not do. Cue Mike Pence. That’s why we must have laws. That’s why an individual must be and will be held accountable for their actions. It will be here on Earth now, or during the Day of Judgment. Remember, the world is watching. So is God.