Trump’s Lies Part 2: Lies of Emergency
This post is written solely in my role as a private individual. It is not written for and does not reflect the views of my employer or any agency of the US Government. The president does not love peace, because peace does not serve him. President Trump loves power, its possession and its exercise. Indeed, in a backward arrangement he often exercises power in order to possess it, taking a questionable action first, and implicitly daring anyone to challenge or stop him. To his lawless view, authority is based not on the Constitution, nor any statute, but on what he can get away with. He exercises the power he desires, not the power he possesses, seeking to make it a fait accompli, a thing already done that he hopes will not be challenged, or will be difficult to challenge, because any challenge comes after the fact. When he is not stopped, in his mind, the power is his. We should