We did get fooled again
The more things change, the more they stay the same, as the old saying goes.
Donald Trump’s speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination was interesting for several reasons, not least of which were the recurring law-and-order themes and changes needed in our economy.
While mesmerizing the crowd with his oratory – see the infamous Nazi documentary “Triumph of the Will” – Trump did not once explain in any detail how these issues would be solved. Nor did he really speak of them much differently than his predecessors who harped on the same national ills and made them the foundation of their presidential campaigns.
Trump could conceivably suspend habeas corpus and declare martial law as did our revered Abraham Lincoln. This could be accomplished with the stroke of the pen by executive order and not involve our Congress or Supreme Court, or risk violating the Constitution. This would allow for rounding up all perceived lawbreakers and dumping them in jail without the benefit of due process.
As for the economy, where is all the money coming from to fund programs that will “get people back to work”? As long as the Federal Reserve exists, they can merely print more fiat money to add to the already trillions of debt amassed.
As for our industries going elsewhere, how will bringing them back be accomplished? Nationalizing all businesses to ensure they only hire U.S. citizens? How else can industry be controlled?
To paraphrase a famous British band, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. We did get fooled again.
Bill Brooks
Waynesburg