Ringo
A WATCHMAN
In just over one year from now, the American people will go to the polls and elect a new president. I have a growing concern that the political process is about to get derailed. After 239 years of freedom, our federal government has never looked more ragged with lawless despotic undertones.
The average citizen's view of Washington DC is at an all-time low. The approval rating for Congress recently reached a low of 14 percent. Three out of four Americans think the government suffers from profound corruption. Accounting to a poll by YouGov, 29 percent of Americans could imagine a situation in which they would support the military seizing control of the government.
The House of Representatives is currently dealing with a leadership crisis. Last month, John Boehner suddenly announced he would resign the Speakership, and so far, the Republicans have been too divided to come up with a replacement for him. Things were so crazy that there was serious talk of having former-Speaker Newt Gingrich return to Capitol Hill. That idea quickly died when Gingrich said it was "Totally implausible."
Another factor that adds to the political chaos is the weakness of the political candidates. Jeb Bush is the favorite of the Republican Party insiders, but right now he is polling at around 4 percent. Hillary Clinton almost has a lock on the Democratic nomination. Her only competition is Bernie Sanders; a self-admitted socialist. The problem with Hillary is that she is as phony as a three dollar bill.
My greatest political concern is over President Barack Obama. Lately, he has been speaking openly about how much he likes the job, and how disappointing it will be for him to move out of the White House. On three occasions, Obama talked about staying past January 2017.
1. While on trip to Ethiopia, Obama said he could easily win a third term:
"I actually think I'm a pretty good president. I think if I ran, I could win. But I can't, there's a lot that I'd like to do to keep America moving. But the law is the law, and no person is above the law, not even the president."
2. In his recent rant about gun violence, Obama said his enemies are worried about him plotting to stay in office:
The politics have to change and the [gun control advocates] who are troubled by this have to be as intense, organized and as adamant about this issue as folks on the other side are absolutists and think that any gun safety measures are somehow an assault on freedom, communistic or a plot by me to take over and stay in power forever or something.
3. Of course, a liberal reporter had asked Obama if he wanted to run again. When Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes asked him about his desire for another term, he said:
"Yes. It's a shame that it can't be a reality. After all, Kanye West just sent [me] a fresh shipment of Yeezy sneakers, and it'd be nice to see those kicked up on the desk at the oval for four more years."
The first quote from Ethiopia is all the more ominous because it was being made to African leaders who refuse to relinquish power, regardless of their country's laws and popular will. Obama was telling them, he wanted to go on being the leader of the world's greatest power, but he has the 22th Amendment standing firmly in his way.
To be fair, it's not all that uncommon to have a two-term U.S. President mention the desire for a third term. Eisenhower did it, as did Reagan and Clinton. What makes Obama different is his track record of disregarding our constitutional process. If he could make himself president for life with an Executive order, I know he would do it.
The press would support him 100 percent in carrying an act of despotism. If we had a national crisis, the mainstream media would applaud Obama for taking brave action.
I've had many discussions with friends about the possibility of the current or a future president violating his oath of office. Most people seem to think that this is America and something like that can never happen. Unfortunately, we've long drifted from our founding principles.
Already this year, the Supreme Court, the Congress and President Obama have committed acts that are worthy of impeachment. The problem with living in the last days, these types of deeds move from being a possibility to an ultimate likelihood.
"But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" (2 Timothy 3:13).
- Todd Strandberg -
The average citizen's view of Washington DC is at an all-time low. The approval rating for Congress recently reached a low of 14 percent. Three out of four Americans think the government suffers from profound corruption. Accounting to a poll by YouGov, 29 percent of Americans could imagine a situation in which they would support the military seizing control of the government.
The House of Representatives is currently dealing with a leadership crisis. Last month, John Boehner suddenly announced he would resign the Speakership, and so far, the Republicans have been too divided to come up with a replacement for him. Things were so crazy that there was serious talk of having former-Speaker Newt Gingrich return to Capitol Hill. That idea quickly died when Gingrich said it was "Totally implausible."
Another factor that adds to the political chaos is the weakness of the political candidates. Jeb Bush is the favorite of the Republican Party insiders, but right now he is polling at around 4 percent. Hillary Clinton almost has a lock on the Democratic nomination. Her only competition is Bernie Sanders; a self-admitted socialist. The problem with Hillary is that she is as phony as a three dollar bill.
My greatest political concern is over President Barack Obama. Lately, he has been speaking openly about how much he likes the job, and how disappointing it will be for him to move out of the White House. On three occasions, Obama talked about staying past January 2017.
1. While on trip to Ethiopia, Obama said he could easily win a third term:
"I actually think I'm a pretty good president. I think if I ran, I could win. But I can't, there's a lot that I'd like to do to keep America moving. But the law is the law, and no person is above the law, not even the president."
2. In his recent rant about gun violence, Obama said his enemies are worried about him plotting to stay in office:
The politics have to change and the [gun control advocates] who are troubled by this have to be as intense, organized and as adamant about this issue as folks on the other side are absolutists and think that any gun safety measures are somehow an assault on freedom, communistic or a plot by me to take over and stay in power forever or something.
3. Of course, a liberal reporter had asked Obama if he wanted to run again. When Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes asked him about his desire for another term, he said:
"Yes. It's a shame that it can't be a reality. After all, Kanye West just sent [me] a fresh shipment of Yeezy sneakers, and it'd be nice to see those kicked up on the desk at the oval for four more years."
The first quote from Ethiopia is all the more ominous because it was being made to African leaders who refuse to relinquish power, regardless of their country's laws and popular will. Obama was telling them, he wanted to go on being the leader of the world's greatest power, but he has the 22th Amendment standing firmly in his way.
To be fair, it's not all that uncommon to have a two-term U.S. President mention the desire for a third term. Eisenhower did it, as did Reagan and Clinton. What makes Obama different is his track record of disregarding our constitutional process. If he could make himself president for life with an Executive order, I know he would do it.
The press would support him 100 percent in carrying an act of despotism. If we had a national crisis, the mainstream media would applaud Obama for taking brave action.
I've had many discussions with friends about the possibility of the current or a future president violating his oath of office. Most people seem to think that this is America and something like that can never happen. Unfortunately, we've long drifted from our founding principles.
Already this year, the Supreme Court, the Congress and President Obama have committed acts that are worthy of impeachment. The problem with living in the last days, these types of deeds move from being a possibility to an ultimate likelihood.
"But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" (2 Timothy 3:13).
- Todd Strandberg -
