{"id":7114,"date":"2025-06-01T00:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=7114"},"modified":"2025-05-27T23:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T23:54:45","slug":"does-he-know-the-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=7114","title":{"rendered":"Does He Know the Laws?"},"content":{"rendered":"

by E. Faye Williams<\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve come to wonder: Is it a requirement \u2014 or even a basic expectation \u2014 for someone running for public office in the United States to know what the laws of that position actually require? Ever since the orange man began operating our government with seemingly no knowledge of the laws \u2014 or worse, no interest in following them \u2014 those working for the would-be king have served him, not the people, allowing him to disobey with impunity.<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019s wasting taxpayer dollars investigating former FBI Director James Comey over an Instagram post with the numbers 8647. Yes, an Instagram post. He\u2019s throwing resources at trying to prove criminal intent based on that? Meanwhile, he\u2019s calling Comey a \u201cdirty cop,\u201d while Comey once accurately compared the orange man to a mafia boss. You decide which label fits which man better. Frankly, if the orange man were a cop, both terms might apply. The way he governs, it wouldn\u2019t be a stretch. Sadly, I believe the wrong person is being interviewed by the Secret Service.<\/p>\n

His latest tax bill failed in the Budget Committee. No worries \u2014 the committee says they\u2019ll try again on Sunday. That gives the orange man just enough time to return from his latest mischief-making trip in the Middle East. Then he\u2019ll do what he does best: twist arms and bully his GOP dissenters. It seems some of those GOP hardliners are waking up to the fact that everything he\u2019s pushing on the budget isn\u2019t working. Or maybe \u2014 just maybe \u2014 they realize an election is coming, and their constituents won\u2019t support budget cuts that hurt them.<\/p>\n

Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana claims the objective is to extend tax cuts. Beyond that, I doubt many people can understand what he\u2019s saying. I\u2019m from Louisiana, and I still can\u2019t figure out how he got elected to such an important position. A lot of what he says makes no sense. I often wonder if using his teeth might help us understand him better!<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the orange man is once again violating court orders and disregarding our laws \u2014 this time by trying to deport immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act. What he\u2019s doing has been called a horrific abuse of presidential power. Why would he care? He keeps breaking laws and getting away with it. He thrives on doing the wrong thing. Judges keep letting him slide. And when it comes to human rights, he clearly couldn\u2019t care less. Ask his own family. His niece and nephew have warned us again and again about who he really is. They\u2019ve lived it.<\/p>\n

Since the orange man became president, the U.S. credit rating was cut by Moody\u2019s because of rising government debt. What a surprise! These are the same people slashing aid for the poor while increasing spending for the president\u2019s rich friends. They\u2019re shutting down programs that serve struggling families. That\u2019s the DOGE way \u2014 serve the orange man, not the people.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also targeting immigrants with alleged gang ties \u2014 like those he claims are part of Venezuela\u2019s Tren de Aragua gang \u2014 without evidence or due process. In one outrageous case, the administration deported a makeup artist to a violent prison in El Salvador simply because their tattoos were mistaken for gang symbols. Innocent lives are being upended to serve his hateful, fear-based agenda.<\/p>\n

Recently, a judge ruled that the administration must provide hearings to any migrant accused before deportation. The judge even noted that literal Nazis once had more rights to challenge deportation than some immigrants do in the U.S. today. That should shake every American to the core. This is a five-alarm fire we cannot ignore.<\/p>\n

Even Bruce Springsteen called the orange man treasonous. Judging by his actions, I\u2019d say the Boss had good reason \u2014 and it sure sounds criminal to me.<\/p>\n

Williams is president of The Dick Gregory Society (www.thedickgregorysociety.org).<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: Published without changes from Washington Informer Newspaper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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