Constitutional Crisis or Congressional Corruption?

Every single day, there is more nonsense coming from the Oval Office resident--proving he is totally, undeniable unfit for the position in which he holds. Every single day, GOP Congress remains silent and refuses to exercise their Constitutional oversight and rein him in. Perhaps, the real problem with Congress is--they've been bought and paid for by so many PACs and corporation donors to the point where they have completely forgotten their congressional oath--to uphold the Constitution, not the person in the Oval Office.

 

Paul Ryan (OpenSecrets.org)

Representative (R - WI)

• Speaker

First Election:

1998

Rep. Paul Ryan is retiring at the end of the 115th Congress.

TOP INDUSTRIES 2017 - 2018

Retired

$1,801,163

Securities & Investment

$1,172,184

TOP CONTRIBUTORS 2017 - 2018

Blackrock Inc

$121,700

Blackstone Group

$67,712

 

 

Mitch McConnell (OpenSecrets.org)

 

TOP INDUSTRIES 1989 - 2018

Securities & Investment

$4,285,338

Retired

$2,936,546

TOP CONTRIBUTORS 1989 - 2018

Blackstone Group

$313,100

Kindred Healthcare

$251,400

 

 

These figures represent a summary of what has been donated by various groups. Fortunately, for everyone--details can be found on OpenSecrets.org for anyone who cares to look.

 

Of course the NRA contributions to GOP candidates makes it easier for all to understand their reluctance to enact "Common Sense Gun Reform."

 

 

Paul Ryan             $9,900

Kevin Cramer      $5,500

John Culberson   $4,950

Bob Goodlatte     $4,950

Rick Saccone       $4,950

Luther Strange   $4,950

Roger Wicker      $4,950

Ted Cruz               $4,000

 

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but it seems like our Congressional Leaders should be the examples for future generations as to how to lead. But then again, perhaps that's the problem--Republicans don't know how to lead, just whine and complain.

 

They complained about President Obama and whined about everything he did--even when they held the majority in both houses--they still whined. They whined about Hillary's emails, Benghazi, and Uranium One and Fast and Furious and the SCOTUS seat, and Michelle's bare arms, and Obama's tan suit, and the daughter's short skirts, and the Dijon mustard and everything that wasn't a Constitutional violation.

 

But with trump--with the violation of the Emoluments Clause, the nepotism, the breech in disclosing--honestly--financial records, attempting to suppress and bar the media from reporting activities that are of American interest, and obstructing justice when he's being investigated--majority leaders are silent, while a fringe (secretsocietytheorists) are infringing upon the DOJ's office to unmask an informant--simply because trump ordered it--an abuse of power--according to the Constitution. 

 

Remember when Republicans were supposed to be the "fiscally conservative" party? Now, they're watching trump run rampant through tax payer dollars with minting coins that mean nothing, parading our military to appease his ego, and never curtailing his expenses--billed to the US treasury with his golf outings and other non-essentials. TAX PAYERS ARE FOOTING THE BILLS.

 

But then, you have those low-educated, ill-informed voters who choose to support the racist, pathological liar, in the Oval Office--who complained about the Obamas taking too many vacations--at tax payer expense--but not a peep about all the money being paid out for trump's golf outings at his own properties.

 

Double-whammies--trump and his supporters (sycophants) worshiping him as their god and a complicit Congress who won't do their job.

 

So are we facing a Constitutional Crisis or just seeing what Congressional Corruption looks like--up close and personal?

 

 

 

Whatever it is--it's time for a change--time for Everyday Americans to be governed by Everyday Americans who care about all. What do you think?