FRIDAY 1/2O/2017 CALL TO ACTIVISM FOR DEMOCRACY!
Painting: "Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930), oil on canvas" with additions by Call to Activism.
As 45th president donald trump is sworn into power, we the people vow to defend the constitution and democracy.Budowsky: Trump versus a free pressBy Brent Budowsky - 01/18/17 (THE HILL)
"America has come a long way from the inaugurations of George Washington, who warned of the danger of our democracy being corrupted by foreign interests, and Thomas Jefferson, who warned of the danger from those who would attack and undermine our free press." "Today large numbers of Americans are disapproving and fearful about the consequences of inaugurating Donald Trump as our next president. They deplore his contempt for core notions of our democracy, his praise for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and other dictators who would destroy democracy, and his intolerance, contempt and threats against Americans who disagree with him. They abhor his demeaning of large segments of the diverse American family, his claim that the alliance that defends democracy is obsolete, his relative lack of interest in receiving intelligence briefings to learn facts about global security, his comparison of our intelligence services to Nazi Germany, and his disrespect for the views of every intelligence service and future members of his Cabinet who warn against Russian attacks against democracy in America and Europe." "While Jefferson brilliantly argued that a free press is a vital guarantor of all other freedoms, Trump like Putin treats the free press with scorn, derision and contempt. Jefferson was right and Trump is wrong. The free press is not an enemy of the state that should be delegitimized and destroyed. It is the essential ingredient to inform the citizens of free nations." ... "Perhaps Trump will abandon his war against a free press. If not, America will need our free press to rise to its finest hour." |
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HOW TO USE YOUR VOICE:
As we move forward, let us be mindful of what is at stake. Let us guard our personal liberties; encourage a strong press; protect our Democracy; and hope for decency as a nation.
America is a strong country. We will persevere.
America is a strong country. We will persevere.
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