We are all familiar with the refrains of the traditional Jamaican folk song, “Banana Boat,” made famous by Harry Belafonte in 1956. “Why” … you ask … is he reminding me of Harry Belafonte and the “Banana Boat” song? Perhaps it is because we are swiftly turning into a third world Banana Republic, and I thought the Banana Boat song could be the new national anthem.
You see, this week’s news is dominated by one thing --- the announcement that Donald J. Trump, the 45th President, will be arrested on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Now, it is important to understand the dynamics of what is occurring here … Alvin Bragg, the District Attorney for Manhattan in the State of New York …
… is attempting to do what no other law enforcement officer in the history of our country has tried to do --- indict and arrest a former President – and as is the case here, one who is currently the leading Republican candidate in the upcoming 2024 Presidential election.
This is what they do in the third world. When you don’t like your political opponent … and in the case of Trump, the description “don’t like” does not even begin to describe the vitriol that the Democrats at all levels of government in this country have expressed about Trump … you neutralize him. Like Trump or not, any fair-minded person would have to agree that there has been more money spent by prosecutors at the federal, state and local levels trying to find a crime that they can convict Trump of so they can get a picture of a “perp walk” --- something the entire Democrat apparatus wishes for.
We have all heard the oft-used phrase … In America, No One is Above the Law … to which the corollary is … In America, No One is Below the Law … either. There are many countries in the world today where citizens of the nation are treated differently under their laws --- but that is not supposed to happen in America! And yet, we are seeing it take place right before our eyes. Here is what the New York Times has to say about what is taking place: “The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently signaled to Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that he could face criminal charges for his role in the payment of hush money to a porn star, the strongest indication yet that prosecutors are nearing an indictment of the former president, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.”
So, let’s unpack what is not said in this statement by the New York Times. We know, for a fact, that the Manhattan DA is twisting several laws to get to the point where he can force an indictment with a New York Grand Jury and New York Judge. Well … that seems a bit unseemly --- but let’s go on. The Stormy Daniels’ hush money case is well known to us --- Trump had an affair, blah, blah, blah, signed a Nondisclosure Agreement … paid her money and blah, blah blah. This was all seven years ago. And in the 2016 election, it failed to stop the election of Trump … but, it did land Michael Cohen in jail.
So, now enters Alvin Bragg, sworn enemy of all things Trump. And, even after the federal attorney for the Southern District of New York, no friend of Trump’s, decided that this was not the “cause celeb” to use against Trump, he (Bragg, that is) decides it is.
So, there are real legal issues with the laws being used to bring this case. Issues like the Statutes of Limitations for these laws have long expired – but that is not stopping Bragg! He is bringing a charge of “falsifying business records,” which is thin at best, and the legal talking heads tell us --- almost unanimously --- that it is a felony “only if the falsified records are used to coverup another felony” … and paying someone not to speak about you is not a felony in New York! No election laws were broken so says the Federal Election Commission. So, what is Mr. Bragg doing, other than spending the money of the good people of New York who hired him to put those committing crimes in New York City in jail --- a mission that he has failed miserably to accomplish?! Just ask most New Yorkers whether they feel safe in their own city.
So, at this point, I think it is safe to conclude that the circus, which is about to ensue, is intended to be just that, a circus. The Democrats will fundraise on it. The Republicans will fundraise on it. Trump’s haters will hate and his supporters will be more fervent than ever … some even predicting that this could lead to his re-election in a landslide victory. Perhaps --- we will see.
What we know for sure is that there is clearly a two-tiered legal system in the United States of America and we can no longer say with certainty that “No One is Below the Law.” We can see it in the on-going persecution of those who simply walked in the Capital on Jan 6th --- they have all fallen beneath the law and they are being held and subsequently prosecuted as political prisoners for the “crime” of trespassing in what is supposed to be the “People’s House” – and America is silent.
Now we wait to see what might very well be the biggest Show Trial in the history of the country. As I have stated before – like Trump or hate Trump, in your brain, you know this is wrong – and you know if it can happen to him, or to the Jan 6th defendants, or someone praying outside an abortion clinic, or mothers and fathers demanding more from their school board officials --- It can happen to YOU!
And so, we, as a country, pass to the next stage in our “Long Slow Slide Into Darkness” by showing the world that the United States of America has become a Banana Republic ruled by despots who prosecute their political rivals and jail them in order to maintain power we all sing “DAY-O DAAAAY O ……”
DAY-O ---DAAAAY-O
The fact starved liberals will stop at nothing to “Get Trump” and that includes lying and stealing. Does President Trump have his faults? It’s definitely but he doesn’t deserve the nasty treatment from people who invented mud throwing.