Mitt Romney voted to impeach the president? "How dare he?" Judge Jeanine asks. And, I wonder at the level of indignation raised against Romney for voting has he did. Now, it is normal enough to suggest someone voted wrongly.
But, "How dare he? How could he?" And, Judge Jeanine's indignation not alone. It is reflective of the wrath being poured out by Republicans all across our land. It is as if Romney had no right in all the world to vote the way he did.
As I suggested, it is common to express dissatisfaction with someone's vote. But, this is different. It is more or less saying, "The gall of that man, that he should vote as he did!"
Ask yourself what countries there are that do not allow you to vote, except for the leader? The old Soviet Union comes to mind. We have hardly reached that point, but we should be mindful of the direction we are headed.
When a nation reaches the point that you have no right to vote the way you see it, that nation is marking time against its freedoms. When the populace hears Judge Jeanine, many adopt the same stance. And, the already echoing message that it is vice to oppose our president picks up steam with every voice like that of Judge Jeanine, and with every citizen who bows to such a voice.
This message -- that it is wrong to oppose President Trump -- is being displayed, perhaps every day, in one way or another. And we, like those under the spell of a pied-piper, are jumping in line to follow.
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