Liz Cheney has been calling out Trump for his Big Lie.
But he has not been the only one to deny that the 2020 election was free and fair.
Other Republicans have given in and have sided with him.
They need to be called out as well.
All that Republicans have been doing against Voting Rights ought to be condemned.
Their unfair tactics, dismissal of norms and rules.
No respect for law and order – they all should be called out too.
Cheney’s eyes are on Trump.
But she needs to include his minions.
Is she just there to bring Trump down?
Why doesn’t she call the other culprits out?
If any of those get to rule, it will be as if Trump is in the lead too.
To criticize what they stand for while you still prop their door
is disingenuous, unethical and amoral.
Cheney gave a good speech.
But by her votes and actions, she’s kept her rogue colleagues
in reach of toppling America’s democracy.
Republicans are seeking power from the top tiers to the bottom layers.
And their message has been clear about the path they’ve paved for all to follow.
Vindictive, unprincipled, superficial, shallow.
Already you see, what will happen if you disagree.
Their wrath has been felt by Cheney herself.
She’s more conservative in her votes to policy than Stefanick, her replacement.
Stefanick’s chameleon like moves and fealty to Trump are flagrant.
But Cheney and her partners have remained partisan.
Assisting the anti-democracy colleagues to play their hand.
She cannot continue to dismiss their negative effects as obstructionists.
What partisanship brings.
The violence that comes from their words and roles.
Their aim at control and rigging at the polls.
Cheney can’t be that naïve or ignorant to think
It’s enough to just stop at Trump’s Big Lie.
Other colleagues deny the happenings of January 6th.
And there is an all-out assault on Voting Rights.
All these behaviors matter as they threaten America’s democracy.
Those who agreed with Trump’s impeach
And don’t see him as fit for the presidency –
Is it a pick and choose?
To give themselves a boost?
Just an attempt to make Trump lose?
As Cheney and her defenders look to 2022 and 2024.
Who will they support?
They have to prove themselves.
What they are about, what are they out to get?
Is Trump their target?
Get him out of reach for their lift and win?
Is it strategizing or a true attempt to reel democracy in?
What is their aim and eventual end-game?
Some Republicans who stand against Stop the Steal are not being totally real.
For much else they have stayed silent.
Giving their unscrupulous colleagues traction to continue their slide on.
Not stopping them in their tracks to take the Party back.
The soft kid glove approach is not going to work.
There needs to be a stronger stance.
If democracy is to have a chance.
Where have the American patriots gone?
Only those with Trump flags appear to be marching strong.
It’s worth questioning again – what is their end-game?
To solidify democracy or is it just Trump they are running against?
Motives are important to know.
They sow the seeds for later growth.
Republicans haven’t been using their heart or soul when it comes to their votes.
They’ve been holding on to whatever rope is being towed by their Party’s boat.
But now the Party is at another cross-road.
We know what the Trump side is for.
Cheney hasn’t shown or given proof as to what’s behind her door.
For assurity of democracy, votes need to go to the Democratic Party.
For many that will never be an easy step.
But we know that life’s challenges don’t present with a soft bed.
And the challenge of life is not just where you start,
Or the place that you are.
It’s the direction of your heart.
Your decisions at every bend determine how and where you land in the end.
If your loved one is having a heart attack.
Would you stop life saving measures that would bring the breath back
to make sure that their fingers and toes are intact?
Yes, it would be great to save those.
But what would be their worth?
If there is no breath in the person’s soul?
America is in crisis, a state of emergency.
If your votes are still for personal preference and policy.
Democracy is obviously not your priority.
If it’s just power to the Republican Party that you now play.
Dictatorship and authoritarian are now your end-game.