Trump and the Republicans

Trump was a Democrat for many years.
But then they were not of his choosing.
Instead he joined the Republicans
When it came to Him leading.
That was very telling.
Why would this amoral Man
Choose the Party with God in its name?
Yet, there are many parallels.
Can they be One and the Same?
The face of Republican Party Leaders
Have remained the same for years.
A stark lack of diversity –
With no attempts to change,
They don’t seem to care.
A great support to Big Businesses
Who support them in turn.
A Party entwined with Special Interest Groups
Who openly lobby for benefits and returns.
And who does Trump attract?
Who makes up his Base?
The Alt-Right, White, Rich and Privileged
It’s with Him they found their Place.
It’s a wonder that the Party with God in its name
Is the Party for the Privileged and Rich.
The Party that Oppresses and Restricts.
Its Members serve as Judge and Jury
They try to limit Free Will
They promote their religion with such fury
While they side with what cages, maims and kills.
How did Trump get Evangelists and Christians on Board?
He promised to promote their Christian Cause.
And in turn, they would support the Sins
And embrace the Cesar.
As he said he would make
Their religion advancement easier.
For the Party, there’s been no shame in their goals and aims
For the Powers they want to maintain and reclaim.
Questionable behaviors – not above board –
Shrouded with rhetoric and in hypocrisy.
Disrespecting the Constitution, norms and rules
Engaging in corrupt behaviors, undermining Democracy.
Undermining President Obama
To undo what he accomplished.
Obstructing his Supreme Court Nomination
To stacking it with Conservative judges.
Their Bills are often filled with fluff
Which the Democrats try to block.
When Democrats agree to compromise
The Republicans did not keep their Promise.
Yet Trump and Republicans often put a spin to blame
the Democrats for the Stalemates.
Trump has been stripping the country
Wasting tax-payers money.
He does not use Intelligence reports
Or seem to take Daily Briefings.
Instead it’s from Fox News
He’s been getting his information.
He ignores scientists and the science
He politicizes the CDC to water down their guidance.
He uses the Justice Department and the Attorney General
To protect himself personally and as President.
The People call for less Government
The Republicans oblige.
They give more money and power to Corporations
With the well-known lie
That the money will trickle down
For the common man to benefit from the pie.
If that was truly the case
Then companies should have policies in place
To send the money directly to employees
Not to the CEOs, Administrators and Wall-Street.
Trump demands Loyalty to Himself
Republicans willingly give it.
They turn a blind eye to all he does and says
And they do nothing to oppose Him.
They treat Opponents like enemies
And are quick to comment against them.
But when it comes to Trump
They choose to remain silent.
Trump shows favors to Republican-run States
And they in turn support his Cause –
To blatantly abuse his Power
And keep himself and those who are loyal above the Law.
Trump receives favors from Republicans
In the Senate and House of Representatives.
As they blindly support all that he does
And the Scales of Justice
Tip even more, to benefit the White and Privileged.
Trump surrounds himself with people
Who could easily depart from the truth.
They would either already be corrupt
Or are easily influenced to partake of the forbidden fruit.
It’s not about being just and fair
It’s more about the Win
They don’t care about how they get there
Just as long as they are voted in.
– Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Voter Suppression,
They do what they can to prevent
People of Color, the poor, the disenfranchised
From getting to the Polling Stations.
– Lying, deception, outside influence,
Unfair practices, rejecting norms and rules
Has been part of Trump’s game plan
To win the highest office in this great land.
Republicans are playing a dangerous game
In order to gain their leaders’ and people’s praise.
It’s no longer what’s good for the Nation
Instead they are elevating personal freedoms.
So they fail to govern and mandate
When and what is crucial to create
A safe and prosperous society.
As they engage in improprieties.
They display outrageous behavior
To protect the President.
One bangs on the table to drown the voice
Of a witness who testifies.
Another votes against a Bill which he co-wrote.
Blindly following the President is normalized.
So it’s clear that the Republicans and Trump
Are entwined today
With their corrupt and unjust ways.
But the disturbing part
Is that there are Americans
Who continue to prop them and allow them to stay.
America’s foundation is being shattered –
The Constitution, Liberties, Justice,
Checks and Balances, Moral Compass-
No longer matter.
Power, Party, Greed, Personalities
Corruption, “What’s in it for me”
Propel their decisions and their Policies.
America pays a hefty price
Out go the values, in with the vice.
They are paving the way for a Chavez, a Castro.
It could happen before you know.
What would the Forefathers think?
What will become of this Republic?