Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Who cares?


Who cares?

Who cares?

Who cares?

Who cares?

You can see, as the story shifts, the question shifts, too.  Who cares that people are being shot in Kenosha (and who is being shot, and by whom) is a different question than "Who cares that the RNC is violating the Hatch Act at the direction of the President?"

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Art. II, Sec. 1, clause 8 of the Constitution of the United States of America

But who cares?

The law doesn't.  The law will not impeach, indict, bring civil action, or otherwise impose itself upon anyone.  We the people do that.  We do that as private citizens in civil actions, or through elected public officials in criminal or civil actions.  We do it through the law, but the law is a tool, like a screwdriver.  It won't drive the screw itself; a hand has to guide we.  We are that hand.

Which resolves the question to a simple fact:  if we don't care, nobody does.

Who cares?



Who cares?

Unless we do, nobody does.  Whether we do, determines whether anyone does.

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