The political pawns and puppets board game is real for the billionaires, millionaires, super rich and politicians who play it. Following is what the corporate structure likely looks like. I say “likely looks like” because I cannot prove beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt that this is what it actually looks like. Those with far more power and resources than I have can’t prove it to this degree either. Having said that, the structure follows:
- An agreed upon, whether this agreement was forced upon the lesser billionaires by the more powerful and dominant billionaires or was reached by a traditional mutual agreement process, number of billionaires control the president and vice president
- Another selected group of billionaires control the legislative branch (senators and Representatives)
- And a combined group composed of the aforementioned two groups control the judicial branch by way of controlling the legislative branch
- The millionaires and super rich by way of their campaign donations try to control us, the rest of the American people – among whom are the rest of the American voters, via their outsized funding which fuels and supports election cycle sound bites. And based on the situation that we currently find ourselves in, they do a pretty good job of it.
Everything happens from there. It’s as simple as that. Now this governance process perpetrated upon Americans by these elite groups may not be a crime that can be proven beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt; or, it might not be a crime at all. But the one thing that it is; it is grossly unfair, a flaw in the process of how we as Americans govern ourselves and a stain on our great democracy. Obviously we should not paint all politicians with a broad-brush; however, based on how most politicians conduct themselves, the great majority of them view and treat all of the American people as nothing more than pawns in this board game. But depending upon where we fall in the social cast system, we are still looked upon as Kings, Queens, Rooks, Bishops, Knights and Pawns. It’s definitely about the Benjamins and social strata.
It grieves me greatly as I watch these elected politicians smile, call each other names, hold meaningless votes intended to poke fun at bills that are introduced to possibly insure the continued wellbeing of this planet and provide a more healthy and better way of life for Americans while those of us who elected them to protect America and represent us writhe in pain as we long for, hope for, and pray for meaningful change that will bring us back together rather than continue to divide us! What is wrong with these people?! Has Mr. Trump dragged every politician so low that they have completely forgotten the meaning of statesmanship and common decency?! This is not a game to those of us who are struggling everyday to survive, provide for our family, keep a roof over their heads, feed them and assure that all of us have the necessary health insurance that we will surly need to call upon, who knows how many times, during the time that we are struggling to provide these needs?!
Where is the leadership that we need to keep America great and guide us and future generations into the future?! Before Mr. Trump was elected we did not need to make America great again, although he is doing his utmost to make that the case now while constantly holding rallies and shouting his mantra ‘Make America Great Again!’ He is bound and determined to create that problem so that, in his words, “only I can fix it.” He has already done a great amount of damage to this country and by the time that he leaves office we may indeed need to make America great again. And no matter how complex the pretzels that congressional Republicans twist themselves into or how hard they squeeze their eyes shut and click their heels together three times to wish their way out of being complicit in Mr. Trump’s efforts to divide America and lead us back into the past; no matter how hard they try to use smoke-and-mirrors to con Americans into believing that they are putting America above personal ambitions and party, ultimately, they will fail.
Because Mr. Trump has failed so miserably to provide the kind of leadership that America deserves and congress has thus far failed to provide the checks and balances on the executive branch of government that they are meant to provide, it is not only the aforementioned congressmen who need to be closely watched and kept in check by the American people. Because some of the people that Mr. Trump has chosen to nominate and have installed into office at very high levels conduct themselves as if they are his personal lackeys, they too need to be watched and kept in check. One of those recent nominated and confirmed nominees is Attorney General William Barr. Attorney General Barr wrote a summary of the Mueller Report that was heavily skewed in Mr. Trump’s favor and he has thus far refused to provide congress with a copy of the unredacted report or even cooperate with them in an effort to be as transparent as possible with congress and the public. This does not necessarily mean that he is Mr. Trump’s lackey but it certainly does not help in any way to preserve his reputation considering how he secured the nomination to be confirmed to fill the job. My point? Everything that Mr. Trump touches either dies or is indelibly stained: Another one bites the dust?!
The sooner that all of these politicians get back to upholding the oath that they took when they entered office the sooner that America will be able to restore her true image and begin to prosper in the magnitude that she did in the past when all Americans were pulling together as one. Whether they are Democrats, Republicans or Independents all of those politicians who are placing their personal ambition and party above country must be voted out of office and replaced with politicians who are determined to be loyal to country and Constitution above president and party.
So always remember, whether you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent, your vote is the most important one of all…unless you don’t use it!
Eulus Dennis – author, Operation Rubik’s Cube and Living Between The Line