Keeping Our Power

“If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be

in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” ~ James Madison

I titled this post, "Keeping Our Power," and I mean it both metaphorically and literally. 

A few days ago, I was on the phone discussing Trump and Russia with a friend, and shared my prediction that something like this (see 12/30/16 WAPO article) was imminent.

Article in Washington Post on December 30, 2016

The Power of One Voice

"Just One Voice... singing in the darkness

All it takes is One Voice singing so they hear what's on your mind

And when you look around you'll find there's more than One Voice

Singing in the darkness... joining with your One Voice

Each and every note another octave... 

Hands are joined and fears unlocked

If only One Voice would start it on its own

We need just One Voice facing the unknown,

And that One Voice would never be alone

It takes that One Voice." ~ Barry Manilow

My lifelong crush, Barry Manilow, wrote that beautiful anthem with a message that is incredibly relevant right now. Oh, what I wouldn't give to record an album with Barry. I've been told I'm a pretty good singer. People often ask why I didn't pursue a career in music (fodder for another day), or why I don't sing publicly anymore (mudder for another).

Well, consider this my formal announcement that I'm willing to dust off my vocal cords to sing at Donald Trump's Inauguration. Yes, I just said that.

But first, I have some conditions. After all, divas and rock stars have lists of requirements for their dressing rooms. So why should I be any different? But don't worry. I'm not asking for water from the Nile or anything exotic. I think what I'm asking for is rather reasonable, all things considered.

Open Letter to the Electors

"You can't make this issue partisan. It is too important.

A fundamental part of a democracy is a free and fair election." - Sen. McCain 

I sent an email to the Electors via AskTheElectors.org. As a few have already bounced back, some email addresses are wrong. Many have auto-replies in place, likely due to the barrage of emails they're receiving.

Of course, after clicking send, I thought of additional things I should have said, such as:

• Trump is endorsed by the KKK. Hate crimes are on the rise since the election. His administration is rife with bigots: anti-gay, anti-Black, anti-Muslim, anti-Jew, anti-Woman, and therefore, anti-American.

Eric Trump Criticizes Wisconsin Recount

M E M O R A N D U M

To:     Eric Trump¹

From: Intelligent and Informed Voters

Date: December 4, 2016

Re:   Your tweet - "The Sad Truth: The Cost of Stein/Clinton's #Wisconsin Vote Recount

        Could Have Saved At Least 5,000 Children's Lives" (linked to an article from

        Forbes.com with similar headline)

Mr. Trump. Putting aside the dubious accuracy of the above-referenced assertion, in that you throw out a random unsubstantiated number(not unlike your father's modus operandi), and fail to specify the country in which these hypothetical children live, I will instead focus on what the first three words, "The Sad Truth," mean to me.