Perhaps
it is my own limited understanding of the British political system, or perhaps
not appreciating the British mentality, but I have yet to comprehend why a
non-binding referendum, which resulted in an essentially even split, couldn’t
be revisited.
It
is generally accepted that pre-referendum polling gave the Brits a false sense
of the outcome and, therefore, affected negatively the non-“Brexit” vote tally
(sound familiar?). Still, Parliament had
to provide an official vote to carry out the supposed “will” of the people as
reflected in the referendum. Nothing was etched in stone.
They
(Parliament) chose to ignore the reality that more than half of their nation
did not want to leave the EU. Likely it was significantly more.
They
probably should have initially required something like a 60% margin to effect a
“Brexit” from the EU instead of a simple majority vote. Yet they weren’t bound by lack of
foresight. They could have started a
second referendum effort. Now here they are, plowing ahead like lemmings trying
desperately to get to the sea.
We
in the USA are not as fortunate as the British when it comes to making bonehead
mistakes on a national scale. The stability that our Constitution affords us by
strict guidelines also hobbles the avenues of repairing those mistakes in a
fashion that doesn’t require nationwide radical surgery.
As
a Nation we need to step back to see what’s happening in America. Not back into
the stratosphere to view ourselves like so many confused ant colonies. Just far
enough not to be bogged down in the details of Donald Trump’s confounded
presidency and the obvious efforts to find some
way to get him out.
Donald
Trump does have his supporters. However,
the number of them that fit his definition (those that would stand by him as he
pulled out his Smith & Wesson and shot that Ohio tourist who was checking
out the stores on 5th Avenue) is not politically significant. Bizarre…yes, but politically relevant…no. Republican leaders don’t seem to understand
that.
The
significant majority of Americans either knows or senses that we, as the body
politic of the most powerful nation on earth (both economically and militarily)
made a colossal boo-boo. The reasons at this point are only valuable for the
next Presidential election cycle. The question is what do we do now?
The
complexity of that mistake is exacerbated by the rest of the Federal Government
(primarily the Republican majority in power) vying to seek out their own self-interest under the circumstances, even if it conflicts with the obvious. Communications in this digital age of the who and why is so voluminous and so saturated with bias that unless something
extraordinarily clear is uncovered (i.e. indisputable crimes) the political
class will likely resolve nothing.
Do
not expect impeachment or a functioning Federal Government. Neither those who
find advantage in Trump continuing in Office nor those who want him out will do
anything more than to make us all float helplessly in muddy waters.
So
what can we do?
Stepping
back away from the minutiae, we need to begin our own Truxit. Given the restrictions of our Constitution, it will need to
be a nearly four year effort done in two major steps. First, the neutralizing of
Donald trump, like sour cream on a hot wing. And second, his removal from
office, which will likely be his decision not to seek reelection, making him a
lame duck President in two years.
This
can be done simply by voting in Congressional Democrats, giving them the
majority in both the House and Senate following the 2018 elections. Forget
about the candidate…vote the Party.
No,
my Conservative friends, the world will not come to an end. However, for the
remainder of Trump’s Presidency we will have balance. The appetite for stability will win out over the binge
consuming of confusion. The war over Conservative vs. Liberal can start all
over again in 2020, but at least we will have some reason to believe it will be
underwritten with competency.
Truxit
needs to be a clarion call for all but the blood thirsty 5th Avenue spectators.
Let’s show the British what we can do.
