Donald Trump has just been convicted of thirty four felony charges. The former president is now a convicted felon. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11. Each conviction could result in a prison sentence of one to four years. He has also been convicted of ten charges of contempt of court.
Incidentally, those ten charges of contempt of court, involved violations of orders which were issued by a judge, commonly referred to as a ”gag order”. Even before the trial began, the presiding judge ordered that Trump was ”not allowed to comment on potential witnesses, court staff, lawyers for the prosecution, and others connected to the case”. This was later expanded upon to include the members of the jury, as well as their immediate family, and immediate family of the judge.
The judge ruled that Trump was violating that gag order, with his posts on ”social media” and on his campaign web site. The penalty for defying each gag order was a thousand dollar fine, which is mere ”pocket change” for a billionaire.
The mainstream press is deeply concerned that the Republican National Convention, RNC, is scheduled to take place, in Milwaukee, on July 15, a mere four days after Trump is scheduled to be sentenced. It is widely accepted that Trump, a convicted felon, will be nominated as the Presidential candidate, on behalf of the Republican Party, even if Trump is in prison!
The bourgeois journalists take great delight in conducting interviews, with various experts, including those in the field of Constitutional law. Those ”legal eagles” quite cheerfully assure all viewers that convicted felons, even those who are ”behind bars”, which is to say in jail, can still run for the office of presidency! The sitting President can be removed from office, upon the conviction of ”high crimes and misdemeaners”, but those who are convicted of such crimes, can still serve as president! Bourgeois democracy!
Those same experts in Constitutional law, are careful to avoid any mention of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution. That is the Amendment that lays out the procedure to be followed, in all federal elections. I mention this for the benefit of all such experts, on Constitutional law, who may not be aware of this. Why else would they not mention it? Joking!
I deliberately emphasized the word ”federal”, as the Constitution makes no mention of any ”presidential election”. There are a few other words and expressions that are not mentioned in the Twelfth Amendment. These include ”District, Popular Vote, President Elect, Vice President Elect, Running Mate, Republican Party, Democratic Party and November Election”. It is also my contention that the states have no right to meddle in a federal election! As for those who are skeptical, I have provided a copy of the Twelfth Amendment:
”The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;–the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;–The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. [And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.–]The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
As I have previously documented, the Electoral College was established as a concession to the slave owners. It is a remnant of slavery! This made possible the election of a slave owner as President. His name was Thomas Jefferson. Without the Electoral College, Jefferson would never have been elected.
That being said, the fact remains that it is the law of the land, the Constitution! As such, it must be respected. Perhaps it is time to remind those who have taken an oath, to ”preserve, protect and defend the Constitution”, that it is their duty to do just that! They have no right to disregard the Twelfth Amendment!
Since the days of the Civil War, the ruling class of capitalists, currently referred to as the billionaires, have found it convenient to disregard the Twelfth Amendment. They prefer the ”Two Party System”, in which, once every four years, voters are allowed to choose one of the two candidates for the Presidency, of either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party. Each of those candidates gets to ”choose a running mate”, the candidate for Vice President.
As this has been going on for so many years, it has now achieved the status of a ”time honoured tradition”. That may be. Yet that in no way changes the fact that it is Unconstitutional! It is further a fact that all federal elections, since the days of the Civil War, have been fraudulent!
More unpleasant facts. On July 15 of this year, the Republican Party is almost certain to nominate Trump, as their candidate for President. Just as the Democratic Party is almost certain to nominate Biden as their candidate for President. Then in November, the voters will be allowed to choose between one or the other. To be followed by the Electors being forced, by state laws, to also vote for one of them. All of which is Unconstitutional! The states have no right to meddle in a federal election! Yet that is precisely what they are going to do! Unless they are stopped!
Remarkably enough, this is not as difficult as it may first appear. It is simply a matter of taking them ”at their word”, of trying to ”change the system from within”.
A court challenge is required, as the courts only rule on issues that are brought before the court. Possibly the simplest way of destroying the Two Party System, is by challenging any and all state laws, which require Electors to vote for a particular candidate, for the Presidency, as well as for the Vice Presidency. I have no doubt the Supreme Count will strike down such laws, given the opportunity.
As can be well imagined, this is my less than subtle way of encouraging experts in Constitutional law, to challenge these state laws. Those attorneys who are considered to be Leftist, or even progressive, may be downright anxious to take this course of action. Otherwise, there is a strong possibility that Trump will, once again, be elected as President.
Rest assured, all working people will be watching this court procedure, just as all working people are watching the trials of Donald Trump. One down, three to go! As that is the case, we can use this to raise the level of awareness of the working class.
I deeply regret placing this burden on those attorneys. No doubt, such a court challenge involves a great deal of work, as well as a considerable amount of money. At the moment, there is simply no alternative. Or at least, none of which I am aware.
As mentioned in a previous article, those of us who are on the Left, have to get organized, to coordinate our actions. That includes raising money for ”worthy causes”. What cause could be more worthy than abolishing the two party system? This is to say that we need a true Communist Party. But in the mean time, we do the best we can.
Trump has to be stopped.
Gerald McIsaac Science Project 