THOUGHTS

The Acquittal

Today is heart day – Valentine's Day. Though this is not about romance, it is "to the heart" of freedom that I write this!

The results of the acquittal was not only a victory for Donald J. Trump but also for the American citizens. No matter what you think of Trump, the defense attorney for former President Trump made it clear to me, that only one impeachment charge was filed and only that one charge could be considered in the impeachment. Trump did not incite a riot on January 6, during his speech as many Democrats, news media, and extremist would have you believe. It just was not done. And, trying to draw previous statements into the hearings, well, they were not applicable to the one charge that was allocated for the impeachment case presented.

Defense attorney, Michael T. van der Veen, was trying to keep the members of Congress on track to the one and only charge, that of incitement of insurrection. I believe the defense did an excellent job in trying to educate the Members of the House and Senate that they could not continue to make their judgment on any other charge. In fact, the defense continuously had to interject original videos for those that were played by the House Manager that had been altered to try and convenience voting members that Trump said or meant to say something else or that his speech was violent.

This acquittal I see as a small step toward justice; also, a step toward recognizing how certain powers are so set on twisting truth, and eventually taking our freedom of speech away. If they can take it away from a former President of the United States, they can take it away from us. We cannot stand by and let certain groups usurp our freedom of speech and continue to make our US Constitution null and void! This acquittal sent a message that freedom of speech is protected, our US Constitution is alive and well, while all along preventing a dangerous precedent set through a ridiculous, phony impeachment trial.

Seabreeze 2.14.2021