When Donald Trump ran his surprisingly successful campaign in 2015 and 2016, and was later elected president of the United States, he emphasized his motto, Make America Great Again. This motto potentially has a variety of meanings, depending on who’s looking at it! Unfortunately, apparently the president’s approach was to divide us, rather than trying to create a gathering of minds for the common good and often made statements, many of which were perceived as divisive, polarizing, prejudiced (against minorities, women, LGBT, etc)! As this is being written, the presidential elections will be held tomorrow and as we draw closer, those of us who have witnessed many other elections are concerned about the tone, the division, the lying / distortion and apparent Appeals, to those, I consider, the haters. With that in mind, this article will briefly attempt to consider, examine, review and discuss 8 protections, which would make us sane again!
1. Equal justice: Although our constitutional guarantees called for equal rights and protections, we have recently witnessed too many examples where this was not the case. Experts claim that there are many examples of systemic racism in this nation. Due to some horrible incidents, recently, between the police and the public, there is an image, where many feel, the fairness and quality of justice itself is often related to skin color, ethnicity and ethnicity. socioeconomic standing! Both, in its initial stage, with the police, as in the entire judicial aspect, this is, unfortunately, often the case!
two. Economic opportunities: In 2017, Congress enacted a major tax reform, legislation that it largely passed along party lines. Although President Trump often proclaimed that the law would primarily benefit the middle class, economists and pundits tell us, after a couple of years, the main beneficiaries of this, called reform, were the wealthiest people. and corporations! In fact, the income gap, between our richest and the rest, is the largest in recent times.
3. Religious freedom: Our Constitution called for both religious freedom and the separation of Church and State. This means that there should be no religious litmus test of our politicians, but rather everyone should have the right to enjoy their religion and / or be atheists or agnostics, if you prefer. This nation is not supposed to be a Christian state!
Four. Safe Gun Protections / Controls: Rather than making gun safety a policy, and getting involved, in the 2nd Amendment, the safety and well-being of the public indicates the need for safe and sound safeguards and controls for guns that protect one’s right to possessing a weapon, while demanding, this is done safely! This is especially worrisome because this Amendment originally provided for the right to bear arms, but, for the reason indicated, to allow states to organize a militia, to protect themselves against foreign invasions. Our nation and our times have changed, but it does not seem that we have adapted effectively!
5. Voting guarantees / protections: Unfortunately, we have often witnessed many instances of voter suppression attempts, but these have become more widespread and ubiquitous – recently! A saner nation, I would emphasize, the right to vote and have these rights protected and guaranteed!
6. Women rights: It took until the early 20th century for women to gain the right to vote and, much later in that century, to protect them in other ways. To date, women still do not receive the same wages as men for equal / comparable jobs, etc. Recently, we are also observing another apparent attempt to reverse the relevant Women’s Right to Choose!
7. Rights of minorities: Although we proudly point out our supposed equal rights for all, if you believe that minorities receive these rights, equally, you are probably not paying attention!
8. Healthy leadership in public health: When the President refuses to align his message, with public health experts, and the United States, with less than 5% of the world’s population, has experienced more than 20% of cases and deaths, we obviously must! best! When the same individual diminishes the need to protect our environment and denies the dangers of climate change, they endanger the health, safety and future of our citizens and future generations.
It’s way, past, to make America sane again! Wake up, America, before it’s too late!