How America now is run

Donald Trump uses “on-again, off-again, up, down, sideways” tariffs to reward nations that suck up to him and to punish those that don’t.

This demonstrates that he either is ignorant of economics or simply doesn’t care.

Seemingly, someone he trusts has told him that tariffs give him absolute power, and if there is one thing Trump craves, it’s that — perhaps power even over money.

In his ignorance of economics, he falsely claims that the economy is doing well, so interest rates should be lowered, a step typically taken to stimulate a lagging economy.

Meanwhile, the sole purpose of tariffs is to increase import prices, which is inflationary.

Trump’s advisors are afraid to tell him those facts, lest they be terminated.

You can expect to hear from “trusted sources” that inflation isn’t bad because the price of yachts just went down a penny, and that is the only measure you, the public, will be allowed to see.

After firing Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Trump hired Dr. E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, as the next BLS Commissioner. 

Antoni contributes to the notorious, ultraconservative Project 2025 and has proposed significant changes to how data is reported, including suspending monthly job reports in favor of quarterly ones.

That way, there will be fewer instances of bad news to lie about.

You can be sure those quarterly reports will show inflation low, unemployment low, job creation high, and Trump’s shoes as the best-licked in Presidential history.

America was born fighting against a monarch who had unlimited power.

The Constitution is a document primarily designed to limit the power of government.

That freedom from arbitrary rule is the basis for American democracy.

It is why each government branch—the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial—is supposed to function as a check, so that no branch (particularly the Executive) is allowed unfettered influence.

Sadly, while today’s Executive branch craves absolute power, the Judicial branch is only too willing to grant it, and as a result, the Legislative branch has lost all its meaning and purpose.

The primary goals of our craven Senate and House are to secure re-election and re-election again, having become mere rubber stamps for the Executive branch.

The majority of the Supreme Court has expressed admiration for an “Imperial presidency,” which grants near absolute power to the President, exactly what the Revolutionary War and the subsequent Constitution were supposed to prevent.

A case in point is the lack of due process granted to immigrants.

Currently, all the President needs to do is claim (without evidence) that any individual or group of individuals is a threat to the United States.

That person or group can not only be deported, but first be sent to a hell-hole prison.

If that isn’t bad enough, the person can be separated from their children and then sent to a nation with which they have no history.

Any normal human would consider these clear violations of: 

The 5th Amendment, which says no person shall “be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” (applies to the federal government)

The 14th Amendment, which repeats that protection against the states: “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

And the 8th Amendment, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishments,” along with excessive bail and excessive fines.

However, our three branches have chosen recently to ignore the clear wording of the Constitution. (The irony of self-proclaimed “originalist” conservatives ignoring clear wording cannot be overstated.) 

Thus, the American democracy our ancestors pledged “our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor,” now teeters on the brink.

Was it all for nothing?

The upcoming elections will provide an answer to that question. In the voting booth, your vote, no matter how unethically gerrymandered, remains secret. You will have the chance to vote for democracy without fear of punishment from a king.

Use it.

Rodger Malcolm Mitchell

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Source: https://mythfighter.com/2025/09/07/how-america-now-is-run/