"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."--The Declaration of Independence
We all know that Donny John is a criminal, a crook, and a thug. We also know that he aspires to be another Vladimir Putin, i.e. to be ruler of his country for as long as the people let him get away with it.
We say here, we will not allow him to get away with it.
In 1776, when the American colonists were fed up with being bullied by King George III of Great Britain, they sent him a long letter defining how he had offended them. Then, ever so politely, they told him to piss off. We call that document our Declaration of Independence.
To get a little perspective on the nature of two tyrants, George III and DonnyJ, this post offers some comparisons.
From the Declaration, not in order, and in the original language:
1776: "He (George III) has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance."
NOW: DOGE.
1776: "He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us."
NOW: Beginning 1/20/21 and intermittently thereafter.
1776: "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent," and "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world."
NOW: Reckless imposition of tariffs, which are in effect taxes on the American people, and have a dampening effect on international trade.
1776: "He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."
NOW: This is admittedly a bit of a stretch, but relates to DJ and his minions denying election results and ignoring laws they don't like.
1776: "He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."
NOW: Not yet, but he's working on it.
1776: "He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation."
NOW: Elon Musk.
And today we add our own list of grievances.
He (DJT) has elected to govern by fiat, arbitrarily and unilaterally using executive orders rather than adhering to properly debated and ratified legislation.
He has usurped the authority of Congress by arrogating unto himself the powers given to that body by the Constitution.
He has, on unnumbered occasions, openly and brazenly broken his oath to support and defend the Constitution.
He has appointed, contrary to custom and legislation, a foreign national to reduce the federal workforce haphazardly and brutally, without plan or reason.
He has, in violation of the Constitution and laws of this nation, worked to demonize and generally mistreat Americans whose race, color, culture, national origin, or sexual orientation are different from his own.
Having neither religion nor faith himself he criminalizes those who hold non-Christian beliefs.
He has robbed American women of the right to reproductive freedom.
He continues to attempt to overturn sections of the Constitution that guarantee equality and freedom for all.
He works to make the judiciary a tool of the Executive Branch in violation of the Framers' intent.
In clear violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution he has ordered symbols of Judaeo-Christianity to be placed in public school classrooms.
He attempts to make the education of American children a mission of the Executive Branch as a means of inculcating future generations into his cult following known as MAGA.
The Declaration has the last (slightly amended) word:
"The history of the [47th president of the United States] is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.
"When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government."
--- Diogenes, with an assist from Thomas Jefferson et al., 3 April 2025