Keep leopards from eating your faces
He Who Would Be King on Saturday gave dubious legal advice to those who would do him harm. That’s not what he intended. He meant to declare that no law can touch him, to issue a royal corollary to his Fifth Avenue declaration. But the chaos inside his brain case instead issued a statement with a dual meaning that escaped a man once nicked by an assassin before he becoming legally bulletproof.
The statement is not original. Donald Trump picked it up online like a dime on the sidewalk. One of his believers likely found it first and dropped it there weeks ago. The quote is from a movie on Napoleon, not likely by the emperor himself. But it’s serviceable enough for a naked emperor to pick up, try on, and walk around in.
Today is Presidents Day, so presumably the would-be-king will not be celebrating. But those opposed to a return of the monarchy will be anti-celebrating “Not My President’s Day” today across the country:
These demonstrations are being organized by the 50501 Movement, which stands for “50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement.” The protests are a response to what organizers describe as “the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration.” This marks the second nationwide protest by the group, following an event held on Feb. 5.
“We the people will not live under a king,” said organizer Kai Newkirk. “We will not allow Trump and Musk’s administrative coup.”
A list of protest events is on the Not My President’s Day FB page, both those organized by the #50501 Movement and those inpired by it.
Multiple events taking place across North Carolina today are organized by Common Cause. They mean to keep public focus on the interminable efforts by 2024 NC GOP state Supreme Court candidate, Judge Jefferson Griffin (R), to overturn his election loss in the very GOP-controlled state Supreme Court that he means to join by any means necessary. Democratic elections being un-necessary.
Pay close attention. If Griffin, his lawyers [Troy Shelton, Craig Schauer & Mike Dowling of the Dowling Firm, and Phil Thomas of Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman], the RNC, and the NC GOP win here, Republicans will bring the same Cleta Mitchell-inspired vote-cancelling arguments to elections and courts near you. And may anyway. Losing once does not mean they stop trying. (Thomas promotes himself as the tip of the GOP spear.)
People who live a lie, teach lies, and defend lies, find it very easy to lie.
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Have you fought the coup today?