Thank you, SCOTUS - Spring Hope Enterprise

In our upside-down world, the Supreme Court’s ruling on the issue of tariffs is a refreshing turn. Perhaps this is the point where the wrecking ball that is Donald Trump will be slowed in his tracks.

He thought the Supreme Court was in his pocket, like the Congress and the Cabinet. But, alas, finally, we have a resounding “No!”

Little by little, tides are turning and courage is being found. Unless Trump lawlessly manipulates the high court, the brakes are slowing him down.

The Epstein files, the impeachments and convictions were not enough. It is the cruelty that is inflicted daily on all brown people that is driving people away from the mad king.

Churchill said of the United States following the bombing at Pearl Harbor, “They have awakened a sleeping giant.”

We are seeing that the lion has no teeth. The emperor has no clothes. The power is slipping through Trump’s hands like sand in an hourglass.

His saber rattling has begun. Threats of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Bombs in Iran. Embargo in Cuba. And a promise to impose 15% across-the-board tariffs without input from Congress. The frantic, over-the-top rhetoric is like the response of a captured lion.

Ann Lamotte, one of my favorite writers, uses a phrase about a writing project. She says we work “bird by bird.” Small bites. Brick by brick, Trump’s house is shaking and being blown down. There is no safety for the little piggy in the straw house.

Recent mail from a reader reminded me that 79 million American voters elected Trump. I acknowledge that as fact but think a growing number of them are awakening to the obvious cruelty and blatant anti-democracy tendencies of a man who will be 80 years old in June. He is obviously mentally ill, overweight and ill-tempered.

Donald Trump is a pathetic character in American history. At this point, he is a lame duck who is fearful of losing his position of power and influence on the world stage. He is becoming a laughingstock. We are the suckers who have let him get by with this dismantling of our republic.

He deserves pity. He likely was not well tended by his mother. Lack of mother love shapes us. Trump’s niece Mary Trump has filled in a lot of the backstory of how Donald was shaped.

To the 79 million who voted for him, I am sorry that you made such a destructive choice. I agree, the Democrats did not have their strongest candidate. America is not ready for a brown-skinned woman, even though her brains, gifts and accomplishments more than qualify her for that position. Kamala Harris is a badass and would have made a great leader.

Lib Campbell is a retired Methodist pastor, retreat leader, columnist and host of the blogsite www.avirtualchurch.com. She can be contacted at [email protected].