Word is that, on Thursday, as House Republicans are voting to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something that will leave tens of millions of Americans without health coverage, President Trump will sign two executive orders. The first, we’re told, will restore “religious liberty,” allowing anyone who claims to have deeply held religious beliefs, the right to discriminate against those they see as morally objectionable. And the second, building on that, would relax rules on churches that choose to get involved in politics. So, essentially, it’s a theocratic one-two punch right to the gut of our rapidly collapsing secular democracy. And, for what it’s worth, I suspect it’ll work for Trump. A good number of people, I’m sure, will be so thrilled with the idea that they’ll no longer have to bake birthday cakes for homosexuals and sell slices of pizza to people who might be transgender that they’ll totally overlook the fact that Congress has voted to significantly shorten their lifespans by passing Trumpcare into law… I could go on, but I’m fucking depressed… Pleases make the time today to call your Representative and demand that he or she vote against Trumpcare. And, then, if you don’t like the answer you get, find someone running against your Representative next election day, write a check, and then volunteer to knock on doors. This has to stop. And it has to stop today.
One last thing… For what it’s worth, those of you who screamed so loudly about Obama’s tendency to circumvent the legislative process by way of executive order should know that, when Donald Trump signs these two orders, it will bring his total to 35, which is more than Obama signed his entire first year as President. And Trump is only 105 days into his term… So, one question. Where’s the outrage now?