The Stasi-like raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home screams desperation on the part of Merrick Garland. The White House, Congressional Democrats, and the rabid progressive base have been putting tremendous pressure on Garland to bring former President Donald Trump up on charges based on the “findings” of their January 6th show trial. Garland will no doubt eventually acquiesce, and give the left the armed raid / perp-walk visual that they are dying for (think of Roger Stone.) But Garland doesn’t want to look like a clown when his fabricated charges actually go to trial. He would prefer to have some kind of actual evidence and a coherent case before slapping the cuffs on Trump. Which he clearly doesn’t have. What to do? One obvious solution is to raid Trump’s home and find (or plant) the evidence he needs. And since Donald Trump, like his voters, doesn’t deserve the protections set forth in the Bill of Rights, Garland figured he had free reign to trample all over the Constitution. His “classified documents” excuse is so lame as to be insulting to our intelligence.
All animals are equal. But some are more equal than others.
– George Orwell in Animal Farm
Garland and the Democrats are probably genuinely shocked by the public’s reaction to their brownshirt tactics. After all, they have continually treated Trump like a second-class citizen in the past with little or no push-back. Remember when Mueller’s inquisitors smashed the attorney-client privilege and raided the office of Trump’s attorney? There was barely a peep out of the media, save for some right-wing pundits. The Deep State’s excuse was equally laughable to Garland’s lie. They said it was OK because attorney Michael Cohen was the real target of their raid, and not Donald Trump.
So what the Mar-a-Lago raid shows is that the Democrats and the Deep State are willing to throw the Constitution out the window to enable them to use the force of government against their political enemies. Just like when they framed Michael Flynn to get him to turn on Trump. Just like when they threw Paul Manafort in solitary confinement for a year over a crime less serious than most of the swamp creatures commit every day. A crime that 100% would never have even been investigated if he wasn’t connected to Trump. Just like when they lied to get a warrant to electronically spy on Trump. Just like when they used a Special Prosecutor to go on a 2½ year witch hunt to “get” Donald Trump and persecute his allies. Just like when they impeached a sitting President based on lies and fantasies. Just like when they impeached a President who wasn’t even in office anymore. And just like they ran an extended propaganda campaign thinly disguised as a “hearing” over January 6th. And on and on and on. There is a lot of bluster in the media over this latest Mar-a-Lago outrage, probably because it really is so unprecedented. But I’m shocked at how many people are still taking the FBI at their word. Still treating the “classified documents” canard like a serious thing. At least Megyn Kelly gets it.
The tyrants are on the march. My advice. Buy guns. Buy lots of ammo. Learn how to use them. It is getting harder and harder to see a way this doesn’t end in some serious violence.