It's a free country, and the nineteen (and counting) members of Congress who are planning to boycott President-elect Trump's inauguration are certainly within their rights. So even is Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who said over the weekend that Trump's election (or his presidency) is "illegitimate."
That doesn't make his comment true or honorable or helpful to the nation's well-being, but he is free to say it.
Reps. Lewis, Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and the other inaugural boycotters are certainly not alone in finding Trump uniquely awful. They are not alone in believing the president-elect has gone out of his way to offend people. Probably they also recognize that, in the safe districts they all represent, an inaugural boycott might even be a political winner.
But this is also part of a pattern. Lewis and Lee, along with some other Democratic lawmakers at the time, also boycotted to make a point when President George W. Bush was inaugurated in 2001. The Washington Post reported at the time that Lewis "thought it would be hypocritical to attend Bush's swearing-in because he doesn't believe Bush is the true elected president."
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It would seem to me by his comments he is not able nor qualified to do the job he was elected to do. He should just resign! Besides if MLK were alive today he would be telling Rep. Lewis that his comments and actions are not part of his 'Dream' nor reflect his ideology of cooperation and understanding people and how to go about making change for the better.
ReplyDeleteThis is why we are making America great again. Light scared away the dark. God bless America.
ReplyDeleteI'm really sick of hearing about this guy. Shut it! Already
ReplyDeleteThis Idiot Hate Monger should be Thrown out of Congress !!
ReplyDeleteHe is Proof that there are Racist Blacks , Not just Whites
ReplyDeletein the good ol USA , and there are Many besides him too.
Remember that, when the blacks always cry Race and play the Card next time........Whites are sick of hearing it ....
All favor their own damn friggin race ....always have, and
always will....so Don't keep wining over Race !!!!
If your not going then give back your ticket so someone else can go. You and all others will not be missed at all. (map)
ReplyDeleteHis Own Hate will kill him someday ....Heart attack !!!
ReplyDeleteWe (the American People) Don't Accept HIM as congressman!!
ReplyDeleteHE is Not Legitimate !!!
Need 2 Term Limits people !!! To take of this !!