2016 … an unPRESIDENTed year ! 2017 … ????

Our President-elect has become famous for many things but perhaps topping it all is his tendency to tweet ! As ridiculous as this may seem it is no laughing matter. His recent tweet accusing China of an “unpresidented act” when they seized an unmanned American submarine is a perfect example. His misspelling of the word unprecedented highlights his ignorance but the fact that he tweeted about it at all is incredibly frightening.

We all know that “the pen is mightier than the sword” and that wars and grave decisions have begun when words are used unwisely. We also know that the minute Trump has a thought that he feels is worthy of sharing with the rest of the world he tweets about it (and often denies he wrote it, even when we have the evidence in black and white.) This gives an entirely new definition to the phrase “open door policy” and could easily be our undoing.

What happens to our system of checks and balances when our President arbitrarily bypasses it all ? Our government, set up by the U.S. Constitution, is divided into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. They are independent but are devised to “ensure the misuse of power.” It is this MISUSE OF POWER that I see happening and I just pray that our elected Senators and Representatives of both parties are strong enough to keep it in check.

Hang on tight America … 2017 may be our biggest challenge ever !