“Trump in Triumph.”
New Romes rise. I’ve written for several weeks of the Senate’s so-called trial of president Trump. I’ve predicted the downside of an impeachment proceeding that doesn’t end in removal, for such a proceeding only serves to strengthen him, not to weaken him.
We’re just hours away from just such a moment. It looms before us. As a student of history, I recall the acts of the Roman Senate as they lauded one of their honorable generalists and honored him with a title “imperator,” which means “emperor.” The Senate, in a moment of passion and weakness, had created the very office before which they were to soon be forced to bow.
Rome, by this excess, caused and created the end of a republic, which instead became an empire. It lasted for centuries until it fell like a dead tree in a dry forest. Soon, in just a few hours. The American Senate, drunk with fear Kaufe Adidas SUPERSTAR - Mens adidas Cushioned II 3 Pack Quarter - H05658, will award Trump an acquittal, and more imperial power will fall into his hands. They will bow, and Trump will rise.
From imprisoned nation, this is Mumia Abu-Jamal.
These commentaries are recorded by Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio.