I worked for the federal government for nearly two years. When I attended a debriefing, I was asked if I would serve in the next decennial census. My answer was a strong “no.” I was overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated.

During that time I administered the oath of office to dozens, if not hundreds of government employees. Every elected official must take that oath of office and promise to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Sadly, dozens of those who are allowed to be members of the House and Senate lied when they took that oath. Even more disturbing, your illegitimate president also lied.

If you are a loyal American, you love the Constitution; most importantly the Bill of Rights which our founding fathers considered the most important section of the ‘law of the land.’ These few words describe the rights and freedoms of all American citizens. Trump and his party violate the first, second, and fourth amendments daily. They lie and mislead the American people in efforts to accomplish their personal goals, and to obey the instructions of their owners; the wealthiest of Americans.

Every day Trump attacks the first amendment rights of most Americans. He is aware that free speech is his enemy, and the right to vote will destroy him by 2020 or sooner. His party violates the first amendment every day by supporting special interests; most importantly the Christian religious right.

If we include amendments passed by congress after the Bill of Rights was included in the Constitution, the right wing is violating the 14^th amendment on a daily basis. The working class is not given ‘equal protection under the law.’ Lobbyists are illegal and immoral. The working class does not have lobbyists who represent our needs and wishes; this alone is an obvious violation of the amendment. If we do not have that same advantage in Washington, the wealthy must be denied that illegal resource.

The working class is at war with the Republican Party. They are the only enemy which is preventing the majority from enjoying the same privileges as the wealthy and powerful.

Every corrupt politician who violates his or her oath of office should be prosecuted in a federal court. Trump has proven that he is not an American president. He is a tool of Vladimir Putin and therefore a traitor to the United States of America.

“Lock him up!”

Op-ed by James Turnage

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