Trump Should Meet With the FBI
I came across a prophecy given a few years ago regarding Donald Trump. This prophecy is interesting in that it states that Trump will raise issues that will then be picked up by the media and talked about in a way that would normally never make the news. It went on to say that God would use him as Samson used the jawbone of an ass to slay the enemies. This is not an endorsement of Trump by God. Far from it. It is simply God using someone who will say things that the media will then feel the need to cover. One such incident happened during the last debate.
The Fox News debate on the evening of August 6th has everyone clamoring about Donald Trump and how he was treated by the moderators. Actually I am grateful to the moderators for their tough questions to all the candidates. In those directed at Trump arose an interesting comment. He may have said something that could even bring down a lot of political identities on both sides of the isle. This would be a good thing in my opinion.
What I am saying is that Trump admitted to giving politicians lots of money in exchange for political favors. This is where it gets illegal. Quid Pro Quo is a Latin term that means “something for something.” In a political context it is illegal. On the federal level, the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C.A. § 1951 [1994]) makes it a felony for a public official to extort property under color of office. (to use one’s position of power to either promise or threaten a person or corporation)
Trump was asked why he, if he is a Republican as he claims, gave money to the Clintons. Trump’s answer was eye opening. He basically said that he gives to politicians because then if he needs something two or three years later, they are there for him. He went on to say regarding this that "the system is broken" showing that he knew his actions were wrong but was exploiting that system anyway. Although not much has been said about this statement, I find it worthy of investigation. There is a reason why we have laws against politicians doing favors for campaign donations. We probably all believed this was happening but with a startling confession like this, I think it is time for the FBI to get involved. Our very Republic is in danger if this is happening at the rate Trump seemed to indicate. Look, he is just one businessman out of thousands that could be subverting our national interests.
The founding of this nation was upon biblical principles, one of which is the propensity of human beings to be corrupted by money and power. They divided the government into three sections precisely because of this truth. The people of America were to be the king in this nation. When we vote for our representatives, we have an expectation that they are going to Washington to represent “we the people.” Consider the insidious nature of these Quid Pro Quo deals.
Notice that politicians petition the people for their vote, not corporations. Companies cannot get someone elected; it still takes each citizen going to the polls to make that a reality. Once in office these predatory corporations begin to swoop down from the dark recesses of the contagion of greed to usurp the will of the people and steal away their representatives. These lobbying forces begin making promises to incur favors from the government of which the politicians are the power brokers. These favors are usually well seasoned with taxpayer’s money. Did you, the taxpayer, vote your representative into power to give your money to corporations that make promises to that representative who now could not care less about you?
In essence, the people elect these men and women to represent their interests. When these lobbyists secure the promises of your representatives, you have been disenfranchised of your vote. It would seem to me that to allow any company to subvert the office of a government official is an end run around the voter that put them in power. Companies should be forced to make their case to the people rather than to our representatives. I have no idea how that would work, but I do know this; according to Trump, after you get your representative into power, he or she becomes the representative of the highest bidder and you the taxpayer was just a means to an end. This should alert us all!
Another question is, why would Trump need to give to both political parties? It causes me to wonder if politicians are not actually recruiting businesses to pressure them to participate in this illegal activity. If a large company gives to only one party, that could cause the other party to retaliate using the offices of government as leverage to bully them. This is all very troubling.
Did we not just witness this with the IRS scandal? These things keep popping up, but no one ever goes to jail. They form committees and they feign their righteous anger long enough to satisfy the American public and then nothing happens. It is time for those politicians who would sell out the American people who are the ones that put them in office to represent them, to start seeing some jail time. Any favors coming from the government and going to corporations are always stamped with taxpayer dollars. Perhaps Trump should be meeting with the FBI or whatever other law enforcement agency should be employed, and seek immunity for his testimony.
Voters should be asking themselves the question, “Should I really be supporting a candidate who openly admitted to exploiting politicians to do favors for them at the expense of the taxpayer and in the process break the law?” Why is it that character flaws are always ignored by the most devoted of supporters? We need a person of character and integrity more than ever. Please choose wisely.
Don’t shoot the messenger,
Mark David Shaw
Kathryn Colton Shaw
