Feb 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 2

GUEST COMENTARY
Detective Art Woolery, RT
Wake Up America
I understand loyalty to your beliefs.
I understand choosing a political
party based on philosophy as most
people need a baseline to live by.
When that group of people swing
the pendulum too far one way or the
other at the expense of the American
people, it’s time for us to get
our head out of our ass. We must
put politics aside and look at reality.
When “We the People” elect someone
to office, the candidate usually
has run based on party affiliation.
Then once in office, we expect that
person to be the elected official for
all the people. The last four years
have proven we can’t have both. So,
it seems to me that “We the People”
better start looking at what the
people we elect are going to do for
America, not SOME Americans, not
for THEIR family or themselves, but
for ALL Americans.
Let’s talk about Democrats and
Republicans. I know there are Independents
and Libertarians and so
on. But for the purpose of making
a point, let’s just use the 2 largest
groups. So, do you think that police
officers are Democrats or Republicans?
Do you think all gun owners
are Democrats or all Republicans?
Speaking of that, I wonder if government
knocks on a gun owners’ door
and says “We are here to take your
guns” what are they going to do?
I know what I will do, what about
you? Back to the point I am making.
What I am saying is there are people
who vote candidates into office with
no consideration for anything except
what party they belong to.
Do most Americans think it is OK
to let anyone who wants to come
into our Country just walk in. Hell,
even Walmart has better security
than we do at the border. They at
least check people at the door. At
the same time “We the People” have
allowed our government to invite
about 11 million illegal immigrants
to enter our Country with no questions
asked except: How many in
your party; will you be staying long;
where would you like for us to send
you; are you pregnant so we know
how much to allow for health care,
housing and education; Oh yeah, I
forgot to ask, what color cell phone
you would like?
Excuse me, as I sit here writing this
article for the Blues, I just got a popup
on my phone. I am admittedly one
of those that can’t stand it. I must
see what it says. It seems Joe Biden
has credited the 2022 Bipartisan
Safer Communities Act (BSCA) with
saving lives. Reading further, Biden
is calling for: universal background
checks; banning assault weapons
and high-capacity magazines; removing
the gun industry immunity
from liability; and passing a national
red flag law. While he is at it, let’s
take all the cars away from drunk
drivers and hold the auto manufacturer
responsible for making the
car. We also need to confiscate all
hammers, knives, and other items
that can be used as weapons.
I wonder if the 13 or 14 states
who think they have the authority
to decide who can run for office, by
simply removing them from the ballot,
also think the ATF rules or may
or may not suit them as well.
One other thing I haven’t heard
Biden address is his son Hunter. The
younger Biden lied on a federal form
4473 and if convicted, could get 10
years in prison and up to $250,000
fine. But the President insists he’s
innocent and this is all brought
about by MAGA Republicans. Excuse
me, out laws and judicial system
decide who is innocent or guilty,
but “MAGA” Republicans.
For years now, our country has
seen laws on top of laws with
nothing to show for them except an
increase in crime. Why? Because
laws are only as good as the people
who abide by them. The crime
problem in America didn’t happen
overnight, and it won’t go away
overnight. We have let it creep up
on us and now it’s panic city. When
I was in high school it went like
this. “Did you hear Larry got caught
smoking in the bathroom?” “Yeah,
his parents had to come pick him
up because he got expelled for 2
days.” Today, Larry is 12-year-old
got caught with a 9 mm in his
backpack. So, what did people
expect the end results for “Larry”
will be? You know the song, “Momma
is in the graveyard, Papa is in
the pen, and Grandma is raising the
kids at 70, with little to no income.
And because all of Larry’s buddies
are in the same boat, they do what
Momma and Daddy did. They rob,
steal, and sell drugs. Then they quit
school, because they don’t know
the importance of an education and
have no one to teach them.
We talk about rehabilitation and
that’s fine, but unless we start fixing
the problem before it starts, we are
just letting the next generation follow
in the footsteps of the previous
one. We must somehow break the
cycle. Wake up America and get
your head out of your ass.
22 The Blues - February ‘24