Why You HAVE to Vote in November

Stop me if you've heard this before:

This is the *most* important election you will ever vote in. I'm not a historian, but I don't believe there has ever been more on the line in the midterms:

- The fate of the Mueller investigation hangs in the balance. Trump has already alluded to firing Jeff Sessions right after the midterms. If we don't send a strong message that actions have consequences, and the Republicans retain control of Congress, they will be galvanized and even more brazen. Mueller is set to deliver his findings to Rosenstein soon. If Sessions is replaced before this happens, these findings could be given to the new AG, swept under the rug, and never revealed to the public (until they inevitably leak).

- SCOTUS. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 85 years old. Stephen Breyer is 80 years old. Do we *really* want to give Trump/Pence and/or this GOP Congress a potential TWO more SCOTUS picks?

- Subpoena Power. Subpoena power rests with the majority. There have been countless bombshell stories that the current GOP Congress has completely disregarded in favor of Hillary's emails. Trump's tax returns, all the witnesses who weren't originally called to testify in the House and Senate probes, Trump's personal and business ties to Saudi Arabia, Russia, etc. all become available if we get out and vote next month.

- Entitlements. Their tax bill raised the deficit like everyone with a brain or a calculator knew it would, so now the GOP is doing what they always do: going after Social Security and Medicaid. They want to take the money that you've been putting in all your lives so their rich friends don't lose their tax breaks.

- Rule of Law. If you've watched the Khashoggi coverage, you should be under no illusions what this means. We know Trump doesn't care about journalists, but watching him try to differentiate between a Green Card holder and an American citizen is absolutely disgusting. Khashoggi lived in Virginia. He was lured to a Consulate building and killed by a 15 man hit squad on orders of the Saudi government. We know this to be fact. Trump knows this to be fact. He doesn't care. Honestly, he probably wishes he could do the same to journalists that annoy him. He has consistently sided with despots and murderers over the interest of the United States or our alliances.

Trump:

"Putin is probably involved in poisonings, but it's not in our country"

"Well, for starters, he (Khashoggi) wasn't an American citizen"

This position is not consistent with the values of any decent person, or country. If it feels like America First is turning into "America Alone," this is by design. No country can survive and thrive in today's geopolitical climate without allies. Trump's trade wars, constant rebukes of allies, and his predilection for murderous dictators are all a danger to global stability. There could hardly be a worse time to lose General Mattis from DoD, but Trump appears to be poised to do just that. His "Mattis is sort of a Democrat" comment was a trial balloon. To be clear, Mattis has no intention of stepping down, but he is losing influence to the Bolton/Pompeo faction of the administrations, and Trump definitely wants someone more hawkish at the Pentagon.

Elections have consequences. Nothing highlights the importance of voting more than what the country has been through in the last two years, and we haven't even seen the economic bubble burst (yet). I implore you all to let this be a very painful lesson learned, and do your absolute best to make certain that it never happens again. Vote in November. Bring friends with you.