Just When You Think It's Already Bad...

He pardoned a convicted felon who

• was still in the appeals process and
• hadn't been sentenced yet.

Then we are told

• it saves time and money in the appeals process (by stopping it through pardoning) and 
• he had been thinking about it for months, asking how it could be dropped.

Oh, and the conviction was for

• violating the constitutional rights of individuals.

Such is this president's respect for

• the rule of law,
• how the law can be bought with money,
• the importance of the judicial system, and
• his own place above the law through his belief in his power to do what he wants, even to undermining the power of the Constitution he has sworn to uphold.

I am trying to remain within the bounds of decency in my tone and writing. But

• This is not politically pretty. 
• It is not how America is supposed to work. 
• It is not democracy in action. 
• In my opinion, it is actually un-American.

 It is a seemingly never-ending shit storm. I am becoming more alarmed about who we are turning into as a nation and how difficult and traumatic it might be for us when things really begin to fall apart.