Independence Day thoughts

If you are a thinking citizen, the July 4th holiday is probably going to cause melancholy reflections on the state of our union.  Ripping apart families trying to immigrate to our country, starting trade wars with our closest allies, denigrating and destroying American institutions such as the EPA  and the FBI are not the actions most of us would think to take if we were running the country.  However, Cheeto Jesus and his enablers in the government and the media are doing just that and more.  The groundswell of popular revulsion which started with the women's march right after the inauguration and continues  with protests against the almost daily outrages committed by this administration continue.   Despite attempts at voter suppression by states controlled by the GOP it looks like citizen activism will result in some changes after elections in the fall.  That alone makes July 4th a day to contemplate the American experiment and gives hope for its continuance.  We all must take our duties to the country seriously, lest our democracy wither due to inaction.