Dictator by Tweet

Since when does someone’s personal Twitter account constitute a vehicle for determining Department of Defense policy, even if he is the President of the United States? Doesn’t Congress deserve a vote on gender related issues regarding the Department of Defense? The interesting part is that he is also saying the United States Government, I really wonder if there is also a separate government for the United States of America that is based on the Constitution. These Tweets are really strange.

After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow……

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017

….Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming…..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017

….victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017

If the Department of Defense honors his personal tweets as law, I have lost all respect for them. America is not a dictatorship by personal Tweet, perhaps that is the difference between the United States Government and the Government of the United States of America. Things are getting clearer every day. America is not a dictatorship.

In God We Trust.

For interviews with the people affected, see today’s episode on Democracy Now!

Ann Diener

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