The Flag, Uncle Sam, and Mr. Trump

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     There hasn’t been one day since Donald Trump’s inaugural when calamities or scandals have not been reported, or fabricated with several tweets from our president. Both at home and across the world, there aren’t any doubts, that the Trump’ presidential first one hundred days, has soured – at a midpoint. Ever since James Comey and Admiral Mike Rogers, confirmed the ongoing NSA and the FBI's investigation, about the alleged ‘Russian hackers’ interference,’ in the 2016 election, the masses are poised, to press the impeach button mode.     

      Carl Bernstein, called Donald Trump, “a compulsive liar,” and has assured us that, “he is in the cover-up phase of his presidency.”  Others, who have followed the president’s daily tweeting, have made the correlation that false conspiracies  theories, are the main staple in our president daily decision making.
      Robert Reich, questions if while we have a conservative Republican majority government, we have the political will to impeach yet another sitting president. He has also calculated that there is enough evidence to begin the impeachment proceedings by invoking the 25th amendment.  According to Reich, the following evidence is at the top of a lengthy list:  
     1. Trump has accused former president Obama of illegally wiretapping Trump Tower, without giving evidence.
     2. Trump is profiting while president, by steering foreign business and diplomats to his product brand of hotels, spas, golf courses, and other Trump family related commercial activities in the US and foreign markets.
     3. Trump violated the First Amendment, including castigating and accusing the US and foreign press, as the “enemy of the people.”
     4. Trump assisted the enemy, during his 2016 presidential election, with the support from Russian hackers.
      All its needed, is a 2/3 congressional majority vote to remedy the incompetence of our present White House players.
      Here’s a final word. Conservative humourist PJ O' Rourke once quipped that "Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work, and then they get elected and prove it.”   

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U.S. and the Bellamy salute - An American Invention.

Above: A group of schoolchildren performing the Bellamy salute, May 1942
 

The U.S. and the Bellamy salute

      . . . The Bellamy salute was first demonstrated on October 12, 1892 according to Bellamy's published instructions for the "National School Celebration of Columbus Day." Pupil, in ordered ranks, hands to the side, faced the Flag; a signal was then given and every pupil gave the flag the military salute -- right hand lifted, palm downward, in line with the forehead and close to it. Standing thus, all repeat together, slowly, the pledge allegiance to the Flag and Republic.
            The initial civilian salute was replaced with a hand-on-heart gesture, but again followed by the extension of the arm as described earlier by Bellamy.
             In the 1920s, Italian fascists adopted the Roman salute to symbolize their claim to have revitalized Italy on the model of ancient Rome. This symbol of the raised right arm was quickly copied by the German Nazis . . . >> READ MORE           
                       

>> In part, quoted passages for this article came from Wikipedia, and the Washington Post.