Trump’s Quest for Ratification of the Absurd

Patrick Cage
10 min readOct 15, 2020

Convinced that the majority of Americans believe that he is their anointed leader. Candidate Trump moves to have Americans ratify his first term. He seeks a mandate from the public to continue along the same path indefinitely. Ratification is like providing approval after the fact. It’s as if he is saying, show me that you approve of the things that I have done.

The rapidly changing demographics of this country have resulted in a significantly weakened republican party. The party is now like a drowning man desperate for life; he will grab on to anything that might keep him from going under. The initial reaction to this existential threat was to limit access to the ballot and to appoint Judges who will endorse this strategy when cases end up in court. The United States Supreme court, under Chief Justice Roberts, has adopted a States Rights approach to voting. The Roberts court has determined it is the States and not the Federal government’s responsibility to determine eligibility Standards for voting. While this strategy has had a huge impact on voting, it is not new, and Democrats have been aggressive in combating these efforts.

However, Donald Trump’s character presents conservatives with a unique opportunity for survival. To comprehend how, it is important first to understand that Trump has no working morality, he would sacrifice his son to…

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Patrick Cage
Patrick Cage

Written by Patrick Cage

Patrick B. Cage is a Labor Lawyer, and Author. His recent book, “Profound Secrets of Jesus and His Inner Circle.” Is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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