By Pamela Sweetwood

I honestly thought the impeachment process would begin the day of the inauguration.  I thought between conflicts of interest and Russian involvement in the election, that information was gathered but couldn’t be acted upon until he took office.  I sure hope its coming, sooner rather than later.

The concerns of him profiting off his presidency are more than justified.   It’s fair to presume we haven’t had a president selling Christmas ornaments for $150 each.   You can follow that up with purchases to commemorate the inauguration.

We have yet to see any income taxes or details regarding conflict of interest.   It’s no longer a topic.  He is a master at bombarding the public and press with so much that we cannot delve into any one thing to a substantial degree.  He’s counting on that.  It’s easy to grow tired of it all.

I am happy to see protests continuing.  I hope we don’t become complacent.

If you are concerned that the country is not headed in a positive direction, you may want to consider joining Not in Our Town, one of the existing parties or a new group Resist-Normal that can be found on Meet Up.  Meet Up is a website to meet new people with similar interest.  I mentioned in my last forum I was trying to expand my circle.   There are vegans who have potlucks, non-religious people who meet at a pub, bible study groups, new moms groups, women over 50 hanging out, singles going to dinner and more.

Normal Resist is just forming so I cannot attest to the group yet but I sure like the premise.

Pamela Sweetwood was an ISU student, like many, who never left town. She works in higher education and has a history with many community non-profits organizations.

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