Happy Birthday, America. I have suggestions on how we might ensure we have many more.

Dear Congress, stop pretending you represent or act like an equal element of Government. You can either act like the Constitution requires or step aside and let others take your place.

Dear Supreme Court, stop pretending to be strict constructionists who seek to uphold original intent. You’ve become little more than a mouthpiece for the mob.

Dear Republicans, stop pretending you bear any resemblance to the Grand Old Party and Abraham Lincoln. He may have freed the slaves, but you’re finding ways to re-enslave an entire class of poor and needy.

Dear Democrats, stop pretending you have any semblance of courage or conviction or can take a stand without waffling and worrying about hurting someone’s feelings. Respect for others’ rights to hold opinions or act in different ways is not the same as supporting them. There is such a thing as right and wrong.

Dear self-proclaimed patriots wrapped in the flag… just stop. Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Dear Second Amendment enthusiasts who have never gotten past the Preamble, nor can define it, stop pretending you bear arms to protect yourself from the government. You are fools to believe that you could defend yourself against the most well-funded, powerful military in the world that your money bought.

Dear so-called Pro-life supporters, stop acting like you care about life when the reality is you fear what happens if you ever face your god more than anything, having lived an empty and shallow life pretending to be moral. You’re doing nothing but looking for a merit badge to gain admission to your concept of heaven

Dear Talking Heads and opinion writers crafting fluff pieces that pretend to criticize the administration, only to kowtow to its threats, try to recapture your soul.

Dear Universities, grow a set.

Dear Law Firms, remember why you became lawyers before you were consumed by the pursuit of profits over justice.

I think Musk and DOGE had the right idea, just the wrong target. Instead of laying off hard-working Americans who are the backbone of our government, they should have identified Congress as the most significant impediment to achieving the American Dream and recommended a wholesale removal of every member.

Consider the message it would send to anyone there. Elect an entirely new set of Representatives and replace the thirty or so Senators up for re-election in 2026. Then toss out the remaining sitting Senators over the next four years.

Some might cry that it would debilitate Congressional efficiency. I think using the words Congressional and efficiency in the same sentence is an oxymoron.

And to everybody in America, stop telling me all the bad things Trump has/will/might do and wake up to the fact that half of us voted for him. Change has to start within each of us before we can change anything else.

Happy Birthday, America. Let’s hope there are many more.