My Friend, "I believe we know in our hearts that, together we are strong, but divided we are weak."
Please read this when you get a chance.
My Friend, Jennifer Brunner was Ohio's Sec. of State, won the John F Kennedy Profiles in
Courage Award, did a study on the vulnerabilities of electronic voting machines (Everest
Study https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2007/12/14/422072/-), had death threats against
her thanx to Sean Hannity and Fox News (Brunner & Acorn are rigging OH's vote bullshit),
she is now sitting on the bench in OH's 10th district court of appeals, and is running for the
Ohio Supreme court this year. She likes dogs too.
An Essay on the New American Character by Judge Jennifer Brunner
I’ve been meaning to write this for a long time, but it wasn’t until this trial of the American people in the face of a world pandemic that it became urgent to say these words. So please bear with me with an open mind and heart, because I am speaking to each one of you. In this time of pandemic, our “American character” is being tested, molded and shaped. To get through this, each of us must dwell in our heart of hearts on what we stand for and on what is our character as a nation of people.
Perceiving this will help us persevere. Living it we will surely succeed. We are a diverse nation that has always grown in order to remain united. What we do and say in these times is a part of the crucible that is molding a new American character for now and the future. It is this character that will see us through this time and those of the near future.
We, the people of the United States of America, are caught in the crest of a worldwide pandemic not seen in this land for more than 100 years. We must be strong, loving, kind and smart toward one another as we deal with this crisis, because this trial is redeveloping the character of our nation and the lifeblood of our future.
Who are we, the American people, and what are we made of? What is our character? Some would emphasize our national heritage (predominantly white and Christian) to be the fount of all other aspects of this American character. Others would take just one look at our children and young people and acknowledge without a word that the rugged individualism depicted by actor John Wayne in American Western films of more than 50 years ago died with his mortal body. It’s time to put away the leather chaps and spurs of the dusty frontier of the American cowboy after a lusty, saloon-laced gun battle. America has changed.
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This is our American character. This is our strength. As people of today’s longest continuing democracy, we are bonded in this character. We are the citizens of a country governed by a rule of law based in human dignity and respect. Knowing who we are strengthens us to help and rely on one another. Our character is us, and our future depends on us being who we are.
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