Putin owns Trump and Trump owns Enzi, Barrasso, and Cheney

Mike Enzi, John Barrasso and Liz Cheney took an oath. All three placed their hands on a Bible and “solemnly” swore to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” promising to “well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter,” adding, “So help me God.” 

Each has violated that oath.

Every day it becomes clearer that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians to win in 2016. Trump’s otherwise inexplicable comradeship with Putin is starting to make sense.

Our government says the 2016 cyber-attacks continue to pose a threat to the 2018 election. Trump does nothing to protect us. Our congressmen raise no concerns about these matters nor have they criticized the President’s refusal to impose statutorily-imposed sanctions on Russia. They turned their partisan cheeks as Jared Kushner and others in the White House were unable to obtain security clearances while given access to top secret documents.

There are credible allegations that Putin blocked Mitt Romney’s appointment as Secretary of State, encouraging Trump to choose a more Putin-friendly Rex Tillerson. Tillerson stepped over the Trump line, adamantly criticizing Russia for the Putin-ordered assassination in England. For that he was fired.

Enzi, Barrasso, and Cheney ignore such weighty matters in violation of their oaths to “defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

Wyoming’s delegation demonstrates little curiosity about Kushner and Ivanka Trump using their positions for private gain with America’s national security as their bargaining chip. Not one raised concerns when Kushner surreptitiously attempted to establish a “secret back channel” between his father-in-law and Putin. Wyoming’s congressmen said nothing, did nothing when they learned Donald Trump, Jr. and Trump campaign operatives met with Russians after receiving word that Moscow had dirt on Hillary Clinton and wanted to use it to help Junior’s father get elected.

Even Corey Lewandowski, a Trump confidant, said that anyone who colluded with Russians to affect the outcome of the 2016 election should “spend the rest of their life in prison.” Yet, never is heard a discouraging word from Enzi, Barrasso, or Cheney. 

Senator Barrasso, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chaired the GOP National Convention Platform Committee and was a disinterested spectator when Trump’s campaign manager successfully amended the Party platform to take a pro-Russian stance in Ukraine.

Senator Enzi voted to remove President Clinton from office for perjury but has no interest in Trump’s lies, as members of his inner circle plead guilty for lying about national security matters, one after another. He, Barrasso, and Cheney embody the Three Monkeys of Mizaru. They can “see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil.” Our three representatives in Washington refuse to see, hear, or speak as the situation worsens. The refusal of congress to act before a the inevitable Trump apocalypse constitutes a breakdown in the system of checks and balances foundational to our system of government.

They are members of the President’s party and of the tribe to which most Wyomingites belong, but they cannot ignore their oaths to faithfully discharge the duties of their offices and to preserve, protect and defend our Constitution. They behave as though the oath they took was to preserve, protect, and defend their Party. Enzi, Barrasso, and Cheney act as though they signed one of Trump’s non-disclosure agreements instead of taking an oath.

For unfathomable reasons that raise suspicions, Trump won’t risk offending Putin. For a reason more apparent, these three don’t want to offend Trump. The Founders could not have envisioned the nation they created would become so paralyzed by partisanship that oaths of office could be ignored.

For some reason, Putin owns Trump and Trump owns Enzi, Barrasso, and Cheney.

Our system of government is at stake. It does not protect itself. By virtue of the oath, the faithful discharge of the duties of their office obligates Congressmen to defend the U.S. from foreign threats. Wyoming voters must shoulder responsibility for electing men and women who take their oath of office seriously.