The Personality Behind the Filibuster and Voting Rights
by Ron Alexander Ph.D.

Oh! To those who have only used the name “Mitch McConnell,” perhaps you haven’t adequately addressed him. Well, wait! I have five points to make.

The first point: Addison’s first name copies the confederate general named Lewis Addison Armistead. Remember! He died in the unsuccessful sociopathic attempt to take Cemetery Ridge from Union Army troopers during “Pickett’s Charge” at Gettysburg, PA, on  3-5JUL1863. 

The second point: His birthday sits two calendar days after Armistead’s. His birthday fell on 18FEB. The current Kentucky Senator’s will fall on 20FEB. 

The third point: Addison also attended duPont Manual High School, located at 120 West Lee St. in Louisville, Kentucky. 

The fourth point: On 13FEB2016, Justice Antonin Scalia died, leaving a vacancy on the Supreme Court. On Saturday, 20FEB2016, his burial took place in Fairfax County, Virginia. 

The fifth point: Addison McConnell refused to have the Senate hold hearings on whomever President Barack Obama chose as his nominee to the high court. Before Judge Merrick Garland had even received Obama’s consideration, on 23FEB2016, McConnell stated in his speech on the U.S. Senate floor, “President have a right to nominate just as the Senate has the constitutional right to provide or withhold consent. In this case, the Senate will withhold it.” 

Training and environment can produce highly skilled professionals. Often, some politicians and legislators refuse to follow transparent guidance and advocate their individual or group interpretations, shifting away from constitutional precedents. 

Whenever Addison McConnell has the advantage, he has chosen the “slower-tract” and releases “extended strict scrutiny” of laws that assist in the progress of vulnerable United States citizens.

Knowing about this person’s ancestry adds sufficient evidence to prove that he still wields his social-political-economic cudgel, especially towards a nation that continues to suffer from the nuanced administration and effects of forced captivity and labor!  

Make a choice. Defend Democracy! Others have. 

End Notes:

Map of Gettysburg battle 3/3 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gettysburg_Battle_Map_Day3.png

Dozier, Graham. Lewis A. Armistead (1817–1863). (2021, December 22). In Encyclopedia Virginia.https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/armistead-lewis-a-1817-1863.

U.S. Senate Senator McConnell on Supreme Court Justice Nomination February 23, 2016, https://www.c-span.org/video/?405181-3/senator-mcconnell-supreme-court-justice-nomination

July 8, 2019, 2:38 PM PDT Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers owned 14 slaves, bringing reparations issue close to home https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mitch-mcconnell-ancestors-slave-owners-alabama-1800s-census-n1027511

The novel, propagandistic use of the term “slave” continues in media. It reduces the potential effects of journalistic expertise. Using this term also misplaces the heritage of East European Slavs. It can also camouflage a concern that some Eastern European nationalistic leaders may share, suspending their honest deliberations with other states. Staying “blindfolded” to this assault may hide their real intentions and corrupt international order when employing a “false flag” on soft targets. 

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