By Donald A. Collins | 24 September 2025
Church and State
Listening on September 23 to the remarks of senator Chris Van Hollen, I was most impressed with his delineation of the issues that Trump has failed to really address or to be consistent on seeking solutions.
Perhaps the most obvious recent situation is his complete conversion with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Trump now says Ukraine can win back all the territory that Russia has taken in this current war. Trump keeps talking about being disappointed about Putin’s behavior, but continually avoids putting real pressure, such as sanctions and other steps he could take to bring Putin to recognize that he cannot win this war.
A president weaponizing government power to silence speech he doesn't like is a crisis for our democracy.
We must stand with those who refuse to bow to political blackmail — and call out those, like ABC, who cave to a wannabe king and put our rights at risk. pic.twitter.com/QWBFUep7TT
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) September 21, 2025
Of course, the Senator was also very precise in criticizing Israel for failing to work for the only solution, which is a two-state solution.
As for the Jimmy Kimmel controversy, he of course understands that the key is free speech, something obviously not understood by Trump nor elected GOP officials who have decided to seize their party to Trump’s entire control.
A failure of Trump to adhere to the Constitution that has served America so well for 250 years should be to everyone a matter of huge concern.
Then Van Hollen also pointed out that shortly the effects of Trump’s policies will result in a huge increase in Medicare costs and other adverse effects on many Americans.
Today Republicans blocked our commonsense plan to keep the government open and protect Americans’ health care.
They’re following Trump over a cliff — and dragging the country toward a shutdown. Let me explain: pic.twitter.com/KWLTALamdR
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) September 20, 2025
So it is no surprise that Trump’s growing weaving back-and-forth on policies as well as his constant attacks on our constitution, on institutions that are key to American stability and invite his utter disrupting of world stability by withdrawing America into an isolationist position where I can no longer stand to defend democracy against dictator ships, such as China and Russia.
American voters had better recognize where we are, or they will find America in a steep decline.
Former US Navy officer, banker and venture capitalist, Donald A. Collins, a free lance writer living in Washington, DC, has spent over 60 years working for women’s reproductive health as a board member and/or officer of numerous family planning organizations including Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Guttmacher Institute, Family Health International and Ipas. Yale under graduate, NYU MBA. He is the author of “From the Dissident Left: A Collection of Essays 2004-2013”, “Trump Becoming Macbeth: Will our democracy survive?”, “We Humans Overwhelm Our Earth: 11 or 2 Billion by 2100?”, “What Can Be Done Now to Save Habitable Life on Planet Earth?”, “Vote”, “Can Homo Sapiens Survive?”, “Will Choice and Democracy Win?”, “Can Our U.S. Survive 8 Plus Billion of Us”, “Economic Growth: A Cancer on all Earthly Life”, “On the Precipice of Political Disaster in 2024”, “Democracy at Red State Risk”, “Does Trump Go to Jail or to The Oval Office?”, “Trump: Pardon or Punish?: The Nixon Precedence Was Not A Trump Coup Denied!”, “Common Sense: When will Trump be Impeached, Indicted, and Exited?” and “Trump–unrestrained dangerous liar!”.“What Can Be Done Now to Save Habitable Life on Planet Earth?”: https://t.co/fHuh0CG6JD
“We Humans Overwhelm Our Earth: 11 or 2 Billion by 2100?”: https://t.co/TA4j7cp1tE
“From the Dissident Left: A Collection of Essays 2004-2013”: https://t.co/lkC2t3E1A9 pic.twitter.com/bQsL2mLBcO— Church and State (@ChurchAndStateN) November 1, 2021
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