Dear liberal friends.

Dear liberal friends,
 
Remember when I told you, throughout the Obama administration, that the normalization of extralegal assassination of American citizens was a terrible idea? Remember when I said that Project PRISM was a terrible violation of our rights and set a terrifying precedent? Remember when I told you that an expansion of executive power, under a president you trust, will eventually pass into the hands of a president you don’t?
 
President Trump will have the power to extralegally assassinate you with a drone strike. President Trump will know exactly what you’re writing on the internet about him RIGHT NOW. President Trump will also have the nigh unlimited power of the Presidential pardon, the support of the nation’s largest police union, and command of the world’s most powerful military, which has a limitless Authorization for the Use of Military Force.
 
The new powers you give to a president you trust will eventually pass into the hands of a president you don’t. I told you. I wish you had listened.

About justinwoo

Justin Woo is a Rutgers graduate, Jersey City resident, and Chinese-American poet, theatre artist, videographer, photographer and DJ. He has performed at universities and theatres in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire including the 2007 NYC Fringe Festival and the Tony Award-winning Crossroads Theatre. He was a member of the 2011 and 2012 JC Slam team, and is a JC Slam committee member and tech director. He has collaboratively created several multidisciplinary spoken word theatre pieces. He is currently writing "The Girl Behind The Glass," a science fiction play exploring androids, sex, freedom, consent, and personhood. His goal is to encourage positive social and political change through the creation and performance of startling, extraordinary poetry and theatre. View all posts by justinwoo

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