Last fall, the Democrats were upset that Donald Trump was not going to accept the outcome of the November election.

Guess what? They lost and now they are not accepting the fact that President Trump won. I thought everyone knew that the Electoral College elected the new president!

Many members of the U.S. House of Representatives, (all progressive Democrats) chose not to attend the celebration of the swearing in of our new president. That afternoon, the election of our 45th president was celebrated by a riot in our nations capital, which included the burning of vehicles and destroying public and private property. Many Democrats supported the protesters, saying they were exercising their rights of freedom of speech and assembly. I was not aware that riots, setting fires and destroying private and public property were parts of the First Amendment of the Constitution. I wonder why many of the protesters were wearing masks if they were proud of their behavior?

How about the riot in Oakland, Calif.? The protesters were protesting a conservative speaker appearing on a college campus. It would appear that freedom of speech and assembly only applies if you are a progressive Democrat! Once again, protesters, using their constitutional right of free speech and assembly, wear masks, riot, set fires to and destroy public and private property, all in the name of democracy.

In the elections of 2008 and 2012, I did not vote for Barack Obama, but I accepted him as our president. I vented my peaceful opposition to him by voting in all future elections and supporting those candidates with views and values similar to mine.

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