Let's find fundamental truth

There have been a few things that have “stuck” with me during my lifetime.  I have always been fascinated with the US Civil War; the generals, the battlefields, the reasons for and the aftermath.  I have an interest in the Ancient Greeks, one in particular, Socrates.  I surmise that is because I became a teacher, and Socrates developed the “Socratic Method” as a form of education to have students develop a sense of finding the truth of a matter.  And, because Athens is called the birthplace of democracy…my attachment to Athens is self-evident.

To be sure, there have been quotes that have “stuck” with me.  My father always told me to “Do it right the first time and you won’t get called back to fix your mistake”.  My high school football coach preached “Don’t take a play off, because lightning may strike.”  There have been others for sure, but, recently, another quote came to me.  “You cannot question a man’s judgment, but you can question his motivation”.

It is combination of all of these thoughts I often ask why?  Why is it so?  And that leads me to the subject of this article.

Friday, June 20, President Trump called for a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election which he lost to Joe Biden.  This has been reported by several news agencies, Forbes, the Hill, NBC News, USA Today, Huffington Post to name a few.  All have reported the same.

From Forbes…

President Donald Trump called Friday for a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate former President Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 election, as Trump has continued to push baseless evidence of fraud in the election despite still facing criminal charges for his post-election efforts.
Trump railed against the 2020 election results on Truth Social Friday morning, claiming the election was a “total FRAUD.”

From The Hill…

“Biden was grossly incompetent, and the 2020 election was a total FRAUD! The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING,” Trump posted. “A Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America! Let the work begin!”

Trump lost the 2020 election to former President Biden. There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, despite years of claims otherwise from Trump and some of his allies.

From NBC…

President Donald Trump on Friday posted a call on social media for a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden more than four years ago.

"A Special Prosecutor must be appointed," Trump wrote. "This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America! Let the work begin!"

From USA Today…

"Biden was grossly incompetent, and the 2020 election was a total FRAUD! The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING. A Special Prosecutor must be appointed," Trump wrote on social media June 20
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From the Huffington Post…

President Donald Trump on Friday called for a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate the 2020 presidential election that he lost, repeating his unsubstantiated, broken-record claims that the contest was stolen from him.

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Despite over 60 previous lawsuits regarding voter fraud in the 2020 election filed by the President’s lawyers, not one survived the litmus test of the court system.  All were tossed because of a lack of evidence.  Even Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr stated he saw no reason to believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.  To be sure, there are still court cases in the process of being adjudicated regarding false electors of Trump.

So, when I ask why about Trump’s request for a special prosecutor, understand I want to get to the fundamental truth of the situation.  Socrates would understand that.  In fact, Socrates was sentenced to death for inspiring his students to question the government.  But, it appears, in the world of Trump, one cannot question.
  
And if one does not agree with Trump, the results are just as bad.  It was Tulsi Gabbard who just found out if the information presented at a Senate hearing does not “jive” with Trump, expect a public rebuttal stating, “She’s wrong”.

This brings me to the recent quote I heard, “You cannot question a man’s judgment, but you can question his motivation”.  I guess Socrates would agree with this, after all, the Socratic Method requires questioning to get to the fundamental truth…something Socrates call “virtue”
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And from whom did the quote come?  During his time as President of the United States, Joe Biden.