I was recently asked by a staff member here “Will you still support Donald Trump if he doesn’t pardon you guys?” My answer was an instantaneous, “YES”. When she asked why, I explained that I support the agenda, I support the direction he intends to take the country, and my frustration with the ‘way things are’ and ‘are going’ long predates Donald Trump coming down the Golden Escalator. Donald Trump to me represents a populist agenda that empowers me to take care of myself, my family, my community, my city, my county, my state, my nation and then the world…and in that order. This impulse runs counter to globalist forces, who do not believe in my personal empowerment to be of importance over a more global agenda…Globalist and Monarchist share the same impulses. I then told the staff member, I care deeply about the world and society we will leave to my kids.
One of the things I loved about Donald Trump and his first term, was the fact he made campaign promises and did everything in his power to keep them. This was the exact opposite from Barack Obama, who would say one thing, but it seemed every paper he signed was the opposite of what he promised. Even when the political forces prevented Donald Trump from fulfilling a promise (overturning the Affordable Care Act) he went out of his way to improve it and make it function. He even kept the most outlandish promise of all and built a WALL and even got Mexico to pay for it (yes they payed for it in their own way, deploying troops to patrol their side of the boarder).
This term promises to be a wild ride. He has made some big promises, and has asked us, the American people to raise our expectations. The American people are absolutely behind him. His agenda is rooted in our individual, familial, and community needs. Once those things are taken care of, the larger country will in many ways heal itself.
One of the Promises he has made is to release the J6 Prisoners on “Day One”. He, at one time, admonished Joe Biden to do the same saying, “it’s easy Joe, it’s just a piece of paper, do it Joe”. Politically, it makes sense to say things like pardons will be reviewed on a case by case basis…I get it. But that begs the question, who will review them, what resources will they rely on, prosecutors and judges statements? Will we have the chance to plead our case–again? What standards will be used? What do they consider violence? I will never forget one J6 inmate, Reed Christiansen, writing that the DOJ was using ‘word Alchemy’ to make bumping into a Officer, or impeding their path an ‘Assault’. And when will this review take place? Time is running short to get it done by Day One. Donald Trump has often played the J6 Choir at his rallies, saying he would free us on Day One…Often it is mentioned that funds raised from the J6 choir where donated to the legal defense funds for J6ers…there was a caveat however, it only went to misdemeanor defendants…I have news for you, with rare exception, if you passed through the DC DOC (DC Gulag) you were a felon. I was told in that choir there was maybe 1 or 2 misdemeanants passing through who got a check, the rest got left out of the funds…So what does this mean? Good question.
We are less than two months to inauguration day, and we are unsure what our fate will be. In my case 100% of the inmates are certain Donald Trump will keep his promise and are asking for my stuff when I leave. Most staff are giving me smiles and messages of support But, for us and our families, we are left with hope, but not certainty.
I know that for me, this experience will not have been in vain. I am touched by the situation with intergenerational incarceration and my wife has worked tirelessly the last year to set up www.LeftBehindandWithout.org. The organization helps children with incarcerated parents with afterschool activities, sports, music, dance, etc… One recent family who received support for 4 children, whose father is incarcerated, had one of the daughters enrolled in dance…The Grandmother, who is the caregiver, asked “how long will this last?”. I assume she thought it would be for just a few months. They told her it would last as long as she wanted to dance. The Grandmother cried, she was elated. Another young man in Ohio was signed up for a wrestling team. Wrestling is something you usually do multiple times a week, and strong male figures usually run those teams…I was a wrestler and learned a lot of work ethic from my wrestling coaches. I am so encouraged that in Ohio, one young man is getting positive male role models who might just help him stop the cycle of intergenerational incarceration.
I am not filled with bitterness that this happened to me. I had my role in the whole thing. I believe in the ‘original sins’ (which I have written about previously) that lead to J6 and believe those should be considered in the bigger picture…We shouldn’t have even been there. However, as Chapter 50 in Genesis explains, “I will make that which was meant for Evil and Turn it for Good”. Donald Trump, having a gap between his two terms, might in the long run prove to be the greatest blessing our nation ever had. My incarceration might make all the difference for some young men and women who are empowered to stop generational incarceration. I will support Donald Trump and his agenda no matter what the outcome. That doesn’t mean however I don’t expect him to follow through with his “Promises Made, Promises Kept” agenda, including freeing the J6ers on “Day One”, “it’s easy, it’s just a piece of paper”
I ask you all to do what you feel inspired to do, to raise your voice in support of him and keeping his promises, make it politically easy for him to do.
Thank You,
Taylor