by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 26, 2026 | Opinions, Politics
Depending on the context, oversight can mean supervision or an unintentional mistake, either way, I think we have some problems with the people we have trusted with our government. Tonight I was scrolling. I was actually looking for Main Coon cat videos but I found something different. I really like to watch the daily videos that New Mexico Congress Representative Melanie Stansbury posts. I appreciate how she communicates most of the time. Today she was meeting with the Natural Resources Committee (NRC) and the committee had some things to share.
Representative Jared Huffman from California said they had a duty to oversee and investigate the red flags in the Trump Administration. He said that Donald Trump Jr and JD Vance and their associates are lining their pockets to $10 of millions from equity stakes in mining companies and loan guarantees that the Pentagon has issued.
Huffman went on to say that republicans wanted to have a hearing about mining and the NRC challenged them to some real oversight and made a motion to subpoena these people. Instead of debating the motion and allowing a vote, the republicans shut down the whole hearing.
Representative Maxine Dexter from Oregon said the job if the NRC is to make sure that tax payer’s dollars are used effectively and that national interests are being advanced. This committee has complete jurisdiction to make sure the critical minerals are being used effectively.
Dexter went on to say that $670 million was given to Vulcan Elements, a new start up company with 30 employees, with no experience, after an executive order waved all fiscal accountability. DT Jr is a member of the investment company that is making money off the deal. DT Jr is making 10 times return on his investment.
She continued to say that it was the position of Representative Paul Gosar that when Hunter Biden was being investigated, that a president’s child has to have extraordinary accountability. Gosar said: These changes will not slow my work to hold Joe Biden accountable for using public office for his family’s financial gain.
Dexter said that Gosar is the chair of oversight and he has now tabled a motion to perform that same oversight for Donald Trump‘s family.
I have included the video at the bottom of this article. As long the video is still on Facebook and the code has not changed you can still watch it.
So I decided to do a little research to see if I could find any holes in what they were saying.
Vulcan Elements was founded in 2023. It was valued at $200 million but is now has the potential of $2 billion according to a Bloomberg analysis.
1789 Capital, is a group of investors that DT Jr joined after his father was elected. Currently DT Jr is a partner. 1789 is a backer of Vulcan.
Vulcan has been given a $620 million Defense Department loan and $50 million CHIPS incentives which secures the Commerce Department an equity stake in Vulcan.
There are ties between between 1789 cofounder, Chris Buskirk and JD Vance through Rockbridge Network. Can we say donors?
DT Jr and Eric Trump are partial owners of Powerus. Powerus is a company that makes drones and is competing for Pentagon contract to supply attack drones.
“It’s corruption,” said Kathleen Clark, a government ethics expert at Washington University School of Law in St Luis. “Government decision makers feel pressure to use contract awards to enrich the president’s family.”
As the Trump Administration has banned importing drones from China, Powerus is hoping to win a $1.1 billion contract from the Pentagon AKA We The People.
Trump’s sons manage Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services, investment banking, fixed income sales, trading and real estate company. Until 2025 Howard Lutnik held control over the company but he turned it over to his sons when he became Commerce Secretary under Donald Trump. Cantor Fitzgerald is an investor to USA Rare Earth, Inc. which in January 2026 was given $277 million in funding and up to $1.3 billion in loans by the Trump Administration.
I don’t want to be unfair. I am not against people being successful. But it does look like Congress is allowing specific people to make a lot of money off We The People. Rich people who don’t have to worry about how to pay all their bills already, who have access to everything they need, and get to decide how much or how little the rest of us have. Don’t get me wrong. I know I could have made different choices in my life, however, my body is sick and I can’t do anything about that and I know people that can do less than I can. There are people that have died, and will die, because of the choices of the Trump Administration. Some of the companies I have written about will make money because of other people’s deaths. I don’t want my tax dollars spent this way.
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My name is Summer. That is how you can call me. I hope that I am a blessing to you. I am not perfect. I will fall again. But I am forgiven. For anyone reading this that isn’t a Christian, unapologetically, I am a Jesus Follower, but I believe there is room for lots of beliefs and religions in the world. It is not my intent to offend people with different beliefs than I have and I would be open to open-minded conversations with no goals of changing anyone’s mind, but sharing information. If you are interested in becoming a Jesus Follower…Do you know Jesus? Do want the Holy Spirit to fill you and give you understanding and salvation? Ask Him. Want someone to pray with you? Contact me.
If you would like to know Jesus as your friend, but want to make this amazing commitment by yourself please pray something like this: Thank you Jesus that You are the Son of God, the God that created heaven and earth. Thank you Jesus that You came to earth in the form of a man so that You would be able to empathize with my humanity. Thank You that You did this in order to fulfill the promises You made at the foundation of the world. I realize that I am a sinner and do things that hurt myself and keep myself away from you. Thank You that You died for my sins so that You could defeat death and bring me into Your life. Please forgive me. I ask You to be Lord of my life. I ask you to heal my hurts and show me what my new life, empowered by You looks like. Thank You for Your mercy.
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by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 24, 2026 | Letters to My Representatives, Opinions, Politics
Dear Representative,
I am writing in regarding H.Con.Res.15 and calling an Article V Convention for proposing a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to the United States Constitution and stipulating ratification by a vote of We the People. This resolution is sponsored by Jodey C. Arrington and submitted to the House on 2/24/2-25 and then referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Learn about H.Con.Res.15 at https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/15
- Learn about Jodey C. Arrington at https://www.congress.gov/member/jodey-arrington/A000375
Passing this bill would formally propose an constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. It acts as a concurrent resolution – a non-binding statement of Congressional intent that does not require the president’s signature to take effect. Passing this convention would change how the federal government spends money, potentially impacting citizens through changes in taxes, social programs and economic stability, although the effects would both be structural and personal, it is something we have to do now because The Treasury has declared the United States insolvent. We must act now. We must stop spending where we can.
Just a few ideas where revenue could be found are:
- Rate adjustments for high earners
- Increase corporate tax rates
- Pursue unpaid taxes from higher wealth individuals
- Site Neutral Health Care Reform
- We are spending $207 million every month keeping people in detention centers, when 73% of them are not criminals and they could benefit us more if they were enrolled in The Dignity Act of 2025, paid a $7000 fine, got a job, paid taxes and earned their citizenship.
- Studies indicate that a single-payer universal healthcare system in the U.S. could generate significant savings of hundreds of billions to over $5 trillion over a decade.
If you noticed I did not mention the normal cutting of Social Security, SNAP and Medicare. Dead people don’t pay taxes. A balanced budget cannot be a partisan issue. It is a practical reform that must happen.
Sincerely,
Summer D Clemenson
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by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 24, 2026 | Opinions, Politics
I was not looking for this video. I was minding my own business, trying to wake up, trying to stretch my toes and talking myself into ignoring this fibromyalgia flare so I could do my workout and get moving for the day and I found myself watching a young black man showcasing a video of a man telling me how Obama did it better. He said the argument that MAGAs are making lately, that everything that Trump is doing, Obama did and we are only getting angry because it is Trump. But this guy is saying that Obama did it better. I didn’t share the video because the young man, after the older guy was done talking, went on a rant about race and I just didn’t think that is fair. As a wife in a black family, I know a little bit about black people, especially mixed people and I am pretty sure that President Obama knows he is black but he is also white and even though he doesn’t talk about it much, both are important to him.
I think people need to get over some of the boxes we put ourselves in. But until we do, I guess we have to maintain them. So I didn’t share that video, but since I could not stop thinking about the mature guy’s message, I went to look for the original video (It is at the bottom of this message, as long as it is still on Facebook and the code is still working. You can watch it for yourself if you want.) and I took some notes. I really was trying to decide, did Obama do it better?
This man said that Obama did all the following things better than Trump:
- Obama used surgical strikes and limited military operations to take out targets and not start a war.
- Unemployment was better under Obama.
- The economy was better under Obama.
- Deportations; more were done under Obama and they cost less under Obama (1/10 of the budget were his words)
- Obama got a healthcare bill.
- Obama got tax cuts for low and middle class people.
As far as war goes, I don’t really want to research this. I don’t like war. I do know we were still at war in Iraq and I know that under his leadership Osama bin Laden was assassinated. There are always air strikes and I know he did order many. I do not recall our government ever abducting any government leaders until Trump.
As far as unemployment goes, when Obama took office, unemployment was at 10%. By the end of his second term, it was down to 4.7%. Because of the work of his administration, Trump’s administration benefitted, and his administration was able to see unemployment drop to 3.5% before the pandemic of 2020. The U.S. unemployment rate increased from 4.0% to 4.3% in 2025 under Biden. As of January 2026 there has been no change in the unemployment rate under Trump. These numbers are from the Plus 500 website.
The best way to measure the economy is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and job creation. Under Obama there was a 2.3% growth in GDP. While under Trump in his first term we saw a 2.6% growth and in the last year there has been a 4.3% growth. Under Obama there were 11.6 million jobs created. Under Trump in his first term there were negative 2.67 million jobs created. In the last year there have been 130,000 jobs created. Another way that people want to measure money is the stock market but I don’t want count that because only people with liquid assets can play that game. Since only about 60-65% of the population can afford to do that and I am not one of them, it doesn’t appear tangible to me.
President Obama deported 2.7 million people and be spent $200 billion dollars to do it. That breaks down to about $18,000 per person. President Trump has deported 622,000 people at the prices of $40 million. He did this at the average cost of $1 million each.
As far as ICE detention centers go, I cannot find numbers for how many people were detained in ICE detention centers under Obama and there is criticism about the quality of life there, which I do remember being very angry about then too. I am not sure why we did not learn from this. As of the end of December 2025 there were 70,805 people and families being detained in ICE detention centers, which was a 73.5% increase from the previous year. The daily average of detainees often exceeded 66,000, marking the highest levels of immigration detention in U.S. history. People are not getting medical treatment, the food is terrible and the conditions are not acceptable. People are not being allowed to speak to their lawyers or family. But ICE and CPB agents were not deployed on United States streets under Obama or in airports as they are under Trump.
Trump promised a healthcare plan. But he promised a lot of things. We all have thoughts about the Affordable Care Act that was enacted under Obama.
Under Obama we were blessed with tax cuts that meaningfully helped middle and low class wage earners: Making Work Pay, Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. Under Trump we have the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, increased the child tax credit, and doubled the standard deduction.
I found these numbers by using the internet. You can decide for yourself. Was Obama a perfect president? Nope. Was he a better one. I know my answer. In the honor of respecting the peaceful transition of power am I praying for the current administration and the patience to get through every hellifying, I mean blessed surprise that each morning brings. YES!
Enjoy your day!
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My name is Summer. That is how you can call me. I hope that I am a blessing to you. I am not perfect. I will fall again. But I am forgiven. For anyone reading this that isn’t a Christian, unapologetically, I am a Jesus Follower, but I believe there is room for lots of beliefs and religions in the world. It is not my intent to offend people with different beliefs than I have and I would be open to open-minded conversations with no goals of changing anyone’s mind, but sharing information. If you are interested in becoming a Jesus Follower…Do you know Jesus? Do want the Holy Spirit to fill you and give you understanding and salvation? Ask Him. Want someone to pray with you? Contact me.
If you would like to know Jesus as your friend, but want to make this amazing commitment by yourself please pray something like this: Thank you Jesus that You are the Son of God, the God that created heaven and earth. Thank you Jesus that You came to earth in the form of a man so that You would be able to empathize with my humanity. Thank You that You did this in order to fulfill the promises You made at the foundation of the world. I realize that I am a sinner and do things that hurt myself and keep myself away from you. Thank You that You died for my sins so that You could defeat death and bring me into Your life. Please forgive me. I ask You to be Lord of my life. I ask you to heal my hurts and show me what my new life, empowered by You looks like. Thank You for Your mercy.
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by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 23, 2026 | Letters to My Representatives, Opinions
Dear Representative,
I am writing regarding H.B. 3289 which is sponsored by Bill Huizenga of Michigan and introduced to the House on May 8, 2025. At that time it was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. It should be noted that there are 42 cosponsors; 22 republicans and 21 democrats total support this bill.
- Read the bill at https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3289
- Learn more about Bill Huizenga at https://www.congress.gov/member/bill-huizenga/H001058
- Download a pdf of the text of the bill at https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr3289/BILLS-119hr3289ih.pdf
From what I have read H.B. 3289 would establish a Congressional Fiscal Commission within 60 days of the bill being passed. The goal of the commission would be first to educate the American people about the fiscal path our Nation is on and the deterioration, in the long run, of our Nation’s long-term financial sustainability for our future generations.
The duties of the Congressional Fiscal Commission will be to:
- Identify policies to meaningfully improve long-term fiscal conditions of the Federal Government, including reducing the debt and deficit.
- Achieve a sustainable ratio of public debt of the Federal Government to Gross Domestic Product, which shall not be more than 100% by 2039.
- Improve the ability to pay the bills of the Federal Government for which Federal trust funds exist for at least 75 years.
I agree that you must vote for this bill. What really pisses me off is that this bill was brought to you 12 days before H.R.1, otherwise known as One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- Read about H.R.1 or One Big Beautiful Bill at https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/summary/00
- Read my letter to you asking you not to vote for Trumps Big Beautiful Bill at https://goodtimesalways.com/trumps-big-beautiful-bill/
I asked you not to raise our debt ceiling to $4 trillion, while increasing taxes on people that make less than $157K. I asked you not to consider pay increases to ICE when their budget is almost gone for the year. I told you that this bill would cripple the people who actually do the work in this country so the rich can have their bonuses. In February 2026 Trump signed into law $4 billion dollars in security-related support for Israel, combining long-standing aid commitments with expanded cooperation in emerging defense technologies and new restrictions on funding of certain international organizations. We are now three weeks in to a war with Iran and we have no end in site, but you are now finally willing to admit we are at war after we have spent an estimated $16.5 billion dollars.
You should have voted this bill in first. But since you didn’t, how am I supposed to trust you? You have let the a man with no military experience, 34 felonies and at least 27 women who have accused him of sex abuse raise taxes on the poor, cut taxes on the rich, send our military out into our own streets, fill prisons with innocent people and do it on our dime and you are going to have to tell us that we have to tighten our belts until we can’t breathe and it is going to hurt who? Probably not you.
The definition of treason:
- The betrayal of allegiance toward one’s own country, especially by committing hostile acts against it or aiding its enemies in committing such acts.
- The betrayal of someone’s trust or confidence.
- The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery.
You do not deserve to be in the office you are in.
Sincerely,
Summer D Clemenson
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 10, 2026 | Letters to My Representatives, Opinions, Politics
Dear Representative,
I was watching TV tonight and I saw a speaker that gave me a moment of clarity regarding the swamp that has had me stewing for the last year, that helped me so much. You are supposed to be guardians of our constitution and this speaker referred to Congress as mall cops — they said you are not even a speed bump right now. When Trump sent missiles to hit Iran on Saturday 2/28/2026, the UN called an emergency meeting, however Congress didn’t bother to come in until Monday morning. This last year has been one complete failure after another from you. — And I am not just talking about republicans but democrats too.
It appears that all you do is call each other names and blame each other for things, while our president, the geriatric sex offender, urinates on our constitution, tears down our White House, and spits in the faces of The United States people, and anyone who gets in his way — Yet he is a coward and I guarantee you, if you stood up to him, his tantrum would be just that, because legally, Congress has the power. At least you used to. I am exhausted by the fact that no one has stopped him. You are forcing states to sue him in order to make him follow the law, when that is the first and foremost task of his position as president. What a waste of tax dollars. We are 10 days into a war in Iran and you still wont call it a war because that would mean you are guilty of not doing your job.
Since yesterday, 1,230 Iranians are dead. 22 Israelites have died. 394 people have died in Lebanon. 2 people have died in Saudi Arabia. Bahrain has lost 1 person. Kuwait and Oman have also lost 1 person each. 4 people have died in United Arab Emirates and also in Syria. 15 people have died in Iraq. 7 United States military members have died. In 10 days at least 1,681 humans are no longer breathing and existing.
As of yet I have not found an actual reason for an emergency air strike. I have not seen a war plan. I have not read an exit strategy. However I did find H.R. 8070. Which tells me you have been planning what looks like WWIII since 4/18/2024.
I haven’t read the Epstein Files on purpose. But I have read and seen enough from victims that it also seems as though this war and the fact that H.Res. 1100 was not passed, that maybe the reason that we have had to push so hard, and still have to keep demanding to see all the remaining files, that the real swamp that needs to be drained is not just in the White House but in every level of our government.
While people fight for basic civil rights, that should be private and no one’s business — like who I can legally marry, or what medical procedures I can choose, with my medical team, for my body, if I am not in the state of Washington, there are families in overcrowded ICE facilities being traumatized. 72% of these people are not criminals and they are being held in privately owned prisons so the rich owners of those facilities can collect tax payer’s dollars. These same people were once working and paying taxes and many were trying to legally become naturalized or at least seek asylum. Why are they being held for so long? I thought the plan was to deport them. Why didn’t we learn from President Obama’s Administration? Why didn’t ICE seek out the dangerous criminals first and deal with them before everyone else?
You are supposed to be public servants of We The People. This country is suffering and you are not listening. If you are, you are not working hard enough, because I am tired of seeing polls asking if I think Trump should be impeached. I have written to you about this more than once. I know I am not the only one. I don’t want another email telling me you got my message. I don’t want any emails asking me for money. I want you to do your job.
Sincerely,
Summer D Clemenson
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by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 8, 2026 | Opinions, Poetry, Politics
Thirty eight thousand times he is mentioned in the Epstein Files
In over five thousand three hundred documents
his name is found
Does that make him guilty
That remains to be seen
But Jesus is named in
The King James Bible
Nine hundred and eighty three times
and He is the main Man
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I am happy you pray for him
I do too
I don’t lay hands on him
and my prayers are probably different
because I can only bring myself
to ask God to find glory for Himself
The rest of my prayers are for peace for
The United States of America
which seems very divided
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Oh how my soul aches
for children who are no longer children
and for many who are
no longer living
For the truth that no one
will save us
Because you think you can pray
for a narcissist
and he will become anything
other than what he is
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God is the maker of free will
and He honors the contracts of our mouth
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by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 7, 2026 | Opinions, Politics
This is an idea that should be passed around, regardless of political party. This is not the complete and original message. I found this online and I have edited it based on my own ideas.
Congressional Reform Act of 2026
1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congress representative collects a salary while in office and receives no pay from the United States government when they’re out of office. And no more perks go with them.
2. Congress (past, present, & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. Social Security may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress must purchase their own retirement plan, just as ALL United States citizens do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise at the same rate as the Cost of Living Adjustment for monthly Social Security recipients minus 1% if having a budget balance deficit.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system (Medicare) as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people (i.e. NO MORE INSIDER TRADING!!!).
The House just voted down H. Res. 1100, a bill that would expose sexual misconduct in Congress. Do you think that they will ever vote in these rules of engagement, no matter how practical, honorable and effective they are? We must find a way to hold Congress and state governments accountable because, consistently We The People are not being abided by.
7. All contracts with past and present Congress representatives are void. The American people did not make this contract with Congress representatives. Congress made all these contracts by and for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor and privilege, NOT a career.
8. TERM LIMITS. After 2 (4 year) terms in office. Congress and State Legislature Representatives must pass with 75% of the constituent’s vote to remain in office. This will ensure that We The People are being truly represented.
9. NO ELECTORAL COLLEGE. This was necessary when people had little to no access to information, but this is no longer true and I will read to anyone who is illiterate and needs help; there are others who will help, as well. Our votes must stand as is.
10. No bribes. Proof of money or any type of payment in exchange for a favor or official action will include dismissal of position and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators should serve their term(s), then go home and go back to work … not get all kinds of freebies.
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by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 6, 2026 | Letters to My Representatives, Opinions, Politics
Dear Representative,
I am writing regarding H.Res.1100 because on March 4, 2026 the United States House of Representatives voted to kill a resolution, introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace, that would force the public release of House Ethics Committee files that include allegations of sexual harassment or conduct that is sexual in nature, within 60 days.
Read H.Res. 1100 at https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1100/text
The bill says, “there is no place for sexual harassment or unwelcome sexual advances in the House of Representatives; Whereas clause 9 of rule XXIII of the Rules of House provides ‘ Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, Officer or employee of the House may not discharge and may not refuse to hire an individual, or otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation on terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including marital or parental status), sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, or national origin of such individual, including by committing an act of sexual harassment against such individual;”
The bill goes on to state that A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner may not engage in a sexual relationship with any who is their subordinate.
175 Republicans and 182 Democrats voted against this bill. Only 65 representatives voted in favor of a bill that seems very cut and dry and naturally fair and safe for all people representing United States citizens. If I had known about this bill prior to the vote, I would have written and asked you to vote for this bill. This letter will be posted on my blog on GoodTimesAlways.com and I live 5 miles from Rainier, Oregon so it seems appropriate to talk about their leadership as well.
- Michael Baumgartner, Washington, Voted Yea
- Cliff Bentz, Oregon, Voted Yea
- Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon 1st District, Did not vote
- Janelle Bynum, Oregon, Voted Yea
- Suzan DelBene, Washington, Voted Yea
- Maxine Dexter, Oregon, Voted Yea
- Val Hoyle, Oregon, Voted Yea
- Pramila Jayapal, Washington 7th District, Voted Nay
- Rick Larson, Washington, Voted Yea
- Dan Newhouse, Washington, Voted Yea
- Marie Glusenkamp-Perez, Washington District 3, Voted Nay
- Emily Randall, Washington, Voted Yea
- Andrea Salinas, Oregon District 6, Voted Nay
- Kim Schrier, Washington District 8, Voted Nay
- Adam Smith, Washington District 9, Voted Nay
- Marilyn Strickland, Washington, Voted Yea
If you voted no or did not vote for this bill, you should not look forward to another run. With the Epstein Files causing havoc, all over the world; we are watching leaders in other countries being removed from power, while our country does nothing. We need leaders willing to create change. I do not care what party you are in. Ethics should be blind.
Please reconsider this bill and do the right thing.
Sincerely,
Summer D Clemenson
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by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 5, 2026 | Letters to My Representatives, Opinions, Politics
Dear Representative,
I am writing to you regarding Revisiting Immigration Reform. According to the American Immigration Council, when Trump took office in January 2025, there were about 40,000 people being held in ICE detention centers, but in just one year, that number has increased to 73,000 immigrants. In November 2025 ICE was using 104 more facilities, than the previous year. With $45 billion in funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Trump Administration has funding to operate over 135,000 detention beds, and they have dramatically changed the profile of who is “at-large” which has led to a revolutionary increase in number of federal law enforcement.
There is a 2,450% increase in people with no criminal record being held in detention centers. Changes in policies include no-release and mandatory detention laws that deny people the right to seek bonds so people do not seek a trial.
With more arrests, we are hearing of overcrowding, worsening or substandard medical care, more complaints of abusive conditions and violations of detention standards. Detainees are “disappearing” for days. Access to phones are uncertain. I have seen videos of Congress members that are denied access to facilities and are talking about signs posted, saying that detainees are being fed only 2 times per day. 2025 was the deadliest year to date in ICE detention centers, and 2026 is keeping pace to be worse.
If facilities are overrun, would it not make sense to let immigrants, with no criminal records, return to their jobs and lives so tax payers are not paying for them to be neglected? Better yet, why are we holding them for so long? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to arrest the criminals with violent crimes, work on deporting them and then worry about people who are working and paying taxes?
I know the real purpose of putting immigrants in jail is to make money for rich people that own the jails by misusing the tax dollars of the poor, but since slavery is actually illegal, I would like to encourage you to actually do something morally correct and stop allowing our tax dollars to be used so frivolously, to hurt people. At this point it will take a lot for me to have any faith in you regardless.
Sincerely,
Summer D Clemenson
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 3, 2026 | Opinions, Politics
If you are a regular reader, you know I don’t usually take the time to talk about how I feel my patriotism. I don’t say the pledge of allegiance because if you read the words with a dictionary handy, and you take to heart what the bible actually says, you will be making a really hard choice. I cannot choose my country over my God and I can’t pledge allegiance to a piece of fabric, no matter how beautiful it is or how it makes my heart feel full of love when I look at it. But I do stand and thank God for choosing to let me born here, with my family and loved ones and for the freedoms I enjoy, even if they are not as free, or as beautiful as they sound in the song I love to sing.
I am grateful for the home I have always known. The United States of America is full of every kind of dream you could ever imagine and as an artist, with stark opinions, this shines to me. I love The Star Spangled Banner and I love to sing it at the top of my lungs! I love to meet new people and listen to their stories. I enjoy reading history. I feel compelled to write about how I experience these stories.
As a child I remember talking at school and playing part in pretend elections and debating with my grown ups. I remember the peaceful transition of power each time. Some presidents were enjoyed more than others, but always respected and respectful.
I was raised by parents who were opinionated but relatively independent and grandparents who were on either democrat or republican. So I heard lots of ideas. I have registered to vote as a republican and a democrat; which I think is unfair. We should not have to declare a party. At one time, I could honestly say I was conservative or liberal. But now I am angry at everyone because they have all failed.
I loved Obama, but now I know he could have done something for the victims of the Epstein Files, and I am sad.
But before I knew that, there was Trump. Who has brought chaos to every day he is in office. There has never been a peaceful transition of power with him. I will never completely get over the insurrection he was never punished for. His first term, I could not turn my TV on, or hear his name without an anxiety attack because I have anxiety disorder and I don’t need a trigger; I have worked hard to overcome him in therapy and still work hard to overcome him because he is still creating chaos in the world. I will always wonder why people chose him and then I don’t because I have read enough of history to comprehend that evil has a way of infecting people so they don’t realize what it is until they are so committed, they can’t stop now.
I do sometimes hate Trump, but he has earned it. I don’t worship anyone. Everyone is imperfect, but this man; he is completely self-serving. He is totally willing to do anything as long as he gets what he wants. He is a terrible leader. A good leader rolls up their sleeves and gets in the dirt, alongside the people.
Iran has been corrupt for as long as I can remember, but if we learned anything from the near endless war after 9-11, is that going half-cocked at the Middle East is futile. And there is no plan here. We can’t afford this. But Trump doesn’t care. He is happy to keep making money for his rich friends while our military potentially dies and our tax dollars are flushed down the toilet.
The same reason that ICE is collecting immigrants in concentration camps instead of deporting them. His friends that own those privately owned prisons are making money off our tax dollars while people who might have only been guilty of a misdemeanor, once had a job and paid taxes and added to our communities and loved their families are now rotting in traumatizing situations. The policy is bad. Just like when Obama was in office, they should have gone after the dangerous criminals first, and after they deported them, gone after people who were not dangerous. But you don’t make as much money that way. It is worse because we hated it when Obama did it and he should have learned from it, but you can’t teach Trump anything.
Mistakes are meant to be learned from. Questions are meant to be answered. On the day after Iran had been bombed and the Ayatollah was dead, someone suggested that I had TDS because I told a group that I thought they were small minded because they remained strong that only democrats were unhappy that our country had entered into war, without the backing of Congress. They followed up their response with a picture of Obama with a title with a word obliterated so that it was no longer English and no longer violent. I asked them what TDS was and I asked them what the word was supposed to be. I can guess what the word is because I am not daft, but I do think that it is ridiculous when adults use the word grape for rape or change letters to numbers so that they are no longer technically a violent word; we are adults here. And apparently, whether we want to admit it or not, we live in one of the most violent countries in the world. I think we should stop trying to hide from it, and face it, so maybe we can stop doing it.
Three days later, no one had answered me, so I looked up TDS because I am a curious person. TDS stands for Trump Derangement Syndrome.
“Simply put, Trump Derangement Syndrome is a derogatory term used to describe a form of toxic criticism and negative reaction to former President Trump’s statements and political actions. The origin of the term can be traced to the late political columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer, a psychiatrist, who first coined the phrase ‘Bush derangement syndrome’ in 2003.” Alex Pattakos Ph.D.
I have dealt with many of my responses to DJT. My greatest one, was when I watched the clip of his assassination, I recognized that he looked a bit like my abusers. This helped me to accept some of the reasons I was afraid of him. Once I did that, I was no longer afraid of him. He is just a man.
Another thing about recognizing that he reminds me of my abusers is that it wasn’t just physical, but mentally and emotionally he reminds me of my abusers. He is a coward and he is mentally and emotionally weak. Without his money. He has nothing. He thinks I am nothing because I don’t have any money, but in reality. He has much more to lose than I ever will, because I have people that will always love me and stand beside me, even if I don’t have a dime. He can’t say that. His followers think he will save them because he has the resources. But he wont. I know his kind. It is all about him. If he loses his Benjamins he has nothing. That is a very scary place to be.
I have a firm foundation that can not be bought with money.
Because I am intelligent, I can live through anything. And I have. I know I need God. He has always downloaded what I needed to know as long as I remained calm enough to ask Him for it. Trump thinks he is God. That is a huge mistake.
So if you are still comfortable following him, or if you never did, or if you are living in one of his concentration camps or if you are somewhere in the gaps between…God bless the USA
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My name is Summer. That is how you can call me. I hope that I am a blessing to you. I am not perfect. I will fall again. But I am forgiven. For anyone reading this that isn’t a Christian, unapologetically, I am a Jesus Follower, but I believe there is room for lots of beliefs and religions in the world. It is not my intent to offend people with different beliefs than I have and I would be open to open-minded conversations with no goals of changing anyone’s mind, but sharing information. If you are interested in becoming a Jesus Follower…Do you know Jesus? Do want the Holy Spirit to fill you and give you understanding and salvation? Ask Him. Want someone to pray with you? Contact me.
If you would like to know Jesus as your friend, but want to make this amazing commitment by yourself please pray something like this: Thank you Jesus that You are the Son of God, the God that created heaven and earth. Thank you Jesus that You came to earth in the form of a man so that You would be able to empathize with my humanity. Thank You that You did this in order to fulfill the promises You made at the foundation of the world. I realize that I am a sinner and do things that hurt myself and keep myself away from you. Thank You that You died for my sins so that You could defeat death and bring me into Your life. Please forgive me. I ask You to be Lord of my life. I ask you to heal my hurts and show me what my new life, empowered by You looks like. Thank You for Your mercy.
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by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 1, 2026 | Opinions, Poetry, Politics
Donald Trump has warned
The United States
will hit Iran
“with a force that has never been seen before”
if the Middle East nation retaliates
From one murderer to another
Putin said
“Please accept my deep condolences in connection with the murder
of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran”
~
Zack Polanski said the attack on Iran is illegal
He’s a British politician
but his family started in Latvia
and then went to Ukraine
and then Poland
and finally the UK
to avoid antisemitism
“That’s the law of the jungle
That’s an end to international law“
~
Hezbollah leader Naim Qasem
calls Ali Khamenei
a martyr
who leaves behind tens of millions of devotees
“We will fulfil our duty in confronting aggression
confident in Allah’s victory
guidance
and support”
~
Israeli military spokesperson
Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani
ensured reporters that many targets remained
including military‑industrial production sites
“We have the capabilities
and the targets
to keep going on for as long as necessary”
~
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
issued a statement this morning
“The assassination of the highest political official
of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the prominent leader
and authority of the Shiite world by
the sinister American-Zionist axis
is considered a declaration of open war
on Muslims
especially Shiites
in all corners of the world”
~
As the men talk
hardly anyone mentioned that
on February 28, 2026
Minab School was hit
AN ALL-GIRLS PRIMARY SCHOOL
located near an Iranian military site
148 people are dead
95 people are injured
Those little girls will never be mothers
Ramadan Kareem
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Photo Credit: By Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 20, 2026 | ICE, Opinions, Poetry, Politics
Dr. Linda Davis died
Tuesday February 17th
in a car crash around 7:45 am
during the potentially illegal pursuit
of Oscar Vasquez Lopez by ICE
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Lopez is from Guatemala
No one knows when he got here
but a federal judge
signed off on his removal
from the United States in 2024
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Chatham County Sherriff’s Office
has no record of criminal history
before Lopez was charged with
first degree homicide by vehicle
reckless driving
driving without valid license
and failure to obey a traffic control device
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Dr. Linda Davis
was a K-8 teacher at Savannah Chatham Public Schools
she was taken to the hospital
where she was pronounced dead
She was loved and will be missed
There will be counselors available
to support students and staff
“She always made you feel like you mattered”
~
Chatham County Chairman Chester Ellis
said they would have assisted ICE
“We have a no chase policy
to help protect our citizens
more than it is anything else
So there may have been a different way
to corner the individual
So that he could not run
or that he could not cause
the accident that took the life of Dr. Davis”
~
“I’m saying to the President
on down
to all our national leaders
There is a better way to do this“
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 19, 2026 | ICE, Opinions, Poetry, Politics
Geraldo Lunas Compos
died on January 3rd
He was a man
being held down by guards
until he stopped breathing
The autopsy report
ruled this man’s death
a homicide
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Compos was 55 years old
was the father of 4
He had been legally admitted
to the United States of America
in 1996 from Cuba
He had lived in New York
for more than 20 years
He had served two terms in jail
for crimes he did commit
He had been free since 2017
~
Compos wad detained
by ICE in September
and sent to Camp East Montana
on Montana Avenue
in El Paso
He had been placed in
solitary confinement
before he died
~
Petechiae in the eyes prove
asphyxia is the cause
Campos’ injuries were consistent
with a hand or foot on the neck
Labs revealed
antidepressants and antihistamines
Campos had a history of bipolar and anxiety
There was no mention of suicide
in the report
until authorities saw the medical examiner’s report
~
Geraldo Lunas Campos was pronounced dead
after paramedics arrived
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 19, 2026 | Letters to My Representatives, Opinions, Politics
Dear Representative,
I was watching a video created by Jess Craven on Facebook and she caught my attention because she told me that this year ICE has spent $690 million on 7 warehouses. She said that all of these properties have gone for anywhere between 33-323% over what they were appraised at. These purchases also went through very quickly; much more expeditiously than most purchases like this would have normally been completed. She also said that ICE has plans to spend $38.3 billion turning former warehouses and prisons into detention centers this year. She said this is happening because you have given $75 billion to them with no oversite and lots of room for corruption. With no oversite there is no competitive bidding, no accountability, no one checking if prices make sense and no one verifying who profits. I did a quick check on Google and did find some articles that show Ms. Craven’s numbers are not just being pulled out of the air and ICE needs oversite.
This really upsets me to think that we have all this money to detain people, most of whom have no other charges against them, other than being here illegally. These people would rather be working, taking care of their families and paying taxes. Instead my tax dollars are paying for them to do nothing, except be traumatized. While we are being told that we don’t have money for disaster relief, healthcare or education.
I agree that we have an immigration issue. I am not sure why you can’t come up with a logical way to deal with the humans that need asylum and keep the criminals out. I don’t understand why people don’t see the importance of going after the immigrants that are criminals first and then after we get them out, work with the ones that just want a better life to see what we can do to help them keep working and paying taxes. I’m not sure why children are being held in detention centers at all. It seems that family members should be keeping the children, whenever possible. But my biggest question is why are we buying more detention centers? I thought the goal was to deport them.
I don’t want to pay for people to be held in prisons. I want people to pay taxes and raise their families. If they are violent offenders, call ICE and let them do what they need to get them out of our country. But if someone just wants a better life, can we help them do that? I thought that was the point of The United States of America. Please reign in ICE and The Felon in the Oval Office.
Sincerely,
Summer D Clemenson
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 18, 2026 | Opinions, Poetry, Politics, Prayers & Thanksgiving
I must stand in the light
and be the reflection
Of the love I know full well
Many think they know His love
But if you are following the lead of men
they will fail
because they must
so you will know you need a Savior
~
It isn’t His name that will save you
but His love
It is different than what can be
bought with money or influence
It is given freely
under the apple trees
or in places where
money doesn’t matter
~
Holy, Holy, Holy
is the Lord God Almighty
He has always been here
and always will be
And They don’t care what you call Them
But that you do
They are ravished
by one glance of your eye
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The men in power can not save you
but your Teacher can help you
Through whatever war is created
whatever mistake you make
and They will love you all the way
Because you were breathed into existence
by the same Creator of the mountains
and the trees
~
Naked under the apple trees
we are all the same
Bodies come in many colors
but our souls either reached out to Them
or they did not
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 16, 2026 | Letters to My Representatives, Opinions, Politics
Dear Representative,
I am writing to you regarding Alabama’s The Child Predator Death Penalty Act or HB 41. Governor Kay Ivey signed this into law to make sure that when specific criminal acts perpetrated against children under the age of 12 years of age were designated as Class A Felonies.
- First Degree Rape
- First Degree Sodomy
- First Degree Sexual Assault
- First Degree Torture
They also included murder and were very specific about:
- murder during kidnapping
- murder during robbery
- murder during sexual assault
- murder of federal, state, county, local law enforcement officers
- murder during imprisonment
- murder for hire
- murder during sexual abuse
- murder during arson
- murder during anything you could imagine…
In Alabama, people found guilty of these crimes will be sentenced to life in prison and they must serve 30 years in prison before they might be considered for parole. I see wisdom in looking at our own RCWs and making considerable adjustments.
RCW.9A.44.010 or Washington Criminal Codes is sufficient in defining people groups that might be involved in crimes. When I looked up Washington State Rape and Sexual Assault Laws I was able to find some sentencing information. What bothers me is that there is no words about trafficking. One thing I appreciated about Alabama’s bill was that they used the term: torture. Our laws use the phrase “serious physical injury” but I think that one says more than the other and both are not the same.
At this time adults convicted of Class A felony, those with prior sex offenses and kidnappings and those who are found to have tendencies towards violent sexual crimes will be required to always be registered with the county sheriff, in the county where the person resides. I don’t understand this. Why should peaceful and law-abiding citizens have to live among people who have proven that they can’t control themselves? I think this is a good argument to follow suit with Alabama and put people that hurt our most innocent victims away for a very long time.
Because of this, I am asking for a revision of RCW 9A.20.021 Maximum Sentences for Crimes. People found guilty of Class A Felonies, who are in for a life sentence, are not usually able to pay a $50,000 fine. I understand that Washington State does not have the death penalty as an option for extreme crimes, but we need to consider the safety of our most innocent and law abiding citizens. We deserve protection.
Sincerely,
Summer D Clemenson
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 16, 2026 | Letters to My Representatives, Opinions, Politics
Dear Representative,
Today I am writing to you regarding H.R.22 AKA The Save Act. Last week I began the process of ordering my wife’s birth certificate. Since she works 3 jobs, I am the one that has the time for this. Unfortunately, during COVID we lost our storage unit so our marriage license is gone. I am not able to finish that process until we get a new copy of that document. My wife was born in North Carolina. A copy of her birth certificate costs $65. Luckily, we were married in Cowlitz County and our county seat is located in Kelso, which is only 5 miles from Longview, where we live. We will pay $25 for a new copy of our marriage license. These documents are important. We need to have them but I began this so that we can begin the process of getting her REAL ID which will cost about $100. In the end for both my wife and I to get REAL IDs this year, we will spend $355. I realize that driving is a privilege but voting is a right.
I vote by mail. I do not have to remember when to vote because ballots show up on time. My information is validated regularly. I drop my ballot in a secure box provided by city council. My vote is on paper and can be verified and recounted.
According to a statement accredited to Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, I read that nearly 70 million married women do not have a birth certificate with their legal name on it. This accounts for 25% of the voting age population. This only accounts for people who changed their names because of marriage. There are many reasons to have changed your name. However I am passionate about this because my wife chose to take my name when we got married.
My wife is an Army Veteran. She was willing to give her life our country. She deserves the right to vote.
The Save Act is voter suppression and an attempt to rig elections. My wife’s great-grandmother was a freed slave and she also was a voice in the Civil Rights Movement. She was proud to vote and she impressed on my wife how important it was to vote. Please don’t take this away from my wife. Please vote NO on The Save Act.
Sincerely,
Summer D Clemenson
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 14, 2026 | Opinions, Poetry, Politics
Forgiveness does not mean
we don’t need change
Just because I accept
the peace that
letting go of you
Doesn’t mean that
I will let you destroy
anyone else
~
The stepfather
the boyfriend
the uncle
the stranger that stole
that took something that
can’t be returned
You will not be allowed
to feast on me
or my siblings
again
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If the protesters
the writers of letters
the callers and communicators
to our representatives
offend you
You are letting the abuser continue
You are an abuser
You are helping them win
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The system they built to keep us tired
so we can’t complain
so we keep making babies
for them to devour
needs to be ended
We out-number them
If you support the status quo
You are for them
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I Wont Be Quiet
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 12, 2026 | ICE, Opinions, Poetry, Politics
There is no picture of
Luis Gustavo Núñez-Cáceres
that I can find
This 42-year-old
Honduran citizen is
the first confirmed death of 2026
from an ICE Detention Center
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Arrested on November 17 in Houston
Núñez-Cáceres began at
The Montogomery ICE Processing Center
but within a week
he was moved to
The Joe Corley ICE Processing Center
on Hilbig Street in Conroe, Texas
He died at a nearby hospital
on January 6th at 4:31 am
from complication related to
congenital heart failure
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Both facilities listed are operated
by ICE-preferred contractor
The GEO Group, Inc
4 of the 7 people who died in December 2025
and at least 45 immigrants
have died while in the hospital
or promptly upon release from GEO Institutions
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The DHS Appropriations Act of 2018
mandates that ICE
publicize reports of in-custody deaths
within 90 days
ICE claims they are dedicated
to the well-being of the humans in their care
But a guard just pleaded guilty
to sexual abusing a detained immigrant
and no supervisor was charged
It seems there is no justice
~
If screenings and assessments
healthcare and emergency services
are offered
If the well-being of detainees
is important
Why is there no one to hold accountable
Why is there no picture of Núñez-Cáceres
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Every Person is Important
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by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 11, 2026 | Opinions, Poetry, Politics
My soul hurts today
I have never been raped
but men have touched me
without my permission
and I felt violated
Most of my friends can say the same
or more
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God did not give permission
for anyone
to hunt, kill, or eat each other
Change can come if we decide
we want it bad enough
We don’t have to work from hate
~
We can work for love of each other
Because I love you and
value you
I want your safety and life
to be honored
~
No longer can we protect sickness
and depravity
You don’t get to steal
God’s breath in my lungs
We must protect life
All of it
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