A relay for freedom. We love relay races. We love the 4×100-meter race where each of four runners carry the baton for 100 meters for a total of 400 meters. Each runner plays his/her part. Each of the first three runners hand off the baton to the next runner. If the hand off is not performed correctly, it delays the next runner and results in defeat. The final runner is called the anchor. He/she carries the baton across the finish line but the victory belongs not just to her but to the team. There are similar races in the 4×200 and 4×400. Each carrier must be fast and strong. Each hands off the baton to the next runner until the anchor crosses the finish line. It is a team victory. No one feels that they must carry the baton all the way to obtain victory. A relay for freedom.
I wonder if we should have a political relay. A political relay is even more important when freedom is at stake. We need a relay for freedom because liberty is at stake. The freedom of a diverse citizenry is at stake. The constitution is at stake. Ultimately democracy in this country and maybe the world over is at stake. So much of freedom as we know it is at stake. A relay for freedom.
I wonder about a relay for the current and the next presidency of the United States. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have carried the weights of the baton of democracy under vicious attack for nearly four years. The weight is getting heavier and heavier. I wonder if there’s an opportunity for the runners to shift position. I wonder if there’s an opportunity for new runners to take turns in carrying the baton of the presidency. A relay for freedom.
I greatly appreciate the tremendous leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris. They had to take on an incumbent President of these United States of America who was determined to hang on to the power of the presidency at all costs. That president initiated and fueled an insurrection to maintain the presidency by force. More than sixty judges ruled that the election was not stolen. In spite of all the court ruling against him he has continued the “stop the steal” lie to this day, insisting that he was wrongly deprived of the presidency. A relay for freedom.
When President Biden and Vice President Harris commenced serving on January 20, 20221, they were met with a worldwide COVID Pandemic that killed more than one million persons just in the United States of America. More lives loss in this country than in any other country in the world, including China and India, each of which has four times the population of the U.S. The economy of the U.S. was busted because businesses were closed. Schools were closed. Governmental offices were closed. It was a terrible time made so much more terrible by the destructive leadership of then President Trump. A relay for freedom.
President Biden and Vice President Harris are gallantly carrying the baton of economic recovery. They have provided 15 million jobs. They beat back inflation. They caused schools and other governmental entities to open again. They vaccinated tens of millions. They passed legislation that is rebuilding the country’s infrastructure. They reduced the stifling student loan debt. They reduced undocumented persons entering into this country. They fought off a rising tide of isms – sexism, racism. They tackled a threatening global weather change. They fought to protect voting rights and reduce gun violence. And there is so much more. A relay for freedom.
The anti-democracy forces have been so determined that they commenced attacking President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris immediately after the election even before they were sworn into office. They attacked President Biden through his vice president because she is female and of color. They have been relentless for nearly four years. Lies told over and over in the media, on social media and otherwise take deep roots and are resistant to even waves of truth and reasons. A relay for freedom.
A relay allows each of us to carry the baton for freedom as fast and far as we can. Then we pass it to the next runner in the race. President Biden and Vice President Harris are carrying the baton of freedom far and fast, and I salute them. I am not at all suggesting that Biden and Harris be pushed out of the highest leadership positions. I could not and would not ever push either out. They have contributed and are contributing too much. Besides, I still believe President Biden and Vice President Harris can win. I am just lifting the opportunities that exist in a relay for freedom. A relay for freedom.
I wonder whether a unique application of the relay for freedom will help save this country. I wonder what happens if President Biden and Vice President Harris pass the baton in the reelection campaign for the presidency. I wonder about President Biden passing the presidency and allowing Vice President Harris to complete the final six months of the term. He helped her to become the very first very first female vice president in more than 200 years. He can help bring about the very first female President in more than 200 years. I wonder if she would voluntarily not pursue the presidency or vice presidency in 2024. I wonder if history would say President Biden not only saved the country but advanced civilization throughout the world. Both would go down in history. A relay for freedom.
I wonder about a new two-person team of political warriors to carry the baton in the next relay for freedom. They would be fresh and fast. I wonder if President Biden and Vice President Harris could contribute greatly to the selection of these two warriors to avoid confusion and to unify the forces of freedom. Of course, they would need to agree. Such a move would increase the opportunities to win the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate by margins sufficient to govern effectively. I wonder if the new House and Senate would be in position to stem the destructive tide of the current Supreme Court. A relay for freedom.
The likely Republican nominee for President still refuses to accept the 2020 election results and all court findings; promoted an insurrection and attack on the U.S. Capitol; has been impeached twice; has been convicted in a criminal court of law on 34 counts, has been found liable for sexual assault, rape and fraud; and promotes falsehoods and lies again and again. This nation cannot afford another term with former President Trump.
The old folks have a saying: “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” Sometimes we are given something that we do not see as a gift. We may in fact see it as a curse. So, we examine and examine and examine it. We look the gift horse in the mouth. This moment that we are in may well be a gift if we are just willing to unwrap it. A relay for freedom.

EPILOGUE – Every crisis contains seeds of opportunity. This may or may not be a crisis, but the seeds of opportunity are embedded. Can we look beyond the moment and see the opportunities? Relay for freedom.