The Seattle City Council voted tonight to pass their annual budget, cutting the police department by 20%, which will have severe repercussions on the safety and protection of the citizens and residents of Seattle city limits.  This, as the Council floats the idea of waiving most misdemeanors inside the city limits, which would make lower-level assaults and most thefts no longer “crimes,” if the criminal, oops, I mean, not-a-criminal, says the magic words.  Seattle would be the most liberal city in America if they go forward with this reckless, lawless act.  Well, perhaps San Francisco is still more liberal.  Maybe they would be the same.  In other news, the U.S. officially leaves the “Open Skies” treaty.  Alan Dershowitz comments on the Trump campaign’s lawsuits in Pennsylvania.  And, finally, I recite the prudent words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who puts a wholly different perspective on how to approach a divisive culture.  This is not to say we do not civilly fight for our freedom and our Constitution, we do, and we must.  But we are also to pursue and cling to humility and love.  This is our founding.  This is America.