Petition

Petition 

To Donald J. Trump

President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

Whereas you have recently expressed your opposition to the removal of the names of Confederate generals from military bases, which are, in your words, part of a history of “Winning, Victory, and Freedom,”

And whereas you have expressed your admiration for the same generals, despite their having lost a major war in defense of non-freedom,

And whereas it is admirable to side with those who have opposed and even taken up arms against their own country or turned on their heels when faced with the challenge of having to fight under its flag, as in Viet Nam,

And whereas it is necessary to remember the history of all turncoats, cowards, and traitors, 

Be it hereby resolved that the list of honored traitors to the United States of America, besides those who fought a Civil War against the nation, be augmented by celebratory recognition of Benedict Arnold. 

While Arnold’s actions may be pedantically dismissed by some as having occurred before the United States was established as a nation, we are sure that Attorney General William Barr and his coterie of shysters can find a way to counter that argument and allow the enshrinement of Benedict Arnold to proceed.