With the FBI, Congress, and the Senate investigating the Trump/Russian collusion, impeachment might be just around the corner. That might get rid of our most ignorant President of all time, but the guy next in line is also not so great. Although Mike Pence has government experience, he hasn't exactly put this experience to good use. There are several things that I find terrifying about Mr. Pence. I will lay out three things in this article.
Mike Pence is extremely homophobic. So much so that he signed a bill, while he was Governor of Indiana, entitled the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act." This bill gave businesses the right to discriminate against the LGBT community. This sent shockwaves over the state of Indiana and thankfully was met with intense scrutiny. There were boycotts, conventions and speeches were canceled, and musicians were pulling out of concerts much like what happened in North Carolina a couple of years ago over their "bathroom bill." All of this hit the economy in Indiana hard. So not only did Pence sign a highly discriminative bill, he also sunk the state's economy.
Mike Pence is extremely anti-Planned Parenthood and anti-women's rights. He was one of the first congressmen to call for defunding Planned Parenthood. He also said in 2002 that he believes "condoms are a very, very poor protection from STD's," and that using condoms as a solution to STD's was "too modern." When he was Governor of Indiana, he signed some of the most extreme anti-abortion laws. In four years, he signed eight anti-abortion laws into action. Some of them so extreme that even anti-abortion Republican women came out against his laws. He also doesn't think women should be in the military. In 1999, he cited the Disney movie "Mulan" because in the movie the warrior princess falls in love with her commander. Although you have to give him credit for not attacking Mulan for being transgender. I have a counter argument for Pence, what about Arya from "Game of Thrones"? She's a badass and takes no smack from anyone. Arya is the hero we need right now.
Mike Pence is extremely religious. Which is part of the reason why he is anti-LGBT and anti-Planned Parenthood. He's not the good kind of religious where you help the poor and help the sick. In fact when he was Governor of Indiana, the state was eligible for $80 million in pre-K funding which Pence rejected. He also banned Syrian refugees after the 2015 Paris attacks from entering the state. He is one of those Christians who believes in "conversion therapy." He helped lead the charge against marriage equality. He calls his wife "Mother" which is the most disgusting thing I've heard today. Excuse me a second while I scrub endlessly in the shower.
I bring all of these things up because, President Pence is a scary thought. It is not as scary however as what we are going through right now. Trump has been in office for 120 days, and already is under serious investigation for obstruction of justice. Trump has given highly classified information to the Russians, leaked highly classified information from the Manchester bombing, and is trigger happy with military weapons. A President Mike Pence might not be exactly something I ever wanted to hear in my lifetime, but I would be able to sleep a little better. If this happens, we cannot let down our guard. Everything I mentioned in my article will set our country back fifty years. I hope we see the same grassroots motivation we are seeing now, because it is very inspiring. Resist.