What will it take? How long must we wait?
Who cannot see that this is President Donald Trump’s effort to overthrow our democracy? I don’t think we should see this entire circumstance as an aberration, or that we should ignore it as inconsequential. Or even that we should accept explanations of it as giving Trump some time to grieve his loss.
In four years of his presidency, he has been ruthless, thoughtless and inconsiderate. Such behavior does not deserve mercy or compassion. It deserves truth: He is a loser on a grand scale. His demagoguery has finally failed. In Trump’s own words, “You’re fired!”
I ask the likes of Attorney General Bill Barr, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Lindsey Graham to study history. Don’t tell me this is not a weighty matter. Remember how authoritarian governments throughout history came to rise.
And what you do not remember, I will. And I will remember you.
Sandra S. Newton, Austin
