I made it, though sometimes I wasn't sure I could or would. I've posted at a rate of a post a day, even though some days I had to post a lot of them to make that rate. But this is likely the last one.
As you might expect, the subject is Donald Trump, and the danger he poses to democracy in the United States. We knew he would before he was elected, we were sure he would the day he was inaugurated, and nothing that has happened since has changed that certainty, though the dangers he poses to world peace and the global environment, and human rights and human health (with the help of his catastrophic cadre) are now more clear.
But back to democracy. Here's the piece:
The real cost of an unchecked president
Blind partisanship is eroding the nation’s system of checks and balances.
And here is the operative quote:
"For all the protections built into our government, an imperious president has always been the biggest threat to checks and balances."
Why?
"The end product, in the hands of an unchecked president, is a government that prioritizes partisan solidarity over constitutional democracy, subverting competition between the branches and parties alike. That is the end of checks and balances."
And we have seen this happening, because the gerrymandering to try to maintain a Congressional majority, prioritizing party over the voting populace, could result in a Congress that continues to be servile to the President. We will have to wait and see if the Supreme Court, perhaps reasserting a degree of independence as well as discernment, will rule against the President on several important issues. I can hope, but I'm not counting on it.
Democracy is in danger. The next year will be intensely crucial.
Are you ready?
Are we ready?
WE the people had better be.
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