Protect the Constitution and shred Trumpziism

The Pathogen that is Trump

Donald Trump took an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution but now he wants to shred it for the purpose of declaring the 2020, election to be illegal.
Frankly, it is Trumpziism that must be shredded.

A Trilogy of echo opinions published in Yahoo Finance

Echo to the editor: The former president's desperate and unhinged antics continue. Trump's latest abomination, apparently stated seriously, is his suggestion that the Constitution should be terminated so that he may be restored to the presidency.

Trump is indeed relevant because he audaciously announced another bid for the presidency, and he continues to command tens of millions of loyalists, many of whom are armed.

His suggestion that the protections for the people that are offered within the Constitution should be nullified is a clear demonstration of the grave danger a second Trump presidency would pose. If granted that power, he would surely pull all the stops to become an autocratic leader for life.

I have to believe that the American people are more sensible than to allow that to happen.  

From Oren Spiegler, Peters Township, in Washington County Pennsylvania

And another echo to the editor: How big of a cliff is this? Trump wrote the following this weekend on his social media platform:

"A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution. Our great 'Founders' did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!"

The founders deliberately divided government for checks and balances. The courts are an important part of that equation. They have ruled decisively against Trump's baseless claims — including from Trump's own appointments.

Trump's vision is no less than fascism. Now if he can just get enough brain-dead voters to go along, or use violence when ballots fail him, he can be emperor.

Ed Walcek, Placentia in Orange County California

Third echo opinion to the editor: Former Republican Party consultant Rick Wilson has commented, "Everything Trump touches dies."

The largely muted response to Trump's call to upend our Constitution shows how thoroughly our national "frog" has gotten used to its place in Trump's cauldron of water heating to a boil. It's as if we're saying, "Oh, that's just Trump spouting off."

HELLO?  This former guy wants to be our president again!

Years ago, I heard a survivor of the Nazi era explain why Germany's pre-Nazi government dissolved. The person said they couldn't tell if it was 10 minutes to midnight or 10 minutes past.

Buckle up — we've got work to do.

Ken Levy in Los Angeles