Donald Trump and Republicans are systematically destroying our nation's democracy right before our eyes

Echo opinion letter published in the Daily Journal news, in Indiana.

It is past time that residents of the state of Indiana and our country wake up to the fact that we are nearing a period when our democracy is at risk if Republicans in Washington don’t stand up to Donald Trump (and strongly oppose Trumpziism). #ImpeachTrumpNow

Trump’s promise to “Make America Great Again” is a dangerous slogan. Trump tells Republicans and independent Americans that only he can make America great again. 

However, American is and always has been a great country❗ The only way Trump can make it better is to resign. Every day he stays is a bad day for our country, a bad day for our allies and a bad day for freedom lovers of our world.

Of course, I recognize that Indiana and Johnson County in Indiana are Republican strongholds, but our neighbors must surely recognize Trump’s disregard of our country’s constitution and the figurative middle finger he holds up to the courts when called to task for it.

Most parents would punish their child if that child waved the middle finger at them. So, as the parents, how can local Republicans support our wayward governmental leaders when they wave their middle finger at our laws, the constitution, human rights and courts?

As most of you know, our country’s shameful mishandling and deportation of Abrego Garcia, plus 200 others like him, to the Terrorism Confinement Center (a gulag), a notorious prison in El Salvador is a despicable act, lacking due process. 

Despite having no proof of any wrongdoing or of Garcia having any criminal record of being charged with a crime, the Trump administration continues to sling lies about him.

The Trump administration’s lies about the innocent must stop. The administration’s lies in our daily government operations must also stop. Indiana is a good place to stop lies and push for truth in the workings, publication and broadcasts of our federal government. Each one of us must encourage truth in government.

Our democracy depends on it.

From Richard DeTorre in Greenwood, Indiana

Maine Writer Post Script-  Senator Susan Collins alert❗ ⚠️

Mississippi echo opinion ~ Republican tax cuts for the rich

A letter to the editor published in the Mississippi Daily Journal newspaper ~ echo:

Republicans abandoned principles with omnibus bill

It is time to remodel and upgrade the Republican Party to reflect current standards.

Since the party has abandoned the platform and promises of 2016, the first change should be to swap the elephant for a rhinoceros and the GOP logo to RINO (Republican In Name Only).

The $1.3 trillion omnibus appropriations bill just passed by Republican majorities in both the Senate and House violates nearly every principle and promise made to conservative Republicans while granting Democrats everything they asked for.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said it best, “It’s a funny thing. We’re able to accomplish more in the minority than we were when we had the presidency or even were in the majority.”

They were able to fully fund Planned Parenthood and Obamacare*, double the number of immigrant workers to compete with citizens and students for jobs, and funded programs the Secretary of Education had been eliminating because they were unneeded and unnecessary.

This pork-laden bill that will only fund the government for the last 6 months of the fiscal year will add an estimated $1 trillion to the debt.

Republicans studied the way Democrats passed Obamacare because the Republican leadership used the “Pelosi rule” of “pass it and then we will find out what is in it” tactic to ram this 2,232 page bill through a vote before legislators had a chance to comprehend what they were voting on.

Rep. Trent Kelly should be complimented as the only member of our Mississippi legislative delegation who refused to compromise his conservative principles and voted no on the bill. All of the others abandoned their principles and voted to hand this wasteful victory to the Democrats.

This brings up the question of what to do in November. 

Do we stay with incumbent RINO’s who have confused leadership with rubber stamping Democrat demands, or do we start looking for some real conservatives to support.

The decision is not hard for me when I look at the $21 trillion in debt our legislators approved that our grandchildren will have to pay back.

Raymond Settle, Blue Mountain, Mississippi

*Taaaadaaa! :))