Letters to the Editor

Democrats are a danger to democracy

To the Editor:

There has been a lot said about democracy being on the ballot, but it’s mostly Democrat gasbaggery. The Democratic Party is the main threat to democracy because they are obviously afraid of it in action. 

Who tried to eliminate the opposition by lawfare and efforts to remove candidates from the ballot? Remember, Trump was not the only candidate they went after. Who has spoken against the First and Second amendments and been engaged in online censorship? Who has advocated for packing or even eliminating the Supreme Court when rulings don’t go their way? Who wants to abolish the Electoral College so that a handful of large Democrat controlled urban centers could dictate to the rest of the country? Who wants to eliminate the Senate filibuster to ensure easy passage of partisan legislation? Who has opened the southern border? It sounds like a lot of breaking of norms to me. But Trump is supposed to be the norm breaker?

Let’s think a little. With the great effort expended to make sure that Donald Trump never gets back in the White House regardless of voters’ wishes, is it really far-fetched to believe that somewhere in the Deep State there was a plan to assassinate him? Why after all these years, everything about the JFK assassination has not been declassified? Why do we still not know much about Trump’s would-be killer and there is largely media silence? It appears that the FBI is the place where investigations go to die, at least as far as public disclosure is concerned.

Furthermore, with the dismal response by the government after Hurricane Helene, it has been abundantly clear to me that our leaders are not interested in governing, only getting elected by lies and fraud. Maybe this is why it is getting difficult for the armed forces to reach their recruitment goals. If a prospective enlistee felt that by joining he wouldn’t be defending his country but only the imperial designs of the DC gangsters, why would he join? Why, indeed?

David Parker

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