Americans should reject candidate who puts our republic at risk
Editor:
We Americans are running out of time to “wake up and smell the coffee.” Wishful thinking and dwelling on our fantasies while ignoring the realities of the early twenty-first century risk the loss of something we have enjoyed since 1789.
John Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Madison, John Jay, et.al. don’t need to be betrayed by the loss of the republic they worked so hard – and risked so much – to create.
What is a republican form of government? Why did the Founders describe the legislative branch of our Constitutional republic in the First Article of the document that describes our ingenious and revolutionary system rather than the Second or Third Article?
Why has one of our likely major party nominees for the office of President this year described Vladimir Putin as a “great leader”? Why has Russia’s “elected dictator” (Hitler in red) shown a preference for one of our likely candidates for President?
As someone who attempted to teach the Constitution accurately for about thirty years, I am convinced that one of our 2024 candidates for President has little appreciation for what the Founders were trying to establish when the historic document was written in the late 18th century.
Should we continue to ignore the heavy-duty responsibility of the citizens of a republic this time, it could be “game over.” If we get it wrong in 2024, our Constitutional republic may be “history.”
Sincerely yours,
Gary F. Kent
Albion
