Start screaming to protect our democracy (Op-Ed)

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On the 25th Amendment front (meaning the “is he mentally unfit for office” front), Trump has recently:

* Lied about his wife’s relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un;
* Garbled an answer about climate change in ways that would terrify anyone in search of a topic sentence;
* Attacked Fox News for disloyalty;
* Blamed Puerto Rico in advance of a hurricane for being in the path of a hurricane;
* Generally conducted himself in ways that bespeak grievously low functioning;
* Quoted someone describing him as the second coming (a performance that would have sent most of us to the nearest psych ward);
* Called his own economic adviser the enemy of the state;
* Ordered American companies to stop investing in China;
* Got in a fight with Denmark over a real estate deal gone south in Greenland;
* Showed the world a hurricane weather chart altered with a Sharpie.
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Every day, Donald Trump does things far more dangerous and destabilizing than anything we once considered an impeachable offense. He has invited hostile powers to usurp elections. He has undermined congressional will and threatened witnesses against him. He attacks and undermines the courts and the free press and violates basic principles of separation of powers, all of which violate his own oath of office. He attempts daily to enrich himself with foreign money, and he has overseen the systematic abuse and degradation of immigrants and asylum seekers. He is also, by any historical measure, committing multiple impeachable offenses, endangering national security, and harming vulnerable communities. There is a constitutional remedy for that. We should avail ourselves of it.

When you stay silent, you are totally complicit with Trump’s unethical actions which in turn will ultimately affect you. It is time to start screaming and protesting in the streets to protect the democracy of our country.

Robert Barnesky

Beverly Hills
- Citrus County Chronicle

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1. And Nancy is pissed...off

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2. Hey! My hometown newspaper

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3. That was good!

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4. Removing Trump from office via the 25th Amendment is a pipe dream harder than impeachment

because ultimately it would require a 2/3 vote of BOTH the House and the Senate.
However the election next year will be a damned good and realistic chance to remove Trump.

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5. No realism left if he is not removed

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6. Only defeating him in the presidential election will remove him.

Reality sucks, but it is a harsh master and is what it is.