Douglas Mayo: Goodbye democracy

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Published: 04-22-2025 1:35 PM |
In just a little over four months we’ve experienced a continuous erosion of our constitutional rights by President Donald Trump and his billionaire cronies. In just four months he has turned countries that were stanch allies for over 70 years, in Europe and Canada. All this as he cozies up and placates countries that are nothing but that authoritarian regimes (thugs).
Now without any just cause he has deported Kilmar Ábrego García sent him to a Salvadoran prison leaving him to rot. A reporter directly asked Trump if he plans to have Mr. Garcia returned to America and Trump mumbled and bumbled the question. The Salvadoran President said he didn’t have power to return him even after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mr. Garcia, Trump merely disregarded the court order to return on a whim.
What should happen is that because Trump has violated so many constitutional rights he should be ousted as president because he took an oath to serve and protect and abide by those rights and scholars and everyday Americans should taken action now before Trump’s head swells up with more authoritarian antics.
The Constitution means all Americans have these rights, or no one does. I’m banking on Americans fighting to defend those inalienable rights rather than Trump trouncing on them as he has been. Oust Trump! Please call your representatives and senators at (202) 224-3121. Pitchfork at the ready!
Douglas Mayo
Greenfield