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Do the election over
How about a constitutional lawyer taking the whole 2016 election to court contending — since it has been proven Russia meddled with our election — there is no certainty Trump actually won. (Isn’t letting foreign powers win treason?) As long as Trump is in office, chaos will be our destiny. This is what both he, and Putin in Russia want. Dictators find a way to take over when dissension among citizens becomes too chaotic.
The seeds of negative discourse began when many of our citizens became brainwashed into believing Democrats were to be shunned, despised and vilified. This happened over decades because the principles of the Republican Party are heavily on the side of corporations and billionaires. When the Democratic message of equality for all Americans was drowned out by propaganda that reviled the character of any Democrat running for office, fear trumped truth.
Therefore, we need to call the 2016 election null, making sure all who qualify are allowed to vote and do the whole thing over.
Democracy or dictatorship? Which will it be?
Nina Elo
Mead