I am a 93-year-old patriot who has never participated in a presidential election as critical as the one coming November. With the Supreme Court’s finding that the president of the United States has immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his constitutional authority, this is tantamount to placing him above the law, creating an imperial presidency, or kinglike authority.
We the voters have to decide if we want to remain a democracy or become an autocracy. The presumed candidates have made their intentions very clear.
The sitting president describes himself as being a benevolent king/president whereas his opponent describes himself as being a vengeful king/president. There is no equivocating about their intentions. The sitting president believes in America’s democratic form of government. He believes that the American citizen is a stakeholder in its government via his ability to vote as guaranteed by the Constitution. His opponent indicated that he had issues with our Constitution and would consider making some changes that he felt needed, without the voters’ consent. This means that the voter becomes a subject.
We all are the sum total of our experiences, which means that being a diverse electorate we can have very different choices in our preferred governing leadership. The important task for each voter to be sure of your choice as this could be the last vote we make as Democracy. VOTE!
