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There is more to democracy than voting on the first Tuesday of November. We must participate on Wednesday.

No matter who is in power in the White House, the Congress, or the Courts, they need supervision, accountability, transparency, oversight, and regulation. That involves the press, the academy, and you.

Ultimately, it is you.

There is no substitute for you. You are the collective king of the USA. You are the government. ("…of the people, by the people, for the people …" Does that ring a bell?). You are the authority, and you are the "anointed ones."

So, vigilance is required and that involves being educated, considering the rational of the "other side," and being involved the public discourse.

Since I pay my annual subscription to this publication, I am allowed to give you the gift of this article to consider as you consider other things as well.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/hitler-germany-constitution-authoritarianism/681233/?gift=iMJg-7IJTfexsLg-Vif3j6X5d3QrTesvCu3y1M1vXOk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share 

And for those of you who hear and regard the prophetic voices of Jewish and Christian scriptures: