Nice sentiments - i appreciate she included Republicans and was open to any and all who wish to preserve democracy.

Thing is, before Trump....

Freedom of Speech. Who was crying about the. Fairness doctrine? Talk Radio? FOX? The Anti-Bill-of-Rights Liberals.

Toilet bowl size.

Washing Machine efficiency

BBQ grills.

Meat consumption.

School lunches.

Social Indoctrination in school.

It was Liberals want to meddle with freedoms.

I've yet to hear even *one* of them say "yeah, we do it too" or even "yeah, ok, we did it too but this shit is worse" - id' even support that one.

What she and the other attention seekers and Faux "democracy!" acolytes fail to realize is that *part* of the problem is - as someone said on TMF - IF people don't have some common appreciation of a national history. Of national civics. IF people don't understan how they got their liberties and theirt "democracy"! and what the responsibilities of that franchise are ---they are prone to letting it be taken. Or worse yet, they are living the American Dream of "i made my bills this month" and buried in their digital lives and mostly oblivious, other than what their cable network or podcast tells them every damn day.

It takes more than a small majority.

60%+ of us would have to come together and literally embrace each otehr on views we can't stand.

IN Richardson's letter....is there a promise for *cover* for Republicans who want to speak out -- but are scared of Trump?

If there is a war to protect democracy don't things get messy? In this case - proviging cover for cowardly politicians is one form of messy.

IOmagine, if a handful of GOP'ers had the votes and money coming in - they'd not have to worry about Trump's power.

You people would instantly freeze him out.

BUt, i know. This isn't the daily tit for tat you people are into.

Continue on with the "democracy"! writings. Get a COEXIST and We Support the Troops sticker too. Woo Hoo!

During the Bush years we were told - patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels.

Well.....