(#5787) The next midterms

      In about 700 days we will all find out if trump has succeeded in destroying our democracy or not. If we mount enough resistance to his ambitions of becoming a king, by November 2026, we will have a chance to further stop him from doing any more harm before the next election should we be so fortunate to have. As of last months humiliating defeat in the election we the American people are not exactly innocent in our self determination to undermine ourselves. But we do need to find a way to change that when it becomes painfully clear our choice is about to become a nightmare.
     Our ignorance is not an excuse. Each and every one of us has the ability to think for themself and act accordingly. That too many of us are not exercising that ability is no one else's fault. Yet an opportunity will be available if our collective consciousness finds a way to distinguish fact from fiction. I know we Americans have been a huge disappointment to the world recently but still there is hope for that ignominy to reverse itself. However we have made this task much more difficult by electing someone who has not the ability to care for others as much as he cares for himself. Yet, as hopeless it may seem at this moment we have a route to follow that will bring us back from the brink.
     We cannot change who sits in the White House but we can reshape the majorities that republicans now hold in Congress. By recapturing both the Senate and House we will have a buttress against the desires of trump that supersede constitutional restraints. How can we do this? It will be a monumental lift of will by each and every individual who discovers that the world will change from freedom and liberty to servitude and bondage without our democracy. If things hold from the last election we will not be able to count on the major media outlets. We will have to rely mostly on grassroots efforts that include marching in the streets and other civil activities that join us to our democracy saving cause.