The 2018 election is thankfully behind us, but the issues remain. And now, there seems to be a new one - whether our so-called president can end birthright citizenship by imperial decree, even though birthright citizenship is in the Constitution, the 14th Amendment. If Donald Trump can do that, consider what other improvements he might make to the Constitution.
First, get rid of that stupid Emoluments Clause that Democrats keep hassling him about. Get rid of First Amendment freedom of the press so he can do more than call the fact-based media the enemy of the people. Get rid of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments on due process, so people (not just fact-based journalists) can be locked up indefinitely without charge or showing evidence. Get rid of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, since a disproportionate number of them vote against Trump's interests.
We've seen that Dear Leader expects absolute loyalty to himself personally (as opposed to the country and the Constitution) from his minions, including Congressional Republicans. He just dumped U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for failure of absolute loyalty and replaced him with one of Himself's loyalists who presumably will help obstruct or kill the Mueller investigation. If there was "no collusion" with the Russians as Trump claims, you'd think he'd want the investigation to be completed and reported to the world.
Trump and all members of Congress took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution.
If violation of that oath was an impeachable offense (it hasn't been so far), we could really drain the swamp.
Carole McWilliams
Bayfield
