LETTER: Donald Trump, supporters continue to threaten our fragile democracy

On Nov. 3, 2020, Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump successful a fair, transparent and fraud-free election. End of treatment — oregon truthful astir Americans thought.

But Mr. Trump did everything helium could to contradict and overturn the results by calling for recounts, audits and lawsuits, each of which were to nary avail. He incited a riot which led to a mob invading the Capitol, attacking constabulary officers with American flags and calling for the hanging of Vice President Mike Pence. All this was done successful the vain effort to forestall Congress from doing its law work of certifying the Electoral College vote.

Even now, this failed erstwhile president continues to prevarication and kick astir the election. He is destroying Americans’ religion successful our ideology and successful the integrity of our elections.

Meanwhile, astir the country, states person passed oregon are considering laws that volition not lone marque it highly hard for eligible citizens to ballot but volition besides let authorities officials to overturn predetermination results they don’t like. This is not what has made our state the large ideology it is. This is however ideology unravels and disappears. If we bash not basal up and talk retired loudly and clearly, we volition suffer what we emotion and beryllium connected our mode to an authoritarian state.