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[quote=Anonymous]When COVID started, I saw with my own eyes what was happening around the world. A *lot* of people got every sick, and a lot died. We closed down. We developed vaccines. We absolutely needed to establish herd immunity. Lives were saved, maybe even yours, but of course we'll never know if it would've been you for sure because so many of us got vaccinated that we were able to reopen ('you' being anyone reading this). None of that is opinion. Saving lives required the temporary inconveniences of a dangerous once-in-a-hundred-years worldwide pandemic.

Now to today... 
Actions threatening freedom of the press are not required. 
Actions threatening freedom of expression are not required. 
Actions targeting people without due process are not required. 
Ignoring court rulings is not required.

We are not at war. We are not experiencing a pandemic. We are not in any immediate danger. Therefore, extreme measures are not required. Trump is choosing to remove civil discourse from our government and society and instead imposing the will of the few on the whole. 
Never in my lifetime did I expect our system of checks and balances to collapse. We are close to a tipping point - either the administration is reigned in by Congress and the Supreme Court or it isn't. Either they are permitted to disregard laws and court rulings or they are forced back into balance. 
I worry which way it will go. [/quote]

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