Not the USA I know

What’s happening in this country when nonviolent protesters are assaulted by armed unidentified federal officers (assuming they are law enforcement officers)? What’s happening in this country when the president decides it is necessary to send federal law enforcement officers to cities he has deemed as hot spots for trouble?

What’s happening in this country when the president decides the medical experts are wrong and he knows the coronavirus will just disappear?

What’s happening in this country when members of the armed forces are reportedly targeted for assassination by members of the Russian intelligence services and the president does nothing?

What’s happening when a sitting president does not seem to be willing to accept the will of the people should the election not be favorable to him? What’s happening in our country when elected officials idly sit by and offer no objections to the president’s behavior?

It appears our fragile democracy is under threat by forces from within that are determined to take control from the people. When asked, the current batch of officials knows what’s best for us. Never mind the fact they are not elected but serve at the whim of a man who has little regard for the truth or the Constitution. It is time to further organize and remove from positions of power those who object to the will of the people. Waiting for the current batch of elected politicians to become enlightened is not an option.

This is the United States of America and not a dictatorship. It is time for representative leadership that resembles all of us.

RICHARD BELL

Little Rock