The GOP'S shameful complicity

To the Editor:

The prevaricator in chief, the lyin' king, continues trying to undermine our democracy and 88% of GOP members of Congress say “don't know” when asked who won the election, really? What world do they live in — Trumpiverse? And now we have Republican attorneys generals in 17 states backing a lawsuit filed by Texas AG Paxton seeking to block the certification of electors of four (not Texas) states. What? On the basis of what? That all mail-in ballots in those four states should be disqualified, an option specifically approved by these Republican legislators earlier in the year? Unbelievable, disgusting.

I used to occasionally vote for a Republican, but after years of witnessing their brazen disregard for common sense, decency, societal equity, facts, in pursuit of maintaining power — no matter the cost — there's no way I could ever vote for a member of a party that is complicit in what appears to be an effort to destroy our democracy, in order to avoid the wrath of an increasingly deranged would-be despot. Not all are all-in, but to not disavow what's going on at the top is unconscionable, inexcusable.

There are many conservative ideas that I believe have merit, but it doesn't appear that the modern “GOP” holds these in high regard, their current overriding principle appears to be maintaining power by genuflecting to Trump. The most important principle that should be upheld, our constitutional right to vote (and the results respected), is being completely ignored and disparaged. What a disgrace. Terril Spitze

Twain Harte