Congress weakened

What are the people in this country thinking? Do they understand what is happening? I believe by supporting this cruel and lawbreaking president they have effectively shredded our Constitution. By allowing Trump to defy the law and defy subpoenas, he has rendered congressional oversight null and void. Nothing stands in Trump’s way now; the Republicans have effectively installed their man as a monarch who will answer to no one. It seems the Republicans care only about their short stay in office, not our country or our Constitution.

Trump has already promised to cut Social Security and Medicare, not to mention Medicaid and health insurance. He will need these funds for his wall and for his future wars. Trump says he wants to stop corruption, yet he reportedly is fighting to change the laws to allow for bribery of foreign countries. He has made over 16,000 documented false statements since he has been in office. Do people care? I guess not.

The worst thing is what Trump will do with his good friend, Putin, and Russia. We have already seen that he trusts Putin more than our own intelligence agencies and he is now promoting Putin’s false narrative that Ukraine interfered with our election, not Russia. Do you think that he won’t ask Putin for help during the November election? His trust in Putin is dangerous to our country and our future, and America will pay a heavy price for it if he remains in office. We can thank the Senate Republicans for this. They are afraid of Trump and afraid to speak out, and it will leave a stain on them that they will never be able to wash out. No “Profiles in Courage” here.

Congress has now been weakened by the loss of oversight and executive side will reign supreme. The balance of power which has made us such a strong country in the past has forever been lost. This country will never be the same.

KIRK DIXON Little Rock