To the editor: President Biden's address to the nation Thursday night was a clarion call to save democracy. How can democracy survive in this country if its bedrock foundation, free and fair elections, continues to be undermined and attacked by millions of people claiming to be patriots?I have two major inquiries regarding the November midterm elections: First, will the Republicans who lose assert that the results of the election were rigged? And second, will they overwhelm the courts with the same unproven fraud cases that judges nominated by both Democratic and Republican presidents in 2020 rejected?
Election skeptics motivated by the former president are contesting prominent statewide positions all around the nation. I'd venture to say that many more people are running for positions on the city council, school board, or water board as well. Which is more important—your victory based on debunked, unsubstantiated "truths" about corrupted outcomes, or democracy built on lasting free, fair, and legitimate elections? I pose this question to each of them.
The president's call to action has my backing.Editor: Here we go once more. The person who made a commitment to unite us is actually severing our bonds.
Biden's divisive remarks about so many Republicans are not a good way to bring our nation together. His derogatory remarks and vile slander are upsetting our precarious democracy.
Millions of Republicans are being falsely accused of being zealous opponents of democracy by our president. This demonization will lead to mistrust and severe societal separation.I worry that we are headed into a time of mistrust and isolation that could ultimately push us to the verge of civil war.
Rancho Santa Margarita's Dan Jon
To the editor: Vice President Biden was absolutely correct when he said that "blind allegiance to a single leader and a readiness to participate in political violence is destructive to democracy."
He should have brought up the recent Conservative Political Action Conference, when Viktor Orbán, the dictator of Hungary, was given a standing ovation after speaking. Undoubtedly, the Trumpists desire a nationalist and illiberal leader.
Thankfully, the majority of Americans do not support this, and Biden acknowledged their grave concerns.To the editor: We are in more trouble than ever if The Times, in ostensibly deep-blue California, didn't publish its article on the president's speech on the front page. The fact that the major television networks chose not to air the president's most important speech to date during prime time is already somewhat alarming.
It is disappointing that Biden's significant legislative accomplishments have not received frequent and loud praise, whereas former President Trump receives widespread media attention for even the most muddled remarks. Perhaps the media can't or won't acknowledge the democratic problem that exists in this and other nations.
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