Without action it will indeed be "Long Live the King;" impeach Trump NOW
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I am writing to you as a constituent of a democratic country as of February 18th, with elected representatives in Congress and an elected president in the White House.
I am writing to you as a constituent of an attempted monarchy, after February 19th, the first day that Trump openly referred to himself as a King. This is not new in theory, but is new in boldness. We have seen the musings of a third term, the suggestions of "never having to vote again," the use of quotes suggesting a disregard for law from a man who then crowned himself emperor.
We have seen the administration discard our historical allies in free, democratic countries in exchange for those under dictatorships. We have seen the denial of science, the descent into dehumanization of minorities, the beginning of talk of eugenics against those with mental illness.
We have seen the people use their rights to protest, to petition their government, to use their free speech to express their concerns. We have seen people stand up against the attempts to take away our freedoms in court.
More importantly, we have not seen our representatives in Congress stand up and take action. We have not seen articles of impeachment introduced. We have not seen them represent their constituents and ensure that there will even be a Congress to be a part of in the coming years.
We have sat through less than a month of President Trump's second term, and I refuse to sit through a single day of King Trump's rule. Your constituents elected you for a reason. Stand up to this would-be dictatorship. Introduce articles of impeachment now.
If you are not doing so, perhaps consider whether you want to be a representative of the people in a democracy, or another jester in Trump's court, blindly supporting his actions.