Reflections on Term Limits and Decline of Democracy (Whew, what a title!!)
If you would like to listen to this post, please see the audio version at https://soundcloud.com/mary-blazier/reflections-on-term-limits-and?ref=clipboard “And 52 days from now we’re going to win Nevada, and we’re going to win four more years in the White House. And then after that we’ll negotiate, right? ‘Cause we’re probably, based on the way we’ve been treated, we’re probably entitled to another four years after that.” - Donald Trump I haven’t truly studied American law, politics, or the US government since high school. But I do consider myself educated and well informed. And that paragraph, spoken on September 12 th , 2020 in Douglas County Nevada, scares me. It scares me as an American who was taught and raised to believe that two term limits decrease power, prevent dictatorships, and secure a fair and democratic system. Reading that sent me into a spiral of thoughts of “that’s it, it’s happening. America’s democracy is over. It’s gonna