[Hoot Gibson]

"I'm a lifelong member of the Republican Party, but the current GOP under Trump is not the Republican Party that included the Bush's, Reagan or Teddy Roosevelt.  I'm not sure where it's headed, but it sure looks like we are headed towards an Authoritarian State if we do not open our eyes and wake up."


I don't think either party remotely resembles what they were 10 years ago.  The fact that both parties tried to distance themselves from Trump in 2016 was one of the main things that persuaded me to vote for him.  I don't think his election is moving us toward an Authoritarian state.  I could be wrong, but I'm hoping and praying we will be a better and stronger country.

Trump is the exact opposite of an autocrat. He is the first presidential candidate in decades committed to breaking the stranglehold on political power of what has become the American ruling class.

If McConnell and Schumer get their way, the status quo will prevail. As long as Trump can remain popular, he has a shot at making lasting changes. 

People who really believe that Trump's vision for this country is a more authoritarian government are simply ignorant of how the federal government works. Bureaucrats have more power in our government than elected representatives, and that is not how a representative Republic is supposed to work.