Notable Quotable: Robert B. Shpiner On Elections

President Trump and his administration have launched a full-blown attack against America's democracy. As November approaches, their drumbeat is louder, nearer, and clearer than ever. They have been busy in their war room planning the assault, and on one day last week their plan was made evident. It boils down to something banana republics do: obliterate the legitimacy of the upcoming election.

Sowing doubt today and every day leading up to the election will give the administration the right to call foul once the votes have been counted—but only if they lose, as polling currently suggests.

As Americans, we must safeguard our right to vote and have our votes counted. 

Any voter who still believes the 2020 election was stolen should ponder this critical question before walking off a cliff for Trump: how did a "broken" voting system that voted Trump out of office in 2020 spontaneously correct itself to give him a victory in 2024 under Biden's watch, and how did it become so broken again in 2026 under Trump's own watch?

An alarming editorial by UCLA critical care doctor Robert B Shpiner echoes Paul Revere's midnight ride alerting minutemen the British were coming. Shpiner, though not a politician, is expert in recognizing the cause of death, especially when it's due to something "chronic, progressive, and untreated."

Shpiner's essay, "Three speeches on a single day signaled a dying American democracy," is a must-read for any American who aims to remain vigilant. Read in The Guardian.