Jimmy Carter Op-Ed: “I Fear For Our Democracy”

Jimmy Carter writes today for the New York Times:

Politicians in my home state of Georgia, as well as in others, such as Texas and Florida, have leveraged the distrust they have created to enact laws that empower partisan legislatures to intervene in election processes.

They seek to win by any means, and many Americans are being persuaded to think and act likewise, threatening to collapse the foundations of our security and democracy with breathtaking speed.

I now fear that what we have fought so hard to achieve globally — the right to free, fair elections, unhindered by strongman politicians who seek nothing more than to grow their own power — has become dangerously fragile at home.

Read the full op-ed. It’s really something.

Former President Jimmy Carter: “Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.” https://t.co/ksudcCVpRL

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 5, 2022