Those words were written long ago by people that couldn’t conceive of life and politics today. There was NO mass communication by corporations that pander to the fears and hatred of a vast number - millions - of potential voters. I may be wrong, but the idea of dissolving our Constitution and becoming a dictatorship (or at least a monarchy) was unconscionable until recently.
If Trump were to be re-elected, we would be well along down that road.
As I said upthread, it wouldn’t take a very much smarter person than Trump to completely dump the Constitution and turn America into a dictatorship with a “King For Life.”
As long as we have corporations that pander to the fears and hatred of a vast number - millions - of potential voters, then the possibility of dictatorship exists.
Trump and his intellectually disabled fans have pointed the way.
To me, the question is whether America and the American Constitution is to be protected and sustained. If not, then 51% of the electorate can put the worst dictator in history into office.
If America and the American Constitution is to be protected and sustained, then I think we are obligated to somehow MAKE SURE that someone like Trump is never president.
I think America and the American Constitution can and should be protected from tin-pot dictators like Trump, but we can no longer rely on good faith and honor to do that. That was fine in the past when honor and good faith was far more prevalent. Now we need a more modern guarantee.