Meaning | Is this a constitutional crisis?

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To the editor:

Re “A Showdown emerges across the bounds of presidential power” and “Trump causes constitutional crisis, says scholars” (the front page, February 11):

Traditionally, former presidents hold a very low profile and do not comment on current events. But I think the impending constitutional crisis and our current president’s attempt to overthrow our democracy into an autocracy is a more than a proper occasion for them to speak out.

Come on, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Bid: Make your voices heard! This is unprecedented!

John Willenbecher
New York

To the editor:

To Republican officials in Washington:

Do you understand that individual citizens have no practical use of stopping the president’s current scary, lawless trap? Our voting must be our use. You must be our voice.

You have sworn to maintain the constitution, the balance of power, the principles and the institutions, not to ignore them for the agenda of a person or a party. You are the only ones who can restore the balance you are so gentle that surrenders to the Trump-Musk administration.

If you retain democracy does not motivate you to grow a spine, look at the question from the perspective of personal ambition. Consider that the true conservatives in this country have a great need for leadership. The toadis essentially bury themselves under the layers of chaos and lies.

If a conservative leader has to emerge from the rubble of the Republican Party, is it not most likely to be anyone who can get up over the homes on their knees – someone who can get right up?

Either way, I ask you to find the courage to do the right thing for our great experiment in democracy.

Hydee Clayton
Millcreek, Utah

To the editor:

President Trump has finally revealed his definition of “the deep state”: Constitutional democracy. It was devised by Madison, Franklin, Adams, Hamilton and the other Radical Founders; The delicate complexities of their government were designed to ensure freedom and justice.

Mr. Trump is now trying to bulldoze the carefully constructed balance of power to initiate a new post-constitutional authoritarian rule. “The Government of the People, of the People, for the People” must be preserved.

Defiance of court decisions is a defining act of a constitutional crisis. We are in a critical moment of history. Mr. Trump and his right -wing extremity crises need to be stopped.

Kenneth Cohen
Kensington, NH

To the editor:

Re “Paging the Democrats: Come in” (Opinion Round Table, February 9):

Although Bret Stephens says in this discussion that “when everything is a ‘constitutional crisis’, it means, according to some liberals, that it will be pretty soon,” I disagree. Which bear service would it be to mislead the American people when the recent actions of the current administration constitute a constitutional crisis.

It is a constitutional crisis when a non -selected plutocrat one sides takes control of the purse strings constitutionally defined as belonging to Congress. It is a constitutional crisis when federal agencies financed by the legislative branch are closed by the exercise.

It is a constitutional crisis when they were unlawfully fired by the National Labor Relations Board by exercising their right to bring their case to the judiciary, they may be able to meet the nation because of the Supreme Court’s ideological overall compliance with the president’s wishes.

Mr. Stephens, if it is not a constitutional crisis, should you pray, tell what is?

Sarah Weinberg
Los Angeles

To the editor:

Witnessing the collapse of mighty American democracy is heartbreaking. Who could have thought that America’s democratic foundation was so fragile that it was separated so easily? The big dream might be too good to be true all the time.

Peter Schneider
Hamilton, Ontario

To the editor:

To the editor:

Re “After Trump -Quartal Report on Nature, researchers try to publish it anyway” (News Article, 11 February):

President Trump’s suppression of a careful scientific study of the related loss of nature and biodiversity is an obvious attempt to hide the truth about the harmful effects of climate change and the latest in an ongoing multi -pre -open attack on our environment.

In addition to his ruthless efforts to increase the production of dangerous pollutants that accelerate climate change, he is also trying to prevent documentation of the ongoing environmental damage.

Mr. Trump cannot change the underlying “inconvenient” truth about climate change of executive fiat. His oppression of evidence will cause even worse damage to the natural world before effective steps can be taken to try to get it under control.

To the editor:

Re “Can figures come alive without humans?” By Hank Azaria (Opinion Interactive Guest Essay, Nytimes.com, February 4):

Mr. Azaria’s article and video must be required for all hopeful voice actors. We always have to be reminded that a physical character is crucial to good voice actor.

Even for someone like me whose primary work is in sound trips for museums, the physicality affects the voice in ways that cannot be fully explained or replicated by artificial intelligence. Therefore, I tend to use my hands while recording, to point out, to emphasize, stroke, smooth, touch by instructing. All of these movements shape the voice and make the sound trip more immediate and real.

As for AI, Ugh. At this point I can always see when the voice is not real. Maybe one day it will no longer be the case, but what loss it will be! Yet another example of lost humanity and connection.

Nina Greeley
Sausalito, California.

To the editor:

Re “He replaces people with AI and boasts about it” (Sunday business, February 2nd):

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, a Swedish tech company, just tells us what we already knew: AI is coming to your job and employees in the white collar are most vulnerable.

We can see a seismic shift to jobs for craftsmen. Until there are AI robots that can crawl during your washing, we still need plumbers, electricians, mechanics and home builders. That is, if someone still can afford a home before then.

Mark McIntyre
Los Angeles