Citizens called to save democracy now

By Cleaster Whitehurst-Mims A ninety-year-old Democrat “What has been lurking in the dark crevices and corners of our nation  has now come to the light; what has been hidden under the surface has risen to the top.”; what has been flowing in the subterranean blood stream and veins of the American system is now visible for all the world to see.. Figuratively, a “Chronic Boil” has risen to the nation’s surface.  The undeniable and visible appearance of this boil is evident that our nation is undergoing a national revelation and cleansing process. While experiencing this national revelation and cleansing, I hope that “we the people” will be& patient, to be positive& and to see the possibilities our democracy holds for a more perfect union.& I hope that citizens of all political and religious persuasions will metaphorically consider the boil as the purification process that will ultimately reveal the hypocrisy and lead to a healthier nation. As a result of the maladies that has surfaced on the skin of our nation, we are suffering excruciating pain.  The pain requires attention, diagnosis and endurance.  The boil is a symptom of misdiagnosed or an overlooked condition characterized by a pus-filled swelling that progresses...