Our Republic Is Under Attack From the President

I have read an article on the Statesman that William H. McRaven wrote for the New York Times published on October 17, 2019. The author started stating how he attended memorable events that make his claim on why we should care for the future and the effects that happen right now can have a huge impact later on.
McRaven recalled a few significant events of how this nation became to be and he included examples of officers and soldiers that were in the American military, who risked everything for the well-being of the nation.
McRaven stated, “We are not the most powerful nation in the world because our aircraft carriers, our economy, or our seat at the United Nations Security Council. We are the most powerful nation in the world because we try to be the good guys.” He did very well on putting facts and mainly historical events for the reader to recall those incidents and be able to understand his viewpoint. This really stood out to me because I most definitely agree with his viewpoint, although we do have better economy and military than other countries, but what has been declaring us a better nation is that throughout time and time again we had rendered our help to those who most needed it and free them like the freedom we’ve had.
All of this contributes to his claim that if we abandoned our allies the rest of them won’t trust us and we failed to the promises that we once made towards, as the current president had done.

Blow: Impeach the malignant fraudster

I read a commentary/opinion by Charles M. Blow who wrote it for The New York Times but appears in the Austin American Statesman. The author’s intended audience is for people who have the same thought and want the same thing as what he is arguing about. The author is arguing that the president went against the Constitution and that is something that can’t be put off easily. Since the president went against the Constitution for personal interest the author wants justice and says that the president should be impeached. He backs this up by putting facts of the president's history explaining the things he has done and how he has come out untouchable. I agree with this point of view because as long as no one does anything to put a stop to the president's actions he will continue to do what he wants and continue thinking that no one will ever do anything to stop him. Another technique that the author used was to question the Republicans' thoughts to see if they can change their opinion about the whole topic and get them to do something about it. He questioned the Republicans of ignoring what was happening and not wanting to see the reality of the presidents' actions. They want to leave it up to the polls for a solution just because they want to keep their power and position. The author did well on organizing his thoughts and putting events that has happen for the reader to connect them with the present situation.