Is the Fourth Estate -- a press independent of government dictates -- a necessary vital check on truth and honesty in our form of government we expect our Presidential candidates to observe?
Why aren't the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Newspapers endorsing a Presidential candidate in this critical election year with the very state of our nation's democratic republic, constitution at stake?
Why would the practice of recommending candidates this election year suddenly be discontinued?
Are we already seeing the beginning of the stifling of the free press?
Isn't elimination of the press one of the goals of countries with dictators, autocratic leaders, despots who determine what constitutes news "facts" citizens receive?
Aren't these "facts" put forth as truth often actually lies from such leaders?
Have we already been primed by one former President and candidate to accept lies as truth?
Would we want such a leader to be the President of our country?
