Letters to the editor March 9

On the final day of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegate Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Well doctor, what have we got – a republic or a monarchy?” He responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

Over the ensuing 233 years, through a Civil War, World Wars, and economic crashes, Congress, regardless of party, has done a pretty good job of “Keeping the Republic” while rejecting a return to kings and monarchs...