Trump’s authoritarian proclivities are well documented. He has said he will be a dictator on ‘day one’. That’s what happened to Italy in the 1920s, Germany in the 1930s, Venezuela in the early 2000s. And it’s threatening to happen here

Frida Ghitis: I am an American by choice, but I didn't choose to become an American just because of the opportunities it provided.

Ghitis says his parents grew up during the Second World War and his parents instilled in him the sense that the world contains many evil people but is full of good people, too.

She says America is a nation of self-correction, where positive change is possible, but that country is now under threat by another America , one that has always been there but is now closer to power than at any time in the country’s nearly 250-year history. This is an America I want no part of..

Ruben Navarrette : Trump 's followers see a nation beset by enemies from without and within, and Trump as the country's last hope of defense.

He says he has openly revered actual dictators including Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping .

He writes: Trump will transform the executive branch into an organization singularly focused on doing his bidding. He will call up the troops to get the job done, he writes.

Our political system has allowed a minority to hold disproportionate power, says Julian Zelizer .

Even if Trump is defeated, this system would remain vulnerable, Zelizer says.

Most corrections can be made without the need to amend the Constitution , he says.

Congress should also end gerrymandering, guarantee uniform ballot access, promote election security.