We’re watching from Canada as our US neighbors struggle with running a fair election.

I’m struck that gerrymandering and other attempts to suppress the vote, dissuade people from voting, or even to undermine confidence in the electoral system, seem to be employed openly and without shame.

In a democracy, any attempt to undermine the fairness of elections should be held in the same level of contempt as treason.

I would go so far as to put undermining confidence in the electoral system on the same level as talking about explosives on a plane, or the proverbial yelling of “fire” in a crowded theater.

I hope for everyone in the US, and for those of us watching around the world, that sense, science, and decency prevail (that means Trump and his enablers lose).

Oh, and Happy Halloween!