Pennsylvania Voter Alert: Dangerous Constitutional Questions on the Primary Ballot By Larry J. Schweiger info@pittburghcurrent.com Trump’s well-documented mismanagement helped sicken over 30 million Americans and killed over a half million people. Statewide, Pennsylvania had 1,045,400 reported cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic with 25,200 deaths. We must learn lessons from the mishandling of the COVID health emergency. Trump and sycophantic followers took masks, social distancing, and other emergency measures from the realm of prudent healthcare measures to a rebellious macho-political statement. In the face of a raging pandemic, MAGA governors ignored CDC guidance. They derailed responsible science-based community actions causing the U. S. to lead the world in unnecessary deaths. A self-defeating checkerboard of inadequate and inconsistent responses across America overwhelmed many hospitals and funeral homes and exasperated health experts’ efforts to contain the virus. Even when surges were out of control, politicians dismissed the CDC, opened commerce, encouraged tourism, and suspended mask mandates amplifying the viral spread. Intent on helping restaurants and bars, their reckless actions increased and extended the economic pain and suffering of impacted businesses and workers.