John Bennett, the Chair of the Trumpublican Party in the hyper-regressive state of Oklahoma, called for the trial and execution of Dr. Anthony Fauci, and received applause from his bonehead Trumpublican audience. Bennett had called in 2016 for the execution of Hilary Clinton for the crime of treason, but he did not say what the charge might be against Fauci. But as Dr. Fauci himself says, an attack on him is an attack on science.

Is this Bennett just another fundamentalist mad dog. We might infer from his attacks on Muslims what his attitude must be towards Catholics, Jews, non-whites, and non-males. Or is he just the latest brazen hustler to take his place alongside Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Madison Cawthorn, and other pistol packin’ mommas that are competing with one another for publicity and making ever more offensive statements. I don’t know how far they will go in their contest. It’s plain that they have no idea when to stop.

For my part, I don’t maintain that criminal coup-plotters, traitors, liars, and demagogues should be shot. However, I do believe a little time in the clink for inciting to violence might do them and our Country a lot of good.