After almost a century of consistent and ongoing attacks to limited government as envisioned by America’s founding fathers, perhaps it is no surprise that Americans no longer look to the Constitution for answers. Because if Americans did value separation of powers and self-governance, Donald Trump would not be the front-runner for the Republican party.

After toying with the idea for many years, Donald Trump finally jumped headfirst into the presidential race as a candidate for the Republican party. At first, this author wrote several articles defending the Donald from the usual mainstream media attacks (see here and here for just two examples) but as time went on, several things started to become clear.

As Conservative icon Andrew Breitbart – who endorsed Ted Cruz just weeks before he met his tragic and untimely death – observed, “a potential Donald Trump candidacy is a bad sign for America.”

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Donald Trump has a frightening group of cult-like followers who resemble Obama voters in their persistent avoidance of an honest look at their candidate.

Trump himself said it best when he declared,

“I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.”

Here are just some red flags that should make Donald Trump supporters pause:

Many people, including this author, did not get politically active until Barack Obama’s intense and frightening anti-American rhetoric awoke them from their long comfortable slumber. It is horrifying that so many would turn from the only anti-establishment candidate who has proven himself time and again to relentlessly fight for the Constitution in favor of a man who clearly said he would work with the establishment.

This author, who heartily and unapologetically endorses Ted Cruz (and welcomes any thoughtful debate on his merits) will leave you with this: