Happy July 4th, your majesty! 7 cartoons after awful Trump-Biden debate, immunity trial

In the nearly 250 years since our humble beginning, America has faced wars, dictators and challenges to our freedoms - a whole heap of obstacles that the founders never could've expected.

As November approaches, America faces unprecedented challenges as we prepare to elect President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump the next leader of the free world.

With the recent Supreme Court ruling granting presidents a degree of immunity, the first-ever presidential criminal conviction and a truly horrifying debate, there are doubts as to what our country has become.

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Is it even a democracy anymore, or rather a trophy accomplishment for American elites?

Our freedoms to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - our constitutionally granted right to enjoy our lives, live them freely and without restriction - are under fire.

Will America survive as we know?

Letters: Donald Trump badmouthed the US. We shouldn't stand for it. Hillary Clinton should rescue us.

Editorial cartoonists take a stab at democracy and independence in the cartoons below.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Tyranny on rise? 7 cartoons about American independence in 2024