Sigman has made it clear in all of his letters that he doesn’t care for either Obama or his policies. This is fine. Some would agree with him, though the president was elected in 2008 and reelected in 2012, both times by a majority of the voters.

Sigman misunderstands tyranny. A tyrant, and there are all too many in countries around the world, jails political opponents, makes opposition parties illegal, controls the news media, runs the military, rules by intimidation, negates an independent judiciary and generally presides until a coup takes place.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin is a tyrant. Trump’s demand that the Dept. of Energy provide the names of civil servants who worked on climate change is illustrative of how a tyrant functions.

An exhausting presidential campaign ended last month. Donald Trump, a candidate 61 percent of the public regarded as “unfit” for the presidency, won. Republicans have majorities in both houses of Congress, and Trump will nominate at least one person to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, this after Republicans in an unprecedented action refused to hold hearings as provided for by the Constitution on Obama’s nominee to succeed Scalia.

Obama has met several times now with President-elect Trump and has said that he will do everything possible to ensure an easy presidential transition for Trump, the candidate who received fewer votes than his opponent.

Obama has not acted as a tyrant. He will leave office with dignity and grace. Now, we await to see the style and manner of Trumpocracy with genuine concern.

Jay Culver

Durango