It seems like it is light years since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

To date, some 800 people have been charged with a variety of crimes with more to come. Two supporters of the overthrow of our government movement have been found guilty of sedition, which carries a possible 20-year sentence.

This is but one example of the fallout from the effort to overthrow the U.S. government.

The conviction of two of the leaders of the Proud Boys is a significant event that sends a message to some supporters of former President Trump that there is a Constitution and it can’t be trashed just because one man wants to do it.

There are many other events taking place that will make it clear that America was and is a democracy.

The grand jury meeting in Fulton County, Ga., has heard from over 100 witnesses about the various efforts that were undertaken to undermine the transfer of government and set a precedent for future elections. It is anticipated that later this month the grand jury will recommend the indictment of many key figures who were part of the effort to overturn the Georgia election results.

The principal target of the jury is former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Following the defeat of Mr. Trump at the polls, Giuliani traveled the country spreading the message that the election had been stolen, even though he had no real evidence to back it up.

Under oath, he alleged all types of voting machine manipulations and improper conduct by election officials. It will not be a surprise if a grand jury votes to indict him and members of his legal team.

In addition to the legal team, there are 30 people who signed documents alleging that they were Trump delegates and that the Biden slate should not be recognized when the final vote process was completed.

Most of them were loyal party officials who were willing to believe anything they heard about the conduct of the 2020 elections. Their possible indictment could also send a message to the nation that the electoral process can’t be manipulated by any citizen.

There are grand juries in two other states that are hearing witnesses on the subject of election fraud and Mr. Trump’s failure to turn over many sensitive government documents.

It is likely that the Florida jurors will find that the former president violated the Espionage Act by unlawfully withholding highly secret documents that were U.S. government property.

In 2005, Sandy Berger who was President Clinton’s top national security aide, pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of government documents, so there is no way that Berger and a former president should be treated differently.

Another branch of the overthrow movement is the election deniers who were on the ballot in 14 states.

The most dangerous ones were the candidates for secretary of state. That position gives its occupant the ability to throw out election returns and award them to their favored candidate. All of the election deniers were defeated at the polls as a sign that the voters recognized them as a threat to democracy.

There is no doubt that there are other cases being developed by the Justice Department and sometime in 2023, they will emerge one-by-one.

Further proof that the Trump dynasty is crumbling is the fact that almost all of the recent court rulings against Trump are being made by judges who he recommended for approval by the Senate.

Even the Supreme Court which leans heavily to the right has refused to give the ex-president any judicial relief.

Prior to this year’s election, there was a palpable feeling that serious efforts were being made to destroy our Constitution. Happily, the majority of the voters all over the country sent the anti-democracy group and Donald Trump a clear message that their views were not wanted or needed.