Op/Ed

Letter to the editor: Act now to save our democracy

If you care about the health and education of children …

If you care about food safety and clean air…

If you care about farmers getting paid what they have been promised, and having honest, hardworking migrants keeping their farms going…

If you care about people dependent on Medicaid and Medicare for their health continuing to receive coverage…

If you care about cancer and Alzheimer’s research continuing (or have ever known anyone with cancer or Alzheimer’s)…

If you care about the privacy of your personal data…

If you think billionaires do not deserve tax cuts…

If you care about airplane safety…

If you care about having consumer protections if a business rips you off…

If you care about or know someone who is LGBTQ or someone who is a person of color or is a woman (or are yourself LGBTQ or a person of color or a woman)…

If you think standing up for democracy is patriotic and personal freedoms are worth defending…

Then you are not alone! You have power!

Speak out.

Show up at protests.

Write or call your elected officials.

Send postcards.

Stay informed.

Be kind to others.

Sew love not hate.

If you voted for Trump, please understand that he is not thinking about you unless you are a billionaire. It’s okay to admit that. Are your groceries less costly now? Do you want a leader who has called himself a king? Do you want an unelected billionaire from South Africa calling the shots?

Standing up for Democracy is free. Not standing up for Democracy costs your freedoms!

Rachel Guy

Monkton

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