Democrats offer best hope for keeping strong democratic republic, rather than authoritative state
Editor:
I am asking you to vote for Democrats this Nov. 5th. This election will determine whether we continue to be a democratic republic, as established in the Constitution, or some sort of authoritarian state.
After the 2020 election, Mr. Trump and his Republican enablers, challenged the outcome in 60 court cases. After 60 court cases showed no voter irregularities, and after the Governors of every state had certified the results and sent a legal slate of electors to Congress to be counted, Donald Trump, the Republican leader, and his enablers, created a slate of “alternative electors” – both illegal and unconstitutional – to throw the certification into confusion.
When this non-violent coup failed, they tried an open insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. During Mr. Trump’s presidency he gave Russia classified information, abandoned our Kurdish allies and threatened to pull us out of NATO, all in service of Vladimir Putin.
Mr. Trump disrespects the American Military and he saluted a North Korean General. In the Korean War around 37,000 Americans died, 92,000 were wounded and around 8,000 are missing defending our democracy. The war ended in a stalemate with no peace treaty, meaning we are technically still at war with North Korea.
Mr. Trump saluted a North Korean General. As a combat veteran and patriot I find this is so un-American that this alone should disqualify him for the Presidency. For those reasons and many more, former national security and military officials published an open letter endorsing Vice-President Kamala Harris writing: “This election is a choice between serious leadership and vengeful impulsiveness.”
This open letter was signed and endorsed by more than 700 former officials including 15 retired four-star generals, 12 former Cabinet-level officials and more than 120 ambassadors. Because our Constitutional democracy is at stake in this election, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, former Congresswoman Liz Cheney are supporting Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris for the Presidency.
This should not be a hard choice as the Biden-Harris administration brought back manufacturing jobs with the passage of the Chips and Science Act. Micron Technology is building a $100 billion chip manufacturing campus near Syracuse and Edwards Vacuum is building in Genesee County. GlobalFoundries, AMD, MenloMicro and TTM Technologies have all made major investments in New York.
Even Republicans have acknowledged how legislation passed by Democrats have improved the lives of our neighbors. In a comment section in Westside News, (Aug. 25th), Republicans touted the benefits of the American Rescue Plan, legislation passed with no Republican support, writing that the funding from this legislation will “expand opportunities” for senior citizens, new services for veterans, and enriched after school programs for our youth. Moody’s Analytics examined the economic models put forth by the candidates and concluded that a second Trump presidency would be an economic disaster.
Donald Trump and his Republican enablers are trying to confuse voters with their constant lies. For example, they know that non-citizens cannot vote in national elections and that is why they are blaming them for all our problems.
The lies have resulted in bomb threats against children, but they keep doubling down on these lies. Democracy demands citizen participation. If our experiment with self-government is to continue, we must be engaged. I urge you to vote this election for Democrats. If you need assistance please contact election officials for help.
William Fine
Brockport
