Say No To A King

Today is American Independence Day, that day in 1776 when the new United States of America declared its independence from its English motherland.

Now, some 248 years later, we are facing a tremendous threat from inside our nation. We fought, and many died, to secure the future of a democratic republic, free from the tyranny of a king. Now, a convicted felon wants to again assume the powers of a king. Now his dictatorial tendencies that were evident during his last term of office have become so much more obvious.

He has pledged to be "a dictator from day one." He wants to replace non-partisan civil servants with sycophants loyal not to the constitution, but to him alone. He wants to use our justice system to punish and imprison those he considers to be his enemies. He wants to convene a military tribunal to try former Rep. Liz Cheney, who co-chaired the congressional committee that investigated the attack -- that he instigated -- on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. His fellow dictators Putin and Xi will gain more control over the US and be privy to even more of our most essential highly classified national security information.

Women will lose even more rights. Abortion is now banned in many states, but control over women isn't stopping there. Access to contraception is next on the list. 

Numerous diversity programs have already been eliminated. He plans to round up and deport illegal immigrants. He wants to eliminate our rights to peacefully protest. The Christian nationalists will gain even more right to force their brand of Christianity on everyone. 

And with the bought-and-paid-for majority of the US Supreme Court, trying to stop this mad traitor and dictator-in-waiting, he and his minions will be well on their way to destroying everything great about this county.

My father, uncles and former son-in-law served this country in the military, proudly defending us against the threat of fascism.

I hope this isn't the last true Independence Day we will celebrate in a land that truly is the land of the free.