Letter to the LNP Editor; text as submitted July 2, 2024
“Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.” So wrote American poet James Russell Lowell in the divisive years leading up to the Civil War. It took four years and more than 600 thousand lives to defeat the evil of slavery, but the truth that “all people are created equal” finally prevailed.
Our nation is again locked in such strife. The Republican candidate for the presidency spews torrents of disinformation, distortions, and lies. He fomented insurrection. He has promised retribution and revenge, even execution, against his opponents should he win the upcoming election. His falsehoods threaten the very existence of our republic.
On Monday the Supreme Court, stacked with his loyalists, for the first time in our history ruled that the president is above the law, immune from prosecution for most crimes committed while in office. Six members of SCOTUS have granted to the president the abusive powers of a monarch that were specifically rejected 248 years ago by the signers of our Declaration of Independence.
We who value freedom, justice, and equality have four months in which to organize. The contrast between truth and falsehood, between good and evil, is clear. The elections in November will determine the kind of nation we, and the generations coming after us, will live in. May we resolve to support the goals of our nation’s Founders with our voices, our actions, and our votes.
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