Dear Elected Officials Throughout the United States,
In my state — Massachusetts — Secretary of State William Galvin wants me to deliver my ballot in person (though I’ve already mailed in my primary ballot, so I guess praying for deliverance is my current option.)
I’m glad to have the ballot box option for November’s election; I’m enraged that Trump and his minions are forcing voters to find a workaround for our most basic rights. Every elected official — right and left — must make having an honest election in November their priority.
The time is now — this is an inflection point for democracy. Either we put down our collective foot, after almost four years of conniving, stealing, lying, and robbing our country of goodness or we hand over our freedom.
Contributing to causes, candidates, and the party of my choice has been my honor since I could do so. I consider donating time and money my duty as a citizen of the world, but I’ve been shocked by fundraising requests based on fighting Trump’s attempt to use the post office to take away our right to vote.
I should not have to buy stamps to keep Trump from perverting our postal services. I should not have to contribute to a candidate to stop our votes from reaching the ballot boxes. We do not have the luxury of small gestures or counting on political contributions — and if money is the issue, I’d like to see citizens such as Micheal Bloomberg et al., step up today.
The time to fundraise for saving the post office has passed.
The time to stop the actions of a wanna-be dictator and his minions is now.
Men and women of conscience from both parties must step forward with strength and perseverance. Every congressperson and senator must get their priorities straight. Get back to the floor, order the sorting machines into service again, and put back the postal boxes.
Put a ballot box in every municipal building.
Call out every lie loudly.
Protect the rights of moderates, progressives, liberals, radicals, conservatives — protect every right to vote. Make it your priority. Use the collective wisdom in every municipal building throughout the United States for this most basic of truths: In 2020, Americans expect free and fair elections.
You don’t need to fundraise to make the post office work. That would be a bar so low that we wouldn’t want to go there.
