- United States
- Mass.
- Letter
Since the moment President Donald Trump took office, we have witnessed an assault of authoritarian policies on our democracy. He has unleashed a barrage of ILLEGAL executive orders targeting the communities most in need of protection—including transgender youth, immigrants, working-class Americans, and more—while dismantling programs that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as erasing all signs of anything DEI in our government. These actions are stripping away essential protections and will undoubtedly lead to further divisiveness and violence in our communities.
Trump's illegal memos to freeze funding and even close entire government agencies have already caused irreparable harm. Tens of thousands of civil servants are facing job loss and financial insecurity. My daughter who has been RIF’d from USAID is one of them. Her experience shows me the humiliation intended in the way these public servants are being treated by the government they have served and loved. The key programs that keep vulnerable Americans afloat by providing assistance for housing, nutrition, child care, and more have been disrupted. These actions, which mirror the calculated agenda outlined in Project 2025, are an illegal act of political theater meant to create chaos and fear. We keep beating around the bush with semantics of “likely” illegal acts of our government. But these acts are clearly illegal and all of you in Congress should be instituting action against these criminals - NOW!
Our democracy is in danger - NOW! Americans are depending on Congress to protect our rights, freedoms, and livelihood. I write today demanding that you take IMMEDIATE and decisive action to protect US, your constituents. In the face of authoritarian threats, it is your responsibility to ensure that the interests of the American people are safeguarded. You MUST stand firm against this blatant assault on our democracy and do everything in your power to defend the American people from this authoritarian overreach. NOW!
