The other night, after the murder of a second citizen in Minnesota, I couldn’t sleep. I kept wondering what was happening in our country, how it had come to this, and what I could possibly do to stand against it. I fantasized about a nation-wide strike. Shut everything down – don’t go to work, don’t go to school, don’t fly planes, don’t bank, don’t shop. Shut it down. Make it stop. Probably unrealistic. Probably not going to happen, but hey, a guy can dream.
I listened to one of those podcasts we all dabble in, and the talking head was going through the things an average Joe/Jane citizen can do right now. The one tangible, very doable, and low-risk thing you can do, she said, is to contact your republican representatives in Congress. They are actually the only people right now who are in positions of power that allow them to stop the insanity that is happening in our country. It wouldn’t take many of them, really only a handful, to put a stop to the lawlessness, the flagrant abuse of the constitution, and the lies at the heart of it all. And really all they need to do is their jobs. That’s truly it. Nothing heroic, just do the job – operate as a check and balance, enforce the law, etc.
I don’t take comments on this blog. So I have no idea how many people visit, never mind read, what I put out. But this morning I wrote letters to my four republican congressional representatives. I sent them snail mail because I still think an actual letter with a stamp delivers a more powerful message than a text or email. Here it is. Feel free to adapt it however you like to suit your wishes. Send a letter, an email, a text, whatever. It’s at least something. It’s not all you or I can do, but it’s something, and if these spineless toadies get a raft of constituent opinion, maybe, just maybe, a few will remember what it is to stand up and do their job. Good luck and stay strong.
Dear :
You are in the unique position, unlike average citizens like me, to actually stop the insanity taking place in our country. And, surprisingly, you don’t have to do anything particularly extraordinary. Here’s the playbook. You, and a handful of your fellow invertebrate republican office holders, relocate your spines. You remember what it feels like to stand up again. And you do your job. That’s truly it. Do your job. Enforce the law. Uphold the constitution. Represent your constituents. Maybe even speak the truth. Is that too much to ask?
And then, the next time you look in the mirror, you won’t be looking at a traitor. You can actually face your children and relatives and constituents and be proud of something you did. Maybe you could even hold a public meeting. Yes, you might be attacked by the madman at the center of this, but hey, join the club. Think of the average citizens who are losing their lives for peacefully standing up for their rights. In a worst case, maybe you’ll be driven out of office. That’s a blow, but are you in danger of homelessness? Do you have options? Is being relegated to spineless subjugation before an insane narcissist worth your dignity and integrity?
Killing a young mother on her way home from dropping her child at school . . . deporting a 5-year-old wearing a bunny hat . . . killing a nurse from a VA hospital for helping a woman off the ground . . . taking over Greenland . . . subjugating Canada . . . taxing Americans through tariffs . . . that’s what you’re standing (or lying down) for? That’s what making our country great is all about?
And listen, don’t bother sending me some namby-pamby form letter in which you contort reality to somehow defend your lack of spine. I don’t want to hear that b.s. Act. We are all watching, and waiting, for you to show through action what you believe, what you represent. It is way past time.
Stand the hell up! Represent me!
Sincerely.