Everybody is always asking what we can do to "fight evil" in our own towns/counties/states. Here's a suggestion for a place to start: sign up to receive email newsletters from your democratic representatives and congressmen, and then send appropriate responses back to them! It might be a drop in a very large bucket, but I say let's drip, drip, drip away.
I live in Washington state, unfortunately, although I refuse to leave because this is where my ancestors were pioneers, my family is still here, and I consider it one of the most beautiful places in the entire US. Anyways, I subscribe to National Write Your Congressmen, so I ended up getting subscribed to receive newsletters from Patty Murray, who is abhorrent. All of her newsletters are tell of all her "many accomplishments" in vague terms and whining about the fall of Roe. I'll put the original email in a separate comment for anyone interested in reading it. I got so sick of them I finally sat down to write a little note back to her. I thought you all might enjoy it 😉
First of all, if the nation is experiencing a "full-blown health crisis", it is because of the politicians who have been in TOO LONG whose policies DON'T WORK. Second, abortion is when a baby gets the death penalty for someone else's actions. You are delusional when you say that the people of Washington support abortion. You are completely disconnected. Most of us are very sick of not being listened to, while every time we turn around a new tax is being imposed on us. I am very curious, WHY are you so fixated on abortion anyway??? Every single email I get from you is complaining about Roe. I am completely ashamed of the politicians in this state who prioritize murder/sacrifice over family under the guise of "Women's Rights." Does the baby not have rights???? You mention your daughters and granddaughters in your email, it's nice that you allowed them to live. I haven't heard one word about child/human trafficking in any of your emails. What are you doing to combat that? What about their rights? Forcing taxpayers to pay for irresponsible people's healthcare is extortion. The fact that you proudly say PREPARED, PUBLISHED, AND MAILED AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE on every one of your email newsletters makes me sick too. I look forward to a response from you. But I'll probably see you and all your friends charged with treason and given your due penalty before that happens.
As another Washington native with ancestors that came here in the 1850's I feel your pain. The politics in this state have gone in the crapper. And Inslee and peppermint patty Murray are the worst of the bunch.
Here here! You are not alone! You are few of many who live in a state that should be nowhere near blue, yet the fraud in urban areas allows the filth to stay in power. I live in Michigan and my ancestory here goes all the way back to when the French still controlled the land before the French and Indian War! Now, the 3 counties surrounding Detroit keep the state in a perpetual cespool of rot and abhorrent debauchery. The sane people here have no hope.
It's always nice to hear from others in the same boat and also that's very cool about your family's history!
So true and frustrating.