Dear Editor,
In the wake of the recent election,
I’ve heard many pleas for our country to come together in support of
president-elect Trump. I appreciate the need for healing after such a divisive
and vitriolic election season, but I would also like to express my concerns
about Mr. Trump.
During his campaign, Trump made
several promises that frightened me. He promised to bring back torture,
specifically the practice of waterboarding, which the Supreme Court ruled
unconstitutional. On Twitter, he wrote that he would support creating a
“registry” of Muslims in this country, which violates our constitutional right
to worship freely.
While I support several of Mr.
Trump’s other plans for his presidency, I fear the change he brings may involve
the loss of rights granted in the founding documents of this country, and I
feel this way because that is exactly what Mr. Trump said he would do as
president.
I hope Mr. Trump is a successful
president, because I am an American and I understand the success of our president
is intrinsically tied to the success of our country. However, in order for our
country to come together in support of our president-elect, we all need to feel
safe.
Mr. Trump and his supporters could
go a long way toward building good will across blue and red states by promising
to respect our constitutional rights, and to grant liberty and justice to all
the diverse citizens of this union.
Sincerely,
Briana Bizier
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