Vote Blue This Election—A One Time Only Action to Resist Fascism and Renew Democracy
AUGUST OP ED | By: Ron Israel & the U.S. Resist News Staff | August 2024
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We at U.S. RESIST NEWS believe in the two party system. We think that having an election with multiple parties is a good thing. But not this time around. In 2024 we have a high stakes election that doesn’t have two legitimate political parties. On one side there’s what formally was a conservative-minded principled Republican Party that has turned into the party of Trump, determined to turn the U.S. into an authoritarian country. . On the other side, the Democratic Party stands as the last line of defense for democracy, equality, and the protection of our fundamental rights.
In the past decade, our democracy has been under relentless attack. Trump, a regressive Supreme Court, and a MAGA-fueled Congress have inflicted deep wounds on our institutions and freedoms. The right to abortion has been fragmented, dark money has drowned out the voices of ordinary citizens, voting rights have been systematically dismantled, and the outdated Electoral College continues to distort the true will of the people.
The Democratic Party is putting forward a strong Presidential ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to take on the backward looking Donald Trump and JD Vance. It goes without saying that electing Harris and Walz is a must goal for the survival of our democratic values. It also is a necessary but not entirely sufficient goal for the renewal of our democratic system of governance. Harris and Walz need to be supported by a Congress with the votes that are needed to put in place long-overdue democratic system reforms.
That is why we at U.S. RESIST NEWS encourage all voters to vote blue wherever possible and/or for those candidates who will uphold our rights and overturn the laws and regulations that are eroding our democracy. We realize this is an unusual request, but it is not intended to make everyone become a member of the Democratic Party. It is just a one-time ask, that you put country over party, the welfare of America over the welfare of one person.
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