Politics: My Wartime Manifesto
As we march our children to war, America must hold fast to the freedoms our first soldiers won for us here. Espoused in our Bill of Rights and burnished with the blood of the generations of Americans since the Minutemen first defended this country, America's greatest strength is our commitment to liberty and freedom. Today in America, we find that commitment under assault. An oppressive atmosphere exists, stifling the core liberties of free speech and freedom to dissent.
This atmosphere is a treacherous dishonor to our fighting sons, daughters, mothers and fathers who swear an oath to "defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." This Constitution was our shield from tyranny 216 years ago. But today, in defiance of its protections, those who speak freely are accused of treason. Today, Americans are denied the right to face their accusers in a court of law. Today, Americans are harassed and intimidated because of their ethnicity. And sadly, many of America's leaders turn a blind eye as these freedoms slip away, even as they sing the praises of the men and women whose duty it is to defend them.
Every American, regardless of their feelings about this war, should stand proudly in opposition to actions that would weaken America's birthright as a free and democratic society for people of all races, religions and beliefs. I encourage all Americans to fight the atmosphere of oppression, bigotry and hate that threatens us today. Recommit yourself to understanding and acceptance, because we're going to need plenty before this nightmare ends.
As we march our children to war, America must hold fast to the freedoms our first soldiers won for us here. Espoused in our Bill of Rights and burnished with the blood of the generations of Americans since the Minutemen first defended this country, America's greatest strength is our commitment to liberty and freedom. Today in America, we find that commitment under assault. An oppressive atmosphere exists, stifling the core liberties of free speech and freedom to dissent.
This atmosphere is a treacherous dishonor to our fighting sons, daughters, mothers and fathers who swear an oath to "defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." This Constitution was our shield from tyranny 216 years ago. But today, in defiance of its protections, those who speak freely are accused of treason. Today, Americans are denied the right to face their accusers in a court of law. Today, Americans are harassed and intimidated because of their ethnicity. And sadly, many of America's leaders turn a blind eye as these freedoms slip away, even as they sing the praises of the men and women whose duty it is to defend them.
Every American, regardless of their feelings about this war, should stand proudly in opposition to actions that would weaken America's birthright as a free and democratic society for people of all races, religions and beliefs. I encourage all Americans to fight the atmosphere of oppression, bigotry and hate that threatens us today. Recommit yourself to understanding and acceptance, because we're going to need plenty before this nightmare ends.
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