1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I’ve written to you before. I’m writing again because the numbers are no longer ambiguous. A PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll released on February 23, 2026, found that 78% of Americans across every political party say the divisions in this country pose a serious threat to democracy. Two-thirds say the system of checks and balances is no longer working. That figure has doubled since Trump took office in January 2025. A CNN/SSRS poll released the same week found that 68% of Americans say Trump hasn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important problems. Only 32% say he’s in touch with what ordinary people face. These are not partisan numbers. No one votes with the expectation that their elected officials are loyal to one man, especially after we discover his policies are crushing us. Constitutional law scholar Kimberly Wehle of the University of Baltimore put the stakes plainly: “Once the system no longer functions, it won’t function when you need it to function either. When the apparatus of democracy fails, we have to hope for a benevolent president.” Trump has signed 243 executive orders since January 2025, more than any president in a full four-year term, and has repeatedly bypassed the legislature on spending, tariffs, and military action. The Supreme Court has already ruled his tariffs unconstitutional. Federal courts have ruled his warrantless home entries unconstitutional. He keeps going. Americans don’t want a dictatorship, and they don’t want a theocracy. They want groceries they can afford, schools that are funded, and a government that answers to them. Stop worrying about what Trump will think and start reading and caring about what your constituents need. Vote against any measure that expands unchecked executive authority. Publicly oppose any tariff policy that bypasses the recent Supreme Court ruling. Demand floor votes on legislation that reasserts congressional authority over spending and trade. We elected you to represent the people of this state, not to do Trump's bidding, especially as it’s tearing our country apart.