1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

Stop the administration's plan to build a 250-foot gilded arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. This project lacks congressional authorization, violates the careful planning that has shaped Washington's monuments for decades, and serves no public interest. A lawsuit filed by veterans and an architectural historian makes exactly that case, and the courts should be allowed to do their job before a single shovel breaks ground. The National Park Service's own report acknowledges the arch will cause adverse effects to historic sightlines connecting dozens of iconic landmarks. This isn't beautification — it's a vanity project that permanently damages one of the most symbolically significant landscapes in the country. While families struggle with real economic pressures, the administration is fast-tracking excavation on a gold-stamped arch inscribed with "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" that benefits no one but the ego of whoever commissioned it. Block this project. Demand that no construction proceed until the courts have ruled on whether congressional authorization is required. Washington's monuments belong to the American people, not to any one administration's legacy.