- United States
- Texas
- Letter
I am writing you today as a constituent who wants to protect the HEALTH and WELL BEING of my fellow Americans and the Constitution of our country as well. I want to share with you Timothy Snyder's (the Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University) words about the impact of Robert F. Kennedy Jr's nomination to the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services on the HEALTH and WELL BEING of the people of the United States.
“The foundation of modern democratic state is a healthy, long-lived population. We lived longer in the twentieth century because of hygiene and vaccinations, pioneered by scientists and physicians and then institutionalized by governments. We treat one another better when we know we have longer lives to lose. Health is not only the central human good; it enables the peaceful interactions we associate with the rule of law and democracy. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the proposed secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, would undo all of this. On his watch, were his ideas implemented, millions of us would die. Knowing that our lives will be shorter, we become nasty and brutish."
If you still stand by your OATH to support our Constitution, please DEMAND to Advise and Consent on this nomination and VOTE AGAINST Kennedy for this position. Thank you for your attention.
