1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

This is a Kakistocracy, and You are Complicit. Free and fair elections. Freedom of speech and press. Checks and balances. Protection of civil liberties… They are being whittled away across all three branches of government through presidential (& the accessories he placed in the Administration) actions that undermine truth, fuel bigotry, and concentrate power. We are living through a Kakistocracy: government run by the WORSE, MOST CORRUPT, LEAST QUALIFIED people imaginable. The executive branch is attempting to REWRITE public HISTORY, to make its OVERT RACISM AND OPPRESSION invisible - SO THEY CAN DO IT AGAIN WITH NEW BRANDING. They are reinstating offensive Confederate base names, defunding educational initiatives on difficult histories, and directing visitors to report "negative history" threaten honest examination of our past. This Revisionism prevents accountability and lays groundwork for REPEATING INJUSTICES. It is disgusting how obsessed this administration and its cronies are with controlling other people’s bodies; especially their genitals. Furthermore, it is quite hypocritical when one observes the rate at which these very Republicans are arrested for pedophilia and other sex crimes. Legislative actions like requiring approval for medication used to end pregnancies (EXCEPT FOR THE ACCIDENTAL PREGNANCIES BY THESE PREDATORS) and defending laws denying gender-affirming healthcare reveal a disturbing intrusion into PRIVATE medical decisions and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals. This AUTHORITARIAN OVERREACH INTO PERSONAL LIBERTIES sets a dangerous precedent, and again reveals the hypocrisy of the Republican Party, which has claimed for decades that state rights should be preserved. Across the judicial branch, the endorsement of conspiracy theories, militia extremism, and political violence through prosecutorial decisions and judicial appointments NORMALIZES ASSAULT on democratic institutions and rule of law. This acceleration of anti-intellectualism and bigotry UNDERMINES EQUAL JUSTICE under law. The mass data breach exposing potential federal appointees underscores how efforts to entrench a far-right ideology over democratic values permeate all levels of government restructuring. This extremist capture of public service posts an existential threat to American pluralism and human rights. IMMEDIATE BIPARTISAN CONDEMNATION of these anti-democratic forces is imperative to uphold constitutional protections and ensure a government of, by, and for the people. Failure to act will cement discriminatory and authoritarian control. I implore Congress to reaffirm commitment to truth, justice, and equality before it's too late. AND IT IS NEARLY TOO LATE, ALREADY.