1. United States
2. Alaska
3. Letter

I am writing as a constituent who is alarmed, angry, and demanding action. Until recently, I resisted using the word fascism to describe Donald Trump and his administration. That reluctance is no longer defensible. When you look at the totality of what is happening, the pattern is unmistakable. This is not simply authoritarian behavior, corruption, or norm-breaking. It is ideological, coercive, and violent. It is fascism. We are watching the deliberate demolition of democratic norms, the glorification of state violence, the politicization of law enforcement, the dehumanization of perceived enemies, and the creation of a national paramilitary force that operates with impunity. We are seeing collective punishment of cities, open contempt for due process, attacks on the free press, intimidation of universities and private institutions, and threats against elections themselves. This is not theoretical. People are being killed. Federal agents are terrorizing communities. Citizens are being dragged from cars and homes. Journalists are being targeted. Protest is treated as treason. Loyalty to one man is being elevated above loyalty to the Constitution. History is very clear about where this path leads. Fascism does not arrive all at once. It advances by testing limits, normalizing brutality, and relying on the silence or timidity of those who know better. You took an oath to defend the Constitution, not a president. This is the moment when that oath matters. I expect you to use every constitutional tool available to you. Oversight. Funding power. Litigation. Public accountability. Coalition building with governors, courts, and civil society. Silence, caution, and procedural excuses are not neutrality. They are acquiescence. Our grandparents and great grandparents fought and died to stop this ideology once before. We will not excuse it. We will not soften the language. And we will not forgive leaders who see what is happening and choose comfort over courage. Name it. Oppose it. Fight it.