- United States
- Wash.
- Letter
The administration's plans outlined in Project 2025 pose grave threats to the civil rights and liberties of all Americans. Their proposals seek to undermine access to abortion, target immigrant communities with mass deportations, expand warrantless surveillance, unleash excessive force on protesters, severely limit voting rights, censor classroom discussions on systemic oppression, and roll back protections for transgender individuals. This radical agenda flies in the face of our democratic principles and bastions of freedom. Our government derives its power from the consent of the governed - all people, not just a privileged few. Attempting to disenfranchise millions and suppress the right to vote is an affront to the ideals of representative democracy that our nation was founded upon. We cannot stand idly by as core constitutional rights like freedom of speech, due process, and equal protection under the law are systemically dismantled. Such an authoritarian power grab would inflict immense harm on our most vulnerable communities and undermine the diversity that strengthens our national fabric. I urge decisive action to uphold our cherished civil liberties and ensure the United States remains a bulwark for justice and human rights.