Congratulations – Your Blind Loyalty Has Put America on the Watchlist

I am writing to ask if you are proud that the United States has now been placed on the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist—a designation typically reserved for countries where democratic freedoms are under threat. CIVICUS cites President Trump’s “assault on democratic norms and global cooperation,” including restrictive executive orders, cuts to government oversight, and intimidation tactics against dissent. The U.S. is now listed alongside countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, and Serbia. Is this the legacy you want your name attached to? Your actions, votes, and silence will be part of this history. Will you stand up for democracy, free speech, and the checks and balances that define our nation, or will you allow this decline to continue? I urge you to take a stand before the United States moves even further from its democratic principles. I look forward to your response the we all know I won’t receive.