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I am outraged by the cruel, destructive actions I see from the Trump regime. He is using our military and our national wealth to wage an unnecessary war in the Middle East, which is killing U.S. military personnel and thousands of innocent civilians. My heart aches each time I hear a military transport plane taking off from Bangor to deliver fellow Americans and weapons to fight this war and I am sickened by the thought that we are paying for this senseless destruction and suffering.
I am also appalled by the billions of our tax dollars being used to support President Donald Trump’s secret police — ICE — and to build what are essentially concentration camps for their often innocent detainees.
Shame on Sen. Susan Collins for largely supporting this president, who I view as unhinged, and for not taking a stronger stand to stop the damage he is doing in our name. She is opposed to recent war powers resolutions, which would reclaim the Senate’s right to declare war. She is supportive of the SAVE Act to restrict voting (which is similar to a measure soundly defeated by Mainers last year).
We, the people, must reclaim our power. We can speak out, defend our Constitution, and vote for “regime change” here at home in November. We can start by replacing Susan Collins in the U.S. Senate.
Linda Sisson
Bangor
