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To the editor:
Well, here we go again, not unlike the 2020 election when between 7 million and 8 million more people voted for never Trump. This time the outcry is saving my family from a Donald Trump dictatorship. Yes, it's anyone but Trump, again.
I could go on to list Joe Biden's achievements and how far the infrastructure bill and CHIPS act and other things he signed into law have opened the flood gates to produce the most jobs created than in the last 50 years, but I am limited to 500 words. So, I will get right to the point.
In spite of his loss, Trump is running for another term. He has forced out all moderate Republicans who have not genuflected to him according to his Magadons who insist on pledging their allegiance to him. Many of those who worked in his previous administration are designing what the Trump Presidency could mean to all of us, and are tied to the Heritage Foundation with a program called Project 2025.
During the last 25 years, the Heritage Foundation has been grooming people to run and serve in higher office and singlehandedly passed the list of Supreme Court justices Trump would nominate in his last administration. Once they had the Supreme Court in place, all they needed was a cult leader to implement their goals. You don't have to believe me, just Google it. You can find the entire 900-page manifesto or shorter videos that outline their intentions. And, they are not hiding their intentions. As the president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, stated on national TV, "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be."
That sounds like a threat of submission from anyone who doesn't conform. As history teaches us, the Jews submitted to Hitler, never thinking it would lead to starvation and death chambers.
Those architects of Project 2025 plan to do away with many of the things that were passed in the last 60 years, such as civil rights, reproductive rights, workers rights and marriage rights. They, the foundation members, don't like immigrants of color. They actually pledge to disband immigrants. You may as well tell your Latino, Arab, Palestinian, Muslim and LBGTQ friends goodbye. Under a Trump regime the plans are to deport you or destroy you. Only one news media station will be watched (maybe Fox) and one Kremlin, oops, I mean national newspaper will be published.
There will be no equal right protections, environmental protections or protections for or from religion. There will only be one religion tolerated, that of a state-run church. Perhaps a portion of our income taxes will be tithed.
We are at the same juncture we were four years ago, when many more of us stood up and vowed "Never Trump." Only this time we are saying never a dictatorship.
Kathy Antinone
Steubenville