Earlier this Summer I had the pleasure of sailing up the Patuxent River, Maryland. This was the route the British cunningly used to attack the United States Capitol in 1814. The goal was to undermine the fledgling United States’ democracy. United States patriots avenged the foreign army that burned and pillaged our Capitol. We won the War of 1812. 207 years later, another army attacked our Capitol. This time, it was not a foreign army. It was an armed mob assembled at the Capitol by a sitting United States President, Donald J. Trump. The goal was to stop the peaceful transfer of power and, like the British, undermine democracy. Capitol Police were bear sprayed and beaten with Trump flag poles. 140 police officers were assaulted. One officer died the next day. Several took their own lives soon after and many are now maimed for life.
In my neighborhood, there are vehicles with the Thin Blue Line flags. The black line on the top of the flag represents the public. The black line on the bottom of the flag represents criminals. The thin blue line in the middle represents law enforcement that separates the two. These neighbors’ vehicles also have Trump 2024 stickers. Trump, who led the assault that maimed and killed law enforcement officers. Trump who racketeered across multiple states to undermine the will of the people. Trump who is still trying to remove the foundation blocks of our country. This house of democracy is where we negotiate our differences. Not by armed force, but by voting. Take a Republican to lunch today. See if you can persuade them to purge the MAGA out of their party. For the good of their party. And the good of our country. Just like we won the War of 1812. We will win this war too. This time you are the Thin Blue Line. This time, vote blue!
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