Good Trouble Feb. 18, 2025

Thank you for posting Good Trouble!

I don’t know how to do it, but can we have a single Good Trouble topic to collect and discuss them all, as well as suggest new activities and ideas?

Something I did was submit the following letter to local (Florida) newspapers. Haven’t been published yet, but a friend’s version was in Colorado, and she’s organizing others on Facebook!

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President Trump has enabled Elon Musk to illegally access sensitive government information and change key programs, including government spending, foreign aid, taxation, and education. Only Congress has the authority to make such changes to the government, and only through the legislative process.

American democracy has never been perfect and has often been ugly, but historically our elected representatives have mostly held firm in support of Congress, the Constitution, and the rule of law. To do so now requires Florida Republican Senators and Representatives to speak up, to strongly assert the role of Congress, and to stop the dismantling of what Congress created and the President is sworn to uphold.

The Constitution is not a partisan document. It was painstakingly written and amended through the democratic efforts of millions of Americans. It is Congress’ job to defend it. If Republicans in Congress cannot do that, they must resign. A coup from inside the government is still a coup and our Representatives in Congress must not be complicit. They must stand forcefully in the way.

• This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Kathy Goldschmidt. Reason: Edited to remove html formatting code

A great idea! Thanks for the suggestion, Kathy!

Headed there now. Thanks!