I Will Not Wait

We are three weeks out from the election that has shocked the nation and rattled the entire world. It promises to change our country and our lives profoundly. How, is yet to be determined. How is dependent on a changing number of things, known and unknown. How, depends on us.

People ask, “Why don’t you give him a chance before you insert your pre-conceived biases?” In answer, I say this: He gets his chance regardless of my views, but no, I will not wait to begin to speak out. I will not wait until our constitution is diluted by more crimes against the citizens of this United States of America. I will not wait to see if we begin to register Muslims before I speak out. I will not wait to see if he rebukes the agenda of the white supremacists who have delighted in his election to make my view known. I will not wait to see if he follows through on his plans to abolish women’s reproductive rights or protection against discrimination of the LGBTQ citizens to begin to resist.

I will not wait to stand up for the rights of ALL the citizens of the United States of America. I will not wait until it is too late. I WILL NOT WAIT!