Letters

Wisconsin cannot afford to make a mistake in the governor’s race this fall. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, is an election denier and lapdog for President Donald Trump. He can't be trusted as a candidate for this office.

We have so much to be grateful for as we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary. We’ve built a nation -- a superpower -- from scratch, based on the idea that we can govern ourselves.

This Saturday, on the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, we should reflect on the ideals expressed in our Declaration of Independence, a proclamation of our freedom from monarchy and our commitment to self-government. We are now living in a pseudo-monarchy with a president, Donald Trump, who tramples our freedoms, disregards our Constitution and threatens our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I believe most Americans can rightly celebrate our country’s 250th birthday because this country has proven to be one of the world’s sturdiest examples of democracy.

The Declaration of Independence was only the beginning, not the end, of the fight for our freedom. The bloody Revolutionary War cemented our independence from the British Empire five years later at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

Let's see if I have this right. You vandalize the reflecting pool in Washington, D.C., and you get threatened with 10 years of jail time. But if you vandalize the U.S. Capitol, you get a pardon.