As Election Day approaches, we can see that Democratic and Republican parties, and their candidates, are flawed and imperfect. Nonetheless, recent events in American history offer lessons that I ask Colorado voters to consider when voting in November.
If you believe that no elected official or private citizen in America is so important as to be above the law, then you cannot vote Republican.
If you are troubled by a political party whose hallmarks are anger, resentment and unwavering devotion to a malignant narcissist, then you cannot vote Republican.
If you want our daughters, sisters, wives and all women to be free to make decisions about their bodies and their health based on their conscience and the advice of their medical providers, without government interference or coercion, then you cannot vote Republican.
If you believe that the deaths of schoolchildren by military-grade weaponry is not part of the price of our freedom, then you cannot vote Republican.
If you believe that nurturing critical-thinking skills in students is a principal function of our schools, even if it involves exposure to unpopular or uncomfortable information, then you cannot vote Republican.
If you believe that voting should be as convenient as practical for all eligible citizens, and that we should encourage and assist people in their exercise of this privilege, then you cannot vote Republican.
If you believe that environmental destruction and climate change are leading to increasing and more violent storms, a greater number of destructive wildfires, and extended drought, then you cannot vote Republican.
Albert Bronson
Durango
