My Letter to President Donald Trump
Dear Mr. President, I need to voice concerns that I have as a hardworking, tax paying citizen. The executive orders & policies, impending or already in place, are a corruption to the very fabric that our country is built on. There are many reasons why, but I’ll cover some that affect my family & myself first. I want to explain that removing the ACA & threatening to cut Social Security and Medicare endangers the welfare of my father, who relies on both Social Security & Medicare to maintain his health & quality of life, my older sister, who utilizes the ACA so that she’ll have decent healthcare coverage, & I have Medicare, as a Grand Mal Epileptic. This year for the first time, since I was 18, I’m seizure free and working. I’m working & eventually will be off Medicare but, when I’m fully ready, I will need the ACA so that I can continue treatment. I implore you to understand the gravity of circumstances that will occur if you repeal or cut funding to those programs. Millions of people all across the country will lose healthcare, including senior citizens & those who are terminally ill or suffer from chronic health conditions. Here’s the second part of my letter: Why did you knock down FDA regulations that force pet food companies to meet quality standards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) removed public access last week to data tracking animal abuse under the federal Animal Welfare Act & Horse Protection Act, which the agency says was done to protect individual privacy rights, but this may end up hurting pets & other animals. How could you put so many helpless, defenseless animals at risk? I have 3 cats who love me unconditionally & my heart breaks when I think how many animals who aren’t as lucky to have a good home & have no one to enforce their civil rights. How can you live with that knowledge? We shouldn’t stand for an executive order that goes against the foundation & ideals of America! We’re a proud nation of diversity that shouldn’t be tainted by religious & ethnic profiling. The men, women, & children that you’re splitting up with your horrific immigration ban are the ones who clean your toilets, pick your produce, mow & landscape your properties, cook your food, & work at all the jobs that you wouldn’t dream of doing yourself! This only scratches the surface of the problems you’ve caused! You’re a public servant. Please act like one & help the people, instead of helping yourself.
Sincerely, Denise Frame-Leitch