Jane Westlake: Voters must fight to save democracy in our nation

To The Daily Sun,

Tri-Town Democrats of Barnstead, Gilmanton and Alton hosted a patriotic visibility on July 17, in Alton Circle. The theme was “Democracy Not Insurrection.”

We are patriots who love our country and have become increasingly concerned about the ongoing threat to our democracy.

The visibility was a graphic reminder of the horrific Jan. 6 attack on our nation’s capitol by Donald Trump supporters, an attack directly incited by the former president and his big lie: that the election was fraudulently won by President Joe Biden, despite a total lack of evidence, many ballot recounts and 60 court decisions to the contrary.

Millions of Republicans in this country, including in New Hampshire, are denying the fact that this assault was a violent attempt to overturn an election (by forcibly breaking into the Capitol, brutally attacking police officers and threatening the lives of legislators and the vice president) and to keep Trump in power. There is mounting evidence that many in Congress actually assisted Trump in his actions, and they continue to perpetuate this big lie. To date, none have been held accountable.

The Republicans in power in many states have been busy passing hundreds of voter suppression and election subversion bills in an attempt to gain control of this country. If we want to save our democracy, we must fight to protect it. This is the choice that true patriots must make.

Never forget the insurrection of Jan. 6.

Steve Copithorne, Alton

Kelly Fan, Barnstead

Claudia Ferber, Gilmanton

Quinn Golden, Alton

Cheryl Haghighi, Alton

Jean Henry, Gilmanton

Lew Henry, Gilmanton

Brandee Kraft-Kund, Barnstead

Peer Kraft-Lund, Barnstead

Michelle Labelle Carter, Alton

Ruth Larson, Alton

Susan McPhee, Barnstead

Cyndi Paulin, Gilmanton

Kathy Preston, Barnstead

Janet Strickland, Barnstead

Hunter Taylor, Alton

Judy Wagner, Gilmanton

Jane Westlake, Barnstead