Sheryl Anderson & Laura Magzis: Attend 'No Kings Day' to save democracy from Trump

To The Daily Sun,

A king behaves as if laws do not apply to him. Donald Trump does this repeatedly. He encourages citizens to suppress their opinions by punishing people who criticize him. He does this with lawsuits or by arranging for them to lose their job.

He ignores due process by snatching folks off the street with no evidence they have violated any law. People kidnapped in this way may be subject to cruel and unusual punishments, such as torture.

The Posse Comitatus statute forbids use of the military against our own citizens. Trump sends troops into our communities anyway.

If readers object to a president behaving as if he is a king, consider attending the second “No Kings Day” on Oct. 18. This will be a national protest, with many venues planned per state. Find venues by clicking on a map at a No Kings website or putting a zip code into a search box. The number of events planned will grow from what we see today. The organizers emphasize peaceful protest.

Maria Ressa is a Nobel-prize winning journalist, who helped save democracy in the Philippines. Here’s what she said about saving democracy: “If you don’t move and protect the rights you have, you lose them. And it’s so much harder to reclaim them.

“The heroes are you.”

Sheryl Anderson

Sanbornton

Laura Magzis

Penacook