Where has all the Democracy Gone?

 

On June 14^th, 2025, I attended the No Kings Protest. My first protest ever! A year ago, I still believed that democracy existed. What I’ve seen in the past five months has rocked me to my core.

People with years and years of experience in the Federal Government, are no longer in their positions because of their skin color or being female. The present administration felt that if it weren’t for the DEI initiatives, they wouldn’t have qualified for the positions they held. One example. Linda L. Fagan was the first woman in American history to lead a military service, the Coast Guard. Her various positions she held from 1985 to 2025 more than qualified her to be Commandant of the Coast Guard. She was relieved of command upon the inauguration of President Trump.

Many programs that are needed to help the American people could also be eliminated. More than 13 million adults and children could lose Medicaid. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is also being cut in the Big Beautiful Bill that Trump wants passed.

My mother was an Army Captain during World War II. She was one of five anesthetists assigned to the 34th Evacuation Hospital. From July 1944 to May 1945, the 34^th followed troop participation in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. She joined the military to keep the United States people safe from evil dictators.

There have been many wars the United States has participated in over the years to keep democracy alive throughout the world. It would be heartbreaking if all those battles were for naught.

Go to protests, write your Congressmen and Senators, write postcards, talk to your neighbors. Let your voice be heard. Let’s not have future historians discuss the death of democracy in 2025.