On April 19th, we commemorated the 250th year anniversary of the “shot heard around the world” – the battle of Lexington and Concord – that launched the American Revolution.

On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was adopted.  “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, they are endowed by their creator with certain and inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…”.  . 

In December 1776 Thomas Paine wrote, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”

The constant bombardment of unimaginable, irrational executive actions has undermined our rights, our security, our economy and our global standing in the world. The rights we have considered sacred in our Constitution and Bill of Rights are now being sabotaged.  Do we have the fortitude to stand up and fight?

The United States has been through a multitude of trials and tribulations among them a civil war, two world wars, a depression, recessions, slavery, fights for civil rights and abuses of power in the highest places of government.  Through it all the American people were able to with stand-up against these threats to all that we hold dear as eloquently stated in the Declaration of Independence and in our Constitution.

The polls show that support for Trump and his minions is tanking. The Courts have blocked many of his actions.  Thousands of people across our nation are demonstrating to show their contempt for this corrupt and immoral administration causing Trump to back down on some of his orders.  We must continue to be vigilant and take action to protect our freedom and democracy!

The members of the South Shore Democrats are stepping up!  We are being vigilant!

• We have held rallies during the last several weeks in Sun City Center with more than 200 demonstrators at each event.

• This past Saturday at our Town Hall featuring David Jolly and Glenn Pearson there were over 300 attendees.

• Our members have engaged in Calls to Action contacting legislators petitioning them to block state and federal legislation.

• We will continue to sign up voters to reapply for Vote By Mail and register new voters.  We will continue to canvas neighborhoods to get out the vote.

We will continue stand up and fight for our rights guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America. We are in it to win it!

I hope to see you at our monthly membership meeting this Thursday where our featured speaker will be Dr. Ana-Christina Acosta Gaspar de Alba, who is leading the petition effort to expand Medicaid in Florida.  Details are below.

Please check out our website and continue to read our emails for upcoming events. 

Fran