To the Editor:
On Jan. 21, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde gave the sermon at the National Cathedral in Washington. Directly addressing President Trump in the front row, she urged him to “have mercy” on immigrants and LGBTQ people targeted by his policies.
Budde addressed Trump directly, telling him, “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives.”
“They may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.”
These are words of a true hero, and those of us who are appalled by the cruelty and chaos of Trump’s first week say “hooray.”
We also applaud our state’s Attorney General, Nick Brown, for taking the lead in a multi-state lawsuit against Trump’s executive order attempting to end the constitutionally protected birthright citizenship.
Trump has so far pardoned 1,500 Jan. 6 criminals, suspended public health advisories, frozen infrastructure spending, rescinded an executive order aimed at lowering drug prices and more. Yes, cruelty and chaos!
Many millions of us comprise the new resistance to President Trump. And like Bishop Budde and AG Brown, we will not be silent.
Karen Guzak
Snohomish
