Rally Saturday at Chase Park

(This letter was submitted by Alissa Baum, Deborah Porder and Myra Saul)

To the Editor:

The Scarsdale Democratic Town Committee, Indivisible Scarsdale and concerned community members cordially invite all to attend a rally in Chase Park on Saturday, May 3, 4pm. (Rain date May 10, 4pm)

Another rally against Trump? Why in Scarsdale?

The report card on President Trump's first 100 days is not good. Recent polls bear out that he is a failing president. Even his signature policy of immigration is not in the plus column.

President Trump has flouted our traditional values---including our Constitution and statutes--in so many ways. But the Republican majority in Congress has decided not to object.

This leaves those on the sidelines, like our local Democratic committee, Indivisible Scarsdale and hundreds of other organizations and thousands of individuals, united in the need to state that WE object. WE object to his willful disregard of economic common sense which threatens not only our standing in the world's economy but may also trigger horrific inflation. WE specifically object to his gutting of federal agencies and mass firings, seeking to obliterate scientific research, academic freedom and civil liberties. WE object that under his "leadership", vital programs, like Social Security and Medicaid, may be radically changed or decimated.

Are not these values the ones that Scarsdale prizes? What better community to speak out against the destruction of the values that have actually made America great?

None of us can afford to sit on the sidelines. Republicans want to cut the money and programs that keep our hospitals open, our food safe, our water clean and that will prepare us for the next epidemic. United we can stop them!

Alissa Baum and Myra Saul, co-chairs, Scarsdale Democratic Town Committee

Deborah Porder, lead organizer, Indivisible Scarsdale