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Political Change

  The 2024 elections are now less than four months away. I doubt that any of my Facebook or Twitter (I refuse to call it X) followers are unaware of my thoughts about what this election means or which candidates I support. I repost daily a number of political cartoons to call attention to the idea that at all levels, we elect people who support liberal ideas and policies: freedom of speech; freedom of religion (including all religions and protecting those who have no religious beliefs); freedom of the press; freedom of assembly; separation of church and state; and the right to due process and equality under law for all; ensuring the right to vote for all citizens. Government has evolved since 1789 and in the complicated world of today must be engaged with the economy, protecting private property while dealing with the inequality that has flowed from the underlying and continuing inequality we have lived with for centuries. I support Kamala Harris and whoever her running mate turns out