My personal protest

As an independent voter, I’ll not be voting for any Republicans on Nov. 3. Why?

Because they have engaged us in an unnecessary, costly, and botched war; sent the national debt over $40 trillion; carried out an inhumane, racist immigration policy; subverted the U.S. Constitution by undermining freedom of speech, freedom of press and the checks and balances between branches of government; persistently and outrageously lied to the American people; supported genocide in Gaza; ignored affordability issues, while making anti-family government cuts.

They’ve weaponized the DOJ to silence critics with lawfare and extorted U.S. businesses, law firms and universities. They’ve engaged in brazen, shameless corruption; given unjustified pardons (pay to play); persecuted protesters; undermined vaccines and turned a blind eye to worsening climate change.

In New Hampshire, a Republican party controlled by shadow libertarian groups is assaulting our public schools, using election lies to justify voter suppression, giving tax breaks to the rich and downshifting tax burdens to local government, sending property taxes soaring.

They’ve denied justice to victims of the Epstein scandal with a coverup; pursued a disastrous tariff policy; chosen Vladimir Putin over Ukraine; undermined the rule of law and due process; dismantled our healthcare system and degraded our national park system. They’ve shown incredible incompetence, no moral compass and a willingness to “cheat like hell.”

Big change needed!

Allan MacDonald, New London