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I’m Sorry, Joe Biden, But You Have Lost My Vote
I cannot violate my deepest beliefs
This election is the hardest of my life. For me, there are no acceptable choices.
I understand the seriousness of the threat posed by Donald Trump. I hate everything about that man and the terrible people around him. I fear for my country. I fear for what November will bring. I understand how fervently good people want him to be defeated.
But the very foundation of my belief system is that all children are sacred. All children represent the future and the potential for good.
As a woman, I believe that children must be protected at all costs. As a mother, I understand that I would naturally give my life for my children and theirs. As a teacher, I have spent an entire career protecting and nurturing children. I trained on how best to confront an armed assailant so that I could stand between a bullet and my students.
Children must not be used as targets for angry armies. They must not be bombed. They cannot be starved. They cannot be left to die in hospitals where the electricity has been cut off by an attacking army.
My heart breaks for every child in every conflict all over this chaotic world. I am heartbroken for the children in Ukraine, Syria, Central America, and every other…
