Letter to the Editor: Submitted by Becky Winters

To the Editor:

We have a critical election upon us. The past elections have mainly been between two parties that loved this country but held different views on how to serve the ‘citizens’. That is no longer the case. We now have one party that desires to stay anchored in the America established by our Founding Fathers, anchored in Judeo-Christian values.

The other party is being taken over by those who hate America with the desire to implement socialism, communism, and Islamism.  None of these are compatible with the other. They are using each other, along with any group or individual that desires to join as ‘useful idiots’ - a term used by them, to take down the country, ultimately with Islamism prevailing.

We have failed those who have bled and died for this country, ourselves and our youth. We have not made it law to assimilate to our Constitution or Bill of Rights when coming here.  We have failed to educate our youth in the truths of socialism, communism and Islamism. These are not compatible with our way of life. They will only co-exist until they gain the upper hand and then take over by any means, including the local, state and national ballot box, legal or not.

I have found some YouTube podcasts at Turning Point USA that provide examples of how we have failed and how it is costing us. Others are available at Pray Vote Stand Summit 2026.

If you are an  American citizen and you want America to live, you must get out and vote. You are not voting for this party or that party. You are voting for the life of ‘America’. Vote for those who desire to  keep ‘America’ alive. Just like life isn’t always smooth sailing, sometimes difficult decisions have to be made along with sacrifices in order to obtain a better end result. If socialism, communism and Islamism gain ground, we will experience life of the oppressed and the oppressor and not just speak about it.

Becky Winters
Waukon