WESTMINSTER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott:
You once stepped up to be an admirable leader we all could respect during the pandemic, when failed and misguided federal actions threatened the lives of every Vermonter. We urgently need you to be that man again!
These kidnappings by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are simply an outrageous abuse of federal power. Such actions undermine our faith in such pillars of civic order as "innocent until proven guilty" and due process of law for all.
These abductions are the actions of thugs, not legitimate law enforcement officers. These activities must not be allowed in Vermont. They must be opposed.
Where were you when Chernobyl blew? I was planting peas. Some of you reading this were not yet born on April 26, 1986. But you carry the deadly atoms of that disaster in you. Your body remembers, deep in its cells. And the Earth remembers. It wasn't an April...