We need to fight with our votes

Recently a writer in this section suggested that a two-party system is no longer desirable in this country. I would like to suggest that the author take a good look at countries where there is only one party, maybe China or Russia.

The Republican Party has the single-party system as an unstated agenda. The party has gerrymandered most districts of several states so that no Democrat will ever be elected from those states again. They have lists of thousands of voters who will not be allowed to vote in those states this coming election.

Here's what I believe an all-Republican government would mean:

l No affordable health care for middle and low income people.

l Major cuts or doing away with Social Security for the elderly.

l Cut all government programs that protect the health, well-being and education of most American children.

l Tax cuts for the richest among us.

l Women's right to reproductive self-determination abolished.

l Return to provisions of the Constitution which I believe considered people of color and women as noncitizens.

Listen to the candidates, understand what they are really saying and vote. The D.C. climate has caused us all to doubt the efficacy of our system, but if we don't fight for it with our votes, our democracy will go the way of all other democracies - the way of the proverbial dodo bird.

Patricia Brady

Keystone