Historical May days: Nazi Germany surrenders WWII May 7, 1945; Brown vs. Board of Education May 17, 1954, International Day for Biological Diversity May 22, 1993, and of course a mirriad of everyday fun things that Americans love to celebrate: Mother’s Day! We celebrate these ways of life and make memorable those times of strife because we are free to do so.

Recent turmoil in the government is showing continual overreach by the newly elected administration. We all know the Constitution of the United States of America, learned it in public schools, practice it in life, and have pledged our allegiance to it.

Recently, I read an article in the Detroit News regarding the efforts of a public school in my own backyard trying to overturn young citizens’ rights to freedom. The extreme right party of this administration, conservatives, want to eliminate diversity, equality, and inclusion in America! Incredible! You may remember what our venerable Pope Francis said in a “60 Minutes” interview about the term “conservative”…as someone “who clings to something and does not want to see beyond that,” further characterizing this mindset as “a suicidal attitude.” This is the 21st century! Our youth are DEI!

A State Board of Education conservative rightwing member responded to the 6-2 vote to maintain the state of Michigan’s Civil Rights Law, referencing the administration’s mandate on DEI, by saying, “Democrats on the Board are willing to sacrifice the safety of girls at the alter of the radical, left-wing trans agenda.” No proof of harm! His very response is tearing down Americans’ foundations of Civil Liberties and Democracy. Let’s note his pious use of ‘alter’ to scare godly citizens into believing the current Conservative Right Political administration has some inner connection to anything other than the ‘All Mighty Dollar.”

MARGARET KUTZERA,

Harrisville