Letter to the editor: Questions to answer before voting

Mid-terms are just around the corner. Here is a shortened version of a much longer list of things to think about before casting your vote.

Do you believe that the right to an abortion transcends the higher moral authority? Do you consider the right to an abortion an inalienable right granted in the Constitution? Do you favor permitting biological males to compete with biological females in competitive sports? Do you believe that a child’s gender can be other than male or female?

Do you believe that the country can be carbon neutral by 2050? Do you agree that the country’s policy toward resourcing the Ukraine war should be whatever it takes for as long as it takes? Do you agree that our country should provide boots on the ground if China invades Taiwan?

Do you agree student loan debt should be forgiven? Do you accept our southern border is closed and secured? Do you think reimagining law enforcement by defunding the police is a successful policy? Do you consider showing an ID an unfair suppression of the privilege to vote?

Do you favor depressing the production of fossil fuels to accelerate the transition to renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar? Do you buy into the plan to build a massive network of 2,100 wind turbines off the east coast?

If your answer to most of these is in the affirmative, you should probably vote Democrat. On the other hand, if you’re coming down mostly on the negative side, cast your lot with the Republicans. In either case, vote!

Ken Mowl

Derry Township