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Elise in Wonderland

To the editor:

We live in the United States of America, or so I thought. Not Wonderland. Elise/Alice is somehow convinced that by taking a bite from the other side of the toadstool, vote totals will magically shrink and grow. That is not how it works in a democracy, which is the American system of government.

Elise/Alice once upon a time took an oath to the Constitution of the United States of America. The Constitution doesn’t fade like the Cheshire Cat’s smile. It continues to glow in this really dark time, a beacon to all true patriots. But Elise/Alice cannot see that glow anymore. She is crying Mock Turtle tears for the Queen/King of Hearts, Trump. She has turned her back on our Constitution and her patriotic duty.

Elise/Alice was invited to the mad Queen/King’s Tea Party. She eagerly accepted the invitation to hold the end of her/his train, say blue was red, and drink tea with members of the Tea Party as they talked about how to turn the Constitution on its head and support the delusional mad Queen/King Trump.

Well, fellow citizens, it is time to come back through the Looking Glass, wake from this long national nightmare and return to the real world. The America that is, and was, framed by our Constitution. The Constitution that guarantees us EACH a vote and certain inalienable rights, the Constitution that Elise/Alice is denying today as she joins the treasonous group of House members who are objecting to the CERTIFIED votes of Americans. Elise/Alice is committing sedition, “conduct encouraging rebellion.”

I wish we could recall her, but that probably isn’t possible. She will be our representative in Congress for the next two years. Two years that WILL require hard work and cooperation by every last person at the Capitol. I trust that she will awaken from her Trumpian dream, put her shoulder to the wheel and work hard for us and to repair the “American carnage” that our EX-leader (who was voted out of office as mandated by the Constitution) has unleashed on Lady Liberty.

Join me in condemning Elise/Alice’s attitude toward the Constitution. It is not a document for some but not others. It is for all of us. It is up to ALL OF US to look inward, put aside our “tribal” differences and demand that she uphold her oath to “protect and defend” the Constitution.

Now is the time for every last one of us to turn to our neighbors, shake hands, accept the will of the voters and start to work on the monumental task of bringing this country back from COVID-19. Our shared values and our founding documents demand it of us. It is time to welcome the new administration and trust that they will lead us out of Wonderland back to reality.

Parmelee Tolkan

Lake Placid

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