An unprecedented attack on our system of representative government is now underway across the country. Increasingly, candidates that lose at the polls are refusing to concede their defeat and instead attack the integrity of the election.

In many states, politicians are replacing professional election administrators with partisan hacks, undermining their bi-partisan mission. And, some states have even empowered their legislatures to overturn the election results entirely. These trends have been widely reported in the news, but exposure has not been enough to stop this onslaught against our system of free elections.

In order to defend our free institutions of representative government, non-partisan religious and community groups have organized a public forum to publicize these threats to our freedom, and to suggest ways in which a concerned citizenry can defend our system from attack.

For example, the forum will propose “The Candidate’s Pledge” which commits a candidate to accept and affirm the legitimacy of our system of free elections. Signing the Pledge will show that the candidate – regardless of party – supports our system of representative government.

The forum, “Freedom Under Siege,” will take place on Thursday, May 17 from 6:30-8 pm at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85614666354 and is open to the public.

For further information, contact Dr. David Sprintzen at dsprintz@gmail.com.
Ethical Humanist Society is located in Garden City, with members across Nassau County; I live in Syosset.