Keeping Vermont Safe: What Comes Next
Start by naming the truth plainly. Alex Pretti was murdered by federal agents. This was not an accident. It was the predictable result of an administration that has chosen terror as a governing strategy, and of an agency that operates with impunity. Grief alone will not keep our communities safe, but collective action already is. Yesterday, Vermont Governor Phil Scott became the first sitting Republican governor in the country to publicly speak out against the president’s actions . That did not happen by accident. It happened because people here demanded that our elected leaders say out loud what is right and what is wrong. When leaders do the right thing, we should say thank you, and we should continue to support them as they take real, consequential action. That includes blocking legislation that would further expand funding for ICE under the guise of a spending bill. Silence and procedural indifference are not neutral. They cost lives. Supporting leaders also means ...
