(Apr 17, 2025) Rep. Arvind Venkat
This weekend, I again had the opportunity to meet constituents in Hampton Township. The consistent emotion I heard was Fear: Fear of the Loss of Due Process and Individual Rights Fear of Defiance of the Courts by the Administration Fear of Attacks on Immigrants and Visa-Holders, Including Ones Here Legally or Under Court-Ordered Protection Fear of Dangerous and Ill-Founded Unilateral Economic Decision Making That Has No Basis in Reality and Raises Costs for All of Us Fear of Non-Governmental Organizations, such as Universities, Health Care Institutions, and Law Firms, Capitulating to Blatantly Unconstitutional Demands Fear of Funding or Administrative Cuts, Again Unilaterally, That Threaten Vital Services to the Elderly, Children, the Disabled, the Working Poor, and Countless Other Vulnerable Populations Fear of the Apathy Shown By Many of Our Elected Officials To Speak Up and Assert Their Constitutional Prerogatives To Check the Executive Branch Fear of the Courts Shying Away From Definitive Decisions and Taking Steps to Enforce Them I agree, and though my elected position is relatively low in rank, I believe I have an obligation to speak up and urge others to do the same. There have been many moments of choosing in American History. As a legislator, physician, husband, father, and citizen, I believe this is one of those moments. I urge all of my fellow Pennsylvanians and Americans to raise their voices, peacefully, but loudly, and Read more