Senator Debbie Lesko Is Ready to Serve
We have a new Arizona
representative
special
election
and she wants to know
what
we
want.
I’m to choose
one
of these helpful
options
the list simple:
Immigration and Border Security
Our Military and National Defense
The Second Amendment
Improve healthcare and benefits for military service members and their families
Grow our military arsenal and improve technology to defend against all foreign threats
All of the above.
In the box marked
Other
I write
what about
the 13% in this state who cannot read or write
the 72% percent who do not graduate college
the teacher salaries ranked 45th in the nation
the 18% in poverty in this state
the teenage pregnancy rate 25% above the national average
the 8th-highest rate of drug abuse in the country
the 2 amputations per week average in the meat-processing industry
the crop workers on state farms without potable water, bathrooms or a livable wage
the “illegal” immigrants actively recruited/shipped in by farm and meat plant owners?
Or I would but
the limit is just fifteen
spaces
the lines
drawn
narrower and narrower
until we can say
nothing.