An America for all the people

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are for all Americans.

We now have a senator and his "platform" taking away life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans in the great state of Idaho.

If one doesn’t lockstep with the ideals of the "platform," then those people aren’t Republicans because the "platform" says so. Who created this "platform" and all that it contains? Why, it’s Scott Herndon, chairperson of the Bonner County Republican Central Committee, and those people who adhere to and follow the politics and beliefs of Herndon.

A senator is supposed to represent all the people, not just his or her beliefs and those of his or her contingent of followers, but all the people.

Scott Herndon does not represent all the people. He shoves his personal beliefs and ideologies down the throats of all Americans; he does not represent the people, but rather only those that believe as he does. And if you don’t follow his beliefs and ideologies, you are vilified, lied about and misrepresented in such a way that it's "his way or the highway."

Enough! Get out of office and leave the majority of the good people of Idaho to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

MICHAEL HARMELIN

Sandpoint