Sixty-two years ago Sen. Margaret Chase-Smith, in her Declaration of Conscience speech, denounced Senate bully Joseph McCarthy for misleading our nation and contributing to the partisanship that derailed the United States from addressing the serious issues of the day. McCarthy gradually lost traction in the Senate and our nation’s elected officials began to work on the legislation necessary to get our country back on track.
Today, we again face a “declaration of conscience” in Maine with Paul LePage. His bully tactics and misinformation campaign against Maine’s most vulnerable citizens is a travesty that must be addressed by our elected officials. If any of them have aspirations of remaining in office beyond the next two years, it is their time to act. They should denounce the diatribes of this former salvage company executive and support our state in meeting the needs of the disadvantaged and our economy. The entire state is watching and waiting for them to do the right thing.
Bruce Samuels
Pittston
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