Florida Legislature has agreed to subvert democracy. I refuse to participate | Opinion

I came to this country alone, at 17, fleeing because a Marxist terrorist organization was terrorizing not just my family, but the entire country of Colombia. So you can imagine my horror watching as the events of Jan. 6, 2021, unfolded — the violence at the U.S. Capitol, a symbol of our democracy, under siege by our own citizens. The insurrectionists believed the “Big Lie” and were even willing to hang our vice president because of it. My heart broke. Though they didn’t succeed — democracies don’t become autocracies overnight — rioters set a precedent in their attempt to discredit the electoral process. But it now seems it was a dress rehearsal for what’s to come.

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