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“[Collins] has proven to be with the Republican Party and Trump  loyalists. She confirmed his highly unqualified cabinet. She supported paying for large tax breaks to the wealthy and large corporations by dismantling whole segments of the federal government without review.

She has voted in favor removing insurance and assistance to the neediest of Americans in order to benefit the wealthiest while the lower masses suffer in quiet desperation. She continues to support and vote the Republican Party line as they cover up and dismiss the results of Trump’s tariffs continuing to raise prices for everyday purchases, or wars that kill Americans and create domestic and worldwide chaos. 

She does not feel action is required as he threatens to invade and annex friendly nations or trashes our allies to the point they forge new trade agreements because we are unreliable and dangerous as a trading partner. She sits by as he militarizes our cities, drains resources from agriculture, hospitality, health care, education and elderly care. 

The damage to our country will last for a generation. We can still vote and we need to act quickly as this administration, including Susan Collins, appears set to constrain that. It is time for someone who can make logical, morally based and sound decisions. Whoever you feel that person is, be sure to vote in November.”

An American F-15 was shot down by Iranian forces with only two members on board. However it was not officially confirmed that it was the doings of Iranian forces, there is much evidence and reasoning within the military to believe that it is such. One of the two pilots was found and rescued by American forces, however the other pilot is still missing. A governor in southwestern Iran has placed a bounty on the two pilots heads, equivalating to about sixty thousand United States dollars. The United States military is in scrambles to find the second pilot before anyone in Iran does.

After Donald J Trump was briefed on the incident, he made a public announcement that, he has turned around and declared to the United States of America that America will succeed in winning this war regardless of what Iran does. He continues to threaten Tehran by escalating tension and sending in more troops to the middle east if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened to America and American allies. At the exact same time he is pressuring Iran to come to a deal to finally end the war in Iran with America coming out on top and as the victor of said war.

The United States Supreme Court ruled Colorado's ban on Conversion Therapy to be an illegal act that violates the First Amendment Freedom of Speech for Conservative Christian Therapists. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Kaley Chiles with a shocking 8-1 vote on the matter. Justice Neil Gorsuch said that "the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought of speech in this country." He believes that the law "does not just ban physical interventions, but it also censors speech based on viewpoint." On National Transgender Day of Visibility, Kaley Chiles won the case and made a statement saying "I hope this win for free speech will fuel a greater pursuit of truth. Because of today's ruling, families will have more options and states won't be able to shut those options down." Colorado's ban on Conversion Therapy was meant for licensed therapists to not work in favor of religious bias, and has no effect outside of therapy for minors. It would not effect religious teachings of churches or even family members.

Conversion Therapy has even been disproven to work by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and even the founder of the idea of Conversion Therapy. Studies show that it has little to no effect other than increasing anxiety rates, depression rates, and even suicide rates especially within minors. In 2015, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the country, and in 2020 they passed a law saying that no legal barriers were able to be set up against LGBTQIA+ individuals for employment.