Wall a monument to damaged democracy
To the Editor:
I am sickened by the thought of diverting yet another $18.4 billion for a border wall. That’s billion with a B! And for nothing but an illusion of security. No wall has ever successfully protected a nation.
Can Trump not think of something more constructive to do with those billions? I’m sure most of us can. How about additional services for disabled veterans? Or our failing roads, bridges, and municipal water systems? And is it really because he believes that such a wall is essential to our security or does it have more to do with trying to fulfill a promise to his supporters in an effort to be reelected?
Any portion of the wall that is actually built will become a monument to a president who has done more to destroy democracy than any other enemy our country has ever faced.
Joanne Strop
Waynesville
