03/21/2026
The Savannah Friends Meeting (Quakers) formally denounces the rapid disintegration of democracy in the United States over the past year. President Trump has been convicted of 34 felonies and flagrantly undermined the rule of law. This administration has eroded the citizens’ voting rights, rolled back climate and environmental protections, and subjected citizens and non-citizens to violent tactics.
The Executive Branch is openly promoting white supremacism, and denying basic rights to Blacks, Latinos, g**s, transsexuals, and others. Perhaps most serious of all, the Constitution and the law have been flagrantly violated numerous times. Judicial decisions on immigrant rights and Constitutional requirements for congressional approval of the President’s actions have been ignored. While American citizens are busy trying to live through a challenging economic period, this Administration has passed tax laws that favor the wealthy and gutted consumer protections.
More than any past president, the current president has degraded governmental norms and thrives in a culture of divisiveness. The Savannah Friends Meeting urges other faith groups and concerned individuals to resist this slide into authoritarianism. The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) has for centuries fought for human rights—by opposing slavery and unnecessary wars, and by supporting the needs of the poor and disenfranchised. At a time like this, doing nothing effectively allows this authoritarian movement to permanently damage our sacred democracy.
