I am voting YES on Proposition 50 to use my vote to say, in the strongest possible terms — NO MORE.

No more complicity in the guerrilla tactics being used to destroy the last vestiges of democracy in our beloved country.

No more voter fraud and manipulation.

No more pricing our most vulnerable citizens out of access to basic healthcare.

No more deploying federal troops in cities that neither need nor request them.

No more standing by as women lose the last vestiges of control over their own bodies — or their lives — because of someone else’s moral judgment.

No more dismissing science and replacing facts with conspiracy theories. Climate change is real.

No more refusing to share a tiny fraction of our nation’s immense wealth to fund life-saving global programs that build goodwill and stability — a far greater return on investment than endless wars (though less profitable for big corporations!).

And so many no mores.

I am voting for decency, for embracing our differences, and for restoring America’s role as a beacon of hope for millions around the world. That is the kind of world I want to hand over to my grandchildren.

This vote may well be our last chance — because if Proposition 50 fails, the likelihood of any truly free and fair elections in the future will be practically zero.

How hard is it to cast this important vote with so much at stake?  

YES on 50 — help steer our nation back onto the road to democracy.

Gillian Parrillo lives in north Lakeport, California.