To the Editor:

Which of these would you actually eliminate? Which political party(s) pushed them through?

The Constitution, i.e. We the People.

The Bill of Rights.

The Pledge of Allegiance … with liberty and justice for all.

Separation of church and state.

A free and open press.

Abolition of slavery.

Woman suffrage.

Child labor laws.

The right to unionize with collective bargaining.

Civil rights legislation.

The Great Society and the War on Poverty.

The New Deal and Civilian Conservation Corps.

Social Security.

Medicare.

Medicaid.

Affordable Care Act.

Emergency medical services.

Food stamps to 44.5 million in poverty.

The GI Bill.

The EPA.

The U.S. military and all its equal support services.

The interstate highway system and infrastructure.

Street lights and road systems.

National parks and U.S. Forest Service.

Fire and police services.

Public schools.

U.S. Post Office.

Farm subsidies.

Oil subsidies.

Corporate subsidies.

Saving the U.S. auto industry after the financial collapse.

Jim Bay

John Day