Americans must exercise right to speak up

Dear Editor,

Great article in the recent edition. Americans have an inherent right to speak up, and peacefully protest for sure given the current state of our nation. I do believe that anyone who desires to protest in public either side should be able to produce a voters registration card, and page 2 of the 1040 IRS Return confirming one actually pays taxes. Americans who don't vote, don't pay taxes need to be silent.

Keep up the good work,

Thomas Flood

Sarasota