An Open Letter to President Biden

Dear President Biden,

Congratulations on becoming the 46th President of the United States. While I did not personally vote for you, I hope that you will use your power as President to help this country overcome the great challenges we currently face, and lead us to prosperity.

As a student of United States history, one of the most interesting times I have studied was the cold war era from 1947 to 1991. Of particular note in the middle of this era was the Watergate scandal and President Nixon. What I found truly fascinating about the scandal is how the country's healing process was started when President Ford pardoned Nixon. Ford did so because a "long, drawn-out trial would only have further polarized the public."

Our country is very much polarized and divided, quite possibly almost as much as it was prior to the Civil War. I love this country, and I want to see the red, white, and blue fly high for the rest of my life.

Please President Biden, pardon Donald Trump and put an end to this divide. Doing so would help build a bridge across our country's current divide, and allow us to focus on more important matters such as economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the end of the day, Republicans and Democrats both want our country to succeed - they just disagree on how it should happen. 

As President Kennedy said, "Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."

I hope that you indeed can bridge the divide, and help unite this country, and protect our God-given rights and freedoms.

Thank You,

Ken Buckler

Boonsboro, MD

P.S. The next time you're at Camp David, come tour Washington County, MD. Take a look at the good things we are building here, and the amazing history of our area. Our area has been a pinnacle of transportation for decades, including the C&O Canal, Railroad, Aviation, and Trucking. I hope you will visit.

Ken Buckler is a Cyber Security professional and lifelong resident of Washington County, MD. The opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not reflect those of his employer or clients.