The angry Magat at my door.

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49. You did the right thing in writing your letter and you have every right to express your opinion.

That's what opinion columns are meant for. He, however, did NOT have the right to come onto your property and confront you in a threatening manner about the letter you wrote. My personal opinion is that he's not going to sue you. He probably doesn't want to spend money on lawyers either. The next move is his. Wait to see if he does sue you. I highly doubt it. He may just talk with a lawyer who may even tell him he has no chance of winning his lawsuit. When he is told that he'll have to shell out a retainer fee up front, he'll think twice.

As a side note, and as someone else stated, this is the latest tactic of all right wingers - to take over school boards. Next it will be library boards. As someone who has been on a board, these are oftentimes thankless tasks with little or no compensation, so getting candidates is sometimes difficult, especially in smaller towns. Maybe Democrats like ourselves should start thinking about doing the same - run for a seat on your school board or library board or trustee. Many of us here on DU are retired and have more time to invest. In smaller towns, you may often find that you would be unopposed. A friend of mine who is a lifelong Democrat ran for President of her small, rural township and was extremely surprised when she won since most of her town is Republican and farmers.