We appreciate the letter from Karen Fox published on June 18 in response to our May 2 opinion piece, as it provides an opportunity for clarification and correction of a common misconception of the League of Women Voters.

Ms. Fox misstates the League position as “bipartisan”; the League is actually “non-partisan” and will never take a policy position based on candidate-related affiliation or party preference.

The League respects the voters’ decision to elect the current administration in 2024 and anticipates a new set of policy goals consistent with any leadership change.

The League’s governance policy statements remain nonpartisan, as they focus directly on the extraordinary number of executive orders and their significant impacts on Yolo County residents and businesses, as noted by our city governments and the Board of Supervisors.

The League position supports an alternative strategy in which states and the federal government utilize constitutional and democratic processes to implement policy, rather than executive action.

The League’s nonpartisan expression of concern is for the haste and lack of clarity with which many of the new executive orders have been developed and implemented. Similarly, the League’s public endorsement or criticism of any legislative action or proposed bill is done in accordance with our organizational principles and without regard to the authors’ affiliations.

The League believes elected legislative officials have been rightly empowered to deliver the solutions sought by Ms. Fox to manage the national debt, election integrity, bureaucratic inefficiency, and many other challenges currently facing partisan discord in our nation today.

The League concludes that respecting our three co-equal branches of government and fully engaging our legislative branch provides a more solid foundation for representative democracy so as to be faithful to our nation’s founding principles.

The League advocates for thoughtful approaches to policy change that are supported by the Constitution’s embrace of the three branches of government: Legislative (Congress), Executive (Office of the President) and Judiciary (federal court system).

We utilize open discussion, fact-based research, and consensus-building in our own advocacy efforts. We believe this approach makes for superior decision-making in national governance as well.

By Co-Presidents Lorna Carriveau and Michelle Famula, League of Women Voters of Yolo County