Yashirin: What would our forefathers think?

As the Fourth of July nears, Max Yashirin is thinking a lot about the country’s forefathers -- and he’s been asking what they would think about the current state of America.

“What would they say about the Patriot Act and the sad state of our civil liberties?” asked Yashirin, the Democratic candidate for the 1st District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. “What would they think about our country holding people for an indefinite period of time without due process? �- What would they say about an illegal war of aggression on a country that didn’t attack us?

“I think they would say, ’America, we need a change and we need it now.”

Yashirin addressed delegates at the Nebraska Democratic Party state convention Saturday. He faces incumbent Republican Jeff Fortenberry in November’s general election.

Yashirin, a Marine veteran who served in Iraq, said he is disappointed with “politics as usual.”

“I was disappointed at Washington’s politics as usual,” he said. “Washington has not delivered on its promises.”

Yashirin asked for help in his bid for the House. He called on members of his party to work on the grass-roots level to build support..

The state convention continues through Sunday.