The cast and crew of various “Star Trek” television series and movies are boldly going where many have gone before: the Never Trump nebula.
The Facebook page “Trek Against Trump” released a post featuring the names of many who worked on “Star Trek,” from the original TV series to last summer’s “Star Trek: Beyond” film uniting against the Republican nominee.
Notable names to sign the treaty include director J.J. Abrams, Justin Lin, Bryan Fuller, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Wil Wheaton, George Takei and Kate Mulgrew.
“Never has there been a presidential candidate who stands in such complete opposition to the ideals of the ‘Star Trek’ universe as Donald Trump,” the post said. “His election would take this country backward, perhaps disastrously.”
“We need to elect a president who will move this country forward into the kind of future we all dream of: where personal differences are understood and accepted, where science overrules superstition, where people work together instead of against each other,” it added.
The post called a vote for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson or Green Party nominee Jill Stein both “both illogical and inaccurate.”
“Either Secretary Clinton or Mr. Trump will occupy the White House,” it says. “One is an amateur with a contemptuous ignorance of national laws and international realities, while the other has devoted her life to public service, and has deep and valuable experience with the proven ability to work with Congress to pass desperately needed legislation. If, as some say, the government is broken, a protest vote will not fix it.”
It then urged anyone over the age of 18 to go to the Rock the Vote site to register and vote for “a future of enlightenment and inclusion, a future that will someday lead us to the stars.”
Notable names to not sign the list include two captains: William Shatner, who played James T. Kirk on “Star Trek: The Original Series” and Patrick Stewart, who played Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” The former is Canadian and the latter is British, so neither can vote on Nov. 8.
