You and I will probably never agree on whether the Senate should convict Donald Trump on the charges brought by the House of Representatives. However, I hope this open letter will persuade you to stop repeating certain falsehoods about Trump’s Ukraine scandal. A functional democracy requires that our elected representatives tell us the truth — not parrot discredited talking points.
Continue readingI have been paying attention to a variety of news sources reporting on impeachment, and I support the House vote of December 18, 2019. I believe the testimony of the ambassadors, foreign service representatives, and civil servants as they explained the events under investigation. I support the official statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government calling for a full and fair trial in the Senate. I want the Senate trial to include evidence and testimony that was blocked by the White House during the House inquiry.
Continue readingI am a constituent and a mother who has been following the impeachment process. I am concerned about the impeachment proceedings due to Senator McConnell’s willingness to work with the White House, instead of in the best interests of our country. It is important the trial moves forward in a fair manner, where sworn witnesses can be called and all information is regarded with impartiality.
I agree with the enclosed statement on impeachment by Mormon Women for Ethical Government.
Dear Senators Lee and Romney,
I continue to watch the impeachment situation closely and feel a need to speak up (again) to encourage you to do all within your power to ensure a full and fair impeachment trial. Witnesses, especially those closest to the events at issue, must be required to testify. If, as the president contends, he has done nothing wrong, then witness testimony will exonerate him.
Based on the testimony I have heard in the House proceedings, I believe our president has (clearly, obviously, brazenly) abused the power he holds on behalf of the citizens of this nation. His actions pose risks to our security that are not limited to one party, and the response to those risks must not be party-line.
His decision to order the attack on general Qasem Soleimani is a horrifying example that demonstrates too clearly how his impulsivity and egocentric self-interest can cost innocent lives, the unintended “lateral damage” resulting from a provocative and ill-considered act. I believe he bears partial responsibility for the deaths of two American servicemen yesterday and the 176 civilians who perished when Iran downed the Ukrainian airliner.
We have laws that provide boundaries on personal conduct to protect all of us. Our freedoms, our national security, and the culture and fabric of our nation are at risk if the impeachment process continues to be more about party loyalty than about the president’s conduct. The rule of law must “trump” Trump. A full, fair, and impartial impeachment trial is essential.
Let me be clear that this registered Republican will be voting for a Democrat in the fall if Republicans all line up in lock step to support, excuse, justify, appease, placate, and/or vindicate the president.
I stand with other Mormon Women for Ethical Government in asserting that any “leader who forces political support and fails to honor and protect the free and legitimate elections on which our republic rests has lost the moral right to govern.”
In college, a Libertarian friend of mine gave me a pocket copy of the Constitution. I carried it with me in my backpack for the rest of my college days, in my desk drawer as a young professional, and now in my home office. I want to instill in my young son the same value and reverence for the Constitution that I’ve learned.
Which is why I write you now. You speak often of defending the Constitution and upholding the rule of law. A group I volunteer with, Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG), defends the same principles. It’s a diverse group of women — with many, many lifelong conservative voters — who’ve put aside political or policy differences to unite around our fight against abuses of power and the degradation of our democracy.
In that light, I join with MWEG in asking that you speak out in support of a full and fair impeachment trial in the Senate, to call sworn witnesses and lay all information bare.
Whether you personally feel President Trump’s actions in regard to Ukraine warrant removal from office, or whether it’s politically expedient for Democrats or Republicans, or whether it’s judicious in an election year, is irrelevant. The Constitution demands the process be fulfilled. And we constituents demand it.
Please count my voice among the many, many Texas voters who do not agree with your divisive, partisan language regarding the impeachment process, and who rely on your leadership in Washington to ensure everyone, even the president, is accountable to the law.
Thank you for your time and service. I am writing to strongly urge the U.S. Senate to hold a full and fair impeachment trial of Donald Trump’s actions relating to Ukraine. The right to a full and fair trial is a fundamental tenant of our democracy and it should be applied at the highest levels of government the same as to any trial, of any individual accused of wrongdoing. Key witnesses must be heard and jurors must be impartial, not beholden to party affiliations or personal loyalties. Such bias would disqualify a juror in any US court of law.
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Please ensure that our Senate gives the impeachment trial the respect and gravity it deserves and that the U.S. Constitution expects. I care deeply that the fundamental constitutional checks on the Executive branch are placed above any partisan interests by members of the Senate.
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I am a constituent in Ocala, FL, and I have been reading the news about impeachment in several news sources including the available public documents. I care about the impeachment proceedings because they are a part of the rule of law in our government, and failing to follow the rule of law is a threat to all that we hold dear in this nation.
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I am new to civic involvement, but I have been following the impeachment proceedings closely. I’ve also been following you since I voted for you and have been very impressed with your platform, your belief systems, and your advocacy for minority groups. I am a white, middle-class moderate, but I believe that every person in this country deserves equal rights and to be treated with respect.
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24 years ago, when I was a 16-year-old attending Girls State at Southern Utah University, I threw back my shoulders and proudly declared, “I love my government, but I hate politics.” That was how I “ran” for our mock House of Representatives, and it has felt like an honest statement to me in all the years since.
On the edge of a new decade, I look out my front window at the summit of Mount Timpanogos and I feel much the same. But now, rather than feeling pride and confidence in our government, I feel a deep sense of dread and disillusionment.
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