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‘I Care About the Impeachment Proceedings Because I Care About the Discernment of Truth, and the Discovery of Evidence’

January 31, 2020 /

Dear Senators Jones and Shelby,

I am a constituent who reaches out to my representatives when I feel strongly about issues. I am a mother of three, an artist, and currently obtaining my MSW (master’s in social work) from Samford University. I care deeply about ethical practices in all aspects of society, from community issues to Washington politics.

I have been following the news of the impeachment proceedings by listening to a significant portion of the hearing in the House and trial in the Senate.

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‘Let the Facts Speak for Themselves and Let Justice Weigh the Evidence’

January 31, 2020 /

Dear Senators McSally and Sinema,

Right now, you have the opportunity to make a decision that has the potential to change our country for better or for worse for generations to come. The decision you have to make is much bigger than deciding the guilt or innocence of President Trump, it will outlast your political career, and will set a precedent for all future impeachment proceedings.

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‘Please Consider Your Legacy and How History Will Remember Where You Stand’

January 30, 2020 /

Dear Senator Lee,

I am a registered Republican, a temple recommend-holding 71-year-old grandmother, and one of your constituents. I have followed and witnessed with increasing despair the shocking and blatant disregard by our current president for moral decency, common courtesy, and basic civility in his speech and in his dealings, both at home and abroad. This hubris has led him to commit unlawful and unconstitutional acts for which the House of Representatives has impeached him.

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‘I Believe Our Very Democracy Is Under Attack’

January 30, 2020 /

Dear Senator Gardner,

I am your constituent, a patriotic American, and a registered member of the Democratic party. 

I have been following the news of the impeachment proceedings by reading a wide variety of news sources. Because of what I am hearing, I care strongly about the impeachment hearings — I believe our very democracy is under attack by a president who continually believes he is above the law.

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‘It Is Constitutionally Appropriate to Hold Our President and Other Elected Officials Accountable’

January 30, 2020 /

Dear Senators Lee, McConnell, and Romney,

I am a mother and a patriotic American.

I have been following the news of the impeachment proceedings by watching and listening to the hearings, reading a wide variety of news sources, and reading the public documents.

I care about the impeachment proceedings because I believe we should have an ethical and moral government free from interference from outside influence.

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‘I Want the Senate Trial to Include Evidence and Testimony That Was Blocked by the White House’

January 29, 2020 /

Dear Senators Portman and Brown,

I 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. 

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‘Our Freedoms, Our National Security, and the Culture and Fabric of Our Nation Are at Risk’

January 29, 2020 /

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.”

Sincerely,
Pamela, UT

‘The Constitution Demands the Process Be Fulfilled’

January 29, 2020 /

Dear Senators Cornyn and Cruz,

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.

Sincerely,
Lauren (Texas)

‘The Right to a Full and Fair Trial Is a Fundamental Tenant of our Democracy’

January 29, 2020 /

Dear Senators Lee and Romney,

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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