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‘We Are far Above the Pettiness That Has Become Part of the Political Process’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senators Lee and Romney,

I have been following the news of the impeachment proceedings by listening to the hearings, reading a wide variety of news sources, reading the public documents, listening to various news sources and am disappointed in the partisanship the whole process was conducted. Please, as you participate in hearings in the Senate, please promote a full and fair impartial trial, subpoena and hear from sworn witnesses, and conduct the trial without prejudice and partisanship.

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‘It Cracks the Foundation Upon Which Our Country Is Founded and Will Do Irreparable Damage’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senator Gardner,

As a political independent, I have almost always voted Republican, including my vote in the last presidential election. Three years in, I have some deep concerns about President Trump.

As we enter this phase of his impeachment trial, I find it unconscionable that there is an effort among Republicans to go forward without calling witnesses. There should be a full and fair trial which would include witnesses; anything short of that certainly could not be called fair. While President Trump should have the chance to defend himself, disallowing witnesses can only be seen as an effort to hide and obfuscate.

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‘I Can Attest to the Importance of Sacrifice in the Name of Protecting Freedom’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senator McSally,

I am an Army wife. Though I have only been [able] to identify as such for the last 18 months, I can attest to the importance of sacrifice in the name of protecting the freedom of our great country. Among our freedoms is the freedom of speech, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to share my concerns with you in this letter.

I have been following the news of the impeachment proceedings by way of impartial news outlets. My investment in the proceedings is much greater than any other occurrence in D.C. than I’d have ever expected. Truthfully, I feel a great need to pay close attention, for I fear that work in my government is being done dishonestly.

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‘I Don’t Vote by Party, I Vote Based on the Person, the Skills, the Ability to Do Their Job’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senators Markey and Warren,

I am a mother, an active and involved voter and a proud hard-working American. I don’t have any special position of power, or fame status. I am not affiliated with any political party but I have voted for both Republican and Democratic candidates in the past because I don’t vote by party, I vote based on the person, the skills, the ability to do their job.

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‘I Want to See Witnesses and Relevant Documents’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senators Lee and Romney,

I am a grandma who lives in West Jordan, Utah. I was in the USO during the Vietnam War and my husband was in the Navy. 

I remember watching the Nixon and the Clinton impeachment trials. This one strikes me as more like Nixon’s trial but the issues are even bigger. As much as I disliked the Watergate break-in, I never feared that Nixon was not a patriotic American. I didn’t fear that he was influenced by the Russians who were our enemy then and now.

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‘I Value the System of Government I Live Under’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senators Crapo and Risch,

I am a republican, physician, father of three, soon to be four, and a long-time Idahoan with deep Idaho roots on both sides of my family. My father was in the Air Force and I grew up living on military bases, learning patriotism and respect for my local and national elected leaders. I value the system of government I live under and support as a U.S. citizen. 

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‘Let the Truth Be Told’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senators Booker and Menendez,

I am a mother, a grandmother, a teacher, a patriotic American, a regular independent voter, and someone who cares deeply about the state of our democratic system. I have been learning about the impeachment proceedings by reading and listening to a wide variety of news sources as well as reading public documents.

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‘When You Took the Oath of Office You Swore to Support and Defend the Constitution’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senators Booker, McConnell, and Menendez

I am a retired teacher and the mother of two sons serving in the military. I have been following the news of the impeachment hearings by watching the live hearings and testimony in Congress and reading local and national newspapers. I care about how the impeachment proceedings in the Senate will be conducted and want to see a full and fair trial by impartial jurors and one in which witnesses are allowed to testify. When you took the oath of office you swore to support and defend the Constitution just as my sons did when they joined the military. The president himself must honor his sworn duty to the Constitution by providing the documents Congress has subpoenaed and allowing his current and former staff to testify.

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‘The Framers Intended that the Senate Would Act Independently of the White House’

January 16, 2020 /

Dear Senators Peters and Stabenow,

I followed the House’s impeachment proceedings last year. The witnesses we heard were credible and honest, with nothing to gain by testifying. I came to the conclusion that President Trump did indeed direct foreign policy in an effort to benefit himself politically. 

Now it is time for the Senate to conduct its trial. Additional information has surfaced since the House proceedings, and we still haven’t heard from Mick Mulvaney, Mike Pompeo, and John Bolton. Their witness and testimony are vital to get an accurate and complete picture.

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