Senator Mitch McConnell
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
August 24, 2017
Dear Senator McConnell,
It is illegal to falsely yell fire in a crowded theater for
a reason. As a society we have agreed
that knowingly making false statements that may cause violence is wrong and
dangerous...yet we have a president who makes false statements (heedless of the
consequences) almost daily. And
unfortunately, because a certain segment of the population believes that what
he says is true, he has created a harmful, dangerous, and violent situation for
our entire country. Believe me, those
demonstrators who were tear-gassed outside the Phoenix rally were not
protesting because Mr. Trump was inside speaking the truth.
Two days ago when Mr. Trump spoke at that campaign rally in
Phoenix, Arizona he ranted and raved for over an hour. His speech was disjointed,
mostly monosyllabic, sometimes incoherent and with either rambling or
incomplete sentences depending on his mood and feelings about the topic. When speaking about the controversy
surrounding his Charlottesville statements he "left out the full context
that would have included his 'many sides' remark, he also falsely pointed out
that CNN's ratings have gone down, that wages haven't gone up, that the media
didn't show images of his crowds, that there's been a 'historic increase in
defense spending', that border apprehensions are down 78-80% and on and
on. The Washington Post this week noted that Trump has now surpassed more
than 1,000 falsehoods as president." (Domenico
Montanaro, for NPR 8/23/17) And
the people in that room believed him. So my question to you is this: When does Congress say enough is enough? When do you step in and stop the most
powerful person in the country from spreading damaging, harmful lies? How many innocent people have to be injured
or killed before you stand up to Mr. Trump and say 'No More'? When do you accept the Constitutional and
moral authority granted to you as a Senator and stop this madness?
Donald Trump seems, at times, detached from reality. You've seen this. I've seen this. Most of the world has seen this. This is
not a man who should be running our country.
He is unstable, unqualified, and dangerous. I urge you to begin impeachment proceedings
against him immediately. Loyalty to the
Constitution and the American people should be more important than any loyalty
to your party. It's time to do the right
thing now.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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