Tuesday, September 26, 2017

#164) to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House


Paul Ryan
Speaker of the House
H-232 The Capital
Washington, DC  20515

September 26, 2017

Dear Mr. Speaker,

Hey, remember way back in October 2015 when you took that oath of office to be Speaker of the House that said, "I, Paul Ryan, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic"? I know it was two full years ago, but it was a big day and a nice ceremony so I though you might remember it.  Well, you did take that oath and now it's time to honor it by "defending the Constitution" (and the American people) against a "domestic" enemy.  His name is Donald Trump and through a quirk of the Electoral College and a little help from the Russian government, he is now the President of the United States.  Unfortunately, he is also unstable, unqualified and dangerous.

Mr. Trump is currently in a twitter war with several major sports teams and professional athletes.  Normally I wouldn't care about this except that his twitter war is a huge distraction from:
            - possible nuclear war with North Korea (the most dangerous and unpredictable
              country in the world)
            - health care reform
            - tax reform
            - disaster relief for Puerto Rico
            - his campaign's collusion with Russia
            - his senior staff using personal emails to conduct official White House business

With this many other critical issues on the White House agenda it just seems ridiculous to me that our commander in chief is fueling the flames of racial and socio-economic tensions by twitter-feuding with professional athletes.

I believe that Mr. Trump poses a threat to the American people and is causing long-term damage to our democracy and social fabric.  Please honor the oath that you took as Speaker of the House and defend the Constitution by removing this man from office...before it's too late.

Thank you.

Yours Most Sincerely,
Amy Beaton


P.S.  Those 3.4 million people in Puerto Rico without food, water or electricity are actually American citizens.  Just so you know.

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