Senator Mitch McConnell
United States Senate
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
August 17, 2017
Dear Senator,
There have been watershed moments in our country's history
that have changed the course of our actions and rattled the bones of our
beliefs. They are so universally
understood as watershed moments that we need now only refer to them by date or
location: Birmingham, Pearl Harbor,
September 11th, Watergate. These
moments do not need detailed explanation because their significance was felt
around the entire country and understood by every American citizen in some
way. I believe that we can now add
Charlottesville, Virginia to that list.
I would never have believed that American citizens could be
run down and killed by a white supremacist or that our President would NOT
denounce it as an unforgiveable act of violence. That he did not immediately disavow the hateful criminality of the white supremacy
movement sickens me. And now here I am,
watching Donald Trump - our President - on TV expressing confusion as to how he
should feel about events in Charlottesville.
What is there to possibly be confused about? And more importantly, where is the
presidential and moral leadership that our country needs at this fragile time?
You, Senator McConnell, are in a position of leadership and
have the power to help heal the damage caused by Donald Trump. You could act to bring forth articles of
impeachment against him. You could
choose to put loyalty to reason and common sense above your loyalty to party
and begin the process of legally removing him from office. I believe that you have a Constitutional as
well as moral obligation to do so.
It is becoming increasingly clear (not only to me, but to
the entire world) that Donald Trump is unfit to hold the position of President
of the United States. It is your
responsibility to protect the citizens of this nation by impeaching him and
restoring normalcy and decency to the White House.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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