#162) to Sen. Mitch McConnell

Senator Mitch McConnell

317 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC  20510

September 25, 2107

Dear Senator McConnell,

Like most Americans I have been glued to the news coverage of the twitter war between Donald Trump and the NFL (specifically those players who have chosen to bend their knee, lock arms, or not be present during the singing of the national anthem).  And I hear a lot of people talking about the pros and cons of the athletes' protests, but the conversation that we really need to be having is how inappropriate Donald Trump's tweets and opinions are.  Donald Trump is the President of the United States and the most powerful leader in the entire world and he is in a twitter war with professional athletes.  Take a moment to read that sentence again and really let it sink in, because it is totally outrageous and needs to be addressed by people in power such as your self.

For months I have been writing to politicians about how unfit for office Mr. Trump is and this is yet another example of how his words create a harmful, dangerous, and violent situation for our citizens. 

You already know that hundreds of thousands of Americans reject the legitimacy of the Trump presidency.  You also know that millions of Americans believe he is unfit for office and should be impeached.  And now, thanks to the 24 hour news cycle and our fearless freaky leader's access to twitter, you know that hundreds of professional athletes, owners, and staffers oppose his divisiveness and racial biases as well.   Well I am one of the tens of thousands of fans who are also outraged by the President's tweets and whole-heartedly support the athletes' right to peaceful protest in whatever way they see fit.  But what I am angry about is the government that is doing nothing to reign in or remove someone who is as obviously unstable as Donald Trump is. 

When do you admit that you have a responsibility to act?  We are now at a point where a full 3/4ths of the entire country oppose this man.  This is a clear vote of no confidence by the American people.  This is nearly a crisis of government.  This is your sign that the time to act is NOW.

On Saturday night when musician Stevie Wonder performed in New York he got to his knees on the stage and said,  "I’m taking both knees.  Both knees in prayer for our planet, our future, our leaders of the world and our globe."  This perfectly sums up the problem that is Donald Trump.  He is not just eccentric or erratic he is a danger to our future and our entire world.  Please vote to begin impeachment proceedings against him before he further tears the fragile social fabric of our country.

Sincerely,

Amy Beaton