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To: Senator Rob Portman
THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT OPTIONAL ATA SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
As your Ohio constituents and fellow Americans, we urge you to:
1. Insist on a full, fair, and open trial of President Donald J. Trump before the U.S. Senate, including witness testimony and documentary evidence. In considering whether to remove a sitting President from office, you and your fellow Senators have a duty to weigh all the facts relevant to the President’s abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, as alleged in the articles of impeachment. The American people demand and deserve no less than a complete accounting of what the President did, when he did it, and why he did it.
2. Support the bi-partisan War Powers Resolution introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine, which would restore to Congress the sole authority to make and declare war, as specified in Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution. When a meek legislature allows a bellicose President to take military action against another nation on flimsy or non-existence evidence, tragedy inevitably results.
3. Stop the steady encroachment of power by this President, especially where it endangers the health, safety, and security of the American public. This includes not only the President’s exercise of military power against Iran without prior Congressional consultation or authorization, but also his refusal to provide documents pursuant to Congressional oversight in a wide range of other matters. Rather than merely rubber-stamping a President who would like to run the country like a family business – answerable to neither a board of directors nor shareholders – Congress must re-assert itself as an independent, co-equal branch of government.
1. Insist on a full, fair, and open trial of President Donald J. Trump before the U.S. Senate, including witness testimony and documentary evidence. In considering whether to remove a sitting President from office, you and your fellow Senators have a duty to weigh all the facts relevant to the President’s abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, as alleged in the articles of impeachment. The American people demand and deserve no less than a complete accounting of what the President did, when he did it, and why he did it.
2. Support the bi-partisan War Powers Resolution introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine, which would restore to Congress the sole authority to make and declare war, as specified in Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution. When a meek legislature allows a bellicose President to take military action against another nation on flimsy or non-existence evidence, tragedy inevitably results.
3. Stop the steady encroachment of power by this President, especially where it endangers the health, safety, and security of the American public. This includes not only the President’s exercise of military power against Iran without prior Congressional consultation or authorization, but also his refusal to provide documents pursuant to Congressional oversight in a wide range of other matters. Rather than merely rubber-stamping a President who would like to run the country like a family business – answerable to neither a board of directors nor shareholders – Congress must re-assert itself as an independent, co-equal branch of government.
Why is this important?
Senator Portman has failed to live up to his responsibilities as an elected official. He has pre-judged the crimes as not rising to the level of impeachment even before House hearings began. He made public statements that he would vote Not Guilty, despite compelling House evidence and testimony. He was a material participant in dealings with Ukraine, the delivery of the quid pro quo in a June 5, 2019 Senate Floor speech and lied about the release of the Ukraine aid hold up as part of the cover-up. Senator Portman, it is time for you stop being a rubber stamp p and to do the job you were elected to do, act as an impartial juror and uphold our Constitution.