One move toward normalcy that I entirely don't expect to see would be a positive response to this email I sent to my Congressperson yesterday.
"Good morning Rep. Wagner, Rep. Speier has introduced a resolution of censure for Mr. Gosar's publication of an anime video in which he kills Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attacks the President of the Uni…
One move toward normalcy that I entirely don't expect to see would be a positive response to this email I sent to my Congressperson yesterday.
"Good morning Rep. Wagner, Rep. Speier has introduced a resolution of censure for Mr. Gosar's publication of an anime video in which he kills Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attacks the President of the United States with swords. While Mr. McCarthy apparently lacks the political and moral courage to treat this as an assault in fact and an unacceptable breach of common public courtesy, there is no reason why you should stand by and allow such an act to go unpunished. Whether you agree with the political views of any of those involved or not, if the standards for public behavior no longer include respect for the person and life of other people then our country no longer has the moral stature to regards itself as a world leader. There must be a line drawn at some point and, if members of Congress of your stature don't stand up for their colleagues, the lesson of Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks may see a live repeat instead of merely one in animation. I strongly recommend that you publicly support the Speier resolution and, in doing so, call on Mr. McCarthy and the other Republican members of the House to do so as well. Healthy debate over important issues benefits us all, violence and threats of violence serve no purpose that any of us want served. God be with you in your deliberations and always."
Mrs. Wagner portrays herself as a center-right typical Missouri wife, mother, grandmother, etc. but has become an almost doctrinaire Trumpista. The idea that she would break with the crazy clique is pie in the sky but, one must maintain hope or we've already lost.
Bravo. You’ll likely get a boilerplate response assembled by an intern, if Mrs W is anything like my rep, but we still have to try, and make our voices heard.
One move toward normalcy that I entirely don't expect to see would be a positive response to this email I sent to my Congressperson yesterday.
"Good morning Rep. Wagner, Rep. Speier has introduced a resolution of censure for Mr. Gosar's publication of an anime video in which he kills Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attacks the President of the United States with swords. While Mr. McCarthy apparently lacks the political and moral courage to treat this as an assault in fact and an unacceptable breach of common public courtesy, there is no reason why you should stand by and allow such an act to go unpunished. Whether you agree with the political views of any of those involved or not, if the standards for public behavior no longer include respect for the person and life of other people then our country no longer has the moral stature to regards itself as a world leader. There must be a line drawn at some point and, if members of Congress of your stature don't stand up for their colleagues, the lesson of Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks may see a live repeat instead of merely one in animation. I strongly recommend that you publicly support the Speier resolution and, in doing so, call on Mr. McCarthy and the other Republican members of the House to do so as well. Healthy debate over important issues benefits us all, violence and threats of violence serve no purpose that any of us want served. God be with you in your deliberations and always."
Mrs. Wagner portrays herself as a center-right typical Missouri wife, mother, grandmother, etc. but has become an almost doctrinaire Trumpista. The idea that she would break with the crazy clique is pie in the sky but, one must maintain hope or we've already lost.
Bravo. You’ll likely get a boilerplate response assembled by an intern, if Mrs W is anything like my rep, but we still have to try, and make our voices heard.
Thanks Mike. That's pretty much what I expect.