Dear GOP Senators and Representatives,
I am a native of Charlottesville and a graduate of UVA. I walked my dogs on the UVA ‘lawn’ on Wednesday evening. It was serene. I could have been there on Friday evening. I park near the Episcopal Church where the white supremacists gathered. Are you aware that clergy planning their non-violent, peaceful protest for the Saturday rally were in that church? They were trapped inside for hours, fearful for their lives if they went outside, because of the armed, torch wielding white supremacists (ws). Tell me how that is different from armed Nazi soldiers marching through the streets of Germany and Europe in the prelude to WWII and during WWII?
Are you aware that a handful of UVA students attempting to protect the university were ringed by hundreds of armed ws? They were punched, thrown to the ground and kicked. I am grateful that none received a fatal head injury.
Do you have any idea what it is like to have Nazi symbols/flags being carried through your streets and city by armed ws? I cannot get all the horrible images of last weekend out of my head, nor can others around the U.S. and the world.
Why is it that we allow these symbols to be displayed in the U.S.? In May 1946, the Allies issued Directive 30 that got rid of Nazi symbols and forbids the erection of monuments, prohibits the display of symbols, and more in Germany. They are still against the law today. (Thank you to Matthew Dessem, Slate, for posting this information).
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/08/13/read_the_allied_order_to_destroy_nazi_monuments_in_germany.html
POTUS crossed a line in his press conference on Tuesday. He showed his true colors. You can no longer give him the benefit of the doubt or hope he will change. HE WON’T.
You, the GOP (and Democrats) have the responsibility and the power to remove this man from the office of the President of the United States of America, either through impeachment proceedings, or declaring him unfit for office.
If you do not, then ALL the future bloodshed and murders by armed white supremacists, who ARE DOMESTIC TERRORISTS, will be on your hands and in your hearts.
DO THE RIGHT THING. REMOVE DJT FROM OFFICE.
YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEARTS THAT IS MUST BE DONE.