Dear Senator Schumer,

As a member of the leadership of the Democrat Party, one would assume that your primary goal is for democrats to take over power in 2020, thereby removing God awful President Trump. Obviously to achieve that, you’re in need of a strategy which will persuade a majority of voters to vote democrat. In examining your political strategy for doing this, polls consistently show that the border crisis, or the handling of the immigration issue is usually the top issue that concerns most Americans. Sparsely in some polls, if it’s not number one, it’s highly ranked. Watching the unfolding of the political strategy by the democrats on this issue has been nothing less than astounding from the eyes of a typical citizen.

We first heard of the warnings of illegal filled caravans headed our way, while democrats in unison were posted all over media opposing the claims as being manufactured. Not only warnings from the awful president, but from Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and Law Enforcement as well. Turned out that caravans were a reality, proving that either democrats were grossly incompetent, or themselves actually manufacturing the claim! We were warned about a crisis occurring at the border, only again to witness unison denial from democrats across the spectrum. Again, not only did the awful president beat the warning drums, but Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, Angel Moms, etc…all beat on that drum.

So what is the average citizen supposed to believe? Trust the democrats that this is not happening, despite the claims that it is happening, from folks that are actually working on the border? What makes this additionally astonishing is the fact that most Americans have televisions, which gives us the ability to actually see the havoc of this crisis happening! So transparent denial resulting from an entire party having egg on their face, translates to a wise political strategy? Have you become so insulated, so out of touch, with the belief or hope that the majority of voters will deem your side as being credible on this issue? Of course you realize that many voters on your side blindly accept your claims, but to basically insult the intelligence of reasonable folks on something that’s so obvious is truly mind blowing! If you could possibly step out of your cushy bubble Senator Schumer, you would realize how foolish your party has become.

The vast amount of Americans know this is a serious crisis. They are against illegals flooding into our country, and they have enough common sense to know laws need to be changed and a border wall is needed! They know that you and many of your colleagues agree that walls work and previously voted for it. We are currently witnessing a major political party that has chosen to dismiss the humane realities of murder, rape, human trafficking, huge drug importing, etc., on the firm stand of denying a potential victory issue to a president. A party that has become consumed with hatred & desperation! Not to mention the desire of turning incoming illegals into future democrat voters.

Well Senator, you keep trucking with that brilliant strategy. Keep the depraved mindset focused on that beloved power trophy in 2020. And when the election arrives and results in democrat defeat once again, there is no doubt that blatant foolishness will continue to rule your strategy going forward. Scripture warns about the false profit of gaining the world while losing the soul. What about the extreme fool who loses their soul without even gaining the country? I have much pity for you Senator.

You can tear up the speech but you can’t tear up the accomplishments. Must be hard to continually be beaten by him, but some day when you grow up……well that’s never going to happen. What an absolute embarrassment you are for our country!

Hi Neighbor,

Last week in the House of Representatives, I voted against impeaching President Trump. Some votes are difficult or a close call; this was not one of those votes. The rushed impeachment was approved without investigation, hearings, presentation of evidence or deliberation. This was not a serious exercise, but rather, a political exercise, and impeachment was never meant to be used for that purpose.

Throughout the first 231 years of our republic, impeachment has been rare and only invoked in exceptional cases. The U.S. Constitution provides for its use only when a high crime or misdemeanor has occurred. There is no evidence that President Trump committed a crime, and due to Democrats’ repeated abuse of the impeachment process, I fear that impeachment will become much more common in the future.
With just a few days remaining in his presidential term, there was never any chance last week’s impeachment vote would result in President Trump’s expulsion from office by the Senate. Although the president repeatedly committed to a peaceful transition of power, Democrat leaders still pursued this politically motivated, fundamentally flawed, and abusive exercise in futility.

Like you, I’m tired of these games. As I talk to my constituents, I keep hearing the same things: folks are anxiously awaiting the COVID-19 vaccination, are eager to get their businesses running at full speed, and above all, are ready to get back to life before this virus. Congress should start the hard work of restoring the American people’s faith in our institutions and address the real issues that are affecting this country. I plan on doing just that.

Sincerely,
Representative John Rose

REPLY TO JOHN ROSE

Well thanks for voting no for this ridiculous impeachment. I for one am very worried about our Republic now that democrats have taken power! In the past 4 years we have seen them become tyrannical, corrupt in spying on Trump’s 2016 campaign while committing FISA abuses, push 2 sham impeachments, and I believe wholeheartedly that they stole this election and got away with it!

Why do they do all of this and so much more? Because they’re never held accountable!!! Like children, if they’re not disciplined when doing wrong, they continue and increase doing wrong, and this is the main problem I and millions of patriots have with the GOP! While seeing how radicalized & corrupt & tyrannical they became within the last 4 years, I told myself they CANNOT win the 2020 election or future elections ever again. Well they didn’t win but they took it, and they know the formula now to take future elections, along with their current power working to secure power for the unknown future with things like giving amnesty to millions. Having gotten away with this stolen election, they are emboldened now, and the only way I see of stopping them is for the GOP to put up one helluva fight! And I don’t think y’all are up for it since that’s been proven!

They control DC power, the Justice Dept. is corrupt along with the FBI, and we certainly can’t rely on the Supreme Court as well. You tell me where I’m wrong when I say this country is flushing down a toilet! It’s going to be up to the folks to try to save this country, first by getting rid of Trump hating republicans who have no fight in them. We are tired of being disappointed with republicans who don’t seem to understand how evil liberalism is, and at least 75 million of us aim to get them out!

Dear Tony,

Thank you for contacting me about the 2020 presidential election and the certification of the Electoral College results. I appreciate hearing from you.

The Constitution states that a United States citizen’s right to vote “shall not be denied or abridged.” It is important for this fundamental right to be protected to preserve our representative democracy. Elections are the mechanism by which voters choose their leaders and hold them accountable. Voting enables us to remain, as President Abraham Lincoln famously said, “a government of the people, by the people, for the people.”

It is also important to protect the integrity of our election system by putting in place safeguards and enabling every eligible voter to participate. For example, I was supportive of Pennsylvania’s efforts to pass a voter ID law that provided free photo identification to Pennsylvania voters. I have also been critical of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s unconstitutional decision to re-write state law and require county boards of election to count mail-in ballots, including those with illegible or no postmarks, that arrived three days after Election Day.

I stated publicly that the final outcome of this year’s presidential election would be reached when the election process concluded, which would be after all legal votes have been counted, litigation was resolved, and any recounts were completed. It is now a fact that former Vice President Joe Biden is the President-elect. In our own state, that became clear on November 21, 2020 when federal district court Judge Matthew Brann, a longtime conservative Republican whom I know to be a fair and unbiased jurist, dismissed the Trump campaign’s lawsuit challenging the state’s election results. Three Republican-appointed appellate judges have since upheld that dismissal, and on December 8, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a separate request to decertify the election results in Pennsylvania. In light of these court decisions, President Trump exhausted all plausible legal options to challenge the result of the presidential race in Pennsylvania.

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate met in joint session to certify the votes of the Electoral College. While Congress was trying to fulfill this constitutional duty, throngs of protestors broke through the line of law enforcement officers working to protect the Capitol and laid siege to the building.

As a result of the ensuing violence, several people died, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who succumbed to his injuries after being struck in the head while he tried to help regain control of the Capitol. The actions of these rioters are an absolute disgrace, and the thugs that are responsible for Officer Sicknick’s murder must be arrested and prosecuted. The law enforcement officers who helped secure the Capitol are patriots, and I am grateful for their service.

Despite this futile attempt to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election, Congress resumed its work to certify the votes of the Electoral College once the Capitol had been secured. Several Republican senators and multiple Republican House members objected to certifying the election results in two swing states-Arizona and Pennsylvania. These Members justified their objections by observing that there had been many allegations of fraud. But allegations of fraud by a losing campaign cannot justify overturning an election. They failed to acknowledge that these allegations had been adjudicated in courtrooms across America and were found to be unsupported by evidence. President Trump’s own Attorney General, Bill Barr, stated that “we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.”

Early in the morning on January 7, 2021, Congress formally certified the votes of the Electoral College in favor of President-Elect Biden, completing the final step in the election process. I have congratulated President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory. They are both dedicated public servants and I will be praying for them and for our country.

Unsurprisingly, I have significant policy disagreements with the President-elect. However, as I have done throughout my career, I will seek to work across the aisle with him and his administration, especially on those areas where we may agree, such as continuing our efforts to combat COVID-19, breaking down barriers to expanding trade, and supporting the men and women of our armed forces.

Thank you again for your correspondence. Do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I may be of assistance.

Sincerely,

Pat Toomey
U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania