Dear Sen. Romney,
Our nation is “dangling over the precipice of Hell.” As an expat, living in Mexico, I look to you, as a man of faith and integrity, as the last bastion against the authoritarian impulse now plaguing our country and the subsequent assault on voting rights. Those who obey Trump and elevate him above all others, defile decency, honesty, self respect and the soul of the country. Decent people want our leaders to act justly, to recognize evil and to stop it in its’ tracks. We are exhausted from the efforts to mislead and deceive us with the deliberate duplicity of lesser men, and women, than you.
The true frauds are the lies about the integrity of the 2020 election which have metastasized throughout the body politic. The only remedy is to stop the liars at the focal point of their machinations to subvert the will of the people: the states’ legislatures.
We need both Voting Rights bills passed to protect us all equally. We need the Senate to work around the filibuster … and not just the Democrats. All of us need you, once again, to stand up to the political pressure and vote for the filibuster carve out, and both bills, as you did for the impeachment of Trump. Bowing to the evil of the lies and the obstructionist excuse of 60 votes, when every aspect of our democracy is on the line (and when half the Senate is inhaling and high on Trump’s toxic vapor trail) cannot stand. Democracy will die an ignoble death.
We await your moral clarity and leadership. You will save democracy and will be known for doing so.
Lynne Atkinson, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
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