Correspondence from Lamar

[volstork]

I am a native Tennessean in my 50s, old enough to remember Alexander as a fairly good governor in the 70s-80s.
Here is the correspondence I received from him, along with my reply, not that it will do much good.



On Feb 1, 2020, at 10:32 AM, Senator Lamar Alexander <[e-mail]> wrote:

February 1, 2020

Dr. XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX Ave
Nashville, TN 372XX

Dear XXXXXXXX,

Thanks for getting in touch with me and sharing your thoughts regarding the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

I worked with other senators to make sure that we have the right to ask for more documents and witnesses, but there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven and that does not meet the United States Constitution’s high bar for an impeachable offense.

There is no need for more evidence to prove that the president asked Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter; he said this on television on October 3, 2019, and during his July 25, 2019, telephone call with the president of Ukraine. There is no need for more evidence to conclude that the president withheld United States aid, at least in part, to pressure Ukraine to investigate the Bidens; the House managers have proved this with what they call a ‘mountain of overwhelming evidence.’ There is no need to consider further the frivolous second article of impeachment that would remove the president for asserting his constitutional prerogative to protect confidential conversations with his close advisers.

It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation. When elected officials inappropriately interfere with such investigations, it undermines the principle of equal justice under the law. But the Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him from this year’s ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate. The question then is not whether the president did it, but whether the United States Senate or the American people should decide what to do about what he did. I believe that the Constitution provides that the people should make that decision in the presidential election that begins in Iowa on Monday.

The Senate has spent nine long days considering this ‘mountain’ of evidence, the arguments of the House managers and the president’s lawyers, their answers to senators’ questions and the House record. Even if the House charges were true, they do not meet the Constitution’s ‘treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors’ standard for an impeachable offense.

The framers believed that there should never, ever be a partisan impeachment. That is why the Constitution requires a 2/3 vote of the Senate for conviction. Yet not one House Republican voted for these articles. If this shallow, hurried and wholly partisan impeachment were to succeed, it would rip the country apart, pouring gasoline on the fire of cultural divisions that already exist. It would create the weapon of perpetual impeachment to be used against future presidents whenever the House of Representatives is of a different political party.

Our founding documents provide for duly elected presidents who serve with ‘the consent of the governed,’ not at the pleasure of the United States Congress. Let the people decide.

Sincerely,
Lamar


My response:

You are a coward, a sell-out, and will be remembered as such for all of history.
Congratulations on destroying your legacy and that of your entire family in one vote.

TRAITOR

[dchill]

1. Your words, unlike Lamar's, are concise, economical...

...and true!

[OMGWTF]

17. DING! DING! DING!

[Mister Ed]

2. Retire in everlasting shame, Lamar.

It has only been a "partsan" impeachment because your party has made it so, with none willing to violate the treasonous compact that they have entered into.

[Peregrine Took]

4. +10000

[Docreed2003]

3. From a fellow native Tennessean, thank you for this

That cowardly fuck literally said "He did it, so what". Unfuckingbelieveable

[Karadeniz]

5. Not inappropriate. Unconstitutional.

[spanone]

6. He's my senator too, I won't even mention our other 'senator'.

I wrote him every day of the hearings.

This morning I wrote: Congratulations Mr. Alexander, you are a Profile in Cowardice.

[renate]

23. I love the phrase "Profiles in Cowardice"

I hate that it has to exist, but it's absolutely correct.

[volstork]

30. Just this:

[sandensea]

7. Lamar's gone full fascist now

Like most of them.

[Under The Radar]

8. Mr. Alexander doesn't realize it yet

...but that vote was the highest profile move in his entire political career and he will he judged for allowing Trump to remain in office after the entire truth of Trumps guilt not just in the Ukraine matter come to light, but for every criminal act that he has and will commit.
It is political hindsight that Senator Alexander will also be judged for. It makes it even worse that Lamar admitted to Trumps guilt, then let him go to commit others crimes.

[OMGWTF]

19. Nixon's Defenders' Obits' Headlines all Read: Nixon Supporter ...

Hoist, meet petard.

[Under The Radar]

24. "When in one line two crafts directly meet"

Mr Alexander task as Governor of Tennessee, Sec of Education and Senator will all be a side note.
The vote that allowed Trump off the hook by Lamar Alexander

[DallasNE]

9. How Is Extortion Not A Form Of Bribery

But that is circling around the issue. Alexander set the bar somewhere behind the moon as his way around the issue which is that Republicans can't come to grips with the required sentence (removal). So they revert to contortion. Rubio' is more truthful but also more contorted - jury nullification.

This also shows that Republicans realize that Trump is guilty as charged under a mountain of evidence. They just can't enforce the law because they don't like the punishment (removal) so they are forced into these contortions. Alexander sets the bar somewhere behind the moon to get around it. Rubio is a little more truthful but he is conflicted by the required sentence so he will nullify the sentence by voting for acquittal. Both are violating the oath they took. There are Senate rules against this but those rules will not be enforced, doing further damage to the rule of law. They need to step back and take a look at the big picture but clear thinking is now in short supply. They apparently would rather see the country rot under the weight of a sham trial than do what is required of them by their own oath, which is to be impartial and vote based on the evidence presented. This a a sad chapter in America's history. Extremely sad.

[Skidmore]

10. Same excuse used by Murkowski.

Partisan because Republicans refused to allow evidence and testimony and because they refuse to acknowledge his led and criminal behavior.

[D_Master81]

11. Don't ya love they make it about Democrats partisanship

I mean the Democrats were doing such partisan things as asking for witnesses and WH documents. The horror!

[struggle4progress]

12. "I was just worried something even worse would come out"

[pioche4]

13. Good for you!

It will be part of his headline when he dies, for sure.

[rurallib]

14. surprised he'd have the guts to send something like that out

On second thought, he is a Repug, so I guess no real surprise.

[TNNurse]

15. I have responded to him with "no one will remember anything good you ever did".

[volstork]

31. Well-said.

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. He thinks the president "undermining the principle of equal justice under the law"

to fix the upcoming election is something that should just be decided in that "inappropriately" fixed election. So if Trump fixes it good and proper, he'll get away with it. He has just pissed on the concept of the law.

He is an idiot and morally bankrupt; and he thinks the American public are as idiotic and as morally bankrupt as he is.

[OMGWTF]

20. Many Americans are just like you said. Sickening!

[Marcuse]

18. Shooting someone on Fifth Avenue would be similarly inappropriate.

[Cousin Dupree]

21. If these charges involved a Dem and a bj, I'll just bet he would have been singing a different song

[Duppers]

22. GOOD for you!! Thank you.

I called his office just raving & ranting with anger. He will not forget this; we will not let him.

[cry baby]

25. Yeah, you're right about him. I called many times, only got

through a few as the voicemail was full in all his many offices.

[gibraltar72]

26. Joes reasonable Republican.

[WA-03 Democrat]

27. Right!

These are Trumpians.
Republicans died yesterday.
Facts not Fear

GO JOE GO!!!
He will win WI, MI, OH and PA.
He will beat trump like a drum

[DeminPennswoods]

28. That letter needs to be turned into a political ad

for real.

[bluestarone]

29. agree!

I say that HE took an OATH when he accepted to be a senator that HE would PROTECT this great country from creatures like tRUMP! HE FAILED TO PROTECT THIS COUNTRY! HE could have STOPPED tRUMP in his tracks from FURTHER destruction! THEY ALL FAILED!

[bdamomma]

32. Good response from you.

All those who followed this wanna be dick...are going to be such trouble, when things get worse for the American people, and for themselves, really their party is more, they are just jockeying who is getting more of this $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

The NRA has no money that is why they are branching out to rogue countries.

I may watch V for Vendetta.