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GreenPartyVoter

(72,379 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:48 PM Jan 2020

This Mainah is calling Susan Collins' staff tomorrow. Anything you want me to say besides

keep an open mind toward removal, and allow witnesses and evidence to be presented at the Impeachment trial? I’d like to get a list together, but just found out my classroom teacher won’t be in tomorrow, so my day just got even busier.

TIA

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This Mainah is calling Susan Collins' staff tomorrow. Anything you want me to say besides (Original Post) GreenPartyVoter Jan 2020 OP
Subpoena Bolton C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #1
Maybe ask her to actually read the articles of impeachment leftieNanner Jan 2020 #2
How well do you swear? marble falls Jan 2020 #3
Ask her if she can remember peacefreak2.0 Jan 2020 #4
Just be polite DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #5
Ask her Ohiogal Jan 2020 #6
Well... 2naSalit Jan 2020 #7
LOL!!122 jpak Jan 2020 #14
Yes, but it's quite rude and would give her an excuse tavernier Jan 2020 #8
Every time the pos lies, Susan needs to be sure to say "That's not true" via twitter - asiliveandbreathe Jan 2020 #9
Remind her that SHE said he was unsuitable for office in 2016, and look at all he's done now: NCLefty Jan 2020 #10
I emailed from Orlando last week. OrlandoDem2 Jan 2020 #11
That when DT no longer has any use for you or the other Gop'ers thinkingagain Jan 2020 #12
"I am very concerned ... " Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #13
ask how many threats against american's she thinks the president is entitled to Fresh_Start Jan 2020 #15
What does the screamed phrase "TAKE HER OUT ! " mean to her Fullduplexxx Jan 2020 #16
John Bolton's book lame54 Jan 2020 #17
How about honoring your pledge to self limit your terms? keithbvadu2 Jan 2020 #18

leftieNanner

(15,135 posts)
2. Maybe ask her to actually read the articles of impeachment
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:50 PM
Jan 2020

And some of the underlying documentation provided by the House Managers. Probably not all 28,000 pages!

Keeping an open mind is probably key. Go get 'em!

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
5. Just be polite
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:52 PM
Jan 2020

McCaskill said staffers are generally pretty good at ferretting out out-of-state callers, so be ready to answer a question or two about your hometown or county along with giving your zip code.

Maybe there's a bill she's sponsored that's become law that you can compliment her on along with asking her what you already plan to ask. This is on the theory that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.

2naSalit

(86,680 posts)
7. Well...
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:55 PM
Jan 2020

I would tell her that she can haul her greedy landlubbah hiney into the rubbish bin if she doesn't remove that pile of refuse from the oval office toot sweet!! Ayuh.

Thanks.

tavernier

(12,394 posts)
8. Yes, but it's quite rude and would give her an excuse
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:55 PM
Jan 2020

not to read the rest.

Just send her my best wishes for her re-election and tell her I’m a friend of Stephen King. She’ll know who that is.

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)
10. Remind her that SHE said he was unsuitable for office in 2016, and look at all he's done now:
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:58 PM
Jan 2020
(Select portions quoted, full article link below)

GOP senator Susan Collins: Why I cannot support Trump

I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country.

When the primary season started, it soon became apparent that, much like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mr. Trump was connecting with many Americans who felt that their voices were not being heard in Washington and who were tired of political correctness. But rejecting the conventions of political correctness is different from showing complete disregard for common decency. Mr. Trump did not stop with shedding the stilted campaign dialogue that often frustrates voters. Instead, he opted for a constant stream of denigrating comments, including demeaning Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) heroic military service and repeatedly insulting Fox News host Megyn Kelly.

With the passage of time, I have become increasingly dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize. But it was his attacks directed at people who could not respond on an equal footing — either because they do not share his power or stature or because professional responsibility precluded them from engaging at such a level — that revealed Mr. Trump as unworthy of being our president.

My conclusion about Mr. Trump’s unsuitability for office is based on his disregard for the precept of treating others with respect, an idea that should transcend politics. Instead, he opts to mock the vulnerable and inflame prejudices by attacking ethnic and religious minorities. Three incidents in particular have led me to the inescapable conclusion that Mr. Trump lacks the temperament, self-discipline and judgment required to be president.

I am also deeply concerned that Mr.?Trump’s lack of self-restraint and his barrage of ill-informed comments would make an already perilous world even more so. It is reckless for a presidential candidate to publicly raise doubts about honoring treaty commitments with our allies. Mr. Trump’s tendency to lash out when challenged further escalates the possibility of disputes spinning dangerously out of control.

Some will say that as a Republican I have an obligation to support my party’s nominee. I have thought long and hard about that, for being a Republican is part of what defines me as a person. I revere the history of my party, most particularly the value it has always placed on the worth and dignity of the individual, and I will continue to work across the country for Republican candidates. It is because of Mr. Trump’s inability and unwillingness to honor that legacy that I am unable to support his candidacy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/gop-senator-why-i-cannot-support-trump/2016/08/08/821095be-5d7e-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html


How could she be any LESS convinced of these things now?

thinkingagain

(906 posts)
12. That when DT no longer has any use for you or the other Gop'ers
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:09 PM
Jan 2020

That he will discard you like a bubble gum wrapper.
Just look at all the others “ he hardly knew”
Etc.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,379 posts)
13. "I am very concerned ... "
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:09 PM
Jan 2020

"I am very concerned about your re-election chances in November if you fail to demand to hear Bolton testify in the Senate this week. I am very concerned that many Republicans will be ousted and investigated for possible campaign finance violations."

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
15. ask how many threats against american's she thinks the president is entitled to
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:19 PM
Jan 2020

before he is recognized as unamerican

keithbvadu2

(36,836 posts)
18. How about honoring your pledge to self limit your terms?
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 10:38 PM
Jan 2020

How about honoring your pledge to self limit your terms?

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