Willing to stand up?

I wanted to share my recent disheartening experience of trying to express my concerns to my senator. I truly believe that many others share these same concerns and likewise wish that our congressional leaders were willing to stand up and speak out. In my message to Sen. Tom Cotton, I passionately pleaded:

“In just a few short months, President Trump has: repeatedly told bold-faced lies to the American people; questioned the integrity of federal judges; questioned the integrity of the FBI and CIA; rankled many of our foreign allies; blurred the lines regarding conflict of interest and obstruction of justice; made unfounded and inflammatory claims against his predecessor; widened the gaps that divide us by gender, race, religion, and national origin; sent hundreds of unprofessional, misleading, and derogatory tweets; insulted and demeaned countless hardworking and well-intentioned career politicians; and has done his level best to cripple crucial federal departments (EPA, NEA, Energy, Education). Regardless of your political affiliation, it is abundantly clear that these are not actions and characteristics befitting the president of the United States of America. I ask you to put party politics aside and stand up for your constituents and all people of this great country by speaking out against this behavior. Now more than ever, we need our political leaders to stand up and say clearly what we all know, ‘This is not right!’.”

In response, I received a one-page stock response thanking me for expressing my concerns over the firing of James Comey. Clearly, no one is listening. CHRIS BRANDOM Little Rock