Resignation letter from Elizabeth Holtzman to Sec Nielsen is absolutely incredible

[kpete]

"Although it is I who am resigning in protest against these policies,
it is you who should be tendering your resignation instead."

Link to tweet

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. "........ it is you who should be tending your resignation instead.". If only... nt

[olegramps]

27. The Trump administration is evil and those who gladly serve in it are just as guilty.

I don't know how much longer this dysfunctional, lawless, dictatorial executive brand of the government can be tolerated? The legitimacy of the election of the president was accomplished by the aid of a foreign power that has avowed to destroy our nation and subjugate it as it sought to do throughout its history. The very allegiance of the president is in serious doubt. It has been concluded by those with extensive knowledge that he has been either compromised to do their bidding or even more seriously is conspiring to transform the presidency into an authoritarian office with absolute power over the legislative and judiciary. In effect creating a police state and nullifying every article of the constitution. Any objective appraisal must conclude that the executive branch of the government is under the control of a irrational, vindictive despotic moron with a cabinet of brainless bootlicking syncopates to do his bidding. God help America.

[mikeysnot]

50. evil and guilty are

prerequisites for trump employment.

[SusanaMontana41]

65. Nicely done.

[Squinch]

2. Wow. That is great.

[Chickensoup]

3. I stand up and tip my hat in your honor.

[BSdetect]

4. You can't shame them but a worthy effort.....

[still_one]

5. That is the problem, they could care less. That is what happens when you deal with sociopaths.

They do not have a conscience

[brooklynite]

6. Holtzman was not a DHS employee...

She served on Homeland Security Advisory Council

https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-advisory-council-members

[The_jackalope]

8. In this case that's an irrelevant distinction, nicht wahr? nt

[brooklynite]

15. Disagree...

Resigning from a job carries an economic impact

[SCantiGOP]

23. The second sentence of her letter

Identifies the group from which she is resigning.

[brooklynite]

24. But originally, the OP headline called her an "employee"

Since changed...

[Hortensis]

33. Agree it's a significant point. As we see in those

few Republican invertebrate betrayers who've discovered vestigial spines and stumbled over long-discarded moral codes only after deciding not to run for reelection.

Still applaud the truth she speaks. It's possible she might not have done it had she believed Republicans would dominate DC until 2020 but also possible she'd have walked no matter what.

[True Blue American]

17. Agree!

[LanternWaste]

42. And with a righteous consistency...

Whoosh. Rationalize. Wash hands.

[malaise]

7. This should have 500 recs

Rec

[PatSeg]

9. K&R

[FM123]

10. Well said!

[Puzzler]

11. Well said!

-Puzzler

[lark]

12. Whoa, how totally awesome, factual and forthright.

I love this brave, caring woman - wow what a role model!!! :

[NoMoreRepugs]

13. Kudos.

[brush]

14. Go, Liz Holtzman. You are so right. Nielsen is a disgrace.

[lillypaddle]

16. We need more like this

But good for her!

[zanana1]

18. BRAVO! nt

[Eyeball_Kid]

19. There is nothing honorable about Nielsen.

Cruelty is not gender-specific. Nielsen possesses it in spades.

[Wounded Bear]

20. K & R...

Trump has turned DHS into the organization that we feared when Bush first approved it.

In the interest of "fighting terrorism" we have constructed our own Gestapo.

[llmart]

46. I hated it when it was formed...

especially the name - sounded so nazi Germany. I wish they would do away with it already. I remember when librarians were standing up to the requirement that they reveal what sorts of materials people were checking out. Does anyone really think it has been an effective use of taxpayer money? Once you create a new agency, it never goes away. But Americans were all caught up in the nationalistic fervor after 9/11.

[klook]

48. Agreed - echoes of "das Vaterland" (nt)

[Wounded Bear]

52. I was actually a little ambivalent when they started talk about it...

and IIRC, even Bush opposed it at first.

There are certain efficiencies that happen when LEO and intel organizations work together, but the risk was real, and we're seeing the dark side of it TBS.

[lunatica]

47. Good point

We really did see the possibilities for despotic activity here in DU.

[C_U_L8R]

21. Utter depravity

A bold and smart letter. History will not be kind to the Trumps and their surrogates.

[Gothmog]

22. Great Letter

[LittleGirl]

25. Badass indeed!!

I stand and applaud someone that will stand, state their views and leave. See who follows.

I hope she starts a tsunami of people that cripple that agency and get those children back where they belong.

[MyOwnPeace]

26. Breathless...........

that is my response - what a marvelous letter. Yet another person that could/should have the opportunity to serve our country - denied by terrible, mean-spirited and ill-thought leadership.

What a shame our country has become - nowhere near the "Make America Great Again" objective so fraudulently thrown about by IQ45 and his band of terrorists.

[FakeNoose]

28. Kick for Liz Holtzman

[YOHABLO]

29. Nielsen probably will resign. Just look at the record of those who've resigned from this adm.

I'm still waiting for SH Sanders to bu bye.

[DeminPennswoods]

31. She won't resign, she already sold out for the promotion

There was a recent story about how few of friends recognize her as the person they knew.

[awesomerwb1]

30. Great letter!

Bravo Mrs Holtzman!

"Although it is I who am resigning in protest against these policies, it is you who should be tendering your resignation instead."

[pangaia]

32. GREAT ! OK, now everybody stop typing and send this everywhere you can.. FB, TWIT, friends,

local newspapers, TV and radio stations, NATIONAL media outlets!



READY


SET


GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[malthaussen]

34. Brava, Mrs Holtzman!

It is nice to see integrity once in awhile.

-- Mal

[colorado_ufo]

35. This letter should become a historic document.

It outlines one of the great crimes of our time.

[smirkymonkey]

36. K&R

[MarianJack]

37. I've been a fan of Liz Holtzman since...

...her first run for the House in 1972. During that primary campaign, when I'd gone up to NYC to volunteer for George McGovern in the presidential primary, I very briefly met her. I'm surprised that she wasn't purged immediately by the Trump junta.

RESIST!

[Lifelong Protester]

38. K & R!

[They_Live]

39. K & R n/t

[dchill]

40. K&R, in respect and awe.

[FSogol]

41. K & R. n/t

[lindysalsagal]

43. Q: Will the press grill the gop on this? If not, it's exactly what 45 wants.

[90-percent]

44. Immediately Facebooked

This does truly clarify the cruelty of Trump and the compassion we the USA USED TO HAVE for refugees escaping misery, slavery and death.

-90%

[Pepsidog]

45. Attack Fox and Murdochs that is the only way to get to Trump

[lunamagica]

49. Awesome

[Hekate]

51. This is what a thumping good resignation letter from an honorable person looks like...

She was one of the authors of the Refugee Act of 1980, back when we could still be proud of Congress.

[cp]

53. Yes!

Utter Depravity (the Drumpf years as will be known in history)

[democrank]

54. K & R

Thank you, Elizabeth Holtzman.

[oasis]

55. Great going Elizabeth. Good for you!

[Stinky The Clown]

56. Badass women. We are (to our benefit) seeing more and more of them.

[The Wizard]

57. Shout itfrom the roof tops (NT)

[elleng]

58. Nothing 'incredible' about it at all.

[LuckyLib]

59. Tell it, Rep. Holtzman!

[Honeycombe8]

60. An excellent letter. Says it all. And good for historical records to reflect what has happened here.

nt

[malaise]

61. She's on Chris Hayes

Let them have it Liz

[drmeow]

62. Nielsen doesn't give a f**K

If anyone in the Trump administration had any morals or ethics or was capable of feeling shame they would have already left the administration. The only things these people care about are loss of power, loss of money, or loss of freedom (i.e., actual jail time).

[iluvtennis]

63. Very powerful...if only Nielsen would read it and take it to heart, she won't.

[SusanaMontana41]

64. Hugs to her and all the separated children and their parents.

We will make this right, because we have no choice.

[librechik]

66. Ahhh-- that satisfies. N/t

[Uncle Joe]

67. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread kpete.