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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just sent this to my repug congressman. Feel free to send similar to yours.
I'm just curious.
What would Trump have to do?
How bad does it have to get?
Your seat may be safe, so far.
That seems to be of primary importance in elected government offices today.
Safe at least from a Democratic challenger, working solo, because the state party is in a shambles.
But there are already Republican challengers.
If one would dare to not support Trump, I wonder what their chances would be in the 1st District? Maybe better than we think?
I'm appealing to your better nature and sense of dedication and obligation to the oath of office you took.
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
U.S. Constitution, Article VI, clause 3
I, Bradley Byrne, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
I took a similar oath when I was commissioned in the United States Air Force.
I meant it and abided by it.
Do You?
I'm in Alabama, hence the part about the state party.
It's a hot mess.
Your first few questions in a similarly worded fashion to a colleague of mine. All he could come back at me with was
"I'll tell you how bad it would get before I'd leave trump, if you tell me how good it would have to get before you would support him."
I'm not sure he watches the same news as me. Honestly I'm not sure he uses oxygen correctly.