Letter to the editor of my weekly paper
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I will remember.
I am a registered Republican, a fact that now causes me a measure of shame and anger through the actions of U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R Erie) and State Sen. Bob Mensch, along with a long list of their political cohorts.
Kelly (et al.) filed a lawsuit claiming that all 2.5 million mail-in ballots in PA should be rejected, or as an alternative, new presidential electors be chosen by the Republican controlled State Legislature. This was a blatant attempt at disenfranchising me and millions of others who voted by absentee and mail-in ballots.
On Saturday, the Pa Supreme Court dismissed that case with prejudice. I am left with the nagging reality that Kelly thought he had the right to discard my vote and violate a sacred principle of our democracy.
Sen. Mensch, you have disgraced yourself with your blind partisan willingness to join this parade of dishonesty. It matters not if you originated the unsubstantiated claims you spread or simply parroted the lies of others---you have clearly defined your character sir.
The bad taste the two of you and your “back room buddies” have left with me will linger for years.
To end on a positive note, I must complement all those involved in this year’s voting process. Because of business travel demands, I have voted by absentee ballot for years. This year the Board of Elections raised the level of professionalism tremendously. I knew when my ballot was mailed to me, when it was received by the Board and when it was counted. Kudos for a job well done.
Sen. Mensch happens to be my neighbor down the road.
