Greetings fellow outdoor enthusiasts. \u00a0Many of you may have heard that today, interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska that if she didn’t support President Trumps healthcare proposal, he would retaliate by freezing up more public lands within his power over the National Park Service and NFS and BLM. \u00a0Here is a link. \u00a0http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/report-interior-secretary-called-alaskas-senators-to-threaten-them-over-health-care-vote\/<\/p>\n
Now I don’t care what your political leanings may be, mine are more libertarian than anything. \u00a0But this is ridiculous. \u00a0As a result, I have sent the following letter to both Senator Corker and Congressman Duncan. \u00a0(My Duncan letter is more personal since I know the guy, somewhat)<\/p>\n
You loyal readers of this site may think that politics should be left out. \u00a0I disagree. I also warned you that you will be entreated to a dose of activism on occasion when necessary. When politics affect public lands then it becomes part of my personal website, which is not affiliated with the Southern Forest Watch, I will add. \u00a0 So I wanted to share the letter and my concerns about the leadership of this country and urge each of you to write letters of your own to your elected officials. \u00a0Enough of this is enough.<\/p>\n
Sen. Corker,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I am writing to request that you consider the impact of President Trump’s\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> My greater concern, other than his obvious disdain for the rule of law\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> This shouldn’t be a partisan issue.\u00a0 Responsible leaders from both sides\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> I implore you to support articles of impeachment for the safety of the\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> I appreciate your consideration of this critical issue facing our democracy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n John Quillen<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Greetings fellow outdoor enthusiasts. \u00a0Many of you may have heard that today, interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska that if she didn’t support President Trumps healthcare proposal, he would retaliate by freezing up more public lands … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":648,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647\/revisions\/648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nerratic and immature behavior upon our democracy. As a member of the\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nforeign relations committee, you have to be concerned about his\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nalienation of the world and today, his own staff.\u00a0 The Russia\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\ninvestigation continues to implicate most every member of his inner\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\ncircle and his response is to refuse to acknowledge that Russia even\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nmeddled in our elections.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nand horrible example presented to Boy Scouts (I have worked with\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\ndisadvantaged teenage drug users for over 30 years and do not use\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nprofanity in front of them like he did the other day at a jamboree) is\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nwhat he will be willing to do to redeem himself in the eyes of the\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\npublic and his fractured party.\u00a0 With threats from North Korea looming I\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\ncould envision the President launching a pre- emptive strike to appear\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\n“decisive” in the eyes of the world.\u00a0 You know that the consequences of\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nthis type of action would be disastrous but it isn’t far-fetched.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nDespots have long employed this tried and true chapter from public\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nrelations playbooks.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nof the aisle are expressing concerns about amateur hour at the White\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nHouse.\u00a0 In summary, our democracy cannot afford another six months of\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\ndaily denigration and mockery of the rule of law. We cannot wait until\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nTrump does something else that has irreversible consequences and puts\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nAmerican lives in jeopardy further at home and abroad.\u00a0 He has put a\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\ntarget on the backs of Americans and now our military.\u00a0 During\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nWatergate, it was the late Howard Baker who stepped up and held Nixon to\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\ntask.\u00a0 The result is that he is held in high regard as a patriot today\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nfor standing for the good of all Americans and not just a shrinking 38%\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nbase.\u00a0 The passing of each day’s news proves that Trump does not possess\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nthe temperament or stature to continue as leader of the free world.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nUnited States of America. As a well respected Senator, you are in a\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nposition to influence fellow legislators.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nKnoxville, TN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n