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We know the outcome, so this is old, sad news. But still worthwhile to share

Last week, prior to the Senate vote, I mailed a letter to Florida’s senior senator, Marco Rubio (R-FL), regarding Trump’s impeachment and removal. I also sent a summary email to him. As you know. Mr. Rubio voted to acquit on both counts.

I’ve received no response. (This, I’ve found, is typical of the “write your Congressman” process. Beyond the automatically generated “We’ve received your email…” reply, for the most part, the dialogue…or should I say, monologue…ends there.)

While I know this is old, sad news, or to quote the late great Yogi Berra, this is “water under the dam” (or was it “water over the bridge?”), I still thought it worthwhile to more broadly share my thoughts.

Dear Senator Rubio,

This is an email summary of a rather lengthy letter I sent. I understand you and your staff are busy so, I will summarize the key points in the email. When you receive the letter, read more you choose to.

*Yiddish: (literally) be healthy, be well; (sarcastic, humorous)  “get real,” “have a good life,” “good-bye and don’t come back”

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Plus: More “Truth, Justice and the GOP Way

As of this writing, it appears the call for witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald John Trump (I) will end up with a 50-50 vote with only three GOP senators voting for witnesses (Mitt Romney (R-UT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). A tie vote will result in no witnesses testifying at the trial, including John Bolton, and a vote to remove or acquit scheduled for Friday so that, as Trump (I) has demanded, he will be acquitted before the obligatory Super Bowl interview on Sunday.

Unfortunately, this year’s Super Bowl will be on Fox so the hope that he won’t be interviewed before the biggest audience of the year is pretty, pretty, pretty slim. (With apologies to Larry David)

But I digress. On to Professor Dershowitz.