OPEN LETTER TO THE VICE PRESIDENT

The attack on the United States Capitol by a frenzied mob, orchestrated by the president is unprecedented in our history. It is an attack on the country, the constitution, on democracy itself.

The president must not be allowed to do further damage to the country and all that it stands for. It is imperative that the president be prevented from committing any further harm to the nation. The quickest way to protect the country from further destructive acts by the president is to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Frankly, Mr. Pence, your performance as vice president under Donald Trump has not been admirable. You can reclaim some of the credit you have lost by acting to curtail Trump’s destructive power. At the same time, you will be saving the country, the constitution, and democracy itself from a man who is so demonstrably unfit to be president.