BRATTLEBORO — At a meeting of the Brattleboro Democratic Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 24, a motion was made and passed to send a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer in support of the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
The letter reads as follows:
“The Brattleboro Democratic Committee of Brattleboro, Vermont, gathered tonight for our biennial reorganizational caucus, hereby informs you of our support for efforts to impeach and remove from office President Donald J. Trump.
“The report of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community citing a matter of “urgent concern” is only the most recent example of the president's contempt and disregard for the principles and practices of democracy enshrined in our Constitution, for which Americans have lived and died for the past 230 years.
“By now it must be clear to any observer that the president has violated his oath of office to uphold the Constitution and the laws of our country. Our trust is in you and in the Congress. We urge and expect that you will take action as soon as possible and swiftly bring this matter to a conclusion.”
The motion also provides for copies of the letter to be sent to the Vermont congressional delegation - Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernard Sanders, and Representative Peter Welch - in addition to media outlets.
Also at the meeting, Brandie Starr was elected chair of the committee for the next two years, with James Valente, vice chair; Elizabeth McLoughlin, secretary; and David Levenbach, treasurer. Delegates to the Windham County Democratic Committee also were elected.