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Failure of Oversight and Accountability

To: Sen. Bennet, Sen. Hickenlooper, Rep. Pettersen

From: A constituent in Arvada, CO

February 28

Dear sir I am writing as a constituent to state, plainly and without courtesy, that you failed in your core responsibility to provide oversight and restraint before the recent attack that has now escalated into open conflict. • This outcome was foreseeable and preventable. • You had ample warning signs. • You had constitutional authority. • You chose inaction. • Your silence and delay did not preserve stability—it enabled escalation. • People are now dead. • The United States is drawn into another Middle East conflict. • There is no clear, articulated benefit to American security or prosperity. • Oversight exercised after violence occurs is not leadership; it is damage control. • Congress exists to act before executive overreach turns into irreversible consequences. • On this front, you did nothing. • This failure is not isolated. • Your continued unwillingness to hold anyone meaningfully accountable—whether on matters of war, transparency, or prior unresolved disclosures—shows a consistent pattern of abdication. • Responsibility delayed indefinitely is responsibility denied. • By refusing to act when it mattered most, you have demonstrated that you are not fit for the authority entrusted to your office. • Power without accountability is dangerous. • Officeholders who will not use their authority to prevent harm should not retain it. • You no longer represent my interests or values. • I do not consent to being represented by someone who confuses caution with paralysis and oversight with avoidance. • This failure will not be forgotten or dismissed as procedural noise. • I expect a clear public explanation of why no meaningful action was taken before lives were lost—and what, if anything, you believe your role is when consequences are still avoidable. Do not mistake this letter for rhetoric. It is a record of failure, and it will inform my actions as a voter and constituent going forward.

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