1. United States
2. Alaska
3. Letter

I am writing to ask your opinion on two very simple, but vitally important, questions: 1. Does the President of the United States have a duty to uphold the Constitution? 2. Do you have a duty to uphold the Constitution you swore to support and defend in your oath of office? I look forward to receiving a clear and direct answer to both questions. Why do I ask? Because during a recent interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, President Trump was asked whether he needed to uphold the Constitution. His response: “I don’t know.” He went on to suggest that due process — a foundational right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment — might simply take too long when deporting immigrants. This is not a trivial misunderstanding or a poor choice of words. It is a public rejection of one of the most basic tenets of American democracy: that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law — a right long upheld by the courts, regardless of citizenship status. The Supreme Court has already ruled multiple times that due process must be respected. And yet, we’ve seen this administration use the Alien Enemies Act to justify bypassing those protections, resulting in the wrongful deportation of individuals like Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Even after a Supreme Court order, the administration has done little to rectify the situation. This is not a partisan issue. It is a constitutional one. When a sitting president refuses to affirm their obligation to uphold the Constitution, members of Congress must respond. Silence is complicity.