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An Open Letter

To: Sen. Young, Sen. Banks, Rep. Yakym

From: A verified voter in South Bend, IN

January 24

The murder of Alex Pretti. I am writing as an outraged constituent to demand the immediate removal of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller from any positions of federal authority or influence. Their conduct represents a blatant assault on the Constitution and a sustained violation of the Bill of Rights that Congress has a sworn duty to confront—not excuse, not normalize, and not ignore. Under Kristi Noem’s leadership, the Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly trampled core constitutional protections. Policies carried out under her authority have violated the First Amendment by suppressing lawful protest and dissent, the Fourth Amendment by endorsing unreasonable searches and seizures, and the Fifth Amendment by eroding due process through arbitrary detention and punishment. DHS has been transformed into a political weapon, used to intimidate communities and silence opposition rather than protect the public within the bounds of the law. Stephen Miller’s record is even more damning. He has been the principal architect of policies explicitly designed to strip people of their constitutional protections—policies that courts have repeatedly rebuked for their cruelty, illegality, and disregard for equal protection. His ideology treats the Bill of Rights as an inconvenience rather than the foundation of American democracy. The normalization of collective punishment, racialized enforcement, and executive overreach bears his fingerprints unmistakably. The Bill of Rights is not optional. It is not a suggestion. It is the supreme law of the land. When senior officials openly defy it, Congress is not merely permitted to act—it is obligated to do so. Failure to intervene is not neutrality; it is complicity in constitutional decay. I expect you to publicly call for the removal of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller, support investigations into their abuses of power, and reaffirm—clearly and forcefully—that no official is above the Constitution. If Congress cannot or will not defend the Bill of Rights, then it has abandoned its most basic responsibility to the American people. This moment demands courage, not silence. Choose accordingly.

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