- United States
- Wyo.
- Letter
An Open Letter
To: Rep. Hageman, Sen. Lummis, Sen. Barrasso
From: A constituent in Jackson, WY
January 25
Subject: URGENT: Justice for Renee Good and Alex Pretti – End the Cover-Up I am writing to you today with a sense of urgency and outrage that I hope you share. We are witnessing a terrifying breakdown of the rule of law, not by criminals, but by the very federal agencies sworn to uphold it. The recent extrajudicial executions of two American citizens—Renee Good and Alex Pretti—by federal agents are a stain on our nation, and your silence is becoming complicity. These were not "terrorists" or "violent agitators," as the Department of Justice and Homeland Security would have you believe. * Renee Good was a 37-year-old mother and homemaker, shot to death in her vehicle. * Alex Pretti was a dedicated ICU Nurse at the VA Medical Center, a man who spent his life serving those who served our country. He was gunned down yesterday while peacefully documenting federal overreach. What makes these tragedies even more heinous is the behavior of the Executive Branch in the immediate aftermath. Within hours of these killings—before any investigation could possibly be conducted—the Department of Justice and DHS released statements falsely labeling these citizens as violent threats. They attempted to assassinate their character after ending their lives. In the case of Alex Pretti, the administration claimed he was an armed aggressor. Video evidence released since then clearly contradicts this lie, showing a man exercising his First Amendment rights, holding a phone—not a weapon—when he was swarmed and killed. This immediate rush to label dead American citizens as "terrorists" to justify their murder is a tactic of authoritarian regimes, not a constitutional republic. The Republican Party is now stained by this violence. For years, the party has claimed to stand for the Constitution and against government overreach. If you do not act now, that claim is dead. You cannot support "law and order" while allowing a federal police force to act as judge, jury, and executioner in our streets. As a coequal branch of government, you have a duty to check this rogue Executive Branch. I insist that you: * Reject the False Narratives: Publicly condemn the Justice Department for issuing false, pre-investigative statements that criminalized these victims to the public. * Demand an Independent Investigation: The DOJ cannot investigate itself. You must demand the immediate appointment of an independent special prosecutor to investigate the deaths of Mrs. Good and Mr. Pretti. * Hold ICE Responsible: The officers involved must be stripped of their immunity and held criminally liable. Furthermore, Congress must immediately freeze funding for the specific ICE enforcement units involved until a full congressional inquiry establishes new rules of engagement. The eyes of history are on Wyoming. Will you stand with the Constitution and the citizens you represent, or will you shield the federal agents who killed a nurse and a mother? I await your immediate public statement.
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