Rhode Island Open Letters

From a constituent in Riverside, RI

Supreme Court Justices need Term Limits, and direct elections by Popular Vote.

Supreme Court Justices need fixed length terms, between 5 and 12 years in length, and Supreme Court Candidates need to be directly elected by American Citizens/U.S. voters.

From a constituent in Riverside, RI

US Citizens/voters must be allowed to vote directly for Supreme Court Justices.

Write Voters/United States Citizens need to be allowed to vote directly, to choose who their Supreme Court Justices will be. The current system of Presidents no longer works: Republican Presidents including Trump have abused the process, by packing The Supreme Court full of their nominees, while Mit

From a constituent in Warwick, RI

No Compromise on Public Lands - Protect Our Common Inheritance

I am writing to urge you to hold an absolute, uncompromising line regarding the protection of our public lands. As Congress considers the future of these territories, I ask that you reject any proposals to open these spaces to industrial mining or commercial timber development and, crucially, provid

From a constituent in Warwick, RI

Federal Action Needed Against Surveillance Pricing

I am writing to ask for your leadership at the federal level to address the growing threat of "surveillance pricing," the practice of using a consumer’s personal data to manipulate the prices they see online and in-store. In Rhode Island, our General Assembly is currently considering two critical b

From a constituent in Warwick, RI

Restoring the Power of the Purse: Reclaiming Legislative Authority over the OMB

I am writing to urge Congress to take immediate action to reclaim its most fundamental constitutional authority: the power of the purse. For too long, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has evolved from a clerical assistant into a powerful gatekeeper that frequently delays, reshapes, or halts

From a constituent in Warwick, RI

Protect Birthright Citizenship

President Trump is advocating to revoke birthright citizenship for the numerous children born in the United States, a policy that would strip legal rights from babies who are American-born and have known no other country. This proposal is incredibly harsh and could lead to widespread chaos for famil

From a constituent in Providence, RI

Please oppose DOJ rule weakening independent ethics oversight

Hello, I am writing as a constituent to urge you to oppose the Department of Justice’s proposed rule titled “Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys.” This proposal would allow the DOJ to review ethics allegations against its own current and former at