Dear Senator Portman,
Thank you for representing us as our Senator from southwest Ohio.
I did not imagine that I would write to you one day about Buddhist fundamentals, but, well, here we are.
In Buddhist thought:
- attachment is the basis of suffering,
- relief from this suffering is attainable, and
- the path to this alleviation is leading a balanced life.
Your current position to not support a vote on the President's nominee to the Supreme Court seems to be based on your attachment to supporting the leaders of the Republican Party, particularly Senator Mitch McConnell.
If one critically examines the reasons that the Republican leadership promotes as reasons to not vote on the nominee, it is readily apparent that these reasons are not based on facts, they are not based on an honest (one might even say, constructionist) interpretation of the Constitution, and the reasons are obviously not motivated by statesmanship nor a particular concern for the good of the country. The reasons promoted by the Republican Party leadership are obviously short-term politically motivated, and are contrary to the notion of well-intentioned state servants trying to enact efficient government.
This position of the Republican Party leadership is causing suffering. Our country and government should not operate this inefficiently. Our Supreme Court deserves more respect than to be treated as a political tool. Our citizens do not need yet another reason to find ourselves divided over yet another political game, which does not serve to better our government services.
So, I encourage you to lead a balanced life : cross the line to the other side on just this issue, and you can show the leadership of both parties, and the citizenry, that there is a path to better government, and less suffering.
#doyourjob, it is the reason that we requested your presence in Washington.
Respectfully,
Thank you for representing us as our Senator from southwest Ohio.
I did not imagine that I would write to you one day about Buddhist fundamentals, but, well, here we are.
In Buddhist thought:
- attachment is the basis of suffering,
- relief from this suffering is attainable, and
- the path to this alleviation is leading a balanced life.
Your current position to not support a vote on the President's nominee to the Supreme Court seems to be based on your attachment to supporting the leaders of the Republican Party, particularly Senator Mitch McConnell.
If one critically examines the reasons that the Republican leadership promotes as reasons to not vote on the nominee, it is readily apparent that these reasons are not based on facts, they are not based on an honest (one might even say, constructionist) interpretation of the Constitution, and the reasons are obviously not motivated by statesmanship nor a particular concern for the good of the country. The reasons promoted by the Republican Party leadership are obviously short-term politically motivated, and are contrary to the notion of well-intentioned state servants trying to enact efficient government.
This position of the Republican Party leadership is causing suffering. Our country and government should not operate this inefficiently. Our Supreme Court deserves more respect than to be treated as a political tool. Our citizens do not need yet another reason to find ourselves divided over yet another political game, which does not serve to better our government services.
So, I encourage you to lead a balanced life : cross the line to the other side on just this issue, and you can show the leadership of both parties, and the citizenry, that there is a path to better government, and less suffering.
#doyourjob, it is the reason that we requested your presence in Washington.
Respectfully,
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