Perhaps "responds" is a touch too strong in this context.
Let me explain.
On April 5, I posted this - a blog-post where, after pointing out an example of a legal resident of the US being deported with no due process, I asked Senator Fetterman the following questions:
Senator, do legal residents of this country (permanent or otherwise) have the First Amendment right to protest Trump foreign policies?
And then, after point out his confirmation votes of Trump's AG and Secretary of Homeland Security, I asked:
Considering all of the above, do you now have any comment on your confirmation votes for AG Bondi or Secretary Noem?
Fetterman "responded" with a letter touting his civil liberties bona fides but avoiding completely my two questions.
For example, he wrote:
As your senator, protecting and advancing civil rights are key priorities for me. For too many Pennsylvanians, the promise of true equality has not been met, and I am committed to strengthening and expanding protections that allow all Pennsylvanians to live healthy and productive lives free from discrimination. Part of that is recognizing our country’s history of discrimination against minority communities, from the original sin of slavery through the brutality of Jim Crow and the bigotry of preventing LGBTQ+ Americans from marrying the person they love, and taking meaningful steps to make it right.
And so on.
Lotsa boasts about how he's working to advance civil rights, blah blah blah. He even took a swipe at the filibuster, doncha know.
But not a word about Mahmoud Khalil's arrest.
Take a look:
Unbelievably disappointing.
