Dear Mr. Thune

Happy Passover and Happy Easter

YOU CAVED, PUNTED AND HANDED THEM A TEMPLATE.

WE SAW IT. OWN IT!!

I finally sat down to relax after spending the day cooking my favorite Passover treats. I had a chance to think about days that passed. I recalled the history of Passover. Too many things today. I thought about where we are as a nation and the similarities of yesterday and today. I reflected on how many things have changed and yet they have remained the same. The people are still divided.

Emotions still override facts. Those that hate and are jealous can think of nothing to do other than to hate. If you are not willing to follow their illogical policies, you are the outcast. They shout, but do they know why? When you ask why, they yell Trump, MAGA, JEWS. There is no substance or logic behind their talking points.

Then there are those that love unconditionally. But, in order to gain that love, you must agree unconditionally with everything they say. How is that possible?

Then there are those that feel that they have the money and power to manipulate everyone into a chaotic situation. You know, stir the pot, sit back and watch the show. How fun is it playing god with people’s lives?

Sadly, I don’t think anything changes unless we change what’s going on in our own family, community, schools and educational system. When students are taught to hate, they hate. I just got my NYST teacher’s magazine. In New York State, they are now teaching the students to be activists. Where are the parents in all this? As long as the establishment controls education and keeps us divided, they will win and we will lose. Students can’t read, write or do simple math but they will go out and stand on a street corner and shout.

Did you listen to SCOTUS on Birthright Citizenship? With all the hatred floating around, I fear we will lose and the privilege of being an American citizen will no longer exist. The headlines say it all … SCOTUS seems likely to side against Trump. Correction: they will side against America and the American people.

The Senate is worse. The hatred of Americans is so obvious by the actions of Thune, the McConnell communist clone. I was just about to write Thune a letter, telling him what I thought about his inability to stand up for America when a listener sent me the letter written by Data Republican. It is the best letter I have ever seen and she describes the situation perfectly. So Is America worth saving? If you think so, copy and paste this letter and put your name on it as a co-signer. Add whatever you want. Email it to Senator John Thune. Share this letter and ask others to do the same. We the people can only make a difference if we act.

Thank you Data Republican…

Hello Senator Thune,

At 3 AM on Friday, March 27th, in a near-empty chamber, you passed a bill by voice vote that excludes all funding for ICE and CBP.

Let me repeat that: voice vote. No roll call. No record of who was there. No accountability. Just you, Barrasso, and a handful of senators shuffling paper in the dead of night while America slept.

You could have demanded a recorded vote. You chose not to.

You could have held the line for five more days until the House returned. You chose not to.

You could have used the same procedural tools Democrats have used against you for 40 days. You chose not to.

Instead, you gave Chuck Schumer exactly what he asked for … DHS funding minus immigration enforcement … and called it a win. Then you walked to the cameras and blamed the Democrats.

Let’s be precise about what you did:

You caved to a demand Democrats made on Day 1 of this shutdown. Forty-one days of supposed hardball negotiation and you settled for their opening offer.
You handed them a template. The next time Democrats want to defund any agency — ICE, CBP, or anything else — they now know: just shut down DHS and wait. John Thune will fold at 3 AM.
You punted to reconciliation. “Good possibility,” you said. Not “we will.” Not “guaranteed.” Just maybe. Meanwhile, ICE operates on fumes from last year’s bill with no certainty of future funding.

The precedent you set: You have argued for months that the filibuster is sacrosanct. That the 60-vote threshold protects minority rights. That we cannot bend Senate rules for policy wins.

But at 3 AM on Friday, you bent every norm that actually mattered:

Voice vote to avoid accountability
Empty chamber to avoid debate
Midnight deal to avoid scrutiny
Immediate recess to avoid questions

You’ll bend the rules to avoid a fight. You just won’t bend them to win one.

What you’ve actually accomplished:

Democrats demanded ICE restrictions. They got ICE defunded.

Not reformed. Not restrained. Defunded.

And you’re out here tweeting about how Democrats are the “Defund the Police” party while you just voted to defund border enforcement at 3 in the morning.

The question you should answer:

Why did this deal have to happen at 3 AM?

Why couldn’t it happen at 3 PM, with cameras rolling and every senator on record?

You know why. Because you didn’t want your voters to see what surrender looks like.

Here’s my message: We saw it anyway.

Stop hiding behind “Democrat obstruction.” You’re the Majority Leader. You set the schedule. You control the floor. You chose this outcome.

Own it.

Cindy looked up Thune’s donors. He is bought and paid for by these donors, 2024. He also received donations from Commonsense Conservative Values Pac.

Who does Thune owe allegiance too? Certainly not the American people.

American Israel Public affairs AIPAC $122,100
Sanford Health $955,552
Capital Group $67,600
Brownstein Hyatt $52,460
Delta airlines $52,210
Blackstone $52,000
NorPac $46,811
Goldman Sachs $45,004
National Assn of Realtors $43.000

He has roughly $1.85M in retirement funds, $1/2M in home equity, and $3M attributable to government work.

Wife Kimberley is IRA funded by her work for Sanford Health Plan, 2nd largest insurer in SD.

More information at www.opensecrets.org

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