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Metcalfe Calls on Wolf to Resign or Face Impeachment
JUL. 16, 2020
HARRISBURG – Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) sent the following open letter today offering Gov. Tom Wolf the opportunity to resign or face impeachment and potential removal from office:
“With each passing day the General Assembly and those we represent are gaining further momentum in pursuing your impeachment through House Resolution 915. Following the shame and struggles you have placed upon the state, we ask that you save us further strife by resigning on your own accord. Your further authoritarian dictates, as of yesterday, have only strengthened our resolve.
“On behalf of our shared constituents, shuttered businesses, and the families who have lost loved ones due to your unconscionable dictates, it is time that you vacate the position of governor and allow for a leader more in line with our citizens’ values to guide the Commonwealth. Do not allow this to devolve into a situation like we experienced in 2016 with your lawless and duly convicted Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
“Through your executive actions you have endangered the lives and livelihoods of Pennsylvanians from all walks of life. Had you followed the rule of law, conferred with the co-equal branches of government, respected the Constitution, and acknowledged the need for the consent of the governed, the confusing Orwellian predicament we currently face could have been avoided.
“Before your impeachment is further pursued by the General Assembly, I ask that you make the honorable choice to step down and save the Commonwealth from further hardship and embarrassment. You and your staff have received ample opportunity to communicate and cooperate with the General Assembly, and those opportunities have been ignored, rejected or vetoed with each attempt.
“By playing with the state, our economy and our people as if they were a yoyo you have made it clear that you are in far over your head. The inhabitants of this Commonwealth are not your personal serfs.
“Individual examples of your inaccessibility and the nebulous nature of your dictates are vast and unprecedented. Your personal understanding of what livelihoods and activities constitute ‘life-sustaining’ has repeatedly changed definition since the start of this fiasco.