Consider, Then, Whether Your Claim of Conservatism

Dear Representative Stauber,

“Consider, then, whether your claim of conservatism for yourselves, and your charge of destructiveness against us, are based on the most clear and stable foundations.”

 - Abraham Lincoln, February 1860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote source:

“Cooper Union Address.” Lincoln Home, National Park Service, 10 April 2015, https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/cooperunionaddress.htm.

Image sources:

Coleman, Maia. “ICE Arrest of a Citizen, Barely Dressed, Sows Fear in Twin Cities.” New York Times, 20 Jan. 2026, https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/chongly-scott-thao-ice-arrest.html.

Gilmartin, Dave. “ANA ‘Deeply Disturbed’ by Minnesota Shooting Death of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti.” American Nurse, 25 Jan. 2026, https://www.myamericannurse.com/ana-deeply-disturbed-by-minnesota-shooting-death-of-icu-nurse-alex-pretti/.

Shockman, Elizabeth. “ICE Detains 5-Year Old Minnesota Boy; School Leader Says Agents Used Him as ‘Bait.’” MPR News, 21 Jan. 2026, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/21/ice-detains-5year-old-minnesota-boy-lawyer-says-agents-used-him-as-bait

Mailed January 27, 2026

You Shall Love Your Neighbor

 Dear Representative Stauber,

"You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

- Jesus

Mark 12:31, New Testament, English Standard Version Bible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote source: "Mark 12:31." Bible Hub, https://biblehub.com/mark/12-31.htm. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

Image source: "DoorDash Driver Runs into Customer's Home as ICE Agent Attempts Detention in Minnesota." American Immigration TV, YouTube, 11 Jan. 2026, https://youtube.com/shorts/OS3Wcd5fZjE?si=h0pKbWr_aidAOFzH.

Mailed January 20, 2026 

Respect for Human Life and the Communities We Serve

 Dear Representative Stauber,

“Respect for human life and the communities we serve shall continue to guide Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Officers in the performance of their duties.”

Update to the Department Policy on the Use of Force 
Policy Statement 044-05 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
February 6, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote source: “Policy Statement 044-05.” U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 6 Feb. 2023, https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-02/23_0206_s1_use-of-force-policy-update.pdf.

Image source: Wertheimer, Tiffany. “Who Was Renee Nicole Good, the Woman Killed by Ice?” British Broadcasting Corporation, 13 Jan. 2026, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jepdjy256o.

Mailed January 15, 2026

The Territory of a State Is Inviolable

Dear Representative Stauber,

“The territory of a state is inviolable and may not be the object of military occupation nor of other measures of force imposed by another state directly or indirectly or for any motive whatever even temporarily.”

- Article 11, Convention on Rights and Duties of States (inter-American), 1933, ratified by U.S., Venezuela, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: “Convention on Rights and Duties of States (inter-American); December 26, 1933.” The Avalon Project, Yale Law School, 2008, https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/intam03.asp. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.

Mailed January 5, 2026

All Persons Born or Naturalized

 Dear Representative Stauber,

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

 

- Section 1 of the14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1868

(proposed by Representative John Bingham, Republican of Ohio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote source: “Amdt14.S1.1.2 Citizenship Clause Doctrine.” Constitution Annotated, Congress.gov, https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt14-S1-1-2/ALDE_00000812/. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

Image source: “Hon. John Armour Bingham of Ohio,” photograph. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/cwpbh.00525/. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

Mailed December 29, 2025 

God Bless Us, Every One!

Dear Representative Stauber,

“God bless Us, Every One!”

- Tiny Tim 

      In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote source: Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol, Chapman and Hall, 1843. Project Gutenberg eBook, 4 March 2018, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19337.

Image source: “Tiny Tim.” One Dickensian, British Broadcasting Company, 2025, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/FMBtrmXgQbQYjhfpw10QvH/tiny-tim. 

Mailed December 22, 2025 

At This Christmas When Christ Comes

Dear Representative Stauber, 

"At this Christmas when Christ comes, will he find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving others with God’s own love and concern."

- Mother Teresa 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote Source: "St. Teresa of Kolkata - At This Christmas When Christ Comes..." Catholic Digest, https://www.catholicdigest.com/from-the-magazine/quiet-moment/st-teresa-of-kolkata-at-this-christmas-when-christ-comes/. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.  

 

Image Source: David, Sherly. "Mother Teresa - Sketch Painting." Tallenge Store, https://www.tallengestore.com/products/mother-teresa-sketch-painting. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

 

Mailed December 15, 2025