Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor

Dear Representative Stauber,

"Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

 

- Emma Lazarus, 1883

 

- on the plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Emma Lazarus. "The New Colossus." Statue of Liberty National Monument, National Park Service, 25 March 2025, https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/colossus.htm.

  

Mailed December 9, 2025 

If We Would Not Submit to an Emperor

Dear Representative Stauber,

“If we would not submit to an emperor, we should not submit to an autocrat of trade.”

- Senator John Sherman (Republican), 1890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: “Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Sherman Act Award Ceremony.” Archives, U.S. Department of Justice, 20 April 2010, https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/speech/attorney-general-eric-holder-speaks-sherman-act-award-ceremony.

Mailed December 1, 2025

Render Our National Government a Blessing

 Dear Representative Stauber,

“Render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed."

- George Washington, "Thanksgiving Proclamation," 1789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: “Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789.” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-04-02-0091. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.

Mailed November 24, 2025

On Account of Race, Color, or Previous Condition of Servitude

Dear Representative Stauber,

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

 

- 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: “15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870).” Milestone Documents, National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/15th-amendment. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

Photo credit: William R. Tobias, "Cabinet Card Portrait of Thomas Mundy Peterson," 1884, https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2015.190 

Mailed November 19, 2025

The Right of Citizens of the United States to Vote

Dear Representative Stauber,

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

- 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: “19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920).” Milestone Documents, National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/19th-amendment. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

Mailed November 10, 2025

No Person Shall Be Elected to the Office of the President

 Dear Representative Stauber, 

 “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” 

 - 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Source: “Overview of Twenty-Second Amendment, Presidential Term Limits.” Constitution Annotated, Congress.gov, https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt22-1/ALDE_00001008/. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025. 

Mailed November 3, 2025

Adverse Effects on Historic Properties Include But Are Not Limited To

 Dear Representative Stauber,

“Adverse effects on historic properties include but are not limited to:

- Physical destruction or damage to all or part of the property.

- Change of… physical features within the property’s setting that contribute to its historical significance.”

- National Historic Preservation Act, 1966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: “800.5 Assessment of Adverse Effects.” Code of Federal Regulations, National Archives, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-VIII/part-800/subpart-B/section-800.5. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

Mailed October 28, 2025