Cumberland County Republican Committee Response to Aug. 31 Sentinel Article about DA Skip Ebert
The Cumberland County Republican Committee (CCRC) unequivocally supports District Attorney Ebert, who has provided decades of exemplary service as a veteran, a Jurist and a District Attorney. His even-handed approach to all legal matters has never before been challenged and should not have been here.
The claims addressed in the August 31, 2020 article are typical of one-sided inflammatory political opportunism and misrepresentation by ANTIFA, BLM and uninformed Democrats at every level of government, which only serve to undermine the rule of law and the right to a fair trial, which the Democrats claim to support.
BLM is a Marxist/Anarchist cancel culture organization which foments violence, engages in extortionate threats to businesses and uses intimidation tactics and defamatory accusations to attempt to coerce and silence others’ First Amendment rights.
Republicans reject violence as an appropriate response, while acknowledging the inherent and inalienable right of self-defense. As Lincoln explained, “there is no grievance which is fit object for redress by mob law.” We have a well-ordered legal process to ensure impartiality and non-discrimination. While it is not perfect, it is a vast improvement over rioting, vigilantism and anarchy. It is a system built on the premise that All Lives Matter.
BLM flies under a false banner. If Black Lives Matter why is it that they only act on behalf of black men involved in criminal incidents? Why are they not protesting the daily violence against black children in our major cities? Why are they not organizing protests against the ANTIFA thugs ambushing and murdering Black police officers? Why are they not in black communities seeking to improve others’ lives? They are predictably quick to label every police involved incident as an incident of racism. BLM has been around for years but has not accomplished anything or given one penny to the black community.
Truth is rarely found in a fog of self-interest and emotion. There are competing accounts and complicating factors in nearly every case. District Attorney Ebert, unlike his colleagues in rioting Democrat run cities, was simply expressing the fact that cases are not as simple as presented through the filter of politicized media and social media. The Republican Committee of Cumberland County wholeheartedly endorses his statement, “the atmosphere right now is ‘something like this happens, let’s riot in the streets.’ Let’s just get some of the facts together, before we make that ultimate judgement.”
Cumberland County is a great place to live and has a solid legal system that treats each individual with civility and without prejudice. The Party of Lincoln shares MLK’s Dream of a community in which individuals are treated and have opportunities based on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Neither BLM nor any other hatemongers have any place in our community. All hate and all unlawful violence should be condemned, regardless of where on the political spectrum it arises. District Attorney Ebert has spent a lifetime dedicated to preserving those truths, which should be self-evident.
While the Committee does not believe there was a basis for a story, based on the quoted statements contained in the article, it does recognize and appreciate that the Sentinel gave the District Attorney an opportunity to respond. It is disappointing that the Democrat Committee was contacted, but not the Republican Committee. This letter is submitted to allow balance in that regard.
Sincerely,
Louis J. Capozzi, Jr., Esquire, Chairperson
Cumberland Republican Committee
On Behalf of the Entire Cumberland County Republican Committee
The Cumberland County Republican Committee (CCRC) unequivocally supports District Attorney Ebert, who has provided decades of exemplary service as a veteran, a Jurist and a District Attorney. His even-handed approach to all legal matters has never before been challenged and should not have been here.
The claims addressed in the August 31, 2020 article are typical of one-sided inflammatory political opportunism and misrepresentation by ANTIFA, BLM and uninformed Democrats at every level of government, which only serve to undermine the rule of law and the right to a fair trial, which the Democrats claim to support.
BLM is a Marxist/Anarchist cancel culture organization which foments violence, engages in extortionate threats to businesses and uses intimidation tactics and defamatory accusations to attempt to coerce and silence others’ First Amendment rights.
Republicans reject violence as an appropriate response, while acknowledging the inherent and inalienable right of self-defense. As Lincoln explained, “there is no grievance which is fit object for redress by mob law.” We have a well-ordered legal process to ensure impartiality and non-discrimination. While it is not perfect, it is a vast improvement over rioting, vigilantism and anarchy. It is a system built on the premise that All Lives Matter.
BLM flies under a false banner. If Black Lives Matter why is it that they only act on behalf of black men involved in criminal incidents? Why are they not protesting the daily violence against black children in our major cities? Why are they not organizing protests against the ANTIFA thugs ambushing and murdering Black police officers? Why are they not in black communities seeking to improve others’ lives? They are predictably quick to label every police involved incident as an incident of racism. BLM has been around for years but has not accomplished anything or given one penny to the black community.
Truth is rarely found in a fog of self-interest and emotion. There are competing accounts and complicating factors in nearly every case. District Attorney Ebert, unlike his colleagues in rioting Democrat run cities, was simply expressing the fact that cases are not as simple as presented through the filter of politicized media and social media. The Republican Committee of Cumberland County wholeheartedly endorses his statement, “the atmosphere right now is ‘something like this happens, let’s riot in the streets.’ Let’s just get some of the facts together, before we make that ultimate judgement.”
Cumberland County is a great place to live and has a solid legal system that treats each individual with civility and without prejudice. The Party of Lincoln shares MLK’s Dream of a community in which individuals are treated and have opportunities based on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Neither BLM nor any other hatemongers have any place in our community. All hate and all unlawful violence should be condemned, regardless of where on the political spectrum it arises. District Attorney Ebert has spent a lifetime dedicated to preserving those truths, which should be self-evident.
While the Committee does not believe there was a basis for a story, based on the quoted statements contained in the article, it does recognize and appreciate that the Sentinel gave the District Attorney an opportunity to respond. It is disappointing that the Democrat Committee was contacted, but not the Republican Committee. This letter is submitted to allow balance in that regard.
Sincerely,
Louis J. Capozzi, Jr., Esquire, Chairperson
Cumberland Republican Committee
On Behalf of the Entire Cumberland County Republican Committee
Cumberland County Republican Committee Statement on COVID-19 Crisis:
Let the Citizens of Cumberland County get Back to Work
COVID-19 has turned our nation upside down and many citizens and small businesses in Cumberland County are now in dire financial distress. Governor Wolf needs to stop his partisan antics, reach across the aisle to Republican lawmakers, and immediately open businesses that can operate while practicing necessary preventative measures to maintain a safe workplace. These businesses will follow federal CDC guidelines that many states currently follow. We demand that the Governor open Cumberland County for business NOW.
Governor Wolf’s policies have placed 1.5 million Pennsylvanians – nearly 30% of our workforce – out of work. This is unacceptable. Pennsylvania has more unemployment claims than California and New York, the country’s two most populous states. We cannot wait another three weeks for Governor Wolf to issue another edict that may or may not allow all businesses and employees to go back to work.
Our Republican elected officials in Cumberland County led the way in appropriating funding for our health systems, sponsoring legislation to support our first responders, and passing Senate Bill 613 which would have allowed our economy to reopen. The bill simply requested that the Commonwealth follow federal standards to allow businesses to reopen. Unfortunately, Governor Wolf senselessly vetoed this legislation, thus holding Cumberland County’s citizens hostage and infringing upon their freedom to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Wolf Administration’s decision-making was arbitrary and unilaterally implemented by unelected bureaucrats, with no legislative input from our elected officials. We request that Governor Wolf work with Republican lawmakers to act on the following issues:
We recognize the need for social distancing and other preventative measures in order to mitigate the virus’s spread, but our County’s citizens and small businesses are struggling and demanding the government address the problem, not BE the problem.
The citizens of Cumberland County want to work, so please Governor Wolf, work with our Republican elected officials and allow Cumberland County citizens to get back to work and exercise their Constitutional rights.
Let the Citizens of Cumberland County get Back to Work
COVID-19 has turned our nation upside down and many citizens and small businesses in Cumberland County are now in dire financial distress. Governor Wolf needs to stop his partisan antics, reach across the aisle to Republican lawmakers, and immediately open businesses that can operate while practicing necessary preventative measures to maintain a safe workplace. These businesses will follow federal CDC guidelines that many states currently follow. We demand that the Governor open Cumberland County for business NOW.
Governor Wolf’s policies have placed 1.5 million Pennsylvanians – nearly 30% of our workforce – out of work. This is unacceptable. Pennsylvania has more unemployment claims than California and New York, the country’s two most populous states. We cannot wait another three weeks for Governor Wolf to issue another edict that may or may not allow all businesses and employees to go back to work.
Our Republican elected officials in Cumberland County led the way in appropriating funding for our health systems, sponsoring legislation to support our first responders, and passing Senate Bill 613 which would have allowed our economy to reopen. The bill simply requested that the Commonwealth follow federal standards to allow businesses to reopen. Unfortunately, Governor Wolf senselessly vetoed this legislation, thus holding Cumberland County’s citizens hostage and infringing upon their freedom to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Wolf Administration’s decision-making was arbitrary and unilaterally implemented by unelected bureaucrats, with no legislative input from our elected officials. We request that Governor Wolf work with Republican lawmakers to act on the following issues:
- Reopen the Pennsylvania economy safely: Federal guidelines for business reopening are in place from the CDC. Governor Wolf must follow federal standards and immediately open businesses who are able to safely operate. He must reopen the economy that he alone closed.
- Fix the failed unemployment compensation system: At a time when Governor Wolf has forced our unemployment claims to swell to the highest in the nation, he also presided over an unemployment system that was slow, delayed, and broken. He must fix this system now. Unemployed workers and self-employed individuals need a faster response time so that they receive the money needed to support their families during this crisis. Our citizens should not be forced to wait months to receive those payments that they are entitled to by law.
- Release the list of Business Waivers: Governor Wolf’s poorly conceived business waiver system is inconsistent and secretive. It is too restrictive on small business owners who want to find solutions so that they can still operate while following preventative measures to prevent the virus’s spread. Many waiver requests have still not been acted upon, or have been arbitrarily denied, while others have been inexplicitly approved. Governor Wolf must release the list of business who received a waiver and the process by which they were decided.
We recognize the need for social distancing and other preventative measures in order to mitigate the virus’s spread, but our County’s citizens and small businesses are struggling and demanding the government address the problem, not BE the problem.
The citizens of Cumberland County want to work, so please Governor Wolf, work with our Republican elected officials and allow Cumberland County citizens to get back to work and exercise their Constitutional rights.
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