Letters

As I stated in my previous letter [“The Three Stages,” Letters, February 11], I want to convey my disapproval of Congressman Lee Zeldin’s vote in Congress to overturn the Electoral College results. His actions helped Donald Trump propagate the “big lie” that Joe Biden was trying to steal the election.

You can express your approval or disapproval of his actions by sending him a note on his website.

Feel free to use any or all the text below:

I am writing to express my disapproval of your objection to the Electoral College results on Wednesday, January 6. You may think you were representing your congressional district, but you were not representing me or my community.

What is most surprising is that you chose to try to overturn the Electoral College results even after you witnessed the violence that was occurring on Capitol Hill, which left several people, including police officers, injured or dead. This act of sedition was spurred on by Donald Trump — and you, along with him, are responsible for contributing to the mob’s actions.

Your repetition and propagation of the lie that the November election was stolen due to massive fraud, and that the Electoral College results were not valid, was believed by millions of Americans and sowed distrust of the election process.

I worked the polls for 17 hours on Election Day in the 1st Congressional District. Along with fellow Democrats and Republicans, we tirelessly ensured integrity in the results. The president’s and your allegations without any proof demean the work of millions of workers across the United States who delivered one of the most secure elections, as stated by the White House itself.

In the end, it was you and the other 121 congressional colleagues who tried to steal this election, and because of that you and your staffers should be held responsible. History and voters will ultimately judge whether your actions over the past few weeks were an act of moral uprightness or cowardice.

I know where I fall on this choice.

Waseem Noor

Sag Harbor and Manhattan