Read It, Savor It - Text of Letter

For the record, here is the full letter from Gov. Ted Strickland, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, Treasurer Richard Cordray, House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty, Senate Minority Leader Ray Miller and Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern to Dann:

Dear Attorney General Dann,

We write to you tonight to ask that you resign your position as Attorney General of the State of Ohio.

We believe that your actions have irreparably harmed your ability to effectively serve the people of our great state.

The work of the Office of the Attorney General matters more, and is far more important, than any one person. In many, many cases it is all that stands between the people and the powerful. Sadly, we no longer have even the most remote hope that you can continue to effectively serve as Attorney General and that is why we are asking for your resignation.

We also want to make you aware that if you do not choose to resign, Democratic members of the Ohio House of Representatives will immediately introduce a resolution seeking your impeachment. We sincerely hope that this action will not be necessary and that you will act in the best interest of the people of Ohio by tendering your resignation Monday morning.

I feel better and better each time I read it. It is the right thing to do, and the unity displayed by Democratic leadership is encouraging.

I am also happy that the Governor stood on the Statehouse steps today and said this:

“I think it’s very important that Democrats send the message that will clear our own house.

"We promised the people when we sought these offices that we would do our best to serve them confidently, sincerely, honestly with integrity. That was our commitment.

"I think all of us felt that we had an obligation to the people of our state to send a very clear message that inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated whether its coming from a Republican office holder or a Democratic office holder."

Hallelujah and amen.