Lesson to the United States Senate from President George Washington

Written by George Washington, to "The People of the United States of America", he wrote the letter near the end of his second term as President, before his retirement to his home Mount Vernon. 

Originally published in David Claypole's American Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1796, under the title "The Address of General Washington To The People of The United States on his declining of the Presidency of the United States," the letter was almost immediately reprinted in newspapers across the country and later in a pamphlet form.
Impartiality is a duty "under oath"
Lexington Herald Leader newspaper opinion letter echo:

News reports indicate that the U.S. Senate majority party is planning to carry out a sham impeachment “trial” with no witnesses, where the goal is to “be in lockstep with the White House” to achieve “a rapid acquittal.”

"Washington on Dorchester Heights,” is believed to be the first work of art acquired by the state. The full-length portrait depicts a triumphant Washington beside his horse during the British evacuation of Boston in 1776. Painted by Thomas Spear of Massachusettes. Exhibited in the Maine State House in Augusta, Maine. (L'Heureux photograph)

#Opinion_echo: Now, I’m not a lawyer, but those phrases do not in any way represent what would constitute a fair trial. 

Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky should remember that, as jurors, they will be required to swear an oath to be impartial in the case.

The country is filled with partisanship, which is exactly why George Washington warned the country against political parties in his farewell address. I urge my senators to read that address and to actually put their country before their political party by living up to their constitutional duty to be fair and impartial jurors.

Jean Amick, Lexington, Kentucky