Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions,

Notice that I referred to you as "Senators." Do you know why that is? It's because I respect the U.S. Senate, and the fact that the good people of Alabama elected you. I respect the office and the title, which is more than I can say with regards to your treatment of the President of the United States of America.

I write this letter today to simply say, given all the abhorrently biased acts that have gone on display during the Obama Administration, you all have officially gone too far, and enough is enough.

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You potentially place American lives at risk and enhance the possibility of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon for partisan gain. How any American on earth would fathom writing a letter to Iranian officials to undermine an American President is beyond me, let alone a group of U. S. Senators.

If Democrats had attempted to form an alliance with the Iranian government, Republicans would not hesitate to call it treason. Further, had this action been taken by Senator Tom Cotton alone, there would be a chorus of bipartisan critics calling for his resignation.

This brazen disrespect that you have for our President is beneath the dignity of the U.S. Senate, and, quite frankly, it endangers the livelihood and well-being of the American people. I expect more from you than I do House Republicans who aren't even necessarily trying to hide their disdain for President Obama, rejecting an overwhelmingly bipartisan immigration bill from the U.S. Senate and inviting a foreign leader to rail against his foreign policy from the House floor.

Imagine the utter disgust that Republicans would have had if Democrats had even remotely discussed publicly the possibility of such nonsense when President Bush was in office.

Please rescind support for your letter to the Iranians immediately and allow the President, while leading our allies, to continue the negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear capabilities. Further, you owe the American people, the Alabamians you represent, and President Obama an apology. If a deal is reached with Iran, take up a vote on the agreement in Congress. That is how this is supposed to work. This is how it's worked for Presidents of both parties.

This is how it's worked for Presidents who were white.