Our country is facing a moral crisis--and we still don't know where Charlie Baker stands. 

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What has Charlie Baker had to say about the State of the Union?
Nothing at all.
Last night, Donald Trump delivered his final State of the Union address--a speech more fit for one of his MAGA rallies than the House Chamber. His Republican lackeys cheered as he spent nearly 80 minutes boasting about cutting funding for public services, leaving millions of Americans without healthcare, and bringing our country to the brink of war. What have Governor Charlie Baker or Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito had to say about all this? Absolutely nothing.
* Trump has spent the past three years putting children in cages, attacking civil rights, siding with the NRA, and denying climate change--but Baker says he doesn’t want to get involved.
* From immigration to food security, Massachusetts residents are feeling the impacts of Trump’s policies here in the Bay State, but Baker refuses to take a stance on some of Trump's most heinous and divisive actions.
* For the rest of us, there’s no choice but to get involved. When our security, safety, and human rights are bargaining pieces for Trump’s personal and political gain, we don’t have the luxury of sitting on the sidelines.
* Baker’s silence means one of two things: either he’s too scared to break rank with his radical Republican colleagues or he’s willingly on their side.
* Either way, Baker’s silence enables Trump’s agenda.

Charlie Baker and the Senate Cover-Up: Be a Leader or Be a Coward.
Today, faced with a choice between partisan politics and the American people, Senate Republicans will complete the cover-up of Donald Trump’s crimes. After refusing to call witnesses or subpoena documents, they’ll vote to acquit Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment. The American people want, and deserve, to hear the facts, but Republicans in the Senate are happy to bury the truth to protect their own political interests. Our nation is facing a moral crisis--and we don’t know where Governor Charlie Baker stands.
* It’s clear there’s more evidence to be heard in the case against Donald Trump, but Senate Republicans denied witnesses in an impeachment trial for the first time in history.
* Weeks ago, when Baker was asked if he supported the House’s decision to impeach, he avoided taking a stand and only said that he hoped to see a fair trial in the Senate.
* A trial without documents and witnesses is not a fair trial, and today, the Senate will vote to complete the cover-up.
* Despite everything that has unfolded, from the evidence we have heard to the fact that Senate Republicans are hiding facts, we have no idea what Charlie Baker thinks about Trump’s impeachment or the Senate trial.
* Baker throws around words like “fair” and “bipartisan,” calling on us to “rise above” the divisive rhetoric. But when it comes time for him to stand up to members of his own party in defense of fairness, Baker is nowhere to be found.
* Baker and Polito owe it to their constituents to let them know where they stand; this is not campaign rhetoric, this is the future of our country.

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