Dear Senator,
When I was in school, we were taught that the United States Senate was “the world’s greatest deliberative body”. Under your current majority leader, it has been run more like the Soviet Politburo, with dissent, deliberation, and true debate stifled at every turn.
The very idea of amending a bill or resolution AFTER debate has ceased, (as your current rules allow) is repugnant to the ideals of a free republic that values open expression and debate. Read more about Open Letter to All United States Senators