Letter to the editor: Legislators like Leslie Rossi making us less safe

I recently received a “news letter” from my state representative, Leslie Rossi, encouraging her constituents to apply for covid-19 vaccination exemption assistance. Is she not aware that she was elected in a special election because our former representative died from an apparent brain aneurysm that could have been related to his covid-19 diagnosis? Is she not aware that over 95% of people in the hospitals suffering from covid are people who have not been vaccinated? Even her hero has been vaccinated and had his booster shot. One would think that our representative is working to have fewer constituents in her 59th District to “serve.”

She also cheers the Republican Legislature for duping voters to enact an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution, making us the first state in the nation to impose restriction on any governor’s authority under the emergency disaster declaration. Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandates during the worst pandemic our state has endured since 1918 saved thousands of lives — our parents, grandparents and children were more safe because of his concern and authority.

This General Assembly is bent on having Pennsylvania become the “Wild West.” Our Legislature is touting “personal freedom” — what is that but not having concern for the safety and well-being of our fellow man and woman and those we love?

My fervent hope for the new year is that Pennsylvania voters will realize that our current General Assembly is making our commonwealth less safe and more radical — not the friendly, beautiful state we can all be proud to call home.

Harriet Ellenberger

Mt. Pleasant Township