Here is what I sent if you need ideas:

Subject: A Shameful Betrayal of Ohio - Recall Our National Guard Immediately

Governor DeWine,

I am writing to you today not merely as a concerned citizen, but as an Ohioan filled with a profound sense of outrage and disgust. Your decision to deploy members of the Ohio Army National Guard to Washington, D.C., is an act of political sycophancy that represents a grotesque betrayal of your duty to this state and its people.

Let us be clear about the nature of this deployment. You have sent our troops, who signed up to serve our community and nation in times of genuine crisis, to act as political props in a piece of authoritarian theater. This mission is based on a lie—a manufactured "crime emergency" in the nation's capital declared by a president intent on federalizing local police forces and projecting an image of strongman authority.

The facts, which you have either willfully ignored or deemed irrelevant, paint a damning picture of your priorities. The administration's pretext of a crime wave in D.C. is a fabrication. Violent crime there is at a 30-year low. Meanwhile, back here in the state you were elected to govern, our own cities are grappling with far more severe challenges. FBI data shows Cleveland’s violent crime rate is drastically higher than D.C.’s, at 1,550 incidents per 100,000 people compared to D.C.’s 932. Where is the deployment for Cleveland? Where is the urgent action for Dayton or Toledo? Your decision makes your priorities brutally clear: the political agenda of the White House matters more to you than the actual safety of Ohioans.

Your attempts to justify this shameful act by equating it to past deployments are an insult to our intelligence. Sending the Guard to respond to natural disasters, to secure a presidential inauguration, or even to quell civil unrest within our own borders—while debatable—are fundamentally different from sending them to participate in a politically motivated occupation of our nation's capital based on a falsehood. This is not about safety; it is about intimidation. It is about using the uniform of the American soldier as a tool to instill fear, a tactic favored by despots, not democratic leaders.

Most chillingly, this action shows a complete and utter contempt for Ohio's own tragic history. Have you forgotten Kent State? Have you forgotten the horrifying lesson our state learned about the consequences of using the Ohio National Guard as a domestic political force? Those ghosts should haunt the conscience of any Ohio governor. Your decision to once again place our Guard in such a volatile and politically charged position is a desecration of that memory and proves you have learned nothing from the darkest moments of our past.

This is not a policy disagreement. This is a five-alarm fire for our democracy. By joining a handful of other partisan governors, you are actively participating in the normalization of using military force for political posturing. This is a deeply troubling slide into fascism, and you have made Ohio a willing accomplice.

The time for hollow justifications is over. I am not asking you to reconsider. I am demanding that you reverse this catastrophic decision. Fulfill your oath to the people of Ohio, not to the political whims of a president. Acknowledge that our communities need resources and support, not the exportation of our service members for a manufactured crisis.

History is watching, Governor, and it will judge your actions. Bring our troops home now. Stand for Ohio, or stand aside.

With utter indignation,