Here's the letter I have composed.
President George W Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
The Honorable Robert E. Cramer
2368 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable John Boehner
1011 Longworth H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
Senator Richard C. Shelby
110 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Senator Jeff Sessions
335 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Sirs,
The first time I was able to vote was in 1984. I was 20 years old, just married and starting my working career. During that election, I gladly cast my vote for the re-election of President Ronald Reagan. Since that time, I have voted for hundreds of federal, state and local candidates. During that time, I have only voted for a Democratic candidate over a Republican candidate one time, and that was in a local election for a man doing an exceptional job.
However, I feel compelled to tell you that the Republican Party has lost my vote.
Mr. President, your support of the Senate Immigration bill is appalling. I have been an ardent supporter of yours. I have defended, and still defend, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Your leadership through this period has been exemplary. However, the blatant acceptance of lawbreaking by illegal aliens in pursuit of votes is sickening. I wanted to write you, my representative, my Senators and the House Leadership so that each of you will get the same message.
We are a nation of laws. As a citizen, I must abide by these laws. Many of them I do not like.
I don’t like paying 15 percent of my income into the Social Security system. However, if I refuse to pay my portion of the Social Security payment, the government will put me in jail. Yet an illegal alien, a person who is NOT a citizen of this country, can obtain a fraudulent SS number (a felony punishable by fine and jail time) and you support letting him off scot-free. You even have the gall to let him/her draw benefits based on their ILLEGAL participation in the system.
I don’t like paying thousands of dollars per year in Federal taxes. If I refuse to pay them, the IRS will prosecute me and forcibly make me pay them or put me in jail. Yet an illegal alien can come here and draw 100 percent of his paycheck. And you are telling him that it is OK and will not prosecute him for tax fraud. That is quite a deal.
When I recently added a few rooms on to my house, I had to spend about $50,000. It really would have been nice to have saved several thousand dollars by hiring some illegal aliens to help. But, the government will put ME in jail for hiring illegal aliens. Now, we find out that all of these big businessmen who have driven others out of business by hiring cheap ILLEGAL labor will get off scot-free. I’m sure that these ethical, up-standing businessmen have your support on this issue.
You, and other politicians, stand in front of the cameras and say “They come to this country because they want to work”, so we should give them a break. This is INFURIATING. Do you think I don’t want to work? How do you think I got the money to buy a house? That statement implies that Americans don’t want to work, or that we are not worthy of a “break”. You have insulted millions of hard-working, LAW-ABIDING Americans. Just because we want to work does not give US the right to break the law. Why should people who came here illegally, knowingly committed social security fraud and broke tax-laws be rewarded with a “Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free” card?
Sirs, you have gravely underestimated the anger and resentment your actions have generated among millions of law-abiding citizens. We are taxed, taxed, taxed, and taxed. We have a Byzantine labyrinth of a system of tax forms. We have law after law governing our daily lives. We pay taxes from our hard earned money to support our government (you), and now you are willing to give millions of illegal, law-breaking aliens amnesty AND ARE DOING IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO WIN THEM AS A VOTING BLOCK SO YOU CAN STAY IN POWER AND CONTINUE TO CONTROL AND TAKE MORE OF OUR MONEY AND GIVE IT TO LAW BREAKERS!
Then, to top it all off, the FBI is investigating Congressman William Jefferson for bribery. They have him, a public servant, on VIDEO TAPE accepting bribes. The FBI subpoenaed documents relating to this and he, a Congressman who swore to uphold the laws of this country, refused to comply with the subpoena for months. So the FBI had to get a warrant from a Federal judge to get the documents.
Do you know how embarrassing it is for the Speaker of the House to come out, not decrying the appearance of impropriety, nor decrying the refusal to comply with the subpoenas, but rather arrogantly crying and whining about the “separation of Powers” when the Congressman has been caught red-handed with the bribery money?
Speaker Hastert, you came off as arrogant, above the law, and utterly uncaring about how badly Congressman Jefferson tainted the People’s House. EVERYONE that I talk to, regardless of political persuasion, has the same reaction – Politicians trying to remain above the law.
I’m sick of it and I’ve had enough. I will no longer support your domestic agenda, Mr. President. I will not vote for any GOP candidate until Speaker Hastert and Majority Leader Boehner are removed from leadership positions, AND NOT UNTIL THE RULE OF LAW IS SUPPORTED AND UPHELD.
Senator Sessions and Senator Shelby, you have my gratitude and thanks for trying to stop this abomination of an immigration bill. However, until the Republican leadership is changed and they return to supporting the citizens of the US first and supporting the rule of law, you will not get my vote. I would suggest that you relay the sense of this letter to your caucuses and leadership.
Representative Cramer, I am counting on you to kill this insulting travesty of a bill. If this bill passes, America as we know it will change, and it will NOT be a change for the better.
I know this letter will probably fall on deaf ears. I have long ago ceased to believe that politicians care what the average citizen has to say. But I felt it necessary to let your know what your actions have done to me, and to millions of other hard-working, tax-paying Americans. We have been insulted and betrayed by the people elected to represent us, and that betrayal was for self-serving political purposes.
We will not forget that.
Sincerely,
Bryan Alexander, voter
xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Dr
Harvest, Alabama 35749
(256)-xxx-xxxx
Excellent letter!
If you're going to mail this, I would recommend extracting the different issues and make separate, stand alone letters, i.e. one on immigration, another on Rep Jefferson, etc. With subject lines.
Assuming one or more recipients even begin to care, some staffer will undoubtedly be assigned the task to determine what your angle/gripe is, log same, maybe issue a response, and move on.
The lack of a subject line, the multiple issues, and the length will all handicap that process. Most likely to the point it will be ignored or simply classified as "other." IMO.
I am a married woman but not only did I like the letter I respect you and dog gone it I find it sexy. God bless you and your family and every American family who trying their best to be good Americans!
Yet an illegal alien can come here and draw 100 percent of his paycheck. And you are telling him that it is OK and will not prosecute him for tax fraud. That is quite a deal.
Even better deal... most will qualify for the EIC so not only will they keep their checks, but get money back for being poor.
A great letter. I'm sure it reflects how most of us feel. Thank you.
Great letter....I do still think we need to support great conservatives like Shelby and Sessions. We just need to do more to get a conservative majority in the Senate and House, and then the RINOs can all go join the Dems for all I care. We're about 13 seats away in the Senate, about 30 or so in the House. And we need one in the Oval Office, too.
That is a great letter.