July 26, 2011
Dear Congress,
I am being asked by the President to
contact you with my input on how we should proceed with the debt
ceiling increase.
Unfortunately for the President, I feel
he is totally out of touch with the American people. His policies
have been shown to be failures. At some point, he needs to take
responsibility for the mess he has made of this economy, own up to
his mistakes, and knuckle down to the unsavory task of balancing the
budget. It may be that the previous administration left him in a less
than ideal situation, however without exception, every move he has
made since taking office has only succeeded in driving us further
into debt and crushing any glimmers of economic recovery that we have
seen.
As members of Congress and elected
officials with the sworn duty of representing the will of the people,
I implore you to stand the line. Do not give in to Presidential and
media pressure. Remain steadfast in your demand that we do not
increase taxes and that we reduce spending. I understand that the
cuts are going to be unpalatable and difficult. I also understand
that when your finances are in this deplorable state, it becomes
necessary to remove anything that is not absolutely essential. What
expenses can we eliminate without affecting our ability to function
as a nation? Remove them. Take our budget to the bare bones. If it is
a non-essential expense, cut it. Unfortunately for you, this means
things like your paychecks. It is going to hurt. I am aware of this.
I would rather make painful cuts and see my nation rise again to a
position of greatness than watch our economy of entitlements and
deficit spending slowly smother us.
One area we absolutely can not cut is
defense spending. We are in the middle of a couple wars. We MUST
protect our soldiers on the ground. We can, and must, eliminate the
red tape and bureaucratic expenses, and attack the wastefulness that
is associated with military spending, however we need to make sure it
is not at the expense of our troops, or of our military might. In an
era when we see greater unrest across the globe, in the form of
terror attacks and rising anti-American sentiment, we need to
consolidate our position as the greatest superpower on the planet.
We also need to provide incentives for
companies to bring their jobs to our shores, rather than raising
taxes and driving them away. Increase our manufacturing. Make it
palatable for industry to do business here. Make us once again
captains of industry, rather than a nation of middle managing
bureaucrats.
Please be aware, the American people
have awoken from our apathy and are closely watching the decisions
you make. We are not deceived by lies – either yours or the media.
We are looking for you to rise up as leaders. If you are not up to
the task, you will be replaced by those who are. Do not take us
lightly. We may have been apathetic in the past, but no longer. Your
behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Rise up as
leaders, or pack up your things. Washington is going to change, even
if We the People have to drag you kicking and screaming into the
future.
Sincerely,
Your Constituents
(For those of you subjected to a public
education, that means your Bosses)
