OK - We've had it with our politicians...!

[Guest oldfella]

This is a long read, but it's a must read!

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The following letter read on Glenn Beck's show, is rapidly circulating around the country. Americans everywhere identify with this 53-year-old woman. She has given us a voice. Once you read this, you will want to forward it to all of your friends...

GLENN BECK: I got a letter from a woman in Arizona . She writes an open letter to our nation's leadership:

"I am a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. Instead, we are burdened with Congressional Dukes and Duchesses who think they know better than the citizens they are supposed to represent.

There must be someone. Please tell me who you are. Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you're willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now.

You might ask yourself what my views and issues are that I would feel so horribly disenfranchised by both major political parties. What kind of nut-job am I? Well, these briefly are the views and issues for which I seek representation:

One, illegal immigration. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the trafficking in drugs and people. No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This is not to be confused with legal immigration.

Two, the STIMULUS bill. I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you No, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed. Freeze, repeal.

Three: Czars. I want the circumvention of our constitutional checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution, and honor it.

Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There are many conflicting opinions and it is too soon for this radical legislation. Quit throwing our nation into politically-correct quicksand.

Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive decision that will burden me, my children, and grandchildren. Don't you dare try to pass this in the middle of the night without even reading it. Slow down! Fix only what is broken -- we have the best health care system in the world -- and test any new program in one or two states first.

Six, growing government control. I want states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. More is not better! Shrink it down. Mind your own business. You have enough to take care of with your real [Constitutional] obligations. Why don't you start there.

Seven, ACORN. I do not want ACORN and its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census. I want them investigated. I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time on every real estate deal that closes -- how did they pull that one off? Stop the funding to ACORN and its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations. I do not trust them with taking the census with our taxpayer money. I don't trust them with any of our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people. Investigate.

Eight, redistribution of wealth. No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs -- and that is the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I never got a job from a poor person! Why do you want me to hate my employers? And what do you have against shareholders making a profit?

Nine, charitable contributions. Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out, please. We want to do it ourselves.

Ten, corporate bailouts. Knock it off. Every company must sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful. (Have you ever ripped off a Band-Aid?) We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us.

Eleven, transparency and accountability. How about it? No, really, how about it? Let's have it. Let's say we give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk. Please stop trying to manipulate and appease me with clever wording. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop hiding things from me.

Twelve, unprecedented quick spending. Stop it now.

Take a breath. Listen to the people. Slow down and get some input from nonpoliticians and experts on the subject. Stop making everything an emergency. Stop speed-reading our bills into law. I am not an activist. I am not a community organizer. Nor am I a terrorist, a militant or a violent person. I am a parent and a grandparent. I work. I'm busy. I am busy, and I am tired. I thought we elected competent people to take care of the business of government so that we could work, raise our families, pay our bills, have a little recreation, complain about taxes, endure our hardships, pursue our personal goals, cut our lawn, wash our cars on the weekends and be responsible contributing members of society and teach our children to be the same all while living in the home of the free and land of the brave.

I entrusted you with upholding the Constitution. I believed in the checks and balances to keep from getting far off course. What happened? You are very far off course. Do you really think I find humor in the hiring of a speed reader to unintelligently ramble all through a bill that you signed into law without knowing what it contained? I do not.

It is a mockery of the responsibility I have entrusted to you. It is a slap in the face. I am not laughing at your arrogance. Why is it that I feel as if you would not trust me to make a single decision about my own life and how I would live it but you should expect that I should trust you with the debt that you have laid on all of us and our children. We did not want the TARP bill. We said no. We would repeal it if we could. I am sure that we still cannot. There is needless urgency and recklessness in all of your recent spending of our tax dollars.

From my perspective, it seems that all of you have gone insane. I also know that I am far from alone in these feelings. Do you honestly feel that your current pursuits have merit to patriotic Americans? We want it to stop. We want to put the brakes on everything that is being rushed by us and forced upon us. We want our voice back. You have forced us to put our lives on hold to straighten out the mess that you are making. We will have to give up our vacations, our time spent with our children, any relaxation time we may have had and money we cannot afford to spend on bringing our concerns to Washington . Our president often knows all the right buzzwords like unsustainable. Well, no kidding. How many tens of thousands of dollars did the focus group cost to come up with that word? We don't want your overpriced words. Stop treating us like we're morons.

We want all of you to stop focusing on your reelection and do the job we want done, not the job you want done or the job your party wants done. You work for us and at this rate I guarantee you not for long because we are coming. We will be heard and we will be represented.. You think we're so busy with our lives that we will never come for you? We are the formerly silent majority, all of us who quietly work, pay taxes, obey the law, vote, save money, keep our noses to the grindstone... and we are now looking at you.

You have awakened us, the patriotic freedom spirit so strong and so powerful that it had been sleeping too long. You have pushed us too far. Our numbers are great. They may surprise you. For every one of us who will be there, there will be hundreds more that could not come. Unlike you, we have their trust. We will represent them honestly, rest assured. They will be at the polls on voting day to usher you out of office.

We have cancelled vacations. We will use our last few dollars saved. We will find the representation among us and a grassroots campaign will flourish. We didn't ask for this fight. But the gloves are coming off. We do not come in violence, but we are angry. You will represent us or you will be replaced with someone who will. There are candidates among us who will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes that you have made of our constitution.

Democrat, Republican, independent, libertarian. Understand this. We don't care. Political parties are meaningless to us Patriotic Americans are willing to do right by us and our Constitution, and that is all that matters to us now. We are going to fire all of you who abuse power and seek more. It is not your power. It is ours and we want it back. We entrusted you with it and you abused it. You are dishonorable. You are dishonest. As Americans we are ashamed of you. You have brought shame to us. If you are not representing the wants and needs of your constituency loudly and consistently, in spite of the objections of your party, you will be fired. Did you hear? We no longer care about your political parties. You need to be loyal to us, not to them.. Because we will get you fired and they will not save you.

If you do or can represent me, my issues, my views, please stand up. Make your identity known. You need to make some noise about it. Speak up. I need to know who you are. If you do not speak up, you will be herded out with the rest of the sheep and we will replace the whole damn congress if need be one by one. We are coming. Are we coming for you? Who do you represent? What do you represent? Listen. Because we are coming. We the people are coming."

[Guest KarlS]

[Magiccarpetrides]

+1

[macville]

Wow. In my dreams I don't think I could have said it better. The only thing I think could have been better was the transparency in gov. If the Federal Gov actually followed the the Constitution then we wouldn't need transparency because it would be so small it would be painfully obvious where the money was going...

Matthew

[USMCJG]

That was outstanding. Thanks for posting it.

[Guest TurboniumOxide]

There is no shame anywhere anymore. It is "trickle down immorality". I am behind, beside, and in front of anyone willing to adhere to the principles expressed so eloquently in the OP. I am fed up. I am over my threshold. I am barely controlling myself. I am ready to go. I've got your six.

[dats82]

That is excellent.

[Guest BMcCoy]

Can I get an AMEN!!!!

[Sidinman]

AMEN !!!!!

[Motasyco]

Why don't people like this ever run for office. I rarely get to vote for someone I believe in, it's usually the lesser of two evils. I guess people that should be in office can't afford to get there.

[trblmkr13]

Its time for a real 3rd Party to come to power in the US a group that would support the Majority of Americans

[greenego]

The letter is 100% right. The present attitude in Washington is that the Constitution is in the way of what they want to do. Remember FDRs new bill of rights? Obama has stated that this needs to be part of the Constitution. Our Constitution was to limit the power of government. It looks like all three branches of government want to expand government power on a rapid pace. It's going to be very difficult to reverse this.

[Guest reaper1880]

im not dem. or rep. or even ind. I AM AN AMERICAN

[brooksjr]

im not dem. or rep. or even ind. I AM AN AMERICAN

well said

[Semiauto]

It's time for a Constitutional party.

[Guest TurboniumOxide]

Apparently the politicians don't fear the people enough anymore, perhaps we are TOO civilized, eh?

[Guest gunslinger707]

Apparently the politicians don't fear the people enough anymore, perhaps we are TOO civilized, eh?

Well said sir! and oh so true.

[Motasyco]

Give me a Constitutional candidate that believes as I do and they get my vote. There's way too much politics in politics.

[greenego]

Apparently the politicians don't fear the people enough anymore, perhaps we are TOO civilized, eh?

The politicians don't fear the people because they can pay off enough of them to get reelected. And they will pay for this by taxing the evil rich and corporations.

[Guest emaho44]

I am a Liberal, and to the Lady's letter I say "AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!" It should be on the front page of every newspaper in the country, and read aloud on every radio and TV station at least 5 times a day! Not for nothing are The People ANGRY! And, as the Lady says: "We The People are coming!" This one-party system is history.

I second Motasyco's sentiments. I'd gladly vote for the Lady from Arizona!

[Wingshooter]

Excellent! I am fed up as well.

I no longer call / write my reps just from TN, I call / write a variety. Complete E-Mail Addresses for Congress/House, Senate, Governors & State Legislators If nothing else, you can remind them of how long 'till election day.

It's time to make some noise, and stand up for this country.

[Wingshooter]

I am a Liberal, and to the Lady's letter I say "AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!" It should be on the front page of every newspaper in the country, and read aloud on every radio and TV station at least 5 times a day! Not for nothing are The People ANGRY! And, as the Lady says: "We The People are coming!" This one-party system is history.

I second Motasyco's sentiments. I'd gladly vote for the Lady from Arizona!

I don't want to drag this thread off-topic at all because it is a good one, but what does it mean to be a liberal? If you agree with that letter, I would say that you are an American that wants a Constitutional approach to government. Welcome to the party!

Let's get this country back by voting people in that actually believe in the Contitution. I just hope they don't force too much down our throats before 2010.

[gregintenn]

I am a Liberal, and to the Lady's letter I say "AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!" It should be on the front page of every newspaper in the country, and read aloud on every radio and TV station at least 5 times a day! Not for nothing are The People ANGRY! And, as the Lady says: "We The People are coming!" This one-party system is history.

I second Motasyco's sentiments. I'd gladly vote for the Lady from Arizona!

Either you or I don't know the definition of "liberal".

[Guest emaho44]

Shucks, I knew the "L" word might cause some comment. Guess I should have said "Libertarian", since I am an American who does believe in a Constitutional governent and the defense of same, individual rights, freedoms and responsibilities, and concern for the common good. But I'm still liberal---forget the capital "L".

Arizona Lady in 2012!!!

[TomR]

It's very clear by now that Congress and the administration don't give a damn what the people think. They will do what they want regardless. Unfortunately by the time the next elections take place, they will have done irreparable damage to our country. Even if there are major changes made in Congress in the next election, it will not lead to repeal of laws enacted by this Congress. At best, control of the House will change. Only 1/3 of the Senate is up for re-election next year. The Democrats will probably retain control of the Senate or at least have the 41+ votes needed to block any legislation they don't like. Finally, repeal of any of the damaging legislation would require Obama's signature or that his opponents have veto proof majorities in Congress. Who believes either of those things is going to happen. Since the politicians don't listen to their constituents and seemingly have no fear of the next election, other options should be considered. Non-violent civil disobedience may be a necessary next step. It was effective for the civil rights movement in the 1960's and could be effective now.