I faxed this letter off to Schakowsky's three offices:
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
2367 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Rep. Schakowsky:
I must take exception to your recent assertion that the “tea parties†held on 4/15/09 are “held by right-wing activists and are an effort to mislead the public about the Obama economic planâ€. I believe this type of commentary is preposterous and an outrage for normal thinking Americans.
I am not one of your constituents, so perhaps in that light your staff won’t even read the rest of this letter. But I will take advantage of my own First Amendment rights to express my views on your own “despicable†statements.
By my own estimation, the Americans who attended the “tea parties†did little more than express their own First Amendment rights to peaceably assemble and petition the government – of which you are a part – for a redress in grievances. Photographs and personal observations all showed me that those attending were peaceable, conscientious Americans devoid of anything but a desire to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with Obama’s socialist policies.
You see, those people – like me – consider the entire Obama agenda to be grievous in all its forms. Clearly, you are in his camp and support his agenda fully. By extension then, your own policies and political leanings are decidedly socialist.
Socialism is not a hallmark of this Nation, and I pray God it never will be.
Since your comments are outrageous and an affront to common, decent law-abiding Americans, I sincerely hope you can find it within yourself to release an apology to the Americans who insisted on exercising their First Amendment rights – the very rights that our Constitution guarantees. If our activities, as guaranteed by the Constitution are “despicableâ€, then what does that make the Constitution in your view? Is our Constitution equally despicable?
I find the recent legal problems experienced by your husband to be suspicious as well. It seems that very, very few Obama disciples – of which you are clearly one – are devoid of scandal, dishonesty, and selfishness. All honest Americans can do is simply shake their head and tick off yet another example of chicanery and ridiculousness as exhibited by our “elected officials†or those very close to them.
The last Congressional approval rating is at a dismal -28 (35% approve, 63% disapprove, with 2% unsure). These data are underwritten by the left-wing CNN organization.
With such a failure rating, how can Congress continue to afford to make ridiculous statements such as you made? Your comments are an affront and a slap in the face to those quarter million Americans who attended the recent tea parties.
Two hundred and fifty thousand people can’t be wrong, Congresswoman.
Sincerely,
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