Let’s Elect a New Generation of Americans

Dear Editor:

According to history, our founding fathers did not envision the government of the United States as it is today

­— a mega sized bureaucratic organization.

It was not their intent to create a government solely for the people, but a government of, by and for the people. Many U.S. citizens often referred to as “the silent majority,” have not forgotten their intent. To my Congressman John Hall, and all tenured representatives, as a sitting member of Congress you should be aware that the group of men who labored over the drafting of our Constitution also knew that tenure breeds complacency and corruption. In that very document is a set of rules to help combat this evil. Election cycles held every two years for House members should insure a constant, ever changing supply of American DNA...sadly it does not. This nation’s founders knew that left unchecked, a new Congressional ruling class would be created in this country, the very evil that caused so many to shed their blood and give their lives to escape. How do I know, you ask?

• National financial deficits estimated between $7 and $23 TRILLION dollars;

• Blatant Medicare / Medicaid fraud and abuse;

• Complete lack of a national energy policy;

• Congressional passage of extremely important bills without reading them first;

• Amendments (having nothing to do with a bill) added to important legislation;

• Our tax dollars funding corrupt non-profit organizations;

• A border so porous that people and drugs literally come across in waves; and

• Shadow Government officials appointed to posts with more power than Cabinet Secretaries without consent of the Senate

Many of our nation’s “leaders” such as Congressman Hall are not in touch with the real America. It seems to me that the best way to remedy the problem would be to elect a new generation of Americans to represent us, ones that will spend more time in their districts.

It is time for a fresh start for the United States with the next generation of leaders. The political power in this country was originally intended to be in the hands of the electorate, not the elected...we intend to take it back.
Irene Tiburcio
Patterson