The short answer is to treat the powerful the same way a private citizen like me would be treated. Show me the crimes I can commit with impunity. Show me the Federal agencies I can ignore. DOJ? IRS? EPA? BATF? INS? Treasury? ICE? DEA?
Yeah, right.
For us it’s “Three Felonies a Day”.
If Maduro deserves a raid and prosecution, so do the swine inhabiting our government, media, academia, and businesses.
Trump notoriously does not read. Unfortunately, this may be too long for him to actually read. It is, though, a magnificent indictment of what all of us are screaming for, retribution. I hope that someone in the administration reads this. For the rest of us it simply stirs an already boiling pot. But thank you once again, Chris, for clearly stating the case.
Trump and I went to Kew Forest School in Kew Gardens, Queens, NYC. at the same time. He was two years younger than me. He was a great athlete back then, but not notably much of a scholar. I was skeptical about his potential as president, but he has surprised me at times, mostly positively. You are a great writer. I strive to write well, but I could never do the long form you have mastered. The letter was magnificent, deserves to be read all the way through. I hope someone close to him, perhaps one of his sons, reads it and passes along its wisdom to Trump himself.
I hope the New Year brings you growing success in this pursuit. You certainly deserve it.
I’m sending this to Chip Roy and Ted Cruz. I will wait a week and follow up with a phone call. After another week I’ll ask for a face-to-face meeting with Representative Roy.
If everyone who reads this did the same what might the results be?
Note: if your congressional representative is not likely to give a damn, you can let them know you will have sent a copy to the local news outlets with the message that you are not alone, but represent a groundswell of concerned citizens.
I've emailed Congressman Roy's staff summarizing the concerns you've raised in your open letter to President Trump and noting that I'll be calling to set up a meeting with the Congressman. I have also BCC'd a few local newspapers and a talk radio program.
Next, I'll send a copy of the email with attachments to Senator Cruz.
Thank you, Richard. And yes, if everyone who read this demanded action from their representatives at the local, state, and federal level, we could go from ‘We the People’ to ‘Free the People,’ not just in Venezuela, but here at home.
I think the more realistic solution to welfare fraud is to turn off the spigot.
The amount of welfare money currently flowing from deficit spending is mind boggling and not amenable to surveillance or close enforcement in our present system.
Limit welfare spending to the confines of a balanced budget and the problem is ameliorated if not cured.
Beautifully done!
Thank you!
I would love to see true accountability and punishment for government fraud
I just upgraded my subscription. Keep it up!
I appreciate it. Thank you, Michael!
The short answer is to treat the powerful the same way a private citizen like me would be treated. Show me the crimes I can commit with impunity. Show me the Federal agencies I can ignore. DOJ? IRS? EPA? BATF? INS? Treasury? ICE? DEA?
Yeah, right.
For us it’s “Three Felonies a Day”.
If Maduro deserves a raid and prosecution, so do the swine inhabiting our government, media, academia, and businesses.
Trump notoriously does not read. Unfortunately, this may be too long for him to actually read. It is, though, a magnificent indictment of what all of us are screaming for, retribution. I hope that someone in the administration reads this. For the rest of us it simply stirs an already boiling pot. But thank you once again, Chris, for clearly stating the case.
TY Eugene. I have a hard time writing anything but long-form type essays. lol
I knew it was getting long when I was writing, but figured, screw it, it is what it is.
Hopefully, someone reads it who can get it and influence the President before it is too late.
Trump and I went to Kew Forest School in Kew Gardens, Queens, NYC. at the same time. He was two years younger than me. He was a great athlete back then, but not notably much of a scholar. I was skeptical about his potential as president, but he has surprised me at times, mostly positively. You are a great writer. I strive to write well, but I could never do the long form you have mastered. The letter was magnificent, deserves to be read all the way through. I hope someone close to him, perhaps one of his sons, reads it and passes along its wisdom to Trump himself.
I hope the New Year brings you growing success in this pursuit. You certainly deserve it.
I’m sending this to Chip Roy and Ted Cruz. I will wait a week and follow up with a phone call. After another week I’ll ask for a face-to-face meeting with Representative Roy.
If everyone who reads this did the same what might the results be?
Note: if your congressional representative is not likely to give a damn, you can let them know you will have sent a copy to the local news outlets with the message that you are not alone, but represent a groundswell of concerned citizens.
I've emailed Congressman Roy's staff summarizing the concerns you've raised in your open letter to President Trump and noting that I'll be calling to set up a meeting with the Congressman. I have also BCC'd a few local newspapers and a talk radio program.
Next, I'll send a copy of the email with attachments to Senator Cruz.
Very much appreciated, Richard. Seriously. That kind of follow-through is precisely how this stops being a post and becomes pressure.
Thank you, Richard. And yes, if everyone who read this demanded action from their representatives at the local, state, and federal level, we could go from ‘We the People’ to ‘Free the People,’ not just in Venezuela, but here at home.
I think the more realistic solution to welfare fraud is to turn off the spigot.
The amount of welfare money currently flowing from deficit spending is mind boggling and not amenable to surveillance or close enforcement in our present system.
Limit welfare spending to the confines of a balanced budget and the problem is ameliorated if not cured.
Well done Chris !