Dear, Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas
When America behaves as a homogenized whole, we are capable
of extraordinary things. In World War II, we were the Goliath; we were the Incredible.
Unfortunately, America has stopped behaving like a homogenized whole. A fist is
not made up on any individual finger. It’s made up of an entire hand.
On October 1st, 2013, the U.S. Government was forced
to shut down due to a failure to set a clean budget. This was not due to some insurmountable
issue. It’s due to politics. Some may suggest that Politics is an
insurmountable issue, but I believe that, like with a gangrenous finger, there
is a solution, all-be-it unpleasant. Diseased flesh must be excised from
healthy tissue. According to Politico.com, Congress’s current Approval Rating
stands at 11%, while Congress’s incumbency remains near 90%, as reported by the
Washingtonpost.com. Why?
These are elected officials. Their presence can only be blamed
on the electorate. Congressmen who are comfortable in their elected offices;
who grope for hands to shake and slobber on babies around election-time, but
only keep the campaign promises that are made behind closed doors should probably be brought up for
re-elections while their empty-promises
are still fresh in the populous’ mind. If Congressmen work harder to keep their
seats (and lobbyist money) around election-time, then let election-time be a
perpetual truth.
I also feel that the behavior of a Congressman in Texas
affects my life in Massachusetts. A handful of elected officials managed to
ensnare an entire nation in a pity squabble. The entire nation, as of the
writing of this letter, is heading toward an economic shutdown and these men
and women threatening to allow it to happen. If a Congressman from Alabama, Arizona,
Iowa, Georgia or Florida has the ability to negatively affect my life, I feel
that I should have the ability to negatively affect his position. Should
Congressmen behave in an obstructionist way, seeming for the sake of being
obstructionist, there should be a readily available way of recalling that
Congressman. I am calling for National Recall Voting for Senators and
Congressman based on polling data. Many of these problematic politicians are
protected because the electorate of their state cast votes against the
Presidency instead of for any given Congressman. If these Congressmen were exposed to voting on
a national level, many of them would fall to the wayside.
Thank you for time and attention.
Sincerely,
Mouthy Dick-Head
