Sent this to representatives in Congress, Repukes all...

Hey guys, sent this to my Republican representatives in Congress. I doubt that they will do anything, but I figured I would play on their "good Christian values," and try to appeal to their reason :eyes: , or lack thereof. I've, of course, still not received a reply. Here goes:

Senators Nickles and Inhofe, Representative Cole:

First, I'd like to thank each one of you for the work you've done for Oklahoma. Your representation in Congress has insured that our great state continues to make an impact on U.S. foreign and domestic policy. Your good works have insured that Oklahomans have a steady and informed voice in our countries ongoing national discourse. Suffice it to say, each one of you can count me as a supporter in the past election and elections yet to come.

I'm personally very happy to have your representation in Washington, D.C. Transparency in the electoral process in this country must be observed. Fraud is evident based upon the exit polls that proved the very same in the Ukrainian elections. There is literally a prima facie case of election fraud in Ohio based upon a wide array of statistical evidence, signed affidavits, and hundreds of reported cases of voter suppression,intimidation, and disenfranchisement. To ignore this is to say that it is okay for valid votes to go uncounted, for American rights to be trampled upon, and for democracy to take a back seat because of party affiliation.

I'll go one further -- having voted for Bush in 2000 -- it is imperative that he NOT again assume the office of the presidency absent of the TRUE will of the people. Regardless of my own party distinction, I have come to realize that there was something fishy on November 2, 2004. Some would say that the Democrats are sore losers, and that the current ongoing investigation of Election Day is a partisan issue. Well, it is most definitely not a partisan issue. This is an issue of integrity. This is an issue that gets to the very founding, the very heart, of our democracy. This is an issue of doing the right thing - even if it may be viewed by some as the unpopular thing to do.

I ask you, Senator Nickles, Senator Inhofe, and Representative Cole -- will you ignore this because of party affiliation? Will you turn your back on the concerns of your constituency because you refuse to see the "big picture"? Will you fail to act on this issue because the media has wrongly framed the issue? Or will you do the Christian thing and be a voice that speaks for those who have been disenfranchised, those that were intimidated, and those whose votes were put by the wayside because of partisan politics?

I must say with great temerity, if you cannot go beyond partisan lines and ensure that this issue is acted upon then you will surely not receive my vote and I dare say a good number of others that I know. I will personally do everything within my power to insure that those who, like me, voted for you cast their votes for someone else when the time comes. Of course, Senator Nickles, I am fully aware that you shall be stepping out of the Senate, and thus it is my august wish that you will past this on to your successor, Dr. Tom Colburn, should this issue drag into the 109th Congress.

I thank you for your time and ardent consideration in this most
pressing matter.

Signed,
XXX

eom

There is nothing wrong with planting seeds. I never say that I'm a Democrat now -- I just leave that open to them to conjecture, and, more than likely wrongly so, hopefully appeal to their sensibilities.

It is good to know that people like yourself are also seeing past their own party lines,it's not about kerry or bush it is about what the voters wanted.

I'm no longer a Republican. Haven't been since that damn 2000 fiasco. The persecution of Clinton was the beginning of my political palette shift. Iraq, the Plame incident, the administration's secrecy and lies... The excesses of the Republican party over the last decade, the rise of the far-right-wing, rabid bigotry and hypocrisy... All of these things completed my turning away from the Republican party.

Just more willing to give deserving Republican candidates my vote. Now it's enough to see the R by the name on the ballot to turn me away whether it's a local or national race. For precisely the reasons you list.

Not to mention the fact that your SN brings something else to my mind -- I don't agree with war unless it is absolutely necessary. So, I guess I am a quasi-pacifist. Vietnam -- No. The Gulf War -- Yes. Afghanistan -- originally, yes. WWI and WWII -- absolutely. This thing in Iraq -- give me a frickin break!

with my two senators and representitive. i can be a republican as easily as a democrat, seeing my lifestyle and independent status. i think it is important that the republicans stand up and reject their parties participation in this. i too went on the moral value issue and truly walking the christian talk. good for you. and thank you. we need more letters to the republican representitives

Only because my former party, the Republicans, have absolutely gone off the deep end in the last decade. Fiscal responsibility has gone out of the window under the Bush regime and decadence seems to be the rule of the day. Not to mention the fact that I cannot reconcile myself with the hypocrisy between embracing the death penalty, yet being pro-life for embryos and fetuses. I'm pro-choice, not pro-abortion, and have a hard time believing that the death penalty is ever warranted. And just for the record -- my mother was murdered by common thugs, so I definitely think I have a reasonable outlook on this issue. Besides, I just don't think it is very Christian to crave revenge... Enough of all that though -- yes, wholeheartedly agree with you that more people with "red" Representatives need to make it a point to contact them. Play on their "compassionate conservatism :eyes: ," "moral integrity, :eyes: " etc, etc... Plant seeds, so to speak.

for as long as I've been able to vote - 16 years.
However, because of the deep right-wing, fascist shift of the Republican Party, I consider myself more Democratic now. I haven't changed, the Republican Party has.

I still voted for a couple of Republicans locally (honestly, if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to vote as there is rarely a Democratic candidate in local races), including Rep. John J. "Jimmy" Duncan Jr. He is a paelo-conservative and voted against the IWR and the $87 billion pork-barrell/Halliburton spending.

I think we should follow your lead and encourage the paelo-cons to take back their party from the neo-cons and "christian" (small "c" on purpose) right wingnuts. With the media so firmly entrenched in the Republican right, now, getting the traditional conservatives to take sides against the Shrub may be our only hope for change.

Unfortunately, I have Bill :scared: Frist for a senator. I doubt my writing him would do much good, so I'll have to focus my reform efforts elsewhere. I don't want to waste my time writing someone I know will not listen to what I have to say.

However, the above missive took me a few scant minutes to write. Plant the seeds, friend. It is my intention to not only take our Democracy back, but to do major face lifts in both the Democratic and Republican parties. Nonetheless, I believe that the Republican party has lost its collective soul and mind. Whereas the Democratic party simply needs to be reminded to stick by its principles, and not commit suicide by shifting to the right.

swayed by the rightwing overthrow?

Yes, I am a former Republican. I feel that they've literally lost their fucking minds by letting the right-wing war-mongering fundamentalist set party agenda. I've always held that I don't vote on party lines, and I never have. It is based upon whom I perceive to be the best person for the job. Conversely, the Democrats are the more moral party in my eyes, and I do, as you say, feel that the far-right-wing of my former party has hijacked, not only America, but the Republican party. It is a vile upset, an abomination, of President Abraham Lincoln's party. Honest Abe would be ashamed at what has happened with the Grand Old Party. Dementia and vindictiveness seem to be a cancer that has taken hold in the party, and, unfortunately, in our body politic of America.

i have an old card-Why I am a Republican. and it has some very eisenhower/Goldwater fiscal statements, and frankly, RR, Bush 1 + 2 haven't followed any of it.

heck, a republican called georgie a liberal in the letters to the washington monthly. i guess he just doesn't get it like you.

The Democratic party needs more people like you who realize what the Republican party has become. If more like you had come out to vote for Kerry we wouldn't be in this predicament we now find ourselves in.

Excess
Debauchery
Incompetence

most of the Republicans I know just don't see it. I think they're all in denial about what's really going on -- they're too naive to think that this stuff really does happen. And if I mention election fraud or anything close to it, they all think I'm crazy.

Plant the seeds -- let them sow the fruit for themselves. To quote a nefarious character from history, "We learn, bit by bit, we learn." Character? Joseph Stalin.

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And I live in Oklahoma of all places. I can tell you from personal experience that more people I know have left the Republican party over the years. While this is conjecture based on personal experience, I believe that it is indicative of what is to become a wide spread exodus. (Pardon my use of the word, but it just fit the situation so well!)

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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That one gets GOPers attention right away. It is the one that has Bush cabinet people bailing like rats jumping from a sinking ship.