My corespondence with my rep.

[John/az2]

I faxed a letter to my representative that asked some pointed questions about some gun control issues.

Here is the response:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Dear John,

Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to gun control. it was good to hear from you.

I agree that new gun laws won’t affect violent crime. For this reason, I will continue to work to enforce the laws already on the books and oppose any legislation that infringes on your Second Amendment rights.

Thanks again for contacting me with your concerns. I hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

J.D. Hayworth
Member of Congress[/quote]

My response:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>
Wednesday, April 05, 2000

Representative Hayworth,

I appreciate the time you took to sign your return form letter. However, it did not address the questions that I posed to you.

Here are the points:
<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
<LI>1. Upon hearing of Smith & Wesson’s signing of the contract submitted by president Clinton and his lackeys, I was, and still am, infuriated about the apparent lack of protest and action from Congress about the end-run around the Constitution. What is being done about president Clinton’s abuse of power?

<LI>2.What is Congress doing about the pending lawsuits against the perfectly legitimate industry of gun manufacture? What does HUD have to do with law enforcement or “marketing malpractice”? How can a government, especially ours justify suing a manufacturer for the abusive way a customer uses their product? And why are you in Congress allowing this to happen?

<LI>3.Why don’t I hear about YOUR proposals to REDUCE the number of gun laws that only tie-up the law abiding?

<LI>4.You wrote in your form letter:

“I agree that new gun laws won’t affect violent crime(1). For this reason, I will continue to work to enforce the laws already on the books(2) and oppose any legislation that infringes on your(3) Second Amendment rights.”

I have a few comments about this paragraph:

<LI>1.Your first sentence is absolutely correct.
<LI>2.Enforcing laws already on the books will land more people in jail that have committed no real crime. For example: bayonet lugs, flash hiders, short barrels, folding stocks, “pre-ban” components on “post-ban” receivers, full capacity magazines that have “LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY” stamped on them (what is good for Law Enforcement is good enough for The People). These “laws” are cow manure wrapped in gold and silver wrapping paper and tied with the lie that they will reduce REAL crimes. They don’t. They only give the power greedy the justification that they need under the guise of “law” to forcibly subjugate those who understand their (the lawmakers and the laws) true nature.
<LI>3.Now, for something that really sticks in my craw. Your reference to MY Second Amendment rights. They are YOUR rights too, and unless you feel that you are above the law, you’d better make this fight a personal one, or you will waffle as so many before you have done.

Your position that you have been granted by The People is not one of greater power than The People, it is one of greater service to The People. This places you on the same level as those you would serve. You were elected because those who voted for you felt that you would represent them well, and stand on the principles outlined in that little book I’ve been told is with you always. You know, the US Constitution.

Sincerely,

John</UL>[/quote]

I also recieved a letter from one of my Senators that was pretty much the same non-specific-feel-good-pat-you-on-the-head type of crap.

I know I'm not the only one that feels ignored.

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John/az

"The middle of the road between the extremes of good and evil, is evil. When freedom is at stake, your silence is not golden, it's yellow..." RKBA!

[This message has been edited by John/az2 (edited April 06, 2000).]

 

[kjm]

John,
Keep at 'em. I give my Rep hell. I think he knows not to send me one of those form letters anymore, because I write him so often now.
For specifics you could ask your Rep to cosponsor Ron Pauls "Separation of Powers Restoration act" or the " second amendment restoration act", or the other one that I can't remember exactly, but I think it is called the National soveriegnty (sp?) restoration act. I do know it is to get us out of the UN, WTO, NATO, and any other non-elected, non-representative, forms of organizations that have almost legislative authority without the responsibility. Thanks for writing. If everyone on this board wrote a letter, we'd be getting somewhere.

 

[The Chief]

I am glade that your rep actually replys. I have the two bitchs from Kalifornia and no they don't even bother to answer letters. I did receive one form letter a long time ago and my name must be in their data base because they refuse to reply to anything concerning this topic.

 

[7.62X39]

John,
Ill trade Ed Pastor for your rep anyday!
He was condescending, and defended his need for social engeneering!
I dont bother anymore, he is omnipotent in his socialast eyes!
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[4V50 Gary]

Lucky you. Feinstein or Boxer writes back as if the writer supported gun control.

 

[Eric Blair]

Last yar I received a beautiful letter from Mr. Pastor telling me that I didn't understand how things were. He also explained that we must be willing to work around the constitution, and limit "liberty" (his word) for safety.

I opened this letter, and read it at a family get together. Even my mother, the '60's socialist that she is, laughed at what a moron he is.

Unfortunatly, there is no way were going to get him out of office with the current gerry mandering that created the bastards district. ( I vote out of Maryvale, so I'm stuck with this bastard)

Eric.

 

[Paul Revere]

Politicians are too busy chumming up to various special interest groups, luncheons, dinners, and cocktail parties to legitimately answer your letter. That's what their office staff do. The staff even have this nifty little stamp with their Congresscritter's name on it to make their response form letters look like they've been signed by the honcho.

Sad to say, but letters and phone calls aren't going to change anything in the Beltway...except give the office staff something to do.