I'm shocked, I tell you. My LTTE in conservative Phoenix appeared today!

[Wheezy]

In a highly republican region -- Phoenix area -- I am completely flabbergasted that they printed this. They NEVER print my letters, and rarely do they represent this side of things. Maybe they hope I'll go away if they print one. :)

Found in today's East Valley Trib. Here it is:

To the Editor:

During the Feb. 6 terrorist surveillance hearing, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that President Bush broke no laws when refusing to get warrants for the wiretapping of Americans. Gonzales explained that the "inherent authority" of the president, as it is written in the Constitution, gives the president the authority to secretly ignore laws passed by Congress.

ALL Americans need to carefully think this through. Senator Jon Kyl, who barely questioned Gonzales during the hearing, should reconsider his staunch support of a too-powerful president. Our Senators must realize that if the president ignores the law, the power of congress diminishes. Our branches of government then become unequal, and the system begins to crumble.

This issue is not about whether the U.S. should wiretap terrorists – no one opposes that. And it is not about safety. There is no reason for America’s safety to be unlawful.

Simply put, the law says President Bush needs a warrant – a ‘check’ by another branch of government – before wiretapping Americans. But President Bush didn’t follow the law. He didn't request the warrants. He broke the boundary of his constitutional powers, and he broke the barrier that protects our constitutional rights. He decided the executive branch of government doesn’t need to answer to anyone but it. He dissed the 200-year-old system.

President Bush decided that Congress’s laws don’t apply to him. Why aren’t Republicans outraged? Do we really want to allow him to continue to secretly break the law? Do we really want to set this precedent? What if the next president is a Democrat?

<me>
<my town>

(Boy, am I gonna catch hell. And I'm looking forward to it.) :D :D

[johncoby2]

1. Yea. But 911 changed everything.

He is now a dic-tater.

[Wheezy]

8. Q. What is VP Cheney's favorite snack?

A. Dick-tater-chips.


Bwa ha ha! :hi:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. Congratulations!

It's a very good letter too. :)

[Wheezy]

9. Thank you.

My hubby and 12-year-old son are proud. :)

[bigscott]

3. why do you hate AmeriKa?

:sarcasm:
congrats on getting this published

[Wheezy]

10. it hated me first.

:D :D

thanks bigscott.

[hwmnbn]

4. Way to go, Wheezy.....

excellent ltte. Concise and right on. :thumbsup:

[mdmc]

5. excellent letter!

I like the way you didn't resort to "Will you let Hillary do it, too?" I like the last line.

[Wheezy]

7. thanks!

I think this one made it in because it didn't sound angry. They are afraid of angry people, unless the people are angry about dreadful things like gay marriage or people saying something bad about the president. :)

[mwb970]

6. Great letter!

Thanks for posting it.

[NMDemDist2]

11. the Trib is actually pretty good about printing our letters, the Republic?

welllllllll not so much

congrats and very well done! :yourock: