December 27, 2009
Barack H. Obama
President of the United States
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Obama:
The Declaration of Independence clearly states, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed…”
The history of the Obama administration and 111th Congress is one of stark partisan politics, total lack of transparency, back room political deals giving some states illegal tax breaks over other states, a quadrupling of our annual deficit and a $12 trillion dollar debt all in the first year of your administration. You claim to have inherited a bad economy; on the contrary, you, as a Senator, and your fellow Democrats helped create a bad economy.
The legacy of the Democrat health care bill reeks with the stench of bribery and corruption, with votes purchased with Medicaid cost buy-offs. Included in the bill is a reduction of physician payments by 21.5% to lower the total cost of the bill, yet in a separate bill Senate Democrats restored physician reimbursements: absolute dishonesty on the part of Democrats.
In addition, numerous Democrats in Congress have engaged in criminal behavior that has been aided and abetted by incompetent and dishonest ethics committees controlled by the Democratic leadership.
Your powers to govern are derived from “the Consent of the Governed.” I withdraw my consent to be governed by such a corrupt administration and Congress.
Sincerely,
Barack H. Obama
President of the United States
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Obama:
The Declaration of Independence clearly states, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed…”
The history of the Obama administration and 111th Congress is one of stark partisan politics, total lack of transparency, back room political deals giving some states illegal tax breaks over other states, a quadrupling of our annual deficit and a $12 trillion dollar debt all in the first year of your administration. You claim to have inherited a bad economy; on the contrary, you, as a Senator, and your fellow Democrats helped create a bad economy.
The legacy of the Democrat health care bill reeks with the stench of bribery and corruption, with votes purchased with Medicaid cost buy-offs. Included in the bill is a reduction of physician payments by 21.5% to lower the total cost of the bill, yet in a separate bill Senate Democrats restored physician reimbursements: absolute dishonesty on the part of Democrats.
In addition, numerous Democrats in Congress have engaged in criminal behavior that has been aided and abetted by incompetent and dishonest ethics committees controlled by the Democratic leadership.
Your powers to govern are derived from “the Consent of the Governed.” I withdraw my consent to be governed by such a corrupt administration and Congress.
Sincerely,
/s/ Richard D. Brinkley
c: Senator Jon Kyl
Senator John McCain
Senator Harry Reid
Representative Nancy Pelosi
Representative Gabrielle Giffords
c: Senator Jon Kyl
Senator John McCain
Senator Harry Reid
Representative Nancy Pelosi
Representative Gabrielle Giffords