I just wrote my Rep. from NY, wonder if he will respond?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:59 pm
Hon. Peter King,
First I'd like to thank you for your many years of service to our country and the great state of New York.
I will try to make this letter brief, but I'd first like to tell you a little about myself.
I am from Long Beach, NY, but I am currently on active duty with the U.S. Navy, stationed in Norfolk, VA. While going to college I considered myself left of center, very liberal in almost every aspect of life. I was a true believer in government. I thought my government held all the answers to all the problems. As I matured I started seeing things in a new light. I joined the Navy, and set out on a new career. I joined for many reasons, but not the one I feel most obligated to today. Back when I joined in 1999, I was trying to make a life for myself, trying to find my way and most of all get away from my Jewish parents. Today when someone ask why I serve, I say with the deepest conviction, "It is for the defense of personal freedoms and the banner of liberty enshrined in the Constitution."
I had read the Constitution in school, but this was a long time ago, so I took it out and read it again. I figured it was a good idea, since I took an oath to defend it. I learned a great deal from rereading the Constitution and the Bill of Right. For me this was not enough, I was amazed at the minds of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, George Mason and others who risked everything for freedom's sake. I went on to read the federalist papers and then the personal letters from Jefferson and Adams. I was never so proud to be an American after knowing how much thought these men put into the future of our country.
One thing these men all cherished was personal freedom. They preach personal freedom over and over again, from their personal writings to the Constitution itself. The questions I pose to you as my representative is this. Why does my government think they know what is best for me? Why does the government think it should have say into areas the constitution says it has no power to venture into? This concerns me a great deal Mr. King. I am here defending the freedoms my fore fathers shed their blood for, all the while my government is seemingly trying to strip them from the people one by one.
What I ask of you is a brief and honest answer why this is happening and what your thoughts are on how this can be changed. I know you are in big government's camp, and I forgive you. I had to leave NY before I could see the light. Even Davy Crocket was corrupted by the politics of Washington D.C..
I have met you personally and I know there is no malice in your heart. You are a good man with strong values.
I hope this letter finds you in good health and God's speed. By no means do I intend to be disrespectful in this letter.
v/r
Scott Cohen, JO1(SW), USN
First I'd like to thank you for your many years of service to our country and the great state of New York.
I will try to make this letter brief, but I'd first like to tell you a little about myself.
I am from Long Beach, NY, but I am currently on active duty with the U.S. Navy, stationed in Norfolk, VA. While going to college I considered myself left of center, very liberal in almost every aspect of life. I was a true believer in government. I thought my government held all the answers to all the problems. As I matured I started seeing things in a new light. I joined the Navy, and set out on a new career. I joined for many reasons, but not the one I feel most obligated to today. Back when I joined in 1999, I was trying to make a life for myself, trying to find my way and most of all get away from my Jewish parents. Today when someone ask why I serve, I say with the deepest conviction, "It is for the defense of personal freedoms and the banner of liberty enshrined in the Constitution."
I had read the Constitution in school, but this was a long time ago, so I took it out and read it again. I figured it was a good idea, since I took an oath to defend it. I learned a great deal from rereading the Constitution and the Bill of Right. For me this was not enough, I was amazed at the minds of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, George Mason and others who risked everything for freedom's sake. I went on to read the federalist papers and then the personal letters from Jefferson and Adams. I was never so proud to be an American after knowing how much thought these men put into the future of our country.
One thing these men all cherished was personal freedom. They preach personal freedom over and over again, from their personal writings to the Constitution itself. The questions I pose to you as my representative is this. Why does my government think they know what is best for me? Why does the government think it should have say into areas the constitution says it has no power to venture into? This concerns me a great deal Mr. King. I am here defending the freedoms my fore fathers shed their blood for, all the while my government is seemingly trying to strip them from the people one by one.
What I ask of you is a brief and honest answer why this is happening and what your thoughts are on how this can be changed. I know you are in big government's camp, and I forgive you. I had to leave NY before I could see the light. Even Davy Crocket was corrupted by the politics of Washington D.C..
I have met you personally and I know there is no malice in your heart. You are a good man with strong values.
I hope this letter finds you in good health and God's speed. By no means do I intend to be disrespectful in this letter.
v/r
Scott Cohen, JO1(SW), USN