Writing to Power
Longtime readers know that I'm a big advocate of writing our elected officials. Today, I read that Sen. Brownback of KS numba ONE is planning to introduce legislation to encourage "freedom and democracy" in North Korea. Here is my letter to my Senator.
Sen. Brownback-
I was happy to hear today that you are preparing to introduce legislation that will encourage freedom and democracy in North Korea. However, I implore you to hold this legislation back until such time as legislation is introduced to encourage freedom and democracy in the United States of America.
Freedom and democracy are truly inalienable rights- however, the situation in this nation for many Americans is one where these rights are not guaranteed.
It saddens me to see that homosexuals being denied the right to join into a union that would be recognized by the government. As a Catholic, I can understand my church's views on the subject- but as an American I cannot fathom why rights would be denied to anyone by my government.
In thinking about this matter I cannot help but thing of the countless ways in which racial and ethnic minorities have been denied Constitutional rights throughout our nation's history. Lest we forget the role mixing religion with government had in justifying slavery and the repression of non-northern and western Europeans in the past.
Senator, I implore you to reconsider your legislative initiatives where North Korea is concerned until such time as we manage to fix our own issues here at home.
God Bless America
Nenie