Dear Member of Congress,

            I am writing to you to ask that you vote “No” for the Health Care Bill currently before you. While it is true that there are improvements to be made to our current health insurance industry, our health care system is, for the most part, not broken – the American people have access to the best health care on the face of the planet.

            There are better ways to reform health care than having a government takeover of the entire healthcare industry – something this important should not be rushed. After all, this president took almost 4 MONTHS to pick out a dog for his family – and that decision only affected 4 people. This legislation affects 300 MILLION people – don’t the American people deserve more deliberation?                              

            I LOVE this great land of ours; I get misty-eyed whenever I hear the Star-Spangled Banner and see Old Glory going up the flagpole. This is truly the most exceptional country in the world, and I thank God every day that I was fortunate enough to be born in these United States of America. 

            Our current President does not appear to share these sentiments; rather, he seems to be quite ashamed of this country. He appears to be doing all in his power to ensure that this country descends into mediocrity. He does not have this country’s best interests at heart; rather, he is seeking to mold this country into his utopian vision of - well, I’m not sure exactly what his vision is, but I know that it isn’t the same thing that was envisioned by all of the brave men and women who have fought and died for this country. I’m not sure that this president has thought that far ahead, and frankly, that scares me.

            This president has spoken of people ruining “his” presidency – make no mistake; the ONLY thing that the person currently sitting in the highest office in the land is concerned about is the legacy that he will leave, and he will do ANYTHING to ensure that health care reform is passed on his watch. It doesn’t matter to him that the majority of people in this great nation do not want this legislation to pass. It doesn’t matter to him that the bill that is currently before Congress will bankrupt this country and place a burden on our children and our grandchildren that they may never be able to overcome. All that matters to him is how he will be portrayed in schoolchildren’s history books. 

            Please search your heart and ask yourself what kind of leader doesn’t care about the wishes of the FREE people who elected him to serve them. Ask yourself what sort of leader is more concerned with his place in the history books than with what is best for the people of this nation. Ask yourself why this president is more concerned with passing healthcare reform legislature than addressing the needs of the brave men and women who are currently defending freedom thousands of miles away. And finally, ask yourself what kind of man can make time to travel to Copenhagen to make a bid to bring the Olympic Games to Chicago, yet can’t be bothered to travel to Germany to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. These are not the actions of a public SERVANT; these are the actions of a spoiled child.

            I know that you are being pressured by your leaders to pass this legislation. I am sure that they have been making all kinds of promises to give you something further down the line, if you will just vote “Yes” on this one bill. I urge you to take a long look at the other “promises” that have been made by this administration, only to be cast aside when those promises proved to be problematic. Do you honestly think that the earmarks and/or future positions of leadership that you have been offered are still going to be there after this administration has gotten what it wants?

            I urge you to think long and hard about the principles that this great country was founded upon – life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, free from omnipresent government. I ask that you search your heart and vote for what is best for the people of this country, irrespective of political party lines. I urge you to do the RIGHT thing, rather than the most politically expedient thing. I ask you to look at what you have been promised in exchange for your “Yes” vote, and then ask yourself if the 30 pieces of silver that you are being offered will be worth it in the long run.

Sincerely,