Am Open Letter To Those Who Care About The Constitution

This letter is addressed to every individual in this country that has managed through their own perseverance and hard work to reap the benefits of the American Dream. The accumulation of wealth is not a means to an end however; the accumulation of wealth is only that, an accumulation of wealth. What one does with that wealth is the true measure of a person. I realize that many wealthy people in this nation have done great things with the fortunes they have accumulated, and this is one of the great reflections of the American spirit. There is unfortunately, a crisis that we are facing in our nation. This crisis has come about due to the way wealth has been distributed and used in the political arena. The sad truth is that the people of this nation no longer control the political landscape. We no longer enjoy a free, unfettered election process that is free of special moneyed interests. The media is controlled by a small number of corporations, and the major political parties are controlled by corporate donations that dwarf the donations that are made by average citizens.

This has resulted in candidates that are indebted to special interests. You can observe the way the Democratic Party has selected their candidates. It is readily apparent that those who have not curried favor with the media and corporate interests were effectively shut out of the political process. The candidates that have refused to take corporate money and money from PAC’s and lobbyists have found their candidacies bankrupt. The sad truth is that those candidates that have, because of their principles, have been forced to leave the field and this nation has suffered because of it.

This is not just a political problem, it is a moral problem. The idea that a grassroots campaign can take root in this day and age without seed money is naïve. The money to make the videos and start the campaign must come from somewhere. These is a candidate, former Senator Mike Gravel, that has the right answers for the questions of the times He is the only one that is questioning the validity of the draconian measures that this administration has passed with the complicity of a Congress that no longer answers to the American people. These measures that have been passed directly affect every American.

The Military Commissions Act of 2006: This Act effectively eliminates The Writ of Habeas Corpus from American law. The Act states that anyone deemed to be a terrorist, or anyone “suspected of aiding terrorists” are not to be given the rights of ordinary American citizens. They are not guaranteed a jury of their peers, they are not able to select an attorney of their choice, they don’t have to be told of the charges against them, and they do not have a right to a swift trial. They may be held indefinitely with no charges and they don’t have to be provided access to the outside world. People that have been charged with this have been subjected to torture and some have been held for years, and are no closer to a trail than when they were first captured.

The Patriot Act: This 1,000 page document was written before the events of September 11, 2001 when the attacks on the United States allowed the political climate in this country to be favorable for passage of these restrictive laws. The Patriot Act contains measures that make it legal for the government to search a citizen’s home without a warrant and without the knowledge of the individual whose home is being searched. The government can search a house when nobody is home and not disclose that the house was searched. The Patriot Act also allows the government to maintain lists of suspected terrorists and dissidents to be used for “no fly lists”. There are many in the Senate and the House of Representatives that have never read this document in its entirety before they authorized it or since then.

Neither Senator Obama nor Senator Clinton has mentioned these bills in their campaign. Senator Edwards, Senator Dodd, Representative Paul and Representative Kucinich as well as Senator Gravel have all spoken out against them. To date only Senator Gravel is still actively pursuing the nomination. His voice is the only voice that speaks out against these unconstitutional laws that threaten the very fabric of our Constitutional values.

He has also stated that unless he can get support from an established political party and financing for his campaign by August of this year. He may be forced to abandon the only campaign that holds any hope of restoring democratic principles in America. This simply cannot be allowed to happen. The Bush Administration will have drastically changed the political landscape of this nation forever, with the complicity of the 109th and 110th Congress. We only have a short window of time to keep this issue in the minds of the American people. This is why I am asking all Americans that care about Constitutional law to donate to Senator Gravel’s campaign. I am especially directing this plea to Mr. Warren Buffet and to Mr. Bill Gates and other men that have profited from doing business in America. When an issue of this magnitude is presented, I feel that I should do everything in my power to insure that the American people have a fighting chance to rectify such a horrendous wrong that has been perpetrated on the American people, even if it means begging for money from people I don’t know.

So beg I will, if that’s what it takes. You may donate to the Gravel Campaign here: https://gravel2008.us/donate_now . If you wish to become involved with The Liberal Party of America you may go here: http://liberalpa.blogspot.com/ . If you are influential in any political party that may support Senator Gravel, you can contact him here: http://thinkmike.us/. Anything you could do to keep Sen. Gravel in the race and help America beat back fascism would be greatly appreciated.

That’s the way I see it.