Well, not really, but I am doing something I’ve never done before. Giving my Senators and Congressman a very clear picture of my views by calling/emailing them about this ridiculous “bailout” plan that thankfully failed to pass the House today.
Here is the text of the email I sent to both Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson:
Senator XXXX,
The proposed $700B bailout that is being rushed through congress is a travesty to the free enterprise system, not to mention unconstitutional.
There are plenty of options available other than throwing money at the problem, especially when the people in charge of that money are the ones that either created the problem in the first place or are the least qualified to manage it.
Nothing personal, but the government has consistently shown that money management is not something they can be trusted with. This is clearly demonstrated by the increasing national debt and the inability to create a balanced budget and stick to it.
This is not something that can be solved in a week. The only way this issue can be adequately resolved is by intense and thorough study of ALL the options.
I have to put my foot down on this matter. If you feel that voting for this bill is something you must do, then I feel that you are no longer representing the interests of the people of Georgia and I will vote against you remaining in office.
Sincerely,
XXXX
I also gave Congressman Phil Gingrey (Georgia, 11th District) a call today to personally thank him (well, one of his Congressional aides, anyway) for voting against the current House bill for the bailout. I’m not sure, after talking to his aide, that his motives were correct, but at least we got the result this country needed and I will keep on him about not using taxpayer money to bail out failed corporations whose executives drove the companies down while raking in tens of millions in salaries and bonuses. The only way for the market to recover is to let it recover naturally and without government intervention (which is what got us to this point in the first place). I sent a somewhat modified version of the email above to Congressman Gingrey.
If you need to look up your Senators/Congressmen, hit up Congress.org. They give you everything you need to figure out which district you are in and who represents you and give you their office numbers (I would call the Washington D.C. office at this point), addresses, etc.
Get out there, get involved, let your representatives know how you feel!